The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-10-04

days aiterwafd, however. he came homs
leading new COW. that he bad purchased
In an adjoining town.
Where did you find such n splendid
COW y inquired Sam, in n tone Of ndmira
ton, which the appearance OF the animal
seemed TO justify, AZ she was very hnel,
shaped and handsome, with bright, intel
ligent eyes and a gentle manner.
why" said bis father. Il heard that
old Mr.. Jonathan Caswell was selling oH
and going to give up farming. and I NJ
ways knew that he kept good stock s.
] stopped there. and finally made a bar
gain with him for this COW. lie wanted
a monstrous price; but be was decided
about selling. 80 AZ last we came 10 terms
He recommended her 80 highly I'm al
most afraid we shall be disappointed
though ] guess he's generally pretty iaii
IN trade You might go into the
house" he added. "and give Mother and
sally an invitation TO come out aud ses
her"
sam accordingly ran down tho path
leading TO the house, and seeing hi.
mother and sister in the doorway. b.
shouted To them % come that minute g.
the barn. for there was something thrr,
to show them
They Immediately followed him. and
we're introduced 10 Quinny, which wa
tho name OF the new COW. They were
both surprised and pleased at the beaut,
OF her appearance aud praised her % Law
ishly that Mr. Wheaton was more aud
more convinced that be bad done a good
thing IN making such a purchase.
Now, Sally. said he. that bir churn
will be just what you need. for she give,
from twenty 10 twenty-five quarts Of milk
j % Il. L -. - 4 A
That's a great deal, it seems TO me.
said Mrs. Wheaton.
! Il know IL j.. replied her husband
but some very extra cows give even
more than that"
we shall be obliged TO have another
/ pail and some more pans" said Sally
for shall make ever 80 much more bot
/ ter now"
You've taken hold Of this butter busi
ness with 20 much spirit" said her faith
er. that ] guess III let you have all the
money for a spell. till you get enough to
| buy carpet. ] believe that ! heard you
aud Mother saying last winter that you
wanted a new one"
Good Tor you. Father. cried sam
oh J oh echoed sally. how nice that
will be; and ! don't mind the work on.
bat because ! shall be thinking all th.
time OF what u is going TO bring" And
she clappcd her hands aud skipped Elss
fully up aud down the wide barn door
Mrs. Wheaton snid nothing: bot shs
Hmil~d a smile of hope aud appreciation
and she and sally returned TO the hous-.
exhilarated by the prospect which a..
new carpet spread before their imagina
tions.
Toward the close Of the afternoon. at
the usual hour for finishing the day'.
work, sam called the cow from the pas
ture and MIXED them. and then attempt
ed 10 perform the same service for a..
stranger Quinny. But she seemed ver,
restless aud ~ at rase. aud b. b.hnvsd it
such singular manner that Same D.
tirnce was nearly exhausted. With bb
utmost exertions. be could only obtain b
small quantity Of milk and at laat. thor
ouEhiy offended with her perverse con
duct. he lett her for the night. and pro
ceeded 20 the house, 10 give vent 20 his
disappointment aud vrxation.
That's the wonderful COW that was g.
give twenty five quarts Of milk q DAY
be exclaimed. with scorniul accent; sand
she hasn't given two quarts never saw
a COW like this one. 1 cant do anything
with her"
You must be very gentle with her and
not get iretiul.' said his mother. 1T j.
natural that she should be uneasy AZ fret.
but IN lev days she II be a. comfortabl'
a. the Others"
Il don't know about that" insisted
sam. Il tell you she's mighty queer
COW. and i m afraid Fathers been cheat
ed"
"Ohl don't talk 90. Sam" implorcd
sally. How shall we ever get the car
pet. II she don't turn out weliT'
She spoke in 90 afflicted tone that
Sam bravely endeavored 20 hold BIZ
peace aud sought out bic father. to max.
q report ~ his mi-Fivinrs Mr. whvntot
only laughed. aud DECLARED 'twas nothing
but the change from her old home thn,
bad niis cted Dummy. and that twas res
sonable 10 expect she would tel the iu
hurncc Of a strange place and act accufd
inRly. SO Sam dismissed his anNistis-
and after supper went with bic iather 90
look at the meadows and see Il they wcr,
not almost ready Tor moving.
Sally and her mother we're In a,
kitchen. discussing househald affair
when they heard snock at the door
and immf diatriy aiterward a man enter
ed, who was recognized by Mrs wheaton
a. Mr. Jonathan Caswell When th,
customary salutaiions had been exchanr
cd. he inquired: Is Mr. Wheaton aboui
homer I've come to see him in partiek
eler for sometbin'."
Yes" replied Mrs. Wheaton. .be'.
Just gone To the lower end Of the farm
and will be back again soon Won't YOU
st down and rest and wait for himT
j guess will. -sein' hs On here" said
the old man. Elm pretty tired. for ~,
hfr unarI a
He took the chair that Sally offered. ~
marking to her mother: yer man come
over aud bought COW OF me this fore
noon. How did ye like her. all Of yer
we liked her very much. answered
Mrs Wheaton. Il haven't seen such
handsome creature in long time. Tor W.
have never kept any superior stock
Il s'pose " didn't have any troubl.
milkin' bet" be said. With a slight smil.
Yes. We did. replied sally. hastily
sam, that's my brother. said she aetra
dr-adiully She only gave two quarts OF
milk. aud he thinks Fathers been cheat
ed
"Ohi no; guess not. said be. while bic
smile deeprned into a laugh, expressive
Of some secret cause OF anus ment In
a moment he continued. "Whrn I told
my wife Id sold Quinuy-she belonged
To her. ye kuow-the frst thing she
a-krd was u Id told about milktn' her
And there twas / hadn't thought 10
-prak ont, aud ! was worked up enough.
Tor ] didn't know but what we'd think
ia forgot purpose But when folks
get so old and are funnin down hiil they
cant bear things IN mind ~ they can
when they're young So / atafted 10
come over here as soon as ! could and
should reached here before. only two or
three stopped me To talk about buyin'
some OF my truck. Tor they knew I'd ad
vertiscd to cell of We've got TO be- 90
lonesome that we've made up our minds
20 80 and live with one Of our dartcrs,
aud ] hope twill be for the best
Then there is some difficulty In milk.
ing this COW observed Mrs. Wheaton.
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