The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-31

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"we might buy something il anybody
lived about here"
There isn't any money"
Dick might give his note, with the
rest of us as indorsers," said julius.
1--WE might play tramps and beg some
thing"
But nobody lives around here"
"What shall we do?" said one and
another.
"Milk the cow" said Mat.
Boys and girls clapped their hands
with enthusiasm, and cried, "Splendid"
"Capital" etc.
"I'll milk her." said Dick. "Hand
me that emp, I'm obliged to the COW for
The COW happened to be gentle an
imal, so she did not run away at Dicks
approach, yet she seemed determined
that he should not get into milking po-
sition. She kept her broad, white
starred face toward him, and her large,
liquid eyes on his-turning, turning,
turning, as he tried over and over to APP
proach her TANKS, while the others stood
watching in mute expectancy.
"Give her some feed, said Mat.
"Feed! I shouldn't think she could
bear the sight of anything moreafter
all that lunch," said Dick. "Beside,
there isn't any feed about here"
Somebody suggested that Bob Trotter
had brought some hay and corn for his
horses. Dick proposed that Julius
should go for some. julius proposed
that Dick should go. Valentine offered
to bring it, and brought its me corn
in basket.
"Suke Suke, Bossy Suke, Bossy !
Suke y Dick yelled, as though the COW
had been 200 feet off instead of ten. He
held out the basket. She came forward,
shifted at the corn, threw up her lip and
took bite. Dick set the basket under
her nose and hastened to put himself in
milking position. But that was the end
of it. He could not milk drop.
~ can't get the hang of the thing"
he said.
"Let me try" said Kit.
Dick gave way, and Kit pulled and
squeezed and tugged and twisted, while
the others shouted with laughter.
81 believe she's gone dry" said Kit,
very red in the face. At this the laugh
ers laughed anew.
"Some of you who are 80 good at
laughing had better try" said Kit, set
ting the cup on stump.
Just then, Bob Trotter came upon the
scene, and, after some parley, was per-
suaded to milk the COW. He spoke some
kind words close to her broad ear, and
gently stroked her back and TANKS.
Then he set to work in the proper way,
| a,,os11 ~ ,,,fo ha
the boys Watching with admiration Bob's
ease and experiences, Dick wondering
why he couldn't do what seemed 80 easy.
In few seconds the cup was filed.
"Now, what're you going to do?" said
Bob; "this won't be taste around"
"You might milk into our hats" said
julius.
"Tve got thimble in my pocket, :"
said Sarah.
EDO stop your nonsense" said Con-
stance; tits very serious question:
life-and-death matter. We're COM
pany of Crusoes."
But the boys couldn't stop their nom
sense Immediately. Dick remarked that
if the COW had not licked out the jelly
bowl and then kicked it to pieces it
might have been utilized. Then some
one remembered tin WATERFALL at the
wagon. This was brought, and Bob
soon had it two-thirds filled with milk.
Then the question arose as to how they
were all to be served with Just that
quart-cup and two spoons. They were
to take turns, two eating at time.
When the lunch was eaten, Mat said
she didn't think they ought to have
MIXED the COW. The folks would be 80
disappointed when they came to milk
her at night. May be a lot of poor chill
dren were depending on the milking for
their supper. Val, too, showed that his
conscience was disturbed.
"You needn't worry" said Dick.
"They'll get this milk back from the
lunch she stole"
"But they couldn't help her steal
ing" said Dick.
at this there was burst of laughter.
Then Mat wrote on scrap of paper:
"This COW has been MIXED to save some
boys and girls from starvation. The
owner can get pay fer the milk by call
ing at Mr.. Snead's, Poplar street, Bud
VILE"
"Who'll tie it on her tail ?" asked
Mat.
81 will" said Val, promptly, glad to
ease his conscience. And this he did
with a piece of blue ribbon from Mat
Snead's hat.-Sdrah Winter Reltogg,