The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-30

Eve might buy something if anybody
lived about here"
There isn't any money"
"Dick might give his note, with tht
rest of us as indorsers, said Julius.
:" We might play tramps and beg some
thing"
| "But nobody lives around here.
What shall we do?" said one anC
another.
"Milk the COW, " said Mat.
Boys and girls clapped their hands
with enthusiasm, and cried, "Splendid! Z
"Capitall'' etc.
EN- milk her," said Dick. "Hand
me that cup, I'm obliged to the COW fol-
not eating it. .
The cow happened to be a gentle an
imal, so she did not run away at Dicks
approach, yet she seemed determined
that he should not get into milking 90.
sition. She kept her broad, white.
starred face toward him, and her large,
liquid eyes on disturbing, 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.
"Feedl [ shouldn't think she could
bear the sight of anything more after
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 ome corn
in basket
"Suke Sake, Bossy Suke, Bossy
Suke u 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.
g [ can't gee 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.
II believe she's gone dry, said Kit,
very red in the face. At this the laugh
eTs laughed anew.
"Some of YOU who are so good at
laughing had better try" said Kit, set
ting the cup on a stunap.
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.
Them he set to work In the proper way,
forcing the milk in streams into the cup.
the boys Watching with admiration Bob's
ease and experiences, Dick wondering
why he couldn't do what seemed so easy.
In q few seconds the cup was filled.
Now, what're yougoing to do?" said
BobS ""this won't be tasse around"
{" You might milk into o~r hats" said
julius.
GIVE got thimble in my pocket, !"
said Sarah.
edo stop your nonsense" said Con
stanceS g it's very serious question:
ife-and-death matter. We're a COM
pany of Crusoes."
But the boys couldn't stop their non
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 water pail 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 as time.
When the lunch was eaten, Mat said
she didn't think they ought to have
MIXED the cow. The folks would be SO
disappointed when they came to milk
her at night May be q lot of poor chill
dren were depending on the milking for
their supper. Val, too, showed that his
conscience was disturbed.
"Yon 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 for the milk by call
ing at Mr.. Snead's, Poplar street, Bud
Vile"
"Who'n tie it on her tail ?" asked
Mat.
civil, said Val, promptly, glad to
ease his conscience. And this he did
with q piece Of blue ribbon from Mat
Snead's hat.-S0T0b Winter. RelEO00.
an st, Nicholas for Jat1ae.
A llistrionic Feat.
A remarkable feat was accomplished