Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-11
He Sold the Farrow Cow.

Betsy looked up from her knitting, the
other evening, and says, as was folding
my paper. Haven't you got speech
yet from Jones, on retrenchment?" t1Not
a peep" says I. Now Jones is the mem
Der from our district, and has long had
an itching to get into the Legislature, and
last fall brought it about. He has always
been great on taxes-has talked of them
at the tavern, where you could always
find him Of an evening; spouted about
them at town meeting, where you could
always hear him,-in short, always had
been loud on reduction of taxes" telling
what he would do if he was ouly Gin the
House" Well, Jones went in to get the
nomination last fall, and being the owner
Of pretty big farm played it steep in the
"farer cow business. l think l never
told you how sold him one, and might
as we'll do it right here-and it was the
only one ever did sell to the scores Of
candidates that have called to look at
mine-all of them would 'look little
further, and call again" Now had a
nice one, chat I was anxious to sell, and
had offered it dog cheap to the whole of
them; not one out Of the whole crowd
had called again, and not one forgot to
recommend the sri ht candidate .
with the hope that I would
ego in for him.. s!Betsv,''
says I, one day, II will make you pres
ent of odd Brindle, and if get chance
to sell her the money shall be yours
She looked astonished, but was deter
mined, and made no explanations Next
| M he
lane, and like all the rest of them, he
made straight for the barnyard. went
out. "Good morning, Jones' 10000
morning, jerks. "Got a sfarrer cow te
sell?' "No." "Real sorry; got barr
full of hay and stalks, and short of stock
would give thirty dollars for such COW
as that" pointing to old Brindle. Now
I had offered her dozen times for TWEEN
ty-fve, to men who had been inquirin@
for "farrer cows" Can you tell me wher,
I can find any?" ono; but that is Bet
sey's COW, and perhaps she will sell 70,
that; will go in and ask her, and started
in great haste for the house. Jones be
gan to hem and call to me as was hur
rying to the house, but, as it happens,
am rather deaf-at times-and didn'
look around but bolted in upon Betsey
saying, II have got an offer for old Brin
. dle-thirty dollars, five more than hav
asked for herr and then, hurrying bacl
| for fear Jones would be off, following al
the rest of them, called at the to-
of my voice, as came out at the bacl
door, and saw him unhitching his horse
r "You can have her! and I will send
boy up with her this afternoon fo
lowed it up, and saw he was taken dow
e somewhat, by saying, "Who is to be IT
e preventative this fall? There have bee
r lots Of them along here the last wee
0 talking up the matter" I saw had ''g'
$ him" "Big fight, isn't it2' eyes," sal
Jones. "Some have mentioned my nam
and though I don't know how in Il
world to leave my business, yet, if tt
people desire it, have concluded wou]
t 60 this once" 'sThat's right" says l, sse
j in, I will do all can for you" kne
: old Brindle was sold now, sure. II kno
v where I can get dozen votes for you,
S least. ''s Thank you, thank you; let tt
n boy drive up the COW ;just as lief pay yc
/ now" So, handing me the money, Jon
i drove up the lane, and went in to te
il Betsey that had at last sold a ''farr
e COW" just before election. have g
h the hang of it now, and let 'em com
l. Betsey don't like Jones did; q
e ways said he would be no better than Il
e, rest of 'em when he got to Boston.
she is always asking me if he has made
b speech yet on reducing taxes and salarit
y I have always had to say no, but l THU
is it will come yet. Still. Jones will be