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 l was folding
my paper. Haven't you got speech
yet from jones' on retrenchment?" "Not
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 production 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. I think | never
told you how sold him one, and might
as we'll do it right here-and it was the
only one I ever did sell to the scores of
candidates that have called to look at
mine-all of them would slook little
further, and call again." Now had a
nice one, that 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 ''right candidate
with the hope that would
$50 in for him. Betsy"
says I, one day, II will make you pres
ent Of odd Brindle, and if l get chance
to sell her the money shall be yours.
She looked astonished, but was deter
mined, and made no explanations. Next
morning. I saw Jones coming down the
lane, and like all the rest of them, he
made straight for the barnyard. I went
out. "Good morning, Jones.'' ssGood
morning, jerks. s'Got 'farrer cow to
sell?' "No." "Real sorry; got barn
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
for "farrer cows" Can you tell me where
I can find any?" "No; but that is Bet
sey's COW, and perhaps she will sell you
that; l will go in and ask her, and started
in great haste for the house Jones be-
gan to hem and call to me as 1 was hur-
rying to the house, but, as it happens, I
am rather deaf-at times-and didn't
look around but bolted in upon Betsey,
saying, ~ have got an offer for old Brin-
dle-thirty dollars, five more than have
asked for herr and then, hurrying back
for fear Jones would be of, following all
the rest Of them, I called at the top
of my voice, as came out at the back
door, and saw him unhitching his horse
"You can have her! and l will send a
boy up with her this afternoon" I fol
lowed it up, and saw he was taken down
, somewhat, by saying, "Who is to be re-
, preventative this fall? There have beer
r lots Of them along here the last weel
, talking up the matter" saw had ego
) him. "Big fight, isn't it?'' EYES, saie
Jones. "Some have mentioned my name
and though don't know how in tn
world to leave my business, yet, if tn
people desire it, have concluded l would
t 60 this once" "That's right" says I, ssg'
| in, will do all can for you" knew
old Brindle was sold now, sure. II know
: where can get dozen votes for you, a
5 least" 'Thank you, thank you; let tn
!, boy drive up the COW ;just as lief pay yo1
now" So, handing me the money, Jone
drove up the lane, and I went in to tel
| Betsey that I had at last sold 'sfarre
e COW" just before election. l have 20
l the hang of it now. and let 'em come
J. Betsey don't like Jones-never did; al
e ways said he would be no better than th
!, rest of 'em when he got to Boston. S.
she is always asking me if he has made
J speech yet on reducing taxes and salaries
Y l have always had to say no, but I thin]
8 it will come yet. Still, Jones will bea
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