The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-16
How They Pct the Cow In. tla Yara.

There 10 nothing that demands states-
manship Of higher order as much as the
driving Of o COW with young calf to. any
particular place. Two Galveston colored
mon undertook a job Of this character,
and, although they gave the matter their
careful attention, the result -was very far
from Batisfactnry TO- anybody except the
COW, which seemed to emily It very much,
Sam and Bill, were. to sgeta dollar to take
the COW and calf and put them in the
yard of the owner, MFR. Thomas CARLYLE,
who lives at the south end of Galveston
e.yenne. Alter trying in vain to get the
COW to understand in what direction they
preferred she shouldlgo, Sam and Bill
called cabinet meeting, at which the
following campaign plan was agreed
upon; Sam was to take up the calf in ili1
aTnis and go ahead, while Bill was 10
hold the COW back by the rope which
was fastened TO her b crns,
"Ef she goes too fast," said Bill, "I,ll
jest hold her back"
"And eff she don't follow fast enough
I'll jest twist de calfs taii, and den she
will come right along,"s said Sam. 6 X
Sam took up the calf and went ahead,
while Bill, in order to get o real good
hold, tied the rope around his wrist
The procession proceeded slowly in the
deeired direction, aud would have
reached its destination in safety had not
eatan tempted Bill to get of Joke on
Sam, so he called out: & :
"Ssm, jess twist dc CATS teil.n
Sam did so, and the calf bieated as il it
ance.
The old COW began to trot. So did Sam,
hoidisg on to the calfas If he had stolen
it. Then the fun began, Cor every once
in q while the COW would polieh her
hUrns on the cailings of Sam's yants,
Bill could not get his hands out OF the
rope, ard, as he had short legs, he had
hard work keeping up with the pro-
cession. or rather in NOT letting 90. He
ran 30 fast that the kinks Of HE wool
strafghtened out. Finally he gasped:
"Sam, ontWibt dat CATS tail %
Sam's legs moved SO rapidly thaR they
looked like the spokes of q buggy, but he
called back:
HFoah Gods sakei nigRah, don't let
godat rope dc cows againin' on me. y q
sDrop de caf, Sam" cried poor Bill,
| Whose arm was coming out Of its socket.
"Drap de caf, for,I can't keep. up wild de
COW, Go siow, niggar, or a'll turn de
COW loose on you, which, however, was
more than he was able 20 do.
Bill made the next fifty yards on his
back, he s.illmost unwillingly retaining
4: his hold on the rope. Fortunately, the
coz overlook Sani, and, in return Tor hts
Kindness in picking up the calf, she
picked him up on her horns and shre9
! him over into Mr.. Cnrlyie's yard. Bill
Ewho was rather tired of chnsing the COW
thought he would eSMb over and set
| what Sam vas doing, TIE eow appeared
to .updetsta1d his wfehes inthss direction
so sha started on run to help him ost
or rather over. She was a little late, btll
he went about ten feet further into tht
+ aold than he would have don6 withcai
her assistance. There wha neither o.
them 80 badly hurt as they were Syghaf
old man Carlyle told them that the con
tract WAS that they should put the Gov
in the y9rd. Instead ofsthat the tot
Il nau puE Eaefn IA the gard, 90 The d0IIa
belonged 70 hinsalf g the own Of sIis
COW.
/ It is Thought q lawsnit will grow. ont o
the matter. =. dLrsst0it Nelcs.
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