The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-11-17

a Cow. Story,

a Cow Story.
''Now a story, papa! I've beer
good today" said Roy, one night
after supper.
Cali day long" said papa
Didn't you do anything naughty?''
"Well, papa, called my shoe
string fool because it got into an
awful knot"
'sThat wasn't right. Fool isn't
good word for little boys to use.
Anything elseT'
81 stepped on one of Gods pref
ty lady bugs a purpose 1 was
truly sorry, though, after mamma
told me God would care. She said
it had a right to live as well as 1,
and did lots Of good in the garden.
l shan't ever step on a ladybug
again. But mamma says I've been
pretty good, and she thinks you'll
tell me a story"
Every well, 1 will, then What
shall it be about to-night?'
about COWS, please, papa"
"Cows? Let me see?" and papa
rubbed the bald spot on his head
and tried hard to think.
81 can tell story about one cow.
That will do, l supposeP'
Roy gave assent, and papa began /:
"About six years ago, before you
were born, we kept a cow. Mamma
liked COWS, and to please her 1
bought one"
81 like COWS too, papa"
eyes, 1 suppose so. The COW 1
bought was said to be a good, gen
tie one, only used to a woman. She
would let no man milk her. We
thought that was no matter, as your
mamma chose to do the milking.
"She was light creamy colored
COW with neatly curving horns,
slender bro~n nose and brown legs.
We thought her beauty, and mann
ma petted and fed her, and got a
big pail of rich, foamy milk from
her every morning and every night.
"But one evening, mamma had a
very bad cold, and it rained and
she couldn't 60 out to milk. So /
thought / must try.
81 took the pail out to the barn,
drew up the milking stool and sat
down.
"Poor boss poor bossyp 1 said,
and patted her kindly.
"But bossy moved off as far from
me as the rope with which she was
tied would let her, and didn't look
friendly.
81 moved up to her, and sat down
again and began to milk. The
naughty COW lifted her foot and
gave me such kick that l moved
back in a hurry; 1 believe 1 tum-
bled back. 1 didn't feel like milk
ing any more that night.
$50 / went in and told mamma
that / guessed we had better let the
COW go unmilked for one night.
"Oh, no. she said, that would
dry her all up; she must certainly
be MIXED
1--WE had no shed joined to the
house then, but we had a big back
kitchen. Mamma coaxed me till 1
led the COW into the back kitchen,
and she MIXED her there"
"a COW in the house! That was
funny" said Roy.
'The next morning mammals
cold was so bad that she had to lie
in bed. She could only squeak
out from between the blankets in a
very hoarse voice and say:
"That COW must be MIXED,
james,
"Don't worry; I'll see about it,
said 1.
"But she wasn't satisfied. She
coaxed me to the bedside and made
me put my ear down near her. What
do you guess she wanted me to do?"
81 can't guess. Don't make me,
please, papa"
"She wanted me to put on one of
her skirts and shawl and bon
net"
$50 the COW would think twas
sheY'
eyes. She charged me not to
speak word, but to go up to the
COW gently, pat her little and sit
down to milk, without letting her
see my face. / dressed myself as
she said, and went out with the pail.
1 didn't feel very courageous, for l
that kick, but did
just as mamma told me, and was
getting along beautifully. My pail
was filling up quite fast with milk,
when the COW CHANGED to move a
little bit.
II thought now she was going to
kick again, and 1 jumped and cried
out 5000! Bossyr quite loud.
''That spoiled it all. She knew
she was being cheated, and as soon
as I began to milk again the foot !
flew up and sent my pail away off
into a corner, and the milk run
ming in foaming streams all about |
the floor.
90, papa, you shouldn't have
holleredp
II thought of that too late. I
didn't try to milk again, l got a
to come and take care of
the COW until you mamma got we'll"
"Where is she now, papaT'
II sold her. / couldn't have a
COW that nobody but a woman
could milk. 1 thought that 1 should
BUY another, but we moved into the
,ity soon after"
Roy was so much pleased with
his cow story that 1 thought
perhaps it would please the other
too.