Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-16
Sir Peter IN d lhe Cow.


As blithc as linnet,
A. right as the mail.
Sir Peter snd she COW.
indianapolis Journal.
While in Montreal | heard a good
story OF Sir Peter Mitchell, mem Der OF
Parliament from New Brunswick, Of
whom | smoke In q recent letter. H.
was an opposi,iop member during the
llamsutsble government of Sir John
mackenzie In the last decade, and wa.
constant and most uncomfortable
thorn in the side of that unhappy pre-
mier. Sir John WAS conspicious rail.
road mnppase. and lust before the open.
ling OF Parlivnsn. one winter Sir Peter
call led on him to induce him to pay go
| for widows COW that had been run
over by the cars. III DON'T believe
there. ANYTHING ia it % exclaimed the
premier prenptorily Its probably a
case, but III l INQUIRE and
YOU call tomorrow
The gentleman from New Brunswick
WAS not used to being treated so csva-
lierly. bu: he pocketed it and called in
tho morning.
Tbere's no Justice in It,. We won't
ma ' for the cow" broke in Sir John,
"You won't, won't you?" reioined
Sir Peter. with manner quite as
bouncing az that Of the leader of the
government. "Have you been there
or sen, there and investigated it?"
mol haven't, but | won't pay for
che COW. It's mere tritie, aud she
ought to have kept off tho track"
"Don't tho law say You shall have a
fence ?"
az won't nav for the COW now : and
that's all the ans wsr you'll get. )"
"You won't nav for the widows
cow. won't YOU, Sir john .Jackenzip .
| will make you pay FOR it," excIaim
cd Sir Peter, now thoroughly aroused.
"You viii: YOU will; How will you?"
y1Owled the premier.
"I'll take it ont of you durlug the scs-
sion as sure al you are a living man.
The Widows $40 isn't anything, ism t
itP III take il ont of vou.''
was an Irinbmau against a Scotch
man. and both wer, angry. The 40
.onrl proyed hat Sir Peter took IL out
If him yery thoroughly He isa round
headed man, a hard worker, a puana-
cious and r.lou btable fos. An upforpiy-
iny epemy. bold And elegant in debate.
no dilettante. but q hard hitter, and
nome OF hi. onslauphts were furious.
II he al no great tact he had great
force. and he never forgot the COW. In
the speeches he made every dayaRainst
the measures and methods of the gov
eminent, then under serious suspicion,
be told the story of the COW aud trottei
her out win a freouepcy thar mus.
have seemed like cruelty to animals.
Finally the lat Iay # the session
davr.d and m. consideration Of Mac.
ktuzi.', ,xpsns, budget WAS resumed.
II nIovia,d ,h. concentrations for the
coming wear.
Sir pater Mitchell took the floor and
launched into an enlopv of the decesssd
cn,y ardtha ornnria,v of making an
for The widow. He was
gr.e,.d with laughter and mockino
annlanse and than his anditors waited
pneasiIv n finish, He did NOT finish,
He continued Via told the .torv over
again with Embellishments, with elabo.
ratiors He contra,tea the stinpiness
of RI. wealtbv ruler with the nniet en-
s nsnnilas. vidow He
hanan m r..d f,om ,ha Rihla tho ann
,nand. to ,n.rcy irs,ina and cbority
~ IAN ,hs honorahje ,nsmhsrs .,raoolsd
an, m. Nv ava IN d;nnar Sir pat.rh ;t
h;scn;, dranL a svalIow NJ watey and
cnn,innsd imnrs.,;no mon th. emntv
nh air. han, lin. tha tand.r 6r,,.. an1
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