Daily Republican., 1883-04-26
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A MIDNIGHT DEAL.

blu ! ever Icll you vi my ldHIou
purchase Of a COW last May, Mr.
editor" aid a well-known gentle
man of Talbot County to our agricul
tural editor.
"Well, its worth hearing, SO droI
that pen and listen.
81 was driving through Queen
Anne's County accompanied by my
servant in search of few cattle. To
wards evening Of beautiful day
reached a cozy little roadside tavern
where put up for the night. The
landlord was fat, goOd-natured fellow,
with deep, innocent blue eyes and
healthy, rosy cheeks. He was the per-
feet embodiment Of honesty and CON
fiding verdancy. | caught myself
thinking it WAS a pity for such man
to be engaged in a business requiring
qualities he very opposite Of those he
possessed.
Hefor" going into supper | walked
10 the barn with my host. ] saw there
the handsomcst Aldcrny COW my eyes
ever gazed upon. A maid was milking
her. am afraid to tell you how much
milk she gave. 1t was simply enormous.
A desire TO possess that COW seized me
instantly. knew that she was worth
Sl25, and that | could make my neigh
bors turn green with envy II could
get her. Therefore, after tea cautious
ly broached the subject to the Landlord
as we sat OH the porch smoking. He
showed cvidcmces OF sup
pressed excitement.
=. I,ul ,,,, tri.ul An.nl
low, for mcrry's sake The whole
house will be about your ears if the
women hear you talking about buying
that COW ~
care they So tond of her as all
that ?'
"Fund Of Betty :" there WAS world
Of emphasis III that interjection-" fond
of Betty. Why my wife thinks a>
much OF that cOwa she does Of any
child in the family She's such gentle,
beast, and gives more milk
than any two cows on the Shore. Man.
that COW is one Of the family -
"This only increased my desire to
possess the COW, and ! determined to
have her at any cost within reason
Well, the upShot of this interview was
hat the fellow confessed that lie had
to pay some sccurity money the next
week. and if ! would give him $l00I
lUwn | might have the COW. But he
stipulated that | was to call by about
midnight upon my return two days
atcr and drive Betty away without
citing the women of the house know
about it,
4" returned in due season and found
h" man waiting for me, paid him
800 and he went 10 the bars and drove
he COW out to the road My servant
;tarted off with her, as per instructions,
md paused with a parting word with
he landlord.
81 pitied the fellow. He was very
lejected and heartily deporcd the ne
'essity which compelled him to part
With Betty. He seemed TO entertain a
eaI affection for the COW"
"Well, good by, SIR said he, "you
re going home with the best COW in
while | have got to face my
wife and children, and what TO say to
hem don't know to save my soul
'hcrc'lI be an awful time here sir,
when they find Betty is gone :"
"That COW was the marvc! OF the |
for month after got |
Ter home. But then she began to give
ess milk and in sixty days III" was
rE.
81 was puzzled and racked my
rain 70 discover a cause for it. One
ay a Queen Anne's cattle buyer was
t my house looking over my stock. -
e"ing Betty, he said:
Where did you get that COW -
Il bought her III your County
Thought So Bought her OF Sim
=, didn't you o'
"Yes.'
"Well, she's not worth $50. She 90 es
ry regularly in about three months at
r calving. But she beats the world
u about thirty days"
But the man bought her from and
is whole family loved that COW, sir.
nd valued her highly as phenomenal
lilkcr"
" Yes, that's Sims way of playing it.
.e'"the smartcst man III Queen Amen
n game Of poker or q deal in cattle or
nrs"s. He's rs good as Tom Pepper at
ing aud can play the Innocent dodge
perfection. You'll find what ] tell
III 10 be true Of that COW. |,
" sold the cow for beet last Fall and ,
ave since determined never 10 bny
iutlier COW beloved Ivy all the family ,
al that las TO be sold by its owner in |.
e dead Of night under the pressure of ,
rrlI necessity