The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-07-05
HOW THEY PUT THE COW
IN THE YARD.

HOW THEY PUT THE COW
IN THE YARD.
There is nothing that demands
craftsmanship of a high order as
much as the driving ola cow with
a young calf to any particular place.
Two Galvestons colored men under
took a job Of this character, and,
although they gave the matter their
careful attention, the result was
very far from satisfactory to any
body except the cow, which seemed
to enjoy it very much. Sam and
Bill were to get dollar to take
the cow and calf and put them in
the yard Of the owner, Mr.. Thomas
Carlyle, who lives at the south end
of Galveston avenue. After trying
in vain to get the cow to under
stand in what direction they pre-
ferred she should 60, Sam and Bill
called a cabinet meeting, at which
the following campaign plan was
agreed upon: Sam was to take up
the calf in his arms and go ahead,
while Bill was to hold the cow
back by the rope which was fastened
to her horns.
EFF she goes too FAST" said Bill
"rll jest hold her back"
'sAnd eff she don't foller fast
enough "Pll jest twist de calfs tail,
and den she will come right along"
said Sam.
Sam took up the calf and went
ahead: while Bill, in order to get a
real good hold, tied the rope around
his wrist. The procession proceed
ed slowly in the desired direction,
and would have reached its destin-
alton in safely had not Satan
tempted Bill to get off a joke on
Sam, so he called out:
F.Sam, jess twist de calf's tail"
Sam did so, and the calf bleated
as if it was opposed to an encore
to the performance.
The old cow began to trot. So
did Sam, holding on to the calf as
if he had stolen it. Then the fun
began, for every once in a while
the COW would polish her horns on
the ceiling Of Sans pants. Bill
could not get his hands out of the
rope, and, as he had short legs, he
had hard work keeping up with the
procession, or rather in not letting
60. He ran so fast that the kinks
of his wool Strengthened out. Fl,
nally he grasped:
'Sam ontwist dat CATS tall
Sans legs moved so rapidly
that they looked like the spokes OF
a buggy, but he called back;
"Foah Gods sake! niggah, don't
let 60 dat rope; de cows againin'
on me-
"Drop de caf, Sam," cried poor
Bill, whose arm was coming out Of
its socket. 'Drap de caf, for ]
can't keep up wild de cow. Go
slow, niggah, or I'll turn de COW
loose on you," which, however.
was more than he was able to do
Bill made the next fifty yards on
his back, he still most unwillingly
retaining his hold on the rope
Fortunately, the cow overlook Sam
and, in return for his kindness in
picking up the calf, she picked him
up on her horns and threw hil,
over into Mr.. Carlyle's yard. Bill
who was rather tired of chasing the
cow, thought he would climb over
and see what Sam was doing. The
COW appeared to understand his
wishes in that direction, so she
started on a run to help him out OF
rather over. She was a little late
but he went about ten feet further
into the field than he would have
done without her assistance
There was neither Of them sc
badly hurt as they were when old
Carlyle came and told them that
the contract was that they should
put the cow in the yard. Instead
of that the cow had put them in the
yard, SO the dollar belonged to
himself as the owner of the cow.
1t is thought lawsuit will grow
out of the matter.-Galueston Nears
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