The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-27
How They Put the Cow in the Yard.

There is nothing that demands stats
manship Of high order as much as the
driving of COW with young calf to
particular place. Two Galveston col
ored men undertook a job OF this char
acter, and, although they gave the mat
ter their careful attention, the result
was very far from being satisfactory to
ANYBODY 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
understand in what direction they pre-
ferred she should go, Sam and Bill call
ed cabinet meeting, at which the fol-
lowing campaign plan was agreed upon:
Sam was to take up the calf in his arms
and 90 ahead, while Bill was to hold the
COW back by the rope which was fasten-
cd to her horns.
"Ef she goes too fast" said Bill, "In
lest hold her back"
"And eff she don't go fast enough I'll
lest twist de calls 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 proceeded slowly in the
desired direction, and would have reach
ed its destination in safety had not
Satan tempted Bill to get off joke on
Sam, so he called out:
s'Sam, jest twist the calls tall
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 though
he had stolen it. Then the fun began,
for every once in while the COW would
polish her horns on the ceilings 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 go.
He ran so fast that the kinks Of his
wool Strengthened out. Finally he
gasped:
"Sam, ontwist dat calf's tail
Sans legs moved so rapidly that they
looked like the spokes of buggy, but
he called back:
ssFoah Gods sake niggah, dor t let &c
dat rope; de cows againin' on me-"
s.Drop de calf, Sam" cried poor Bill,
whose arm was coming out of Its socket
s.Drap de calf, for can't keep up vii
de COW. Go slow dab niggah, or III
turn de COW loose on you" which how
ever, was more than he was able to do
Bill made the next fifty yards on his
back, he still most unwilGngly retained
his hold ON the rope. Fortunately, the
COW overlook Sam, and, and in return
for his kindness in picking up the calf
she picked him up on her horns and
threw him 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
seemed to understand his wishes IL
that direction, so she started on run
to help him out, or rather over. She
was little late, but he went about ter
feet farther than he would have with
out her assistance. There was neither
of them so badly hurt as they were
when old Carlyle came and told then
that the contract was that they should
put the cow in the yard. Instead o.
that the COW had put them in the yard
SO the dollar belonged to him as the
owner of the COW.
It is thought lawsuit will grow ou
of the matter. Galveston News.