The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-04-02

Dutter - tne motubo IEuV VI tuo iul
bloom COW. II IL the greatest effort Of be-
life. The Gov tolls not. neither does sh,
spin; yet ! say unto you that Solomon il
oil his glory could not beat her on hand
made or rather milk made. butter. Thil
subtle joke have repaired and newly up
holstsrsd for uss during ths winter.
Buttsr comes from the COW IN liquid
state. II is quits trick TO win her con
fdence 50 that she will yield II up to TO
tal stranger. ! once sought 10 WOO the lao
teal Auid from the milk-retort Of lArss
speckled COW to whom I VA ccmpsra
tive stranger. She wasn't one Of thost
blooded cows that look - though they
had been cut out Of sheet Of paper will
/. pair Of scissors She was low COW, viii
coarse instincts, born 10 obscurity.
Her brow was low, but she wore her tail
high, and she was hsushty-O 90 naughty,
The young man who had hitherto scquired
the milk from the COW desired one evening
to bic him away to the nsighboring village
where he might trip the light bombastic
toe till the wee sms' hours anent the twa'.
Quotation from . poet who Was poor
spsller) He wanted me to milk his large,
speckled plebian COW; and ] said would.
The movement was certainly-ill advised. ]
undertook TO do as ! agreed, but failed.
From the moment / entered her stall and
made . common place remark 10 her ]
knew our acquaintance would not lead 70 .
warm attachment Somehow | fslt con-
strained and uneasy 10 her society from
the time We met until loving friends pulled
me out through the stable window and
brought me- back 10 consciousness. / shall
never undertake 10 milk . strange COW
again until the sign IL right. So far the
sign has not been right
I might be sent on ! polar expedition
and get stranded on IN iceberg, with no
other alternative but milk COW or eat IN
old friend; but ] should hate 10 tackle the
COW unless the friend vas q very old friend
indeed.
Butter is produced by expunging the
juice from rare aud costly chemical
known Is cream. Cream is tho bead on
the milk. Milk j. knewn a dry and extrs
dry. A good milkman will always ak .you
il you want your milk vet or otherwise.
An old we'll digger named Grady told
me about going over to Southern Indiana
at one time to dig we'll for man named
Withum. Withum was said to be very
close. He was the most contiguous man 10
Indiana. His wife used to skim the milk
on one side. and then turn IT over and
skim the bubbles of. 1t was . constant
struggle between Withum and biz wifc 10
see which would be the meaner.
The first day that Grady was there they
had round ball Of butter about ss big a
! lemon and as hard a. Pharaoh's heart
The butter knife had handle that would
lurn every time any one tried 10 get lick
II the butter, and tho little round ball
would fop cn ths other side and smiIs.
Nov and then bred man would reach
With his own knife and make slash st IL.
but the butter, confident Of its ownE
strength, would tip over with q dull thud
md the man would hesvs sigh and give
\ up. Then smother fern band would
rake wild dash 1t 1t, bnt bnrst ip u, tears
md quit, Finally Grady. who had watched
bis performance for several days. jabbed
as fork down through the middle Of the
Fellow chunk and successfully cut il 10
wo. Ia the center WAS small solid
wooden top. There, says Grady. 1--WE
ouud ont Whist tho blamed thing Is wound
IN, anyhow"