The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-17
A STRUGGLE WITH A COW.
U inspected Result Of Sans
Twisting the Calls Tail.

u ueXpecteu Result OF SAM
Twisting the Calls Tail.
Alex. 4, Sweet, in Arkansaw
Trdreler There is nothing that de.
mands statesmship of Il high order
as much as the driving OF a COW
with a young calf to any partiular
place. Two Dallas colored men
undertook a job of this character
yesterday, and although they gave
the matter their careful atten-
ton, the result was very far from
satisfactory to anybody but the
COW, which seemed to enjoy it very
much, Sam and Bill were to get a
dollar to take the COW aud calf and
put them in the yard of the oW
Mr.. Thomas Carlyle, who lives at
the south end of Elm street. After
trying in vain to get the COW to un-
derstand i'll which way they prefer.
red she should go, Sam aud Bill
called a cabinet meeting, at which
the following campaign plan was
agreed on 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.
"Ef she goes too fast, said Bill,
"Fll jest hold her back.n
"And eff she don't follow fast
enough, I'll jest twist the 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 moved
slowly in the desired direction, and
would have reached its destination
IN safety had not Satan tempted
Bill to get the joke OH sam, so he
called out
"Sam, jest twist dat Calls tail"
Sam did so, and the calf bleated
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
IT he had stolen it. Then fun
began. For every once in a while
the COW would polish her horns in
the ceiling of Sans pants. Bill
could not get his hands ont 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 raj so fast that the kinks
in his wool Strengthened our. III.
nally he gasped:
"Sam, ontwist dat calls tall"
"Sam's legs moved so rapidly
that they looked like the spokes of I
4 buggy, but he called back |
"LoOk out thar, don't let go dat |
rope, de cows gainin' on me. /
"Drap de CAT, SAM" called Door
Bill, whose arm was coming out of $
is socket, "Drap de cat, for | can't o
ieep up wild de COW. Go slow or
I'll turn dc cOw loose on youm d
Which however, was more than he &
vas able to do. 81
Bill made the next fifty yards on 81
is back, he still most unwillingl, D
'tallllllg MS hOld on the rope. For :
lnately, the COW overlook Sam, u
in return tor his kindness in &c
up the calf, she picked him u
p on her horns aud threw hIm in "
} MI. Carlyle's yard. Bill who W
as rather tired OF chasing the COW "
lought he would climb over and p'
,e what Sam was doing. She ap III
cared to understand his wishes IN 90
Iat direction, 81 she started on a oo
N to help him out, or rather in. i
he was a little late, but he went It
'out ten feet further INTO the field III
he would have done without ca
r assistance. There was neither WI
them so badly hurt as they were M
len old Carlyle came and told
that the contract was that lof
ey should put the COW in the
rd. Instead Of that, the COW had :
t them in the yard, so the dollar OH
IOnged to himself as the owner of
! cow. 1t is thought a lawsuit MAJ
grow out of the matter. =