New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
NEW-ENGLAND SKETCHES.
OXEN AND OD-FORCE.

as creatures for which to furnish pasture Perhaps
some persons have thought 40 we had always DONE
that they mild innocent slow animals liable 70
he imposed upon and not quito able to stand up 100
| their rights oil any occasion. lhey are SLOW,
certainly Even tho fact that they turned into
our pasture to feed has developed any rapdiy Oh
| action.
Whether these are peculiar or not, cannot
say. Since having them here wo have been tod
dreadful tales OF what they can accomplish sAai
confne myself however, to relating what We have
experienced with them. They are a kind OF reddish
roam color and one OF them has eyes which appear to
swim round vaguely in limtess sea; these orbs do
not have the appearance of possessing sight, but
nothing escapes them.
This light roam OK has q mysterious psycholoGicai
power od-force which makes it possible Tor nun 70
stand in the middle OF lane behind the Darn anu
while looking stealasy at US. who have come out 10
watch him. cause the bars to drop out OF the ran ehce
which separates the lane from the moving lot Az
the time the rail the other side VIII tremo'c
and several large will roll OIL down the slope
into the meadow.
At this point we rush down with flourish Of whips
and frantic shouts to break the spell. The OK
deliberately waits until we are within yard OF him,
then he turns One has true idea of what the word
slowness means until he has OK turn round
when two women are striking at him with whips. We
have noticed that while we are actually engaged in
the attack upon hun, the fences and walls cease TO
disntegrate.
The other OK so far as observation can
determine is guitlcss OF any completely but IN spite
OF observation think it may be that ne Is necessary
to complete the magnetic circuit OF this odyuic
display. and render the light roans conditions
right. We do not know precisely what the "oo'o
nbrase means. but we know have used the correct
htafi .
There have been mediums OF the human khu VINO
ooud do things As wonderful but this is the first OK
we have ever heard OF that thus gifted.
II il extremely announcement to pasture such
creature When the man brought the pair he dd not
mention that there was an. spiritnaiistlc Tendency
inherent in either and naturally it did not occur to
us TO ask the question. Hereafter when such an
occasion arises. shall always make the inquiry as
TO whether there is a medium among the animals.
AS have said the only for Us to destroy the con-
ditions or rather make them thoroughly Wrohg' Is
to be on the spot active goad IN the hand we
are not sure OF a NON mt to ourselves. We cannot
drive out nor walk out Our hands are blis'ored ny
lifting large stones with which to repair the "a'l''
and we are tired of staggering to diiercnt places
Laden with LONG chestnut rails with which to replace
those demolished In the night also we are conscious
that we are pastlring oxen There VIII DC SLOW uun
persls ent sounds in the yard crunchinss anu champ
ings and whcezinss, and noises n IL plants "e'o
cou,,u, mn NV the roots The dog will bark until he
has no voice left When hastily dress and go out
we find the standing removed from an tokens CT
destruction they are both chewing the lisht roam Is
looking oil beyond sublunary things The roses and
the shrubs are torn up ground into the earth tho
gate has been lifted from its hnes and lying nat on
the ground. The misnoneite bed is a rum
We ALWAYS know that ordinary driving is going
IN start the animals We must begin with the most
violent gymnasuc exercises. The doS helps u.s. at iSt
the oxen Cack III the lane; 0ut how long WIZ they
rt.y Ihcrcl We laborOusly tie the gate to ITS posts
with ropes In the morning we hdVe man come 10
med It, lie does 50, ana goes away saying ho
suesses we shall git mighty sick them oxen ITO
won't warrant gao nor nothn aslu oxen. -
lie WI. A wise min not to warrant the gaze. nat
very night it Is taken down again. AMI also the large
front gate which leads INTO the pnbic highway worn
am Tilh our previous ldDDrs sleep through this
TRANSACTION Not until morning do We know what mas
hnnneued We feel res ,onsIble and harness.
lng the horse go and look Tor our charges whrn
man appears DOWN the road lie has yoked the Two
roaus and is trudsins along behind Them Inc group
comes INTO the yard. The man is stranger.
FOLKS a piece back say that these critters belong
here he said. Z" found 'em over III my cornbeid n !
live five miles away II Farnham They We Jest rSined
my corn, I've lost day Work. Ouess shail new
ter charge ye somethln."
We asked nIm how much He stood first on one foot
and then on the other for some Time and hhally
ans eed
~ guess bout So bill N that won't nowheres
nigh make me who.e.
whole. lie says again that he gucsses It'll be a 20
bill but 'twOnt make him whole"
As turn abjcctly INTO the house tor the BANK note
he has mentioned, my sister asks him how much he
considers his damaged pause 10 hear his reply.
lie is very knOty and gnarled IA to his tace; his
eyes Sits IN which Que can perceive slight
gmlner he has Il small gray TUT OF HAIR on his cum.
lie is dressed in brown over-alls and a brown
Jumper" Though 1t is in the middle OF a drouth.
when the roads are like beds OF ashes. he very
high and heavy rubber boots. lie has all over him
that ndescribaOe look winch can rarely be mistaken
for tighness " i'll regard to money.
Wall" he said try ing TO answer the question that
had been put to hun WALL they've spilled pooty
gOou mess o that corn"
That was all he would say and it was not very
definite. Inc. next inquiry tuat oeruuue put rather
sharply was this: go
" How much do you have an hour"
Fifteen cents" lie said his mind evidently not
quickly enough taking in the iul bearing OF that
question.
We will pay you 81 So" responded nv sister,
and YOU have not been taken from your work moro
than halt day you shall have the same Tor your
corn or YOU may leave that damage out TO men"
The last phrase ghbly from Gertrude's
tongue that looked at her i'll admiration.
| have since though that the man would have been
satisfied with dollar.
Within the next twenty-tour hours the nearly
annihated our asparagus Ded. and alter coming
no the back ward the light roam tipped the dog
kennel and the root from It suppose he dd II,
although him. and when we reached tho
scene drawn thitf or By Robs Imperative barks, tho
OK was several rods away, standing aud looking lie
had probably been again making use OF the od force
The animals had now been here ten days. IL had
hecnme evident that either must hire man as their
constant attendant or they must be sent home. Ne
decided Oh the latter course. They have gone. Tho
nav for pasturng oxen is 30 per mead per week
Any one can reckon how much We received Tor thus
pair for ten DAYS We paid out for repairs 80 81 ana
VIC have not reckoned the work We did with our hands
We had ardently wished since spr'ng that We inIsn'
utilize unused acres by taking cattle to pasture.
We know what a person means when he speak
OF the curse OF a granted prayer
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