The Southern herald., 1889-11-01

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which vac now filled With the cattle
q through the dust. Deacon
BlaiHdelrS iailoV vas not fenced, and
the droyors were making their best
efforts to keep the restless herd from
strayirg among the logs and bushes.
Il would be unlike a farmers boy |
not to offer his mite Of help in such an |
emergency. Dick took his stand in
the thinly manned line and by dint Of
persistent shouting and brandishing |
Of branches gave valuable aid. In the
course of.sims the drove had passed
by. with the exception Of one lively
steer which had made Its way far into
the fallow.
"pll give you fifty cents II you'll
get that critter out for me-" said the
drover TO Dick.
"Hoi that'll do for my nest egg"
said Dick to himself 'I'll do it, mis-
ter he added aloud.
Picking his way among briers and
bushes until he got the steer between
himself and the road. by a little clever
maneuvering and good deal OF activ-
ity, he before long succeeded in send
ing the animal trotting after the rest
OF the herd, now some distance down
the road. And then Dick came, out
Of breath, up to a wagon driven by
one OF the droyers, to receive his we'll
earned pay.
Poor thing, "'he said, looking at a
calf which lay in the wagon. gasping
as II in great suffering. ''Is 1t sickP"
"Not SO much as overdriven," said
the man. eve had only few such
young ones-fact is. / don't hold to
taking such, but 1t is such likely one
/ thought 1t might worry through.
But / guess it amt got much chance
in this hot sun, and can't wait for it
to get shade. Say he added. paus-
| ing with the half-dollar in his hand,
"s'posin' you take it for your pay"
II wonder il it will liveP" said Dick.
"Well, / don't say for sure twill" !"
said the man. you'll have to take
your chances at that. It's only that II
you manage to bring it round it's well
worth five dollars to you, and If you
lose, you lose your fifty cents. You
take your choice, you see. It's fine
| breed
Dick was too good farmer not to
be able to see at glance the possibil.
| tiles which lay in fine calf.
"I'll take it, he said.
The man helped him with 1t out ot
the wagon, and Dick had hard time
getting it into shady place, where
he left it lying until he could bring
some cool water. The poor creature
would not.or could not drink. SO he
bathed its head and then sought th'
help Of his mother, a reliable coun
selor in all matters pertaining to kind
ness to dumb animals, particularly o
the weak and helpless sort.
'Nothing better than you hav
DONE" she said. "Let it lie in tn
shade and rest BY and by it will TAX
water if it ever picks up at ALL"
She was right. Before night tn,
exhausted animalslifted its head ant
opened its eyes as II in grateful &C
knowledgment OF Dicks care and soil
citude. After few swallows of waite
it willingly took the warm milk whicl
stood next in the list of mother
restoratiyes. Dicks father cam
around and looked at the invalid
. lDick told him its history. adding
"It's coming to like every thing
! father
. Good looking CALI" said father
with an approving nod.
, YES" said Dick. eagerly. "rr
/ going to+ake good care OF it and fee
! it up, and it'll make a good COW
! time. Be worth a good deal, hey
i fatherP"
J Eat my expense, l supposeP" sal
] father.
Dick had not got so far as to thin
! ofthat He had only. as the worn-or
/ animal revived, considered one side {
the questionable pleasure of raisin
! it by his own care and becoming afte
s awhile the proud possessor of a vall
r able COW. But here was the othe
I side presented. His calf must
. pastured through the summer, an
0 when winter came on provided wit
. food and shelter.
) "Well-I don't mean Just that, - sal
a Dick. after a few moments though
0 Il want to keep it here. but / don
Q expect TO have ii kept for nothing.
n want it to be every bit mine and q
body else's, and I'd like to pay yc
d regular rates for it-that is, il you
g hire me to work, SO I'll have som
: thing TO pay with.n
S II will," said the farmer, we
: pleased at seeing the boy interested
work OF any kind.
n Dick, as we have guessed, had hie
hopes of the profits he was to make {
u his calf. which. as it quickly recover'
from the effects of its march, ga
n good promise OF not disappointing hir
10 But he soon began to realize that
It would require very fair amount
. what his father called ''good. sol
d work. in order to provide for his ne
e charge.
Ie He was not naturally fond of wor
r and more than once felt tempted. wh'
b the weekly pay for the pasturage
k his pet was coming due, to make
d proposition to his father to take u
y animal off his hands. paying him ia
l. advance on what he had paid for
But his pride always arose betwe'
/" him and such way out from und
sr the burthen he had undertaken. +
Z piece Of livestock was doing well.
n creasinO in size and beautv with