San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-28

which had made its way far into the fallow.
"I'll give you fifty cents if you'n get that
eritter out for me, said the drover to Dick.
''HO! that'll do for my nest egg" said Dick
to himself. I'm do it, mister" 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
q good deal Of activity, he before long sue
ceeded in sending the animal trotting after
the rest OF the herd, now some distance down
the road. Aud then Dick came, out of
breath, up to a wagon driven by one of the
drovers to receive his well earned pay.
"Poor thing" he said, looking at calf
which lay in the wagon, gasping as II In
great suffering SIS it sickP'
mot so much that as overdriven," said tho
man. 1--WE had only few such young ones
fact is, don't hold to taking such, but it
is such likely one thought it might worry
through. But guess it amt got much chance
in this hot sun, and l can't wait for it to get
shade. Say" he added, pausing with the half
dollar in his hand, "s'pposin' you take it for
your pay"
81 wonder if it'll lives" said Dick
"Well, don't say for sure twill" said the
man. "You will have to take your chances
at that It's only that if you manage to
bring it round it's well worth five dollars to
you, and If you lose it, you lose your City
cents You take your choice, you see. It's
a fine breed"
Dick was too good farmer not IN be able
to see at glance the possibilities that lay in
fine calf.
'Tll take it," he said.
The man helped him with it out Of the wa
gon, and Dick had hard time getting it into
a shady place, where he left it lying until he
could bring some cool water. The poor
creature would not, or could not, drink, 50
he bathed its head and then sought the help
of his mother, reliable counselor in all mat
tiers pertaining to kindness to dumb animals,
particularly Of the weak and helpless sort.
Nothing better than you have done" she
said. LET. it lie in the shade and rest. By
and by it will take water if it ever picks up
at all"
She was right Before night the exhaust
ed animal lifted its head and opened its eyes
as if in grateful acknowledgment of Dicks
care and solictude. After few swallows
of water it willingly took the warm milk
which stood next in the list of mothers re-
storatives. Dic$s father came around and
looked at the invalid Dick told him its his
tory, adding: ITS coming to like every
thing, father"
Good looking calf" said father with an
approving nod.
Yes" said Dick eagerly. I'm going to
take good care of it and feed it up, and it'll
make good cow i'll time. Be worth good
deal, hey, father"
AT my expense, SUPPOSED" said father.
Dick had not got so far as to think of that
He had only, as the worn out animal re-
vived, considered one side of the question
the pleasure of raising it by his own care and
becoming after awhile the proud posSessor of
a valuable COW. But here was the other side
presented Hiscalf mustfbe pastured through
the summer, and when winter came on pro-
vided with food and shelter.
"Well-I don't mean just that" said Dick,
after few minutes thought, II want to
keep it here, but don't expect to have it
kept for nothing. l want it to be every bit
mime and nobody else's, and I'd like TO pay
you regular rates for it-that is, if you'll
hire me to work, so I'll have something to
pay with"
II will, said the farmer, we'll pleased at
seeing the boy interested in work Of any
kind.
Dick, as we have guessed, had high hopes
of the profits he was to make on his calf,
which, as it quickly recovered from the eff
fects Of its march, gave good promise of not
disappointing him. But he soon began to
realize that it would require a very fair
amount of what his father called good solid
work" in order to provide for his new charge
He was not naturally fond of work, and
more than once felt tempted, when the
weekly pay for the pasturage of his pet was
coming due, to make a proposition to his
father to take the animal off his hands, pay
ing him fair advance on what he had paid
for it, But his pride always arose between
him and such a way out from under the bur-
then he had undertaken. His piece of live
stock was doing well, increasing in size and
beauty with a rapidity which he could al
most see from day to day, and the older it
grew the less he felt inclined to part with it,
Winter taxed him still more severely He
was then attending school. and much of the
time found that it took nearly all his leisure
in the short days to provide for the support
of his fast growing animal
Don't work the boy too hard" said
mother one day
1T won't hurt him BIT" said father.
iH0 WIN NC > sno"hiS, Tie SLSiuy SIlCk 10 IL
that it's bringing out of him is worth long
sight more than the calf is"
Right you are" said grandfather mo,
1t won't hurt him. He gets little time to
take game of checkers i'll the evening, don't
hes"
Sometimes, when he doesn't have to
study" said mother, laughing He takes
too much after you, father, to let the check
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The calf quickly outgrew her calfhood, de-
veloped into dainty young heifer, full of