Telegram-herald., 1890-06-11
lNNa n ne COUNTY,


shs Pleasures 81 Keeping = Horse and .
Cow ia tae DooEg4rs.
"3u tel you SAL the doctor, ''weO 4
bay q cow -l4 make CIR oHu burrer. +.
AMI yse' % fence IN TIE adjoining lgt and +.
keep a pony fer the children, Whats
the use II living in the country II you
don't keep COW or a Lovs-:
To this outburt lAere came TO answer I
save maniac smile for the doctors
only audience was d feeble minded wo-
man, whom sad experience in suburban
Ike had be-ei- u nope.
Perhaps she remembered the slow
alienation OF nelghboTly affection
broCght about by mar@uding fowls. and
also those lurid months during which a
bhthe Newfoundland pup Lad devastated
the land, bat II So she made 40 sign. =
long experience with men had taught
this gentle being that the only way 10
get the best OF men and hens Is 70 appear
70 give them their own way n the start,
50 she smiled a slow. weird smile and
consented 70 the insertion Of an adyer-
tisement in the county paper Tor a su-
perior cow and a tractable pony.
Scarcely week had fitted by when
one day there walked into the back yard
a strange cavalcade. First came de-
jected dwarf Of q steed, whose head had
evidently been designed for a Normandy
draught horse, but whose legs had been
sawed of short in a dream. His bust
measure was all right, but be presented
the general appearance Of az oak that
~. - l.
from an acorn, but had suddenly changed
its mind and decided to become a head
OF lettuce. There was masterful look
in his eye that bespoke decision and
force. and the way his fore shortened
members touched the ground was indie
ative Of business. Behind the horse
came wrecked COW. | put it mildly
when say a wrecked COW, for she had
/ no horns. no tail and scarcely any hai1
I She had bones, however, and they show
I ed and seemed 70 creak III the morning
/ air like week. washing frozen on the
| line. Back Of the horse and cow strobe
/ q gigantic boy. lie was evidently young,
/ for he w0ro knickerbockers, but he was
very large and powerful. | soon discov-
/ cred he was e Swede, ard neither spoke
nor understood the language OF the land
of his adoption. BE seemed resolved TO
l-<ve the horse and COW. In vain /
| gesticulated. danced, e1DOstulated. Sad
/ ly, vet resolutely, lie cast off the leading
strings from the two beasts and turned
them loose in my doorysrd. / followed
/ him 70 the corner. and If | had had
shotgun | should probably have stained
my innocent soul with boyslauShter, but
he paid no attention TO me and reTacal
his steps 20 the unknown country from
whence he and his living menagerie had
come.
Iwent home in tears and found the
horse had regained his spirits and was
chasing tho cow around the yard. When
he got tired Of that he began 10 kicl. at
the hired girl, who had gone out TO the
/ rescue Of the COW, frightening The poor
/ girl 50 badly that she fell IN a fit upon
the door Ell, over which | dragged her
az the risk OF my own life.
After time the horse wearied of his
Z surroundings and started OF at a tearing
run down street, leaping q five barred
gate as easily as a wind blown feather
skins the air. Where he went ! know
not. for my eyes have never rested upon
him since he disappeared in the diTec-
tion os the lake bluff. but / am told that
after nights wandering be was taken
up and returned 20 his owner.
Turning from the window where I had
stood spelIbound with delight TO sec tho
gentle beast vault through the crowd OK
helpless school children on their way 20
school. / turned my attention 20 tie
hired girl and the cow. They both
seemed deliri0ur The former moaned
something about taking the first train %
town. and the latter was rubbing herself
against the side Of the house ia a vav
that made the windows rattle. / went
out and gave the poor thing a basin of
water. which she absorbed with one
loud inhalation and seemed anxious for
more. The better part of the morning
was spent in humanitarian service. I 40
not think the POOR animal had tasted
food since the preceding June. when
the doctor came home 20 night he found
The hired Erl gone forever and tho cow
aeieop on the garden w1'> Ike al eIuaCi-
atel watchdog on r7arl
who brought that rack q bones
herer be- asked
wanted 20 cay who thought ha3 n
direct hand IN 70. hut the children stool
around t1o near. 81 I C1ut5u.ed uysli
with few gentle words des-rietiys o.
tao bev. the goblin p.uv AMI fhe cow.
Nsft morning t'e large eni mszrr Peg