Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-05-06
rnl MEEK AND CENT. COW.
Alros wnrrrx rrAcur. Nn.. ". now
To MILK.

THi MEEK AND GENTLE COW.
ALTON wnIrrr> TEACHES Ms. W. nov
To MILK.
How full of mlsinform,tion were tb'
ieschii e of our early youth Ibos
false ti,cories fillei INV early years will
terror. am q native ~ Maine, AMI va
just blo.somlng Into nv teen. durin,
the ds,'. of long, spanish cattle IN ihl
State. Full many tree on my father
old rsnch bear. witness, hy barkle-
patches, "a, Indeed, do INV .hlns, tn th
90 ger haste With which .hinned to tbei
topmoa q bough., on .lght of "spsnl.l
cow When the tall, brinilc COW, Will
the lot z. branching borns. cam. pranc
Ing do an toward m., With her tail slof
anil hsr no.c to the ground, ! though
.hc m, ant to lii me: hut Instead, th"-'
movement. were only lniicati,. of low
aud affection. She only meant Ia gra.l
me gently In the embrace II those wid'
spread horns, aud pcrrhancc bear M
alofi Der the rock. snd ratilcsn,kcs
sni other dangers that bc.ct my har'
fc,i. 4 COW boy--ani COW hoy. nc,eI
Iie-toli me the next time q spanish COW
took tier me. to Just stand .till, aud III
would simply run up io me sud gcnil,
llfi ms on her horns, without hurting
hair oi my head. I'lltry the experiment
some ,f these day., AMI le, YOU know
the result.
Hut What I started to say was this
Onc. | . while you will hnd COW ths'
wIll betrsy your confidence. ] oncs
ownci such a COW, bat .he dic'i. dit
not mix thl. COW much. ! believe Ia
somai'. rights. Milking I. Que of th'
hIghes, boy. of civilized life, ani ] bc
lle,e a. women having their .hafv of llfc
Ioys. IL |. pleasure worthy the gosi'
a. All the pals with foamlng milk. In th'
iewy u,orulng hours, Ia make the splash
splash of m. milk In the pail to keci
time sii rhyme to th. melody of th'
mornlig lark. In the trcc tops, ani .csi
tor the rich perfume ~ hon.ysuckle'
and roc. With lavish hand. Ne.' thl'
I. piei .urr. thi. I. delight delight
that I love my wife too dearly Ia den,
her. shc alway. p~t. the COW, but IN
the course 20 human events, the milk Tot
INV morning dlsh ~ mush was often sos
ss. a.kr,l NV Wife the why ~ u, and
.hc all the COW kicked the milk over
wh~n I had revived that answer. ~
m,tkssi that cow must hc trrais'i gcn'
tly. that they were docile ani tcachahl'
animals, etc, etc. sl.o r"m,rke,i that
.ome women never learn how Ia handle
a cow anyhow. snd that I did not believe
.hc hall appreciated INV great .sctific'
la alioeing her to milk the COW. Won
sn are strange creatures; theN Viii talA
hack so Mr.. Whi,i~n remarked that "
I thought knew morr about COW. thsu
he dla, I couli Just ~ ani milk III" oil
hurry. aud that .he would never milk
her again. az therr' When .hc .sy- ''.o
there" With an exclamation polnt afteF
u, .hs msan. bu.ln-... ~ took the
hint, aud the milk bucket, and vent oui
ta milk, and supposed INV wife stald Al
the hou.-, but .hc didn't.
never had taken a square look n
that n.w CIV, ani ! confess shc dii not
have very prrpo.scsslng appearance
Ia. only hal Que horn. bat there wa'
plenty 10 material Ia II for apsir. III,
VA. long-leggci, hal stub tail, 'ni
three tcai. about the slre aud shape oi I
teacup. Her slie. were 80 covered With
brand. and vent. that YOU could haN,
.tooi her on one cnd ani had q ilrst-cla.'
ol,cli.k, With the inscription. already on
H.. While I VA. taking an Inventory oi
her attractions, shc loscrri her head,
pointed her horn straight AZ me. and
gently heaying . hatful of dust over her
hack With her near fore foot, .hc remark
e,I "b-o-o-r-a'" IN very mcnscing man
ner. she either lli not like the stranger,
or thi. was her .oclable way ~ saying
good evening" cautiously approach
-,l her frnm the wlniwari side, and after
calling her few affectiOnaic names,
Ia wrrstle with Que of tho.s
inverted tea cup.. She VA. q. meek a.
Lamb. She went io chewing her cud,
anl looked the picture ~ gcntlene.s.
began to feel proud. My theory Na'
correct kini wopi. had carricl the day
4 ~as .o .l,,e,i that couli not r-.i.i 4
few remarks, such a., "so. b0ssy," "nlcc
ho..y," 'nlcc little cow" They. be"u
talking ab,ut ", bo.sy. shint do u
any mor-. just the boa. little COW.
Aud Ia NV pride paite,i her gently on
the .kle. That Ma. mistake. just ~
I gave her the fir.t pat, .omething hll
me In the stomach, ani found my-sli
.prtwling la the middle ~ the corral,
Nth the milk all over me. isas little
mad. aud might have made fcw cutter
taInlng remark. u I hal no, heari a .u.'
plcious misunderstanding In the hay lofi
near by. Mr.. whitten VA. evidently
watching. ! would snow her how Ia
milk that COW. drove the Gov la,
shovel a rail- Ia hack 81 her, .o she could
not grt out It'll she kicked. tIc'l heI
tn a stake, ani .he pull.d the stake up
strapped her leg. together. ani .h'
broke the strap. tied her kicking lec
back Ia q tree with new rope, ani sh,
threw her fore foot back, and made mud
of what little milk had left. forge,
my theorie. I taught Mr.. Whltten.
lust gave that old hrlfcr a lib Ia the ribs
With th. sharp end 81 fence rail-, that
rilsi the spanish In her. She repeated
her remark made when entered the cor
raj, aud getting down on her knees,
crsNiei out under the side rail- of th'
stall aud mad. for me. strange hos
one. early teaching will cling To one
Here was fine opportunity Ia test ~,
pet theory, but under the impul.e of th'
moment, aud youthful training, ! ran
Just az I started I heard som. more ol
that ..te-he-te-he," hut ran all the same
Old "Brlndle" ani hal a regular go-1s'
you-pl-a.e race around the corral, hut
.he gained ON me every lap, until that
old horn wa. In close proximity Ia m,
milk soaked trousers. ] could not clint
the fence, the horn was too close.
There was one spectator of the excii-
Ing race. I'll never forgive Mrs. Whit
ten. She actually laughed at my noe
and sang out "l.un, Alton. run, Alton
Call her gentle names; shes a gentle
creature. Call her pet names, Alton
that will stop her." The fourth roun,
.he split my trou.er. aud shirt, aud
felt her hot breath on my bare back
Horrors. must ! die without q chanc'
to ch,nge my will. .o that Mrs. Whittier
would get nothings just as We cam'
plowing down towards the gate II hev
opeu aud let the pass. but caught oil
Brinile. ! did not stop until ] ha'
reached the house and got my irusiy oil
blunderbuss. I put la two hsndfuls n
powder, aud a hatfui of shot. -
IN. old COW died. We don't have mill
at our house, but We have plenty of blu
beef. There IL only one satisfaction II
chewing IL; Il u a pan Of old Brindle.--
ALTON wnIrrES In Maine Farmer.
Many politicians will work hard To de
feat znv measure that IL pushed forwar
by farmers simply because they belicy
that the farmer has no business in legis