The sun., 1892-05-22
Tho Faithful and Valuable Service OF 80
the Wcther.

| SCRANTON. May 2l.-"When I was a farm
| boy on the Brandywino In Chester county," q
banker was telling. my father own ed wether
sheep named Bob that ran with the cattle for
eleven years. Bob was the only sheep on n
farm Of 400 acres. and father had an idea that
diseases were kept out Of the herd OF cattle by
having a sheep among them. The wether was
big long-woolled fellow: he could butt
harder than any ram ever saw. and he got to
be the most Intelligent animal on the farm.
=" The first summer that Bob graZed with the
cattle he got in tho habit OF singing out the
cows and driving them toward the barn when
milking time came. leaving the young cattle
in the pasture. II any OF the cows Jagged he.
hind the sheep would butt them until they fell
In with the leaders: and II any Of the steers
and heifers undertook to follow he drove them
back. as though he knew that they Wore not
needed In tho milking yard. Before the end Of
the summer Bob had got the cows so we'll
trained that they would follow him toward the
barn buildings at sunset instead OF waiting for
better than t? loin them when Bob turned
around and shook his head. as he always did
There was a urindIed COW That Bob liked
better than any Of the rest. and in course "i
front Of the herd. The pastures wcrs on each
M side &C OF :. lane that ran tnroush the centre OF
fs e ned rae .hs sM3p w Tnt in n" fst 9
cows through. and closing it hehind tn-m:
,E md the. then ne w, would eantsr ahead and lead
hrindlcd COW. After tho cows were MIXED.
Bob took them @ back to the lle!d and fast
change tho cattle IRON ono pasture to
aenother he would say to the sheep: Bob take
drys % tie cows VS. t" tho m atornnt it @ ' . I I',dsy
and the sheep never in!leh - Lead the herd TO
inG m rGn Hs!ry rye ths a ma Fn the
Old IGsturc to tn" new one; and he saved ns
bows a goot many steps. Besides being the
i any OF the cattle undertook 10 lock horns
Bob would instantly separate them 10y buttng
until they had cooled OF So ln,lcli that they
didn't care 10 fight.
and put ur M ts sSr Hs,d db0uEns Hs H It "%
to train her to form in line with the rest If tho
COWS COWS Wien milking time came. nut rom tho
her, Every time he at out t, drive her She
would lower her hornnss heal nnl .i.rh at
him. and Bob would back oa and nuit her Pc
COW could stand as much huttin: as he.cpuL
ihmmns her on tho S h".d. 80 ots is cHa"s"I ' his
tactics Ly ste"!in. M yehind her and iuytin.
I"ns Esr bA Tn M' @ al Hjs m'sht n.l"sn hlr and
tnumrcl when 1t was fIi! "g .nNI, and shs
licked ths sheen heels "yer head several
BOP kept butiins, her IN tho bag Ill sac got
80 that she would clos" in with the herd whom
down, and 1t wasn't iong before Old nr..ev g"t
e Ih the b n1'i"n lon 81 In to the ~" .ght be.
sheep never @ tred m % I" butt sHw Rv hsr . W. s"a
now ste2r in tho herd one spring that nroxo
out ot tho pasture whenever h" found u wrax
srot IN thn lence Bob soon caught on to %"
steer iooiing around the fence he drOy, him
toward the centre OF the ilc!d: and he contn- |
ued to watch tho steer like do: til he broke |
him OF his nce-jumping habit.
~, 81 One OF the pastures ioined The n"Nt farm.
anu ono season u big ram belougln. 10 ths
neiEhoornE farmer worked his way thrpuEi
M"she svefS Bob few was aaST ars "a
INTO me ram. He was rttle too mu.h forhin.
nnd l,s made things 80 hot for the intruder
ihat tse an rom W wts t always the first o.eio CIV,
hy the wether. ho would go on shlRins his
stay s on MS side oiit TN ho spoiled for another
again and, lot Bob lick him. one day Bob
wash! wasn't feeling we'll when the ram came oyer to
fnsk,e hMa his MIN. lie wasn't In igH'lns condition;
Kim 6im nIs dSwnp snInx sxy wa good and the ram kmosket
from anger. The Lrndled COW saw that lob
was getting the worst, Of the fight. and. giving
z z o., below she made dive for the ram. Gau;:htt
no died In the Held. Then sh" mooed 10 Bob
and coaxed him to follow her to distant part
OF tho pasture.
A man on the Brandywine owned an old
boar hog that ran wherever ho pleased. lle
had big SsS tSsSs and and there wasn't doc IN ths
and my 14;;year-old brother went 10 drive
him ont. The savage old hrute turned on my
brother and made him climb m arple tree,
under the tree, and snortcd at linn. Bob was
with the cattle Just over stone fence. and
Saep ". as heard %y sIS,her yelling be put
bered over the wall and rushed at him. and
he boar dashed at the sheep and tried to tear
him Ln With his tusks. Bob butted the fierce old