The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10

Fall year ago Bought hef III sp' h's ~ " VI
Aaron Damon, tax collector ere through the
Summer. fed her UP nIghts-hes master
hand to take care OF stockha,u Ms aas
Dragging TO the Post Office VIVA. me
COW he had and h how n.u' thew made d
Fe and and how much 1",asr shsa dre s
later on. We ali got well acquaint weth
her. so to speak. and used 10 ASH hAe S"e
was one OF his family
II see" said the minister, r,u and
Things went along WI ran, ,s anu
Deac'n's boy Hiram Gomez UP pr nve nood
college for week or so. fIet.y soou
boy Hiram, and smarts s.eeI uap.
He was always comm up Tor rev uays :
never see a coIeger have so nncn VA "a
tim. Folks Used 10 tnih 49,, m"S snr s se
this time. But no: somehow ne always
vent back. Guess they'd took shine 10
him down there. maybe ,or,,o >, satt
He may have been Id, epeaking to
me of Deacon Wallace's son. OF ol his
COW, In the nain%' 49, ,,, -,
I'm coming to that-lm tnere now,
the Squire replied: "That GOV ~ De gettjn'
out of pastur' and hanging rVuau ,hare
house Tor what she could GET. Anu ny" ~ g
along In Fall she come UP tnI1 9 10
orchard bsck OF the house one uas an h
the cider apples were just laying on me
ground in heaps OF course no co" ~
Ing to ask anything better N tha.i ,he
stops, and kind OF hides hersSIi "eti d CO.., S.S
trees and the heaps Of apples, ana goes
a -eatIng. And then as she begun 10 get
cored she got careless and showed hsIs si
and Deacn. wondering WY SIT n ,tr
broke out Of pasture ahq saaS her And
the house looks out ana So M Anu
he gives one big yell TOT hIaIiii Of, 49,,
"Ue must have been alarmed coih-
mented the minister. ,.,u harsaif and
ole was afraid she'd XIII hefsei, anu an
besidss he wanted the apples for cider
The Deac'n knows how 20 Calc iats.
Hiram ne says. go and drlve Inat coM
out Of the orchard! She o,,, I,Ea a good
how and did his best: but she seemed 10
have got the taste OF apples, ana ne
conldn't do anything weth her ne d'I ~.
ped. looked UP to the house anu ""'e' '''
.Drat it. says Deac'n; SO much GO, COL
lege's spoiled him so he can ui.cy" And
ri have to 20 and show MN nv I'm eaiI
he came down into the o'0""'u
The minister looked puzzled. - our
nautical figure Of speech ne ,ho
Running for all he was so wo' see him
coming. took ore good look, let out KING
of scarf heller. and turned SQUAT ,V oaI-
an nor hind legs and started on the t Iii
Top. Head her of! Deac
81" M Gould not have run far In that
time" interposed the thoughtIuI ,llr'ht ack
rum down the field and turn her Dan sod,,
And then he and his pa goi ny 1.i,o her
them. But lands. They couiu" COW act
so ride 'lous in all your porn Ia SSn;, I"
have 10 laff even now v hen t nrdA u" =
And the Squire proved his WoI,u. ,,,ot,o
"In what way did her pecuIlaItteS,
iteeif nontfesf3' asked the minister,
"yVhy. she'd buck up and Gown ire a
Western Donv and she'd start 10 run as
though nothing could stop heI' anu ana '. III
stop dead OF her own accoi ~ ii, 60 Cd
paid no more attention 70 hiram aa
his pa than though they'd been posts,
Deac'n got wrathful. and pore nov, 20 90
Hiram. 'What YOU been a-uoilG W
hero he demanded Amt ben DOING any any,
IN, ee~s linn. and t1eu they both
had to dodge her again, TOT sne VIZ
thrashing round In the Mllue horrS ~.
And If she didn't stand on ne far1t
the tip OF her tail IL WASH I net id hnt .,
Her inability. No COW could 40 t"'''
said the minister. cOnclus.VeN-, ..,,..,
.''VeI she seemed to try haIi 'iou ~.
And then she'd make the queeIest, Mn, nJ'h,
halfway beller but not say anS t cS
any COW could a-understood. III uilaI,
lv she got all petered out; ana soII -
dropped down limp Ike. They had 10
lot her lie there till she got READY 70
move. and after that she went 10 the
barn without trouble, 49,, A.. ,,i,ts-
"Reaily remarkable" said the minis
ter" pleasantly. But was no eNpiai'a, a,
ZION ever vouchsafed for this strangeU,,
"Oh N come over Deac'n after aWhHe
thar she'd simply got drunk on tnem
cider apples. though il was long uthe
before he'd own up 10 II, on account OF
the reflection on him as 2 cider maker
and a temperance man Hos a l+-9ld
Ter Deac'n is, and he'd always held that
a leetle sweet cider was good LOT Il I i
and couldn't hurt him. But AFTER seeiuE
that cow perform he had to change ms
In the road came an old foehioneesd
chaise. swinging from side TO side win
the motion of its springs. inc Squre
noted IL. Here's the Deac'n ms turnout
now. And he's In H. Mornin. Deacn
he called. II was Just tellin' the minister
about that weller COW OF yours mat GOT
at the apples. What did you ever 90
II got red of her at loss" said the
Deacon, TO a man over in Tolland Coun-
ty. couldn't have such crittnr oo1!
my place. Think o the example IN
lie drove on. "Deac'n has notions. as
I sand. about the sense OF right and wrong
I'm animals" said the Squire. What
do YOU hold as TO that
III is carrying the principle 10 ek-
tremes," said the minister; but we can
Is consistent in his theory and prdc-
tice He sold the cow
-, ee. he sold her She dried up right
after the circus she had; IL always dries
COWS to get drunk-and she WASH worth
much in that shape. Some folks thought
maybe that was why ne sold heI, put
I dunno; Jess like as not they wa u l
very friendly to him ] was glad, tho.
ne saw il i'm its true light. and laid the
whole blame on the COW instead OF charS-
ING Hiram with a trick. Hiram Is hlhky
enough for H. but that time he got OH.
He's back TO college row.