Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-08
ICOpyright. 1894. by Charles R. Lewis.l

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 tCopyright, 1894. by Charles R. Lewisl
 After supper Mir. Gallup took the milk pail from the shelf in the kitchen and went out to the barnyard to milk from the spotted COW, which was chewing her cud as she stood patiently waiting his appearance. He left Mrs. Gallup clearing away the table and singing to herself, but he had only just taken the milk stool of the fence when she appeared before him, with n scared look on her face, and hoarsc- ly whispcrcd:
 Samuel, you know what that means, don't youy"
 He looked at her hlankly and slowly placed tho milk stool on the ground beside the COW.
 ''Mebbe you didn't hear it, but did" she continued, getting n corner of her apron ready against n sudden gush Ot tears. II had just cmpticd the grounds out of the teapot when l caught the sound as plain as day. Yes, I heard rOosier crow thrcc times, and you know what thnt mcansl When a roustcr crows at sundown, r means thcrc's goin to bc n death in the family within n month. Samuel Gallup, one or t'Othcr of us k goin to expire hCforc we arc n month older
 Hist ovcrr' commanded Mir. Gallup as he gave the COW slap un the hip. which caused her to assume n proper pose for milking.
 "Itll bc me who'll hcv to die, of course" she continued the tears came and the apron was lifted. 1t has bin that way fur the last % years, and it'n be that way till I'm finally laid in my narrcr grave. It'll bc n narrcr grave. won't it, SamuCls You arc no hand to pay out money when you can possibly help it, and of course you won't think 1t necessary to have n grave wide nun fur the coffin to | joGglc around in"
 Mir. Gallup wet his left hand with n lit- tic milk, then wet his right nnd got his feet under the cow and pp'parCd for busi- ness.
 live bin fcClin so chirkful all day that | I might hcv known the Shaddcr of death was on the kitchen door" sobbcd Mrs Gallup us shc leaned on the gate. That was tho way poor Nancy Williams went She'd got up and surprised 'cm all by C,oin | to work us if she was the wullcst woman | in the state. She whitCwnshcd the CCl- | lar, made seven pumpkin pies, washed every one of her seven children and read three chapters in tho Old Testament. And then what happened, samuel Gallup | What took Ilacc she WAS hrlpin her oldest girl wash up th" supper dishes a thing she hn,!u't donr lvturs' in niior-,'' Mir Gallup was iudu~tri"rIsly cn::il,rl in divcrting two strulms uf milk irtn the | pail and watching the show white fruth as 1t crCpt up by slow dvlyrV.<, and il was doubtful ii he heard what shc said.
 And then what haPpyurd' It wa> just at suudOwu, and new potatoes was almost rady tu dig, and n rHrssur sudden ly crowVd thr,r times. Nu'ptly h:~ ever | found out whu,,' rooster that was Mrs Jones has always stuck Ia it that it WAS T | Snirit nn1 ultlltr=f tt licvc it was. Mary Williams siusrI thrr, right b,Sidc hrr mother and WAS scr7Ipin the meat platter when the r,ostcr crhwvl, She dropped the platter and broke 1t in five pieces, and jcst then her mother called out, Mary, il has come She fell right back on the il"or. rolled over and gave one gurglc and .vhs dv;.I When Dr. Parker