Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-22
high silk hat for straw one, but 9TH
erwise he was attired as in the mosn-

erwlSe he was att1red - In the m09n.
ing.
.Now, den!" he exclaimed, ten min.
utes afterward, "wot yer tink of dat
keow, Sister Tinsley? OATS a mon
strous fin keow wot fotches yer."
Aunt Belinda looked approvingly at
the animal. "How much milk do she
guv?" she asked.
bout three gallon, 'jes' like cream. y
"Whar you buy her, Brudder Aaron?'
"Didn' buy her." he answered 81
done raise her. Had dat keow when
she were litt.' cah'f. Lemmc go put
her in de shed. Den we kin talk more
bout de bisness of de mornin'..
"S'pose you millzs her fust, Brudder
Aaron, I'll go fotch a pail. It's bout
millSin' time, on wants ter tas' her
milk"
Involuntarlly Aaron glanced up and
down the road, and then he said:
dunno bout millsin' in my bes'
breeches, Sister Tinsley."
''Oh, you kin be keerful," said she,
"an' wants ter tas' her milk" and she
went into the house for pail.
Aaron was not very rapid mixer,
but in the course of time he finished
and brought the pail to Belinda.
Oats not much milk" said she:
looks like yer keow done guv mos
her milk in de mornin'"
"Dats so," said Aaron, "jes' wait It'll
mornin' and yer sees de milk"
"Al right" said Aunt Belinda,
'you kin tuck her to de shed an tie her
up"
When Aaron came back he wanted
to sit down and talk matrimony, but
Belinda would have none of it.
Use busy now," said she, use got
ter iron Ca r,t. Camps shirts. You come
in de mornin', Brudder Aaron, arter
breakfas an den I'll talk bisness."
"Got one job O milkin' out of yer,
anyway" said she to herself as he de-
parted.
When Aaron was entirely out of
sight Aunt Belinda took the COW from
the shed and led her down to the old
field and left her near the fence which
ran by the road side, where there was
some grass growing in among the
OuShSo All VIC lCuCe COTueFS.
Very soon Moses Lipscomb appeared
upon the scene, dressed in his ordinary
clothes, tarnished, torn and easy of fit.
He was very warm and very much ex-
cited.
Look hyar, Aunt Blinda," said he,
"dat ar long-legged bracls Aaron was
down at de stor' at de cross roads an
bra Grin, dot ha wa c Uo;,, tar ,,,orrx ,or
an sayin' dat it was all fixed an set
tied. Wot dat mean. Aunt Belinda?'
dat mean he lie," said Aunt Belin-
da, quietly, "nuthin' 'sprisin' bout
dat"
Moses face frightened. "Den how
bout me, Aunt Belinda? Gwine ter
take me? Yer says you guv me my
ahnser ef I comes arter supper"
"Tain't so easy, Moses" replied Aunt
Belinda, speaking meditatively, "dar's
lots of tings to be thunk bout. Now
dars dis one ting, wants keow an
ef husban' comes long wot kin guv
me a keow, wot de good of my takin'
one wot cahn't? Kin You guv me
keow, Moses?"
The brown countenance of her suitor
heightened. "Keowr' he calculated.
''Yes, sah," said Aunt Belinda, "an'
Use got ter see de keow fus' fore guys
any man my ahnser. Cahn't take no
man an den trus' him for de keow.
Now, dom yer say annudder word,
Moses Lipscomb. hain't got no time
to be talliin' now, Use got ter finish
ironin' Capt, Camps shirts, for he wants
dem ter-morrer mornin' fore brealsfas'.
So git long, Moses, an ef you comes
ter-morrer arly an tells me eff you kin
guv me lZeow or ef yer cahn't I'll guv
yer yer ahnser. Go long now," and
she went into the house and left him.
For few moments Moses stood as if
he had just been sentenced to the coun-
ty prison.
"Keow." said he to himself. "Ef she'd
asked me to guv her de handr of milk
pail / haint got none," and then, turn
ing, he walked mournfully away.
When Aunt Belinda opened her door
the next morning and locked out upon
the dew-besprinkled landscape, spark
ling under the first rays of the morning
sun, she saw Moses Lipscomb standing
in front of the house. His hands were
in his pockets. his soft old hat was
stucl, on the side of his head and near
him was black and white cow, con-
tsntedly niDbling the short grass.
"Mornin,' Aunt B'linda,'' shouted
Moses, "hyar l is an dar she. Don
say | dom guv yer no keow Oars q
monstrous fin animal an l fotch her to
yer an guve her ter yer. Now wot
you say ter dat, Aunt B'linda?"
Aunt Belinda put her hands on her
hips and threw severe expression into
her face
Oats mighty fin keow," said she,
"but look hyar, Moses Lipscomb, whar
you git dat keow? You knows you
haint got no lseow, and you knows yer
never saved money 'nough outer yer
wages, when yer gifts eny, ter buy de
hide of alleow, let lone hull one.
Now den, you stan up straight fore
me an tell me whar you git yer"
Moses stood up before her and looked
her straight in the face. Aunt
B'linda," said he, 81 done stole dat
keow."
"Stole herr" cried Aunt Belinda,