Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-29
FAMILY INCORPORATION.
A story OF the Creamery and the
Farmers Family


rested. She 1shed out the floating
cover and slipped 1t into place. Then
she removed another pan and dipped
out what cream she wanted II looked
thin and watery, but stopping to groan
over IL could not mend matters 70
her dismay she observed red splashes
on the cans, and the water was also
before noticed, through the saturated
tinted with the blood that had trickled,
bandage.
1t was just at this moment that Mrs.
Cantwell, hearing a team, turned q
nervous, hasty glance outside, and
whom should she see but the tardy
cream gatherer, whom she supposed
had come ant gone long ago at the
usual time.
ooh. murder MURDER she muttered,
and she quickly seized the crank and
let down the cans as noisleasly as pos
sible. But a lump OF Ice that had
been fioored by its partner in the
dance was now coolly resting under
the framework OF the elevator, and
obstinately disputed the right Of way
So she had to leave the cans half Gov
cred, and the lids Of the creamer grim
ming at an angle OF As degrees She
noticed as she fastened out, the glass
strewn, -spattered and otherwise
exceedingly untidy floor and the
stralner where she had knocked it UNI
Intentionally in little, wet, untidy
heap in the sink
Mrs. Cantwells thoughts flew fast.
Her first instinct had been to get out
of sight--but as she heard that man
rafting away out in the cream room.
rushing up the elevator, setting the
cans out on the BENCH etc, she
thought how mean 1t was of her to re-
treat, and she said to herself, Gym
thia Cantwell, It's big pill, but you
must take it. Just as soon as YOU get
your plaguey hand fixed, you've got to
go out there and tell him about it.
every word"
But she was spared the trouble. The
pext minute he was gone, and when
she went out to survey the scene OF
her trials, there sat the full cans on
the bench the cream rejected.
"Oh, destruction she muttered,
CHANGING at the cream record fastened
on The wall Ninety spaces i5
pounds of butter yesterday, and none
today, So much money and our rep
utation lost, just for little freak, and
all that vile, watery cream on our
hands,
| won't attempt to relate Malcolms
CONSERVATION at the state of affairs
when he came up to dinner He had
scarcely had time to comprehend it
and to excialm "Pettieoat cooperation
I'll warrant" when the stage drove
up, and down lighted the city cousin,
followed by trunk whose proportions
were scarcely inferior to that of NAL
coins girl to whom Eta was intro
duced with great ceremony, after
things had been Strengthened round
there little
Until two years ago Eta had always
lived on a farm, and she felt much in
terest In the new creamer, and the
plan for disposing Of cream. She was
on hand at night when Malcolm find
ing that the rejected cream had be-
come clear, drew off the milk without
a word that anything unusual had oc
cured, and set the cream in a can by
itself to await developments Then
he lifted ont the mornings milk, as
usual. 60 make room in the creamer
TO. The nights addition, and set that
cream IN another can.
There were gay jokes In abundance
between the young people, and Nal
colin explained to his cousin all the
why's and wherefores the filling of
the creamer with fresh water, the set
ting Of the cans, the raising cf the ele-
yator, etc. And he detailed the veto
on "petticoat cooperation" so comioal
iy that Eta declared that she meant
to ignore the veto and ioin the associ
alton NJ once.
Rudolph, who had just come in with
a pail Of milk stood beside the cream
er straining IL.
III wager that can milk COW as
quickly as YOU can Cousin Rudolph
us, exclaimed Eta
"Oho! city girl look At those lily
white hands, Oh my. 4 Samson
among the Phhstinos" and Malcolm
laughed derisiyely.
Pooh Mr. Self-coueeit, challenge
you to d trial, too Just remember, if
you please. that I'm q l6yoars-od
country girl and only two-years old
city girl mere baby left her ut
home
"Ilumph likely that big Saratoga
looks like IT,"
u want Just ten lainutes, Sir Boast
ers. That Will be plenty ot lime to
pick you up ana carry you on, and sci
you down again want a cow that
viii fiji the pail herself. Wen each
fill pail and we'll see what we'll see.
Now. 40 YOU both accept the chal-
lengee'
Yes, your majesty
20, YOU begin TO teel some respect FOR
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