Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-29

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so explicit2,'
can right said Malcolm. Look
there, IL you admire gigantic proper
tions, so much. She'll fill the pail.
No doubt about that"
In less time than it takes 10 tell 1t
they were all at work in regular gale
I OF fun. Eta speedily came to the con
clusion, however, that the pail which
4 old Brindle would give would be very
4 small one.
/ Rudolph" she called. Rudolph was
in an adjoining stable.
Eyes, your majesty"
"Old Brlndle don't give down her
milk. What's the matter?"
"Old Brindle? why she don't give
more than thimble full any way.
What in Texas did you go to work on
her for2"
Malcolm said"
Malcolm! pshaw, Eta! don't you
ever mind thing he says. Nobody
does He's a r-r-r-egular r-r-r-ogue.
You'd better try that little Jersey be-
Slue nef. OHb y SIuHHbI'
well, got pint anyway
Cousin Eta" said Malcolm, II can
not tell lie, though the truth involve
my esteemed brother in perjury. Old
Brlndle will surely give a pailful-if
you wait long enough. 1t is undigni-
fled to be in haste"
Now see here, cousin" said Ru-
dolph. you can always trust me, inn
plicitly. You try that little Jersey
critter. She's prime, and you can take
the rag right off from that scallywag
brother of mine"
Thanks But say, Rudolph"
eyes, your majesty"
I'm going to trust you for another
thing. You called this nice little
mooley a eritter Now please oblige
me by spelling critter?"
Certainly; the photography varies
with the locality. In this province we
spell 1t by syllables, this way, no let
ters needed: Creet-et Crit, Etta-eat-
er, Crltter."
Il never"
Never what?"
Never eat critter.
ats my opinion that your majesty
has; but hurrah! never mind, my fair
cousin the dark horse wins. See!
and Rudolph started for the cream
room with pail overlooking. He
strained the milk, and fastened away
to prepare his toilet, with little extra
care, for supper
Eta soon followed, also with brim-
ming pail, and feeling quite elated
over her comparative success, and as
tonlshed that such little bit of COW
could pan out the milk SO, She
strained her pailful into the same can
with Rudolph's, and set the pail under
the faucet In the sink. When filled
with water she drew it away. The
froth covered the top like a beautiful
mire IT, laughing to herself at the
chatting she meant to give Malcolm !;
when seeing him striding around the
corner of the barn, she gided away to
prink bit before tea.
Malcolm's pail of milk was just suf-
ficient to fill another partly filed can.
lie was feeling little "wamble
cropped" over the result of the contest,
and when he spled Etta's froth-capped
pail, filled with milk as he supposed,
he laughed
"Ho no! So our small dairy maid
couldn't stop to finish up her job
He strained the milk-tinged water
into an empty can, without glancing at
the liquid, and filled up the extra
space with wat@. as is the custom
when in setting the milk one can is
left only partly full Then he trotted
OFF with the wheelbarrow after cake
Of Ice, and was on hand at the supper
table as promptly as the others, with
no fault to be found with his toilet.
There was bandinage in plenty
among these rollicking young people
until Eta suddenly mindful of the
prophecies Of the table, "alieted down."
as she observed, into sober sense"
This creamery business really
SCthlS a Spltudiu lHilG. SHc Sdlu. L
mean to be up and right on hand when
the cream gatherer comes in the morn
ing 1t saves YOU ever so much work,
doesn't 1t, Aunt Cynthia2'
Mrs Cantwell, who had been revolv-
ing over and over her as yet uneon-
fcssed cooperation. and had preserved
a serious cast Of countenance now
only drew down the corners OF her
mouth in a comical little pucker,
which set our volatile young folks Off
again.
but don't you really like it, Aunt
Cynthia? Why note"
i am not supposed to be posted on
creamery matters" she replied after
moments hesitation Malcolm and
The hired girl have the monopoly
there"
Well isn't that good Of Malcolm?
Malcolm, I'll take back every particle
of chat that ! have been blowing to-
ward YOU. Please accept a pun OF
praise instead Why, Aunt Cynthia,
what ails yDur hand ~