Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-12


river wound slowly, forming itself into
miniature lake and resting awhile
before lrurneyng ON its course \
white tleecy moor huns overhead and
was mirrored in the lake, framed
round about with deep fringe Of
softly reelected trees
My, but it is u beautiful country
said Alec unable to restrain his de
light
"NNu jest bet Il is" was the ready
RESPONSE; its lest as the old hymn
says An every prospect pleases an
only man is vile, That's so"
Don't sou think there are had men
every whcrcT" said Alec,
"Nh, Sartin, sartin! Good mon, too.
Tor that matter plenty OF en- Jest In
this same township, can't say as
the man You're going to is the best
specimen we have to show hercahouts,
hut he happens to need hands Jest
now, an YOU happen to want job, SO
vow might p'raps hit It for n spell
mn Try, said Alec,
"Non's his place that gray clap
board house YOU see nj the corner OF
the bush Wonder and this here Is his
bush Come to think ot II, p'raps Id
better let YOU so up yourself an see
what he says. HIN an me don't hit
Il somehow. we amt Il team in rclig
ious optuions for one thing, and tor
another wall, the short an the long
of II is, | can't I. bear the man an his
ways an | guess he cant u hear me
an my ways so the one atut no bot
ter than tother Rut, M say, he
needs hands an guess you'll get your
grub all right enough; 100 nd see to
that She's different poor girl"
who Is She" Qucricd Alec.
Loo Oh, she's his daughter or his
! witc's daughter more like He'll have
her worked into her grave, M he did
her mother, il she don't strike soon,
Hist, h'lioNc that's her now a-callin'
the COWS home to milkin"
The farmer stopped the horses and
/ they listened. hearing nothing for n
time They were about to 20 on again
: when they heard the faint, clear call
of girls voice sounding through the
woods.
( Cow boss! Cow boss Come, Mary
Susie, Rosie. Fairy oo-cc- 90 co oo!"
That's Loo" said the farmer, Now
look YOU here, youngstcr, ! thought
at first of takin' YOU round an inter
. IN al hnt n,
; think ont don't know M hnvin YOU
under my wing, rs II were, wouldn I
stand in your way. He hasn't spoken
to me since that last argument we had
about the Jews goin' back TO Jerusa-
lem, when | told him didn't care n
or to me whether they ever got back
there or no, told him II was the
New Jerusalem we were maxim a bee
line fer, an It was my opinion that no
man nd ever Gct there that didn't do
the square thing here. Wa~al. If the
cap don't fit him he needn't wear it,
but YOU see he might take u spite agin'
You on account q me intcriucin' yo,"
II see. But If you will show me the
road III very soon Introduce myself.
How much would YOU advice me to
ask >"
"Wa-nl though he isn't what he
should be- that's none Of our funeral,
is It? It's for YOU and me TO do what y
square an right an seem YOU hain't
no experience o farm work ! wouldn't
be too cocky at first Say $l5,"
"Oh, | wouldn't expect SO much as
that" said Alec.
All, but your work IL worth that
an more an IF he sees you're green
horn, he'll squeeze the last drop o
blood outcn ye, II won't be the lust
one he's sqnooze, neither An now, II
youIl list get out here an strike
straight through that there bush you II
see the COWS a-fecdin' there When
Loo calls the cows will 20 home TO the
milkin, YOU follcr the COWS
Alec lcaped out of the wagon only
staying a moment To thank the farmer.
when the latter shouted after him:
Hold on, ycungstcr Iif you see
you can M II WIN MN HDnDW, Jcht
you ask Loo where Joshua Myers
place Is and you come over to me.
never yet saw one Of Gods critters In
hole without gettin' 'em out an tixin'
en- up somehow,
So saying he jerkeI the rcins. and
the willing horses h0mcward bound
dashed gladly forward
As Alec entered the wood or bush
as the farmer had called IT, he wa
startled by the low tinkling Of bells AT
various distances from him and, look
ing forward through the dim green
gloom, saw several cows vending their
way through amcng the trees TO where
sounded more clearly and more musl,
cally the call
"iIo! Mary. Susie. Rosie, Fairy! Hot
Mary. Susie, Rosie, Fairy! Cow boss
Cow boss! Cow boss"
Alec, smiling at the musical call,
went on toward It, following the cows.
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