The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-09-29
The Gov that KieL.d th. Pail Over.

diheult TO hpd . concrete case Of 90
-"' which more completely illustrated u
0's practical snd the picturesque iestut,
which are embodied In an ideal boyin
I'VE personality, Her general appearance cot
''e mended ber on sight TO every observer
'n, Large and well proporiioned, slsef, clean
Ias limbed, brishteyed. che could have sloo,
v" bel re any artist aud in her grace Of reposr
i'm aud msltonly diguity made sn admirable
model for picture or statue.
Ter Ard her character accorded with hei
en physique. She was . case OF nlei,s saaa ii
10 eorp0re sdgo. She did not 'hook," nor
oil Jump fences, nor 10 any way tssso In the
ad ooe exception we are called to noic) make
y, herself dlssgreesble. She was never
be syerse 10 meeting the requistions imposed
upon her. and responded eheeriully to
IN every call OF duty. She never demurred
Is sben summoned from the pasture field,
81 and, however satisfactory her environ
% ment there, when the boy appeared and
the bars were let down she would look up
'r with Why cerisiDlyl' expression and
II wslk serenely out and take her place at
o the milking spot. and. with sections more
eloquent than words, express her evident
u ly conscious sentiment. III am at your ser
Q vice." She stands before our minds eye
:; Is q well-constructed, well.balsnced, con
Q scientious cow-an ornsment to her pro. |
fession. 10 making this memorial to her
virtues ii is matter OF regret that candor
requires the Interpolation OF an adverse
criticism. Yet she had one defect, which
was so Inconsistent With aud anomslout to
10 her general high standard that il was
hard to reconcile 1t with the large balance
in her favor. II was . very rare expires
sion OF obliquity ia her, and only indulged
In after long periods OF uneIceptonable
behavior. But once In while the evil i'm
pulse would seize her, when. under some
unsccountsble suggestion, and when the
pull was we'll filed with her rich laoteal /,
secretions, she would strike out from "the :
hip" and sIu, sn unerripg blow with the I
rspidity OF = fssh OF lightning, and then :
there would be . milky way in the barn a
yard yard square.
II was to oil concerned q psy Geological /,
problem difficult OF solution. Had 1t been
OF frequent occurrence it could easily have =
been set down to general "cussedness," !" );
end then, doub less when, forbesrsnce
had ceased to be q virtue che would have
atoned for her delinquency at the slaugh =,
ter hous, But as her indulgence in her
evil propensity was SO rare, and mean -
time she msintained her equilibrium at its
high average. her exceptional acts were :.
hard to account for. Willing to give her =, "
the benefit OF every doubt, she was careful "
ly watched TO see whether it might not be ;.
10 accident. But candor com =, ~
PEELED negative answer to snch justiflca -
lion. Whenever II was Gone it was un
done with malice Of fore ~
thought. But most problems are sovable ~
10 patient Investigation, and the way this "
mystery was ciphered ont we will submit
% our readers, who sre always at liberty wv
o judge OF its accuracy and make their
'wn application.
One day when the milking operation
'ss about completed and the petulant fit -
anne upon her (for such it sec med to be), ~, ~,
bet offending hind foot darted out in all
IS celebrity and vigor, and not only milk, w,
ut mixer, lay sprswling on the ground. r.. r.
. N momeDt, however. the latter collected n n
erself together, and IN iare spirit Of cell =
ossession. more in sorrow than in anger
why, Bossyl What is the 'Dn =,
after with you2 You are just like Dea
10 Brown" She said no more. She did
1t need to. She bad Bit the nail on the
'sd, 10 our judgement. Every one who ~
lew Descon Brown could appreciate the !"
ness Of the comparison. Deacon Brown NV,
IS very respectable and much respected VIM
smber OF our community. He was 'ou'
|lsr in our church. But be was pillar
th knots 10 it he was q good counsel sne.' saeu
and very sympathetic and benevolen, ..,.
d intensely active. Bnt be did like to IN,
We things go as he said. and there wss A..
ite likely to arse tempest In the tea A.
when bis will was opposed Any frlc- ...,e
n wac like striking . match, and be
uld fash mp in an instant, and those o.,
rest or 10 closest contact stood q good ~,
!. oO'v"e'' ne sa' no' 800 p
like The COW. IL he had slwsys been IS =, Al,
sometimes was be would have been -,
cticslly thrown overheard, like Jonah. wu,
this wss very fer from being the case. 80. 80
hsd good quantity and quslity OF the s.,~
/ Of bumsn Kindness, and oaly oc
Ionslly kicked the pail over lin which -, ;"
pect also be WAS like the COW. And 90
" ''' the q
'ositeness furnished the key to our
problem. Cows have their idiosyn
lies ss we'll rs people. and % the price
'ur own indulgence in them we mus. n'OA'
,on.,aa,.,. "a ...,.. -" the qr
-. h. -,,,.,- perdil
them. whether 10 qusdruped or bi -
ter 50
, some way or other there are few who
,ot kick sometImeL AID yet 1t 10 un .,-
innate thst 90 much goo should be .,N,
', '.e's 1s''s ep'"'' We for ger
sr know iust when they will come on o..,..
ountry minister who was 10 great ter
Of dogs was one dsy iust lesving the -
nises Of psrisbooer y here be had been
ng 9 call. As be was untying bis
e . great dog came ssuntering up
,rd him. and the minister edged away
~ thick
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