Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-10-05
Professor MeIlick's Calf.

Uncle hufus WHITE
Yes said the professor. Throug-
out the whole Of my extended. and,
| hope, useful career, stretching
over . period Of many years. new
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the sole of wooden shoe.
The professor attacked the steak
again. II resisted his efforts to cut
it with dull knife, and suddenly
he paused, leaned back in his chair
and exclaimed
st is an outrage, the way the
butchers rob as =
Hits plumb scan'lous 7 agreed
old Rufus. Tell you whats fack,
be went on.
'Dey do sell some -scan'lous ole
critters. You knowed, / reckon,
dat dar was a ring around cows
horn fer every year she lived? Wal.
sab, seed 'em KILN one yistid'y,
so dogged ole dat her horns want
long enough to hold oil de wrinkles
Did fer fack p
what became OF the wrinkles
that the horns were too short to
hold p asked the pundit.
sWhat, dem? wy, sab, dey-
wy, dey-' suffered the old liar,
sDey was anudder horn a-growin'
outen de cows nose fer to hold dem
extry wrinklesv
Look out, Rufus = cried the
professor excitedly.
who, me? What fer ?
sThe house might fall on you.
That's ALL
Rufus looked hugely disgusted
as he retired to ruminate on his
revenge.
A day or two later Squire Hard
cup offered old Rufus an opportnn.
| ity to make q few dollars. Said he
IF you'll sell that yearling cali
for me. / give you all you get fol
him above fifteen dollars. He's
worth twenty-five dollars. at the
very least
That day old Rufus procured
fearfully tough piece of steak, anC
cooked it for the professors dinner
Rufus the wise man growled
as he attempted to conquer thu
meat, .this is worse than outrage
ous; it is infamous 1t is abso
lutely adamantinc Y
Il knows hit, sab. Oars des
one way fer yerself to git outea bit.
And what is that p
sW'y, git outen de power Nv d
dad-blamed butchers. Git nice
| tender calf. Feed him on de to
o. de market fer q few days, an
we'n he's prime kill him, and dar'
meat dat would make yer moat
/, water like hole in q pumpkin
sThat is q good idea, Rufus, 40
I believe I'll act upon it. By th
way. do you know Of desirab
animal?'
Il does, sab. He's dess priu
yearling, and'wi dess cost verse
thutty dollahs. Gimme de none
/. and I'll fotch him, dis yere berl
afternoon
With the money in his pockI
old Rufus started gayly calfward
I few moments later. Once out
sight he divided the wealth careful
ly, putting half in one pocket 4
. himself and the other half IN anotI
er pocket for the calf.
An hour or two later processis
consisting Of q tired and angry &C
ored man and a remarkably stu
born vearling was seen approachin
The animal was of the male pc
suasion and prodigiouslY strong.
n lengthy and monotonous progra
was INDUCED in along the road.
The calf would hang back, tots
: ly retarding the progress of I
combination; Rufus would bestc
upon him, in the region of the ril
several kicks in heavy successio
Upon that the calf would for
for fifty yards or so at the top
o. his speed, nearly jerking Rufus
Q. arms ont BY the roots. Then
- would stop; Rufus would kick b
again. and so on to an almost !
definite extent.
When the professor espied the
the old darkey's foot was beating
q, spirited TATTOO on the yearling' g ril
That viii never do he said