The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
SQUIRE'S COW HAD TO GO.
PoCHUNK DREW THE LINE ON MN
LAST PERFORMANCE.

Could Stand the Destruction of Their C,pr
| dens, but When the Peaky Cow Attacked
| Their Children in Revenge for the r.r,
| ents' Acts Something Had to He Done.
CHESTER. N. Y. Aug. Esquire Dennis,
| cow was beefed the other day." said q man
! from Pochunk. but she wouldn't have been i,
his fellow citizens hadn't at last rose up rs ON,
| man against the tyranny Of that COW and dee,
| cared that she must go. She has gone, and
her memory will last a good while In tho r,.
chunk country. For three years she has deNoj
| the efforts Of the townspeople to keep hcr on,
| OF their Enclosures during garden time. Thor,
| is no other place in that part OF Jersey whor,
| garden fences are 30 high by two fee, a,
| they are In the Pochunck neighborhuoJ
all on account OF the high jumping hoh.
| its OF Squire Denns's COW. The pon.
| pie a year ago raised their fences e.
| high that the COW was no longer able TO Get
! into yards and gardens and fields by her usua
mode OF entrance, but to bar her out onl,
served to develop her genius. Gates that wcr,
| securely fastened when people went to bed Al
night were found wide open or lifted Off thru
hinges in the morning. and bars were let down
| with a regularity and neatncss that no farm.
| hand could excel. The impress of the hooHs Of
| Squire Dennis's COW. leading through thr.,
| gates and bars. and the unmistakable evl.
| dences Of her presence among corn and cab.
| bages. gave notice to the people that sho had
| taken note OF their suggestive action in rails.
| ing their fences and resented It.
when Squire Dennis's COW first cana ia
town and took possession OF It, the effect Of
| setting dogs on her was tried by several gar.
den owners whose premises were invaded hut
| she put every dog to flight, even to the black
| smiths big bulldog. and II came to pass Nv
| and by. that no dog could be induced to "a
| near her Then certain citizens tried pepper
| ing her with shot. but they lived to regret il,
| for every member of their families became q
| marked person with the COW. and she charged
| them on sight on the streets.
Squire Dennis being the leading citizen q,
the place and the financial stay OF many OF his
| aggrieved neghbors. they hesitated to offend
him by taking summary measures against the
tyrannica COW. and as he always chocrfully
| paid any reasonable bill for damages pros, nted
| by those who had suffered from the rastrne,
| Of the COW. folks had finally settled down and
| made the best they could of the situation Bu,
| the climax came one day last week. Folks rose
against the COW, and the cow is gone.
"On that day a carload of baled hay arrived
| Squire Dennis's cow was promptly on tn,
| spot and while the hay was being unloaded
Apr opriated many large mouthful in srite
| Of the vigilance OF the mon engaged in un.
| loading and taking the hay away. When the
men went to dinner number OF bales Of hay
| remained in the car. The sliding doors Of tho
| car were left open. most thOughtless piece
| OF work for men who knew Squire Denniss
| cow. They had hardly disappeared before the
| COW had her head In tho car. The nearest
pale was too far from the door for her to reach
and she didn't +ntend to be left on
this occasion. She turned tho situation
plans we're made She walked twenty feet et
| away from the car, Turning about. she dashed
an apm ESGy G %TsT WG hs w wgk hsh
WASH satisfied With that. and when ,ha men n"n
tried tried 70 eject hor from the car she made such
m@r org han any al sEs
| toward tumbling the COW out.
The struggle in the caS had drawn n big
crowd. and when the COW tumbl"d .ut tho
people scattered in all directions. Tho COW
| one around her. except that she glared ilrrreIy
at the quarryman for moment. Two littla
r.. sars and then ssartsi toWarl tthSn on d
The cow followed. and Just as the BOYS w"rs
them on her horns and tossed him across Ss' the he,
yard through an open hall door into the house.
tSssw hsr nose in the air ned
IND, sSxsTd N s4i two
Kept iar IN advance Of ali ggprsncrs. and. passed
roadside grove whore 1t was held the village
dsnt proyocaton to pitch, IN and scatter The The
Other t of biz 9e ALA from hG T"y On
fishing for horned clubs in Q little brook, The
COW Ignored the band and the picnic people.
and clearing the fence at bound tore along
field toward ha
t6s PtoaS1 The cow he Soy
that the COW was only few rods away H 'f from
ton. He looked around. took in the situation,
ard then started to take in the fe6cs, BoiorS
caught him with her horns about a foot below
the point OF !unctpre OF his trousers and his
osd q BRICK He dropped ON the other s if
th iSd fence The eGw Seemed entirely salts
deys before he felt equal to fishing for horned
:" 1t will never be established. of course, that
The u COW scented that boy away back at 20:
was her duty In dealing with him But 10
Locked that way and more particularly did IL
n s"y f had 1g Ga
snd soazled before she started on her trir 70
ba Mn b Wse the children Of The
elected her from the hay car! Cussednessp
Well. good many OF US over our way called it
that. and then we rose up
Squire, said we. tho cow must go We
haye stood by and seen her gather our gardens
apd demolis Oh our fences and things but when
she turns to and tries to make away with our
halt SQUIRE said we. tho COW must go!'
The Squire seemed to see the point we
made and he beefed the COW that same day"
AT THE HOSTING IN OF SAFE