The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-28
How Mile Found the Calf.

One night, when Jamie brought the
cows home. he said there was a little
calf down in the pasture with "Old
Jersey"
"Then," said JAMES father, Il must
60 right after supper and bring them
both to the barn."
"Please let me go with you, papa"
cried the ~3-year-old Mile. Il want
to see the little calf just as soon as I
can"
So after supper Mile and her father
went of, hand in hand, down the lane,
past the corn field and the potato
patch and the clover field. to the blue
grass pasture. There down in the hol-
low next to the oat-stubble field was
Old Jersey quietly feeding.
"Where is the little calf?" asked
Millie.
II don't know" said her father, we
must look around and find it."
So they went about the pasture and
looking into the fence corners, and
into all the places where the grass
grew tall; but no calf could they.
find. t.@...
"Old Jersey must have hidden it,
perhaps down in the swamp" said Mil
lies father. "You and I will just
drive her back there, and perhaps she
will show 8 where it is"
So they drove Old Jersey beyond the
pasture, into the swamp. But Old Jer-
sey only browsed among the bushes.
as If to say, "My little baby is safe, and
I am perfectly contented to feed down
here, If you wish me to-"
It was now fast growing dark, and
Miles father said Old Jersey must be
driven to the barn to be MIXED.
I'VE will bring her back to the pas
ture in the morning" he said, land by
that time I think she will be glad to
go and see her baby-calf, and we can
follow her"
Mile was disappointed, and she. felt
sorry, too, that the poor little calf must
be left alone all night. She made up
her mind to get up very early next
morning, SO as to be ready to go with
Old Jersey to the pasture. When she
went to bed, she thought about the lit
tie calf and cried, "Fhe little bossy
Is all alone, all alone down in the
swamp" she sobbed.
Then her mother came and told her
the calf was probably fast asleep now,
and they would find it all safe in the
morning.
The next morning Mile awoke very
early, and before she could open her
eyes, she said, II want to go and find
the little calfe!"
BY the time she was dressed and had
had some breakfast her father was
ready to go. They went out through
the barnyard and Miles father OPEN
ed the gate to let Old Jersey 60 into
the lane. Then Old Jersey walked
away very fast, and they walked fast,
too, and followed her back to the pas
ture. But instead Of leading them
straight to her calf she only mooed q
little and then began feeding OF some
clover that grew down in the hollow,
next to the o~at-stubble field.
well, daughter said Miles father,
IT will leave you and Old Jersey here,
while / 60 and look through the swamp
for the little calf. She must be hid
den down there somewhere. I think
Old Jersey doesn't mean that we shall
zee her"
But Miles father raj hardly out Of
eight when Old Jersey stopped feeding
and began to moo. The mooing sound
ID different from the moos she made
when she came into the pasture. At
the sane moment Mile heard q sound
on ct the further end Of the stubble
deld. She looked. and what should
shsS see but . little red-and-white calf
tunning toward her! s n
Nhen3the calf reached the Senca. it