The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-18

afraid 20 Try IL nlystll ivf ieat ~ ihhsh
rpoii my enjoyment OF good liquor. Bu
I'm positive It never VIII be success
with cows who have become addicted 4
The booze habit. The melancholy fate o
Uncle Tommy Rogey's prize Jersey is {
proof that a good thirst is thing 20 b'
renderly cherished and not rashly ex'
perimented with.
There's no denying that that Jersey
was COW to command the respectful adj
mlration OF any one. in both the guam
atty and the quality OF her milk she had
any other COW In the country beaten to a
standstill
II forget how many quarts day Uncle
Tommy used 70 say she was good iot'
but even after YOU had divided his state
ment by two and subtracted ten, SO as
10 get at the real truth. IL was record
breaker Uncle Tommy valued that Jer-
sev above anything else In the world.
NOBODY needs 10 read the Message
10 Garcia" 10 that COW he used to say in
tones of admiring affection, for she al
ready appreciates g. It's ms opinion she
could write one herself, even II she don |
wear long hair.
"Of course. when the winter set I'm,
~
feu off quite BIT i'm her milk supply,
As this was just the time when there was
The biggest demand and IL commanded
the highest price Uncle Tommy was
honestly grieved
"'lf IL was any other cow. he said
mourufully I wouldn't think much OF
st. But IL seems rs II my pet ought 10
rise above the prejudiccs Of her sex ana
Kind. and devote her talents more en-
ela.4 taFa.lf AZ
man who owns her. It's All right for the
cows OF the effete East 10 shut down
on the milk supply as soon as the cold
weather begins. but IL seems as n "A prize
Western cow ought 10 have too much
self-respect for such a thing
UNCLE TOMMY HAS AN IDEA.
'''rho good. old man shook his head in
"a saddened. puzzled manner and wander
ed over TO the cupboard 10 search Tor
something to comfort him. lie found
g. While he was slowly emptying his
glass an idea came 10 him.
And vet | don't know that ! can cfl-
sure that cow. he continued Blamed II
] Ike % start I'm work myself on these
cold mornings without little something
10 cheer me up.
Good whiskey never harmed man or
COW. and perhaps tina. Jersey would re-
a little nip to start her blood i'm cir
culatlon merciful man is merciful 10
his beast I'm willing 10 do anything
reasonable to make that COW happy. es-
pecialy IL there is milk and money in IL
for your Tucle Tommy
''The next time Uncle Tommy went TO
the barn To feed the COW he took out
liberal horn OF Ken'ucky's most priced
product Well. IL was revelation i'm no
10 the new drink.
.she gulped Il down slowly so as to get
the fun benefit looking al Uncle Tommy
with afyectionate eyes az II she consider
ed him the best friend COW ever had.
The drink warmed her up. made her feel
happy. and gave her a good appetite.
''She ate double her usual winter all
lowance OF fodder. And when Uncle
Tommy milked her that evening he
found to his delight that she gave as
much milk as i'm sum,1er Uncle Tommy
came c-cg TO the house beaming with
complacent happiness.
Ny Innovation In The dairy Industry,
may not be popular with the w. G. T.
L. he said. swelling out his chest, but
the Humane society certainly ought 10
decorate me with medals There isn't
a happier. more cont 0ted animal In the
country tnat that prize Jersey is at this
minute.
Ana what Is more 10 the point. she is
giving double her usual winter quantity
of milk. Bliss for the cow and coin
of the realm for Uncle Tommy will be
the results of my scheme.
JERSEY LIKED HER TODDY.
after that. morning and evening.
Uncle Tommy gave the Jersey "A liberal
supply OF the drink that cheers and I'M
ebriates. For time everything seemed
10 go on well. Although a COW of good
family and former high character. the
Jersey took to the booze game I'm the
kndliest manner.
But II seemed to be sort OF growing on
her. First she wanted an extra guam
tity In the morning. Then she longed for
the same az night After while II was
plain she WAS nervous and uneasy unless
she had good drink at noon
she continued 10 deliver the goods In
,the way OF milk. though, and unusually
rich and creamy milk ii was, too even
for that Jersey.
Rather than have the COW unhappy and
the milk cut OFF, Uncle Tommy gave her
all the stimulant she cared Tor and kept
eongratulating himself on the success OF
his Invention. as he called e. but finally
came the little rift i'm the lutte which put
everything 10 the bad.
"One morning old Hezeklah Judkins
called over at rommy's house Hezekiah
was temperance worker. a teacher IN
the Sundny school. pillar OF the church
and "a good man generally.
I've Crank milk all my life. said lIez
ekish earnestly, but never tasted mill
that could compare with yours. It's no
only rich and creamy. but II has pc
cular. fascinating taste that / never no
ticed in any other milk. Aud neve
found it even In yours until recently.
-Jncle Tommy thought water wa
meant to wash with and the max to sell
but he had never believed either wa
meant 10 drink. lie couldn't account 10
the taste Hczekiah referred To, but sup
posed II was an especial richness an IN
milk given by his pet Jersey.
"1f you have any OF that milk handy
in Just take drink now. said Heze
kiah sort OF longingly.
"rnclc Tommy brought out n glass .
milk. ilezekiah drained Il IN short order
Guess IN have mother he said
little thickiy 'Bes milk ever tasted
'IIezekiah took another glass and tho
another. By that time " WAS plain th
good man was tho posscssor of a jag u
enslable proportions
4" shay, Tommy. he mumhicd. wan
90 shell cow Bes COW I'm the world %
MILK AFFECTED HEzEKIAH