Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-23

"No. sirl Molly amt 'just one O. the
cows She's our friend, Is Molly, an
I've reason to say It, I have.
Tell you. sir? Why o. course, II ye
care to hear. When Molly was bit Of
a calf, hardly q year old. my little Jim
was 8, an afraid o. nothing. big or lit
tie. Toddhn' after me all day long. he'd
20 about the house an our little bit Of
garden an the pastur' behind, an never
tiring of 1t; an when moved or raked
the grass or hoed the garden he was
alwus a-helpin'. But above all he loved
to be held up to see Molly or to pet
Molly
81 used to hold her soft nose down
for him when he kissed her good
night an the frs thing in the morn
in, before he was downstairs, when I'd
let the cows out to the pastur', his curly
head was half out O. the winder an he
a-callin', Good mornin', Molly
HE was hardly years old-no, he
wasn't 5-when he used to try an milk
her; an the cretur'd stand as gentle an,
still as IL she knew the little feller'd be
easy hurt, with her head turned half
sideways, a-seemin' to say, "AN right,
young 'un, as long as 1t amuses you!
had to finish the miikin', the little
hands got so tired; yet he hated to give
in. You wouldn't "a believe it, sir, to
see the spunky way that little chap o.
5 years would stick to it-a-milkin' that
COW!
"Daytimes, when she was In the pas
tur', he was alwus a-runnin' down to
the gate to ask her how she was gettin'
on to-day, or did she think 1t was goin'
to rain? an things like that-makin' a
reg'lar playmate out o. her; cause he
was our only child an s'pose some
times he was lonely like. An to see
him take out a drink O. water to Molly
in his little tin dipper! used to most
bust a-laughin' to see her big red
tongue a-lappir out the few drops he'd
gently have left, as IL 1t was just what
she wanted!
s'Well, Jim was only year old when
he was took sick, suddent. Lord knows
what 1t vast We don't, an the doctor
never did ,thoupq, alwus a-lookfn' wise
an a-sayin' he'd be out 'roun' in few
days. But Jim, lynn there burnin' with
fever, would hear the low 'Moo-oop an
his ewes would omen an, look bright as
he'd smile an, saw. Goodnight. Molly
I'll see you In the morning
"Rnt that Molly, The f,rst night he
was s,ck s,e ION, Iootxin, ,ro,,n, when
was a.miItx,n, her as II To see where ht
wos-vaaZsba did sirLon, was thu,
onoas sy oonld 900 rce MILF har at all
Then tbe nar.. nioht sha was nervo,,,
an, shivarv an, ava hardly any mix
aan, her low;n, was awfuI freauen
tbrong,, ts,e day. b,,t at night .4yyle1
i sho was In tho t,ary n was terrihlat an
4 so xad II wou1d make Won .creeny. /,
i hear her: an. the mix scarcer ever,
4 day till the cretur was right sick. too
aWell there came one nipht-on,
night when there was nothin, to do 70
my little Jim but to stand beside him
when we didn't need no doctor to tie,
us our little lad would never be GU
s rom, again. an, in the auiet q, the mid
die o, the night the ticki,,, of the clocl
an, his mothers sobbin, sounded fear
ful loud. His little hand Law in mine
so cold and still now. when 1t had beel
so restless an, hot for more,n week
Suddenly 1t moved a little, as In tn
stiffness outside we heard Molly
.Moo-ooy-just like a call to the boy
right under his winder.
cpd forgot to milk her or go for hel