Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-05

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place that makes the COW irritable
i'm lead her to the barn, and when
;he finds herself in comfortable
quarters, like those, doubtless, TO
which she has been accustomed, she'll
De as gentle as a dove. See how
anxious she is TO be released"
The animal had been surging and
Jerking at the rope, and as soon as
he got her united a little Wild West
performance began. The COW would
make a start, and Jugger, exerting
Ian his strength, would check her.
she'd plunge and he'd hold; she'd
olunge again and he would hold her
At the expense of having his arms
nearly dragged out by the roots.
Baked in an attempt TO rush down
1.-The road, the COW dashed in at the
open gate. Jugger checked her head
,ong rush toward the cabbage patch
oy twisting the rope around the gate
post
4 happy thought struck him. He
would make a moose in the free end
IF the rope, and when she started to-
ward the barn, he would let her go
and stop her at the proper time by
ainging the moose over a convenient
post. The COW was only excited and
would soon become calm.
just as the loop was made the COW
started BARNARD in an unreseryed
fashion, and Jugger did not attempt
10 check her, but charged along with
her, holding on 10 the rope, and TAX
ing six-foot jumps to keep mp, and
yrinning at the thought of how the
rope would bring her to time when
he flung the loop over the post just
/ then he thrust his foot into a hole,
tumbled down. got his foot into the
moose somehow, and the next instant
our poor friend was scrubbing across
the lot dragged by one leg.
The weight. instead Of proving any
drag TO the COW, seemed rather 70
add TO her enthusiasm, and when she
reached the barn she whirled and
dashed back again across the garden.
In vain Jugger attempted TO grasp
ANYTHING within his reach. He only
succeeded in uprooting anything he
was able to catch.
"stop her! Stop herl" he shrieked,
as we'll as he was able with his face
in the dirt.
Not feeling able 10 seize the COW
by the horns and fling her 20 the
earth. Mrs. Jugger grabbed a huge
and handy club and made dart
1.-The animal. with the intention -
tracking her over the head. But the
ladv miscalculated the speed Of the
low. and. instead Of hitting her,
rave Jugger a tremendous thump on
the back of the head that knocked
| him senseless. and would have driven
his intellectual coeoanut into the
ground had he not been going so
fast. Round the house went the
cow like a horned whirlwind, with
the now unconscious Jugger drag
ring along behind like can on
.ur's tail.
Two trelises were broken down,
rose-bush was uprooted, and Mrs.
Iugger's prize Mexican cactus had
half of its spines raked of by Jug
yer's body. Just as the COW began TO
exhibit signs of quieting down mt
tie. and Jugger's senses began TO
come crawling back, a tramp dog
charged at the gate, and the perform
ance was repeated with many excit-
ing variations. The cabbages in the
yarden were scrubbed loose, the ASH
homer Knocked galley-west, and the
combination of man and dog and COW
dashed through the fat side of the
yrape-arbor three times.
The intention of the dog seemed
70 be to bite something, and when
ne could not get hold of the COW, he
Fastened on to Jugger somewhere
and hung till his teeth jerSed loose.
They went through the cactus bed
again. broke down the only remain
ling trellis. and knocked the big urn
in the front yard completely whap-
per-iawed. Then. just as il seemed
las If Jugger's pelt was about 10 De
pulled off over his head, the COW
spjed the front gate, and dashed out
Of it, cracking Jugger against the
post on one side. and nearly knock
ing the dogs brains out on the other
Down the road they went. and Jug
ger was scarcely visible for the dust.
Then. Just before our friend be-
came the late Mr.. Jugger, the rope
came off from his leg somehow. and
the COW went up the road and disap-
reared in cloud of dust, with the
tramp dog clinging TO her hairless
tail.
Mrs. Jugger gathered up the rem
nant of her husband and put it 10
bed While she was applying hni-
ment and court-plaster where they
would do the most good, another COW
cred wagon. drawn by another pair
Of rusty mules, stopped before the
house.
Cow to sell?" inquired the gangle-
sbanked. plank-shaped driver, as if he
| -. ax-a.+l,- ,,hat he was talking