The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-18

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-No, SRI MoI,y s,sit Just pso' the
cows. she1 our frISnd is IDLY. an
I've reason to say 1t, have.
Tell you, slr2 Why coarsA Il re
care to hear. When Molly was bit Of
a calf, hardly year old. my lite Jim
was 8, an afraid o. nothing, big OF lit
tie. Toddiinr after me an day long. he'd
go about the house an, our Attle ut OF
garden an, the pastur behind. an never
firing Of 1t; an when moved or raked
the grass or hoed the garden he was
alwus alhelpin'. But above all he loved
to be held up to see Molly or to pet
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Il used to hold her soft nose down
for him when he kissed her good
night, an the 6rs. thing In the morn
in, before ne was downstairs. when I'd
let the cows out to the pastur', hia curly
head was. half outo o. the windersan' he
a-callln', .Good ~n,ornin' = Molly
HE was hardly years oh-no. he.
wasn't 5-when he used to try an milk
her; 1.-THE cretur'd stand Is gentle an
stir as II she knew the fittfe feller'd be
easy hurt. with her head turned half
sJdewhys, a-seemin' to saB "AA right,
young 'un, as long as 1t amuses you! l
had to finish the. milkin', 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!. NWafs r@m WesS
-.DaytimeA when sne' was In the pas
tur', he was alwus a-runnin' down to.
the gate to ask her how she was gettin'i
ON to-day, or did she think 1t was goin'
to rain2 an things like that-makin'
reg'lar playmate out O. her; cause he
was our only child an I's'pose some
times he was lonely like. An to see.
him take out drink O. water to Molly,
in his little tin dipper! I used to most
bust a-laughin' to see her big red
tongue a-lappin' out the few drops he'd
gently have left, as IL 1t was just what
she wanted! ~ :
s"Well, Jim was only 8 year old when
he was took sick, student. Lord knows
what II was! We don't, an the. doctor
never did, :thoughs aiwus S4b6kin' wise
an a-saytn' he'd be out 'roun' in q few
days. But Jim, lynn there burnin' with
fever. would hear the low 'Mo0-o0!. an
his eyes would open an look bright rs
he'd smile an'ssay 'GoodshAght. Molly!
I'll see you in the, morning
but that. Molly! The, hrst night he
was sick she, KEEP lookin' 'roun' when l
was a-milkin' her, as if.to Bee where he
was-yes. she did sir!-an,' was that.
Uneasy could scarce milk her, at all.
Then the mex night she was nervous
an shivery an gave hardly any milk;
an her .lowin' was awful frequent
through the day, but at night. when
she was in the barns 1t was terrible! an
so sad 1t would make you creepy to
hear her: an the milk aacArcef every
day TIL the cretuR VS. right sick. too.
@Weii; there c4mS onez night-one
night when there vas nothin' to do for
my little Jim but to stand beside him,
when we didn't need no doctor. to. tell
us our little lad would never be out
'roun' again; an in the quiet @ the mid
die o. the night. the .tickin' of the clock
an his mothers sobbin' sounded fear
,ful loud. His little hand lay in mine,
50 cold and still now, when II had been
50 restless an hot for more'n q week.
Suddenly 1t moved a little, 40 In the
stiffness outside WEE heard Moily's
Moo oo!- just like call tosthe boy,
right under his winder. te.sse4
''I'd forgot to milk her or 60 for her.
an somehow or other she'd got out o.
the pastur' herself. 'Moo-oov she called
again, 30 pitiful an humanlikesfhe tears
come into my eyes, though they had
been hot 81 dry all night. Then what
she called the third time 1t seemed to
reach evensto little Jim. Too weak to
open his eyes. he said, Just whisperin':
Goodnight, Molly!-in the@mornin'v
an smiled.a
Hard as 1t was to leave him then,
laid, his little hand down an went out
to Molly
"'Diev Not a bit Of 1t, sif.-That's
him. that little chap a-comin' thfo' the
gate; an that's Molly a-follerin' him.
"A meracle,' the doctor says. Il don't
know; 7 amt up on merac.ss; but
Come here. Jim! That's right; take on
fyour cap 70 the gentleman an'.. shake
hands. Now go long an putssMolly in.
He's dandy, sir, my Jim!
what! Sell MollyT Sell her, sir?
No, sir! No, sir! Not for al her weight
in solid gold'd sell my little. Jim,s
friend."-The Housewife.
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