The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-27

moist muzzles tenderly on his shoulder
as though I'm affection.
The COW trainer hauled n heavy tim
her box out OF a corner and turned Il
upside down on the floor. Promptly
the cows. one after the other. marched
to It, placed both forefeet on It and
posed
When desired. they would side step
with their hind feet in circle. never
once stirring their forefeet from the
box. Belle and Kate posed together on
the box, and Maud even distinguished
herself by getting all four feet on the
box and balancing at once. When
heavy plank was placed with one end
elevated on the box, the cows would
walk up IT as easily as a two footed
animal,
when get time" said Mr.. Spooner.
II mean to train these two black
cows 20 drive around In my carriage.
All three of these cows are already
broken to drive with reins as well as
any horse. and | guess when they get
used Go the noise and stir OF the street
they'll drive all right"
While talking Mr.. Spooner had been
adjusting a rope bride to one OF the
tlacl cows, and as he finished she vol
unfairly backed up to the box on which
he had taken his position and ranged
herself alongside for him to mount.
bit Of old bagging served for a saddle
cloth. and. lady fashion, the farmer
perched himself on the cows back, and,
guided Just as a horse Is. she carried
h,no around the barn as mindful of rein
as the best horse In town,
when l,e slipped off by a shifting of
the animals loose skin, the COW
block She knew her business without
prompting.
Paced Like n soldier.
At a word or a movement Of the whip,
Maud walked across the floor, careful
IN pacing like soldier, Alternately
she would raise one forefoot or the 9TH
err as though beating time TO music,
AT motion she knelt or rose as her
master desired.
At another sign she carefully gath
cred her feet together and lay down.
while Mr.. Spooner ran w her inclined
side aud sat ON her neck. jumped on
her and did a number OF other things,
which would ordinarily cause any self
respecting COW 10 rebel. But Maud
| took II all as = part OF the programme.
MIR. Spconer placed the box and two
buckets Of water on the floor in a line
and perhaps Ave feet apart. At a mo-
ton OF the whip the cows would walk
I'm and out In figure eight pattern. new
CT once N0NChif1k tNe CNN CT oONkCkS
with their hoofs. Ar indication. Maud
walked SidewiSe over the whole row.
never once kicking one. AS Mr.. Spoon
er desired, she changed her route among
the obstacles. making various routes
as he wished, but how she understood
his wishes was a mystery 70 the OBJ
servers.
As final test OF intelligence, Mr..
Spooner produced q block Of wood and
heavy plank He placed the plank
across the block Of wood teeter fash
ion and apparently did nothing more.
Maud promptly settled down 10 per
form her little act without an sppar-
ent word Of coaNing or direction,
She recognized the situations. Care
f0lly she walked w the plank, NOV
ing cautiously as she approached the
balancing point. Her muscles worked
tensely and apparently 81 bovine men
tai direction tin she felt the upper end
81 the plank descend, when she would
settle hack to raise IL again.
AS she felt the plank well balanced.
she slowly and cautiously threw her
balance this way and that TIL she made
the plank teeter as well as any circus
horse that ever came 70 town. She
1 even seemed TO enjoy IL.
II was a remarkable exhibition Of cow
I intellect and the operation OF caicula-
ton where Il would not ordinarily be
suspected,