The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
THE cow, He WOULDN'T G'WAN
THE cor FELT ITS FEET AND
THEY WERE COLD.
Poor Thing Had No Upper Front Teeth
and Didn't Bite the Reseryes-Looking
for Block and Tackle 10 Move Her
When Small Persuader Came Along.


and Didn't Bite the Reserves Looking
for u Block and Tackle 10 Move Her
when Small Persuader Came Along.
II was late on Tuesday night. Rounds
man Enright had just left the West Thirty
seventh street station and was walking
along West Fortieth street, near Eighth
avenue. swinging his arms to keep warm.
when he spied a huge form lying on the
sidewalk. A he approached the body.
which was lying directly across the side
walk, he found COW. apparently dead
He felt her feet. They were cold.
-Foine thing TO have obstructin' the
highway" unused Enright. a. he stood over
the PROSTATE form. IN have TO push it
into the gutter" SO he got his knee against
the animals back and gave a monstrous
shove.
-M-o-o-o-o-o," objected the COW.
$50 yez il alive, is yez?- said Enright.
-Well III tell yez ye can't sleep on the
sidewalk. Move along or I'll run yez in.
Gwan now"
out moving
Don't yez talk back" said Enright,
-Move on, will yez? Yez won't? Well.
then I'll fan yer feet" and with that the
policeman applied the treatment that the
dodgers on the park benches often get.
That il. he tried to; but the hoofs of the
COW were considerably smaller than the
No. los which are usually the targets for
nightsticks. and Enright didn't score
single hit,
Yer a stubborn customer, but I'll run
yez in yet. threatened the cop as he went
to the corner and found two more police
men Then all three got a hold on the
animals body. They couldn't bulge it an
inch For a half hour they pushed, pulled,
showed and hauled until perspirat ion
streamed from their foreheads,
-M-o-o-o-o, said the COW.
Then they took rest. Tell you what
we'll do said one cop -I'll get hold of
his head and you two get hold of his tail
and Wen pull together, That ought TO
move him"
Hint" said the other cop, its pipe
you never was on duty in The Bronx If
you don't look ont she'll bite. Cows is
savage at times,
oh. 6 wan, said the first cop, Il was
in The Bronx fer year and know what
I'm talking about. Cows don't have no
teeth. Yer got an awful ignorance about
COWS"
Enright wanted to be sure about the teeth
proposition before he tackled the animal,
so he made the two cops sit on the COWS
head while he lii a match and looked In her
mouth. She had no upper front teeth.
anyway.
dM-o-o-o," said the COW, beginning to
kick The policemen fed in disorder
Enright began to lose his desire to lock
up the animal. He was debating what to
do In the case and was telling the other
cops that il was dangerous to leave q saw
age beast at large in the street when very
small boy carrying lantern appeared
I've come to take the cow he said,
meekly.
where did il come from anyway" asked
the roundsman. rive good mind to run
you in for leaving il here.
-Twasnt my fault boss" replied the
boy We was takin herd of 'em from
the Western stock yards at the foot OF
Fortieth street to the slaughter house on
the East Side when this 'un got tired and
wouldn't go no further. so took the rest
over and came back for this 'un,"
We'll let = see You get her up chorused
the policemen.
"Sureet thing you know said the boy.
Then he pushed his arm under the COW
to the proper place under the prime ribs
and in jifIy the animal had jumped to her
feet.
$50 Bo-o-s-s," he yelled soothingly,
as he put halter on her and then started
east leading the COW, which was as peace
full IA lamb
How did you do it?" asked the police
mon. with admiration in their voices.
"Tickled her. What yousc cops don't
know about cows'd I'll a book answered
the youth, a. he and the COW disappeared
in the darkness.
-M-o-o-o-o," said the COW.
-Ah m-o-o-o-o yerself." said Enrigh'.
IF it hadn't been night time I'd have sent
TO the Detective Bureau and had them make
a picture Of yez for the rogues' gallery
Yez was the worst vagrant ever knew Of
And with that he and the other policemen
resumed pounding sidewalks.