The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-12-24
lirrls SLACK CANADA.

s'oct Of ell kisds. std 10 the days sbs
transportation yes not the ooupsrsiissl
sssr matter ~ Ia pov. b iversl times dn
ins tho Iops tell srd Water trn 10 Di
tic, No IL bad occasion TO psss bi
tidy valley lara. aud I ,vsiisd myssli Q
leo q bis cordial spd repested i1vis
tlots 70 "stop over" vu loneson
ssd oit-n boms.lch that sintsr. snd NOR
than otee nsde the loos trip Tor The el
pr.ss pnrpose oi visiting bin and bis q
esllet, siie. Il vss me-, TO going bon
With me.
l slssys msnseed, u possible, to q,
The old mao to talk Of bis early adventures
ose frosty winter evening. s',sr hricl
up" the big sheel-iron vooi-siove. be tolt
mo the iolIosins story;
II vas my fret trip OF any importance
Ny Uac'e Ban had tsken me siih him fo
helper. sDd onr dss tiostiop VAS bey ond ID,
C.psds line. where be planned TO pick %
. drove for the Es,efn markets drov,
OF dsity cattle. For long time the bsr
fy Cinsds cattle we're very popular 10 ID,
East. sod 9 we'll selected drove wss surs
TO aod ready sails.
Ny uucle took longer time than ususl
10 Bndipg bis spimsls. often following ur
the by roads into remote back-country
pisces: bat he result vas 90 unususlly
doe looking drove.
Al Last. our number about m ade up. we
headed our drove, q big one, toward
home. stiil picking np an occasional pro
nisips srimsL We we're still 10 Q rather
rough back coun.ry. but we expected 10 .
lay or two TO strike one OF the regular
roads for home. Not far north oi us. and
much OF the time plsinly 10 sight. Icy the
great blsck Canada woods. where mig b
~ lombe business vas even then estsb
fishing itself.
II vas we'll a!oog 10 the fall. snd 10 sl
most every town Of any siz> bosses and
toremen. sod often whole gangs OF men; /;
we're to be seen. They we're big, burly
.ellowe. every one OF them.
Z rly one afternoon, few miles before
We came ont on the main real. We pissed
= email bat fairly comfortable house, snug
, tucked away under q hill. A number
OF disbevsled tovbesds appeared here snd
there from vaiious coigps Of vantage, and
3, like pum Dor OF pairs Of shsfp eyes watch
I'd the passing drove ebyly.
From q small bu' for the season very
green pasture scrose the road 90 unusually
bsndsome blsck COW gz,d OF our long
.iue OF cattle ss they smbled psst.
As my upcle came up woman came out
u ths house and walked quickly down TO
the road 10 intercept him - rather smell
Womsp, With worn, snxious face, on
= bich there was q tsnse. Set expression.
5psssinR rapidly. bat 10 . low tsne o. II
90, wisting the children 10 beer. she
pointed to the black Gov 10 the psstnre.
snd asked him to buy the animal.
Oar number was now made up. bot my
vncle stepped to the pasture to exsnipe
the COW. As be laid bis hand on the silk
20 co,,, poted the prominent milk veins,
The fiueiy Snapped udder. the slender tail,
Inc small horns End the foe, bopy hest,
hss face liabted up, and be ssked the wo
man ber price. II wss more than the aver
,se bot lie cnunted oct the money with
ont . word.
The woman took the bills snd looked
sistially at the COW ss ] drove 1t ont Of
lhs pasture, then finally -snd thousbt
b hslf-spprehebsively at the children. still
Iutvnt on the passing drove. Then l heard
her say g ood.by TO ye. dsrlinT And
,esio. half under her breath. Little Black
J.usds. sure iIS eoodibyr sGd ter band
rent suddenly op to ber tbrost
/, ~ss not 40 uuusnsl tbiog TO 6od
people lostb to psrt With snimsls 10
: bich they hsd become attached, hat ]
.hipk both my uncle and l we're already
,wsre that here was . case much oot Of
be osdipsry. Yet We we're hardly pfepsr
ID 10. wha, followed when, presently. one
Il the cbil3rsn caught sight Of the little
'os that at frst went quietly slong With
be drove.
There was snt1cited eXclsmstion then
mother The whole group OF Children
here we're five rushed together TO stare
10 iustsnt bfestblessIy end With iriehtep
d, sstopished faces. fret t the black
'ow, then at the empty pasture. and sgsin
/ Us; end then With . long howl Of woe
hey ran TO their mother.
Kills tske 1, to heart, don't theyf % ut
cred Uocle Ben, presently, 10 . rather
ruf voice.
think be regretted The trade slihouRb
wss plsiniy What the woman desired.
Dire necessity vas evidently tbe skeitop
0 ,he closet 10 the little to7se under the
al
Bot We immsdis.ely hsd other matters
o cIsim our .s.tention. Az have ssid,
be Gov stared quietly. bat hardly hsd
,s passed the pasture liue when our troo
lee bsaso. Toe pev purchase wss nsily
opposed to leaving bone. snd sbe wss
ot long in letting us know II. She wfs
ppnently quiet sd gentle enough. but
be usosesd 10 Iced us . merry psce.
Saa ~ss . triHs under the average uze
I'D li,be end qniek o cat. 10 this res
nc, | never met her soosl. Back snd
krlh stfoss ite road she lodged 10 stsfp
7, z.g. es,s,ic rnshes that required oil our
kill, ,cisiiy sod sioi 10 frusirste.
We stre cehsielJ % hoor doing ouf
rs, hs''- A dtz,n times The COZ
vonli have psssed o. End returned eI
'spt for Bets the dog. ~to. sltteush st
ss, time wss scarcely more fhsn . year
"A 90. sI,exfy keen ard pfVfru smpt8