The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-26

7 T ALWAYS was easy for Miss Deborah to make
choice, and she had chosen Cowsp with hard
" moments hesitation. Therefore it was not
Lucys advice she wanted. but merely the support Of
her admiration Cowslip was pretty Attorney.
The only fault that could be found with her looks
was white patch placed her face in an irregular
way. which Lucy felt nstinctively would very try
ing to Letita, and yet it did not Of sufficient
importance to prevent the purchase
When the arrived the whole family went out
TO the barn to installed and John Esther and
the children were loud in their praises
looked at her in a more critical spirit.
How many cows did you have choose from?"
she asked Deborah.
Il should think you might have found better
Why. I love that deep fawn color said Esther.
The color is all right but that white patch her
II didn't think about that" said Deborah.
I never knew anyone with little aesthetic
should have bought a that was not conspicuous.
However. If you and Lucy like her. it is OF
Iuenee whether am satisfied l am quite accus-
TONED to accepting the choice Of others. Only can't
s eG now TWO people with average eyes could nave
IOoked at that COW without noticing that the white
spot gave her weird expression. Her milk will be
just as good" she added with assumption OF
Miss Deborah's pleasure in the possession OF the
COW was considerably dampened She tried TO recol-
lect whether Daisy and Dandelion had white spots
their faces and went far to suggest that they
might effect exchange.
NO" said Miss Letitia You have bought her and
II Is best 10 keep her.
such difference between cows milk and miIkman's
milk she observed graciously.
The baby's dropping health revived. the children
took long dTaughts OF milk at frequent intervals and
the family reveled in desserts with accompaniment
Of whipped They were a happy family for a
month and then CowsD fell ill.,
II have always heard that Alderneys are more
delicate than any other cows" Miss Letta observed
ominously at breakfast one morning.
Look here. Letitia Wyatt" said Miss Deborah. ct
viii stand great deal from you that is little
foo much. The next time have a COW YOU may
the bother of buvng Cowslip. and 7 have no end
Of trouble with her first and last, and won't stand
Ietitia looked at her sister reproachfuIy. pebo-
rahs occasional outbreaks temper were one of the
MY dear she said gently Il was not criticisng.
was merely stating fact" Miss Letitia had
never ceased to be thankful that she had Inherited
her mothers even temper.
Il was a beast" Miss Deborah owned renorsefuI1v
am tired with anxiety about Cowsliu She is a
dear creature and she looked at me this morning
with such sad. reproachful eyes begging me TO do
something to help her Heaven knows would spend
my life with her II # would do any good"
Why don't YOU hold an umbrella her. Aunt
Deborah" Jack suggested.
IT have been thinking something OF the kind
The veterinary surgeon she is too IN to be
moved. We can't get into the shade pat
rick has tied wet sponge to her horns but she sti
feels the heat. proposed Patrick that he should
make some sort Of shelter for her but he didn't
see 1t in that light He 'driv' with other work
as he EXPRESSED it. That trouble with having
only a zenith of man When I rich I shall keep
whole one wish Laura Macauley would lend me
her sketchng umbrella"
Lily and Jack dashed off in quest of Miss NacauIev
They were not commissioned do so. but thought
u wei to take time by the forelOck.
Laura Macauey cool and self-contaned was sit
ting on the piazza with the latest Atlantic Monthly
IN her hands when two breathless. disheveed chill
dren rushed up to her.
Please Miss Laura. Aunt Deborah wants TO bor-
row your sketchng umbrella" painted Jack
Your Aunt Deborah wants TO borrow nv sIetchinr
nmbrella?' Miss Macaulev repeated ncredulousl,y
Watt " MSS al
at is for the cow" Lily explained.
Miss Macauley under the impression that some
body wanted to make sketch of Miss Deborahs
favOrite Who paints at your house," she inquired.
1T is for the cow Lily repeated she sick and
we thought il would be good plan to hold UNI
brella over her. and yours is the biggest IN town"
Did your Aunt Deborah send you here?"
she didn't exactly send us" Lily confessed. "She
Just wished you would lend her the umbrella, so
came for il to time"
Miss Macauley's OF humOr was not Of the
keenest, but the picture OF Miss Deborah Wyatt who
had always scorned the amount Of wasted time that
the skeJchng umbrella represented being reduced to
abjectly borrow it for her appealed her.
She threw back her head and laughed.
THE is real sick said Jack. II don't see why
you think it's funny"
We've got IL. Aunt Deborah the children said
little later. they thrust the sketching umbrella
into Miss Deborah's astonished hands
MY dear children, Who told you to go for that
umbrella
I'VE thought would surprise YOU"
81 was only joking. 7 dreamed Of really Dor