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

Boon / zee her sssia. See vs s1ot
log elo.s 10 tie .sioas vorn free Ii ib'
q edge Of piece Of woods tss, here skir'
= I'd the road. srd she sss perfectly qaist
. rhsn I sv, close pressed roupd her neel
! sncdsy psirs OF csshby b'osn ,rns. spd
. 1 cspshi glimpse Of torn sirsv hsi,
. 90 old sanbopne, srd one or two tOv
. hs.ds. ell OF sbieh. 90 orr ner spproscb.
4 vanished siis1iiy. Whsa ss csms up to
: the COS she yes alIine lonesouely Into
q toe siistt. empty woods aud u.erins %
= ocsssiopsi iov. plsiatiss bellov.
There sss lamp 10 ny throat. for
, knsv IL vas the chiidren's last i.rsveii.
. For perhsps mile sitter thu, the sniusl
sent along quissiy. then ve bed ,be frss
, experience repsstsd wish vsrisiiota Tais
! time the rebelllcn vas coDscieptiously per
, sisted 10 n1iil 90 stopped ior the night
!, l, sss most unususl All the animals
shat ss bsd secured hitherto had. most Of
then readily. end I'll OF them after . FER
J ioi OF s,ubbornness seldom lasting more
, than hall so honr. made themselves part
!, Of the herd. si'ios little fasibef tsoobls.
J Bu; the black coz utterly reIused to mix
With tho herd, snd paid not t1e slightest
attention TO any animal 10 II.
. When We had finally turpe1 the cattle
toto sn excellent pasture for the night,
where thy we're MIXED spd cared for,
the little black COW left the heard and pro
ceeded 10 march up and dosn the fence
neIt to the road, snstcbicg 90 occasional
mouthinl OF ersss, bat for the most part
q zlog Ut the backward track snd below
ing dismslly. Her demonstrations became
90 pronounced bsfore bedtime that Uncle
Ben consi3ered ii unsafe to leave her 10
the pasture. snd We secured her 10 Q sts
BILE Dear the house. II ber intention was
so make night hi ieous, ete suoceeded I'd
mirsbly. ioubt il any 10 the hoose slept
% uoh for her belloviog,
Toe next day chs bshavsi much the
ssme. eSotpt that togsrd night. finding
her forts Continually ioiled. she sobsid
ed toto KIDD Of sulky quiet. 6he kept
always 10 the extreme rear Of the drove,
aud made only al OCCASIONAL sslil thrust
for liberty. She still ignored the rest Of
ths cattle.
About the middle Of the next forenoon
1 thpnn,h ba nuRat frta Of n
large tom. Here aud there we're little
kpcts OF lum hermer, usually q1ie. enough
except for an occniobsl reckless fellow
sbo bad bsen drinking.
Oae Of tie men st'rscted my attention
| psrticu isriy because OF bis great eiz, and
striking appearance He must have been
six fee. four. big and borly, and eviden.
ly boss. for be seemed 10 be directing .
load OF supplies.
As ne caught sight OF tho drove be push
cd his old bat back on bis besd and turn
ed moment ourioosly. never saw such
q mighty beard. He wss, indeed. en- i'm
posing looking men, notwithstanding bis
rough dress.
The black cor liked the town still lees
than the open country, snd her backward
dsshes sgsin became freqneDt. Oae Of
these promptly foiled BY the ever visi
l.ut Bats must have attracted the big
meme attention. Tor be came close to the
road end looked SHARPLY at the COW % We
approached. As usual. the animal wss
keeping ss isr ss possib, from the rest.
Still eyius her iateotly. the lumbermsn
hsiled my mole. bis great. woodsy voice
roaring ont ss il the few feet that sepsrst
ed the two had been % many rode.
Get thst COW up Bent Brook wsy,
psrd9
Uocle Ban nodded; be was not ia the
osbls Of giving swsy bis business.
Tboogbt ye n astvs Big. sandy -hsires
orit,er ye bought be. Of. eb. psrd2
No. said my mole shortly. A womsn.
Sao-o.oi " don't ssy rosrsd the big
voice. The man was evidently taken absck.
Then bis face li4hted suddenly.
P.rc. was that there woman kind o. ordl
nsry. ff t!z,. yektos2
R,the, small, slid my uncle, tbswing .
little.
The big fellow nodded snd csEe neorer.
P.rd, iiye don't mind III cIsp holt the
cnt,er Think Ikuow her.
Hs approached the c,w quietly. snd
pitchiog big voice to peculiar minor
key, began TO talk TO her. wis sure thst
sgsin caught the words, Little Black
Canada
Tue COW stood peris,.ly still a, be liis
cd her head to look st her throst l bad
noticed little patch OF white there the
only white spot on her body.
The lumberusn turned abruptly. Meme
is jaws. be said Boys call me big
Jarve." raised that GOV or the womsn
did ~ the kids. Amt m 1ch on fsrmin'
uyseif. Mother to that crilier there they
sls.ys called Black Csrsds. Car'os cri.
tr -nevev'd mix With other COWS stack
risht 10 the women snd chiliren -coseet
ye koos. S.ue With this no They c.h
ed ber Little Beck C.oiis,' se.3 Great
coss. both teal
Bot dob't see Hs broke CT sudden
y. Ever kpos Tim NDlsn. pndf My
uncle shook bis lead.
past hoa,tsd c,iitsy In tha ~o,,a that
TimI Used TO work long O. ms foreman
OF gang. Psrd. you could tie to Tim
Saved ny life on q. the Glitter did -resr
lost his osD. Isere jan ., the CROOKED
Reps. Had lite home % t, b ,pt Brook
wife snd ioor, Use bsbie,. Just fiIed
the hall his besrt of hin. Bon, ,so yesrs
ago be lei. me md i,insd P.rdoe's gang
up there. 90 % To be nigh then bsbiss. ]