The Opelousas courier., 1904-04-23

nj Ssume; you have ere this
%o~ bred.
All he knows of the country is thee,
retlcal knowledge, and, like all men of
mis- class, he has some very peculiar
ideas in regard to the rural regions.
L am somewhat that way myself,
though I beg leave to say that l think
my original sound sense and Judgment
would, in an emergency, save me from
committing any glazing mfdakes. i'll
were suddenly to be transported to the
backwoods as a permanent inhabitant.
But to return to Purdy.
Until a very short time since he has
religiously believed that there were GER
tain Kinds OF cows which gave butter
milk, and other kinds known as the
sour-milk cows, and rgain a breed
called The Observation-Disclosures
cows, the latter being the only kind
known to the city milkmen.
For some time he and Mrs. Purdy
agftated the matter Of keeping a cow.
They had a baby which was being
brought up on the bottle, and it was SO
difficult to procure pure milk for the
little cherub that Mrs. Purdy coveted q
real COW, so that upon her tactical Sc
cretions her dear little Amabel Selma
might grow fat and rosy.
Purdy is an indulgent man, and he
concluded to crafty the wife Of his
bosom. He came over three or four
weeks ago and discussed the matter
with me. He looked over my farm
books on the subject of dairying. and
found that there was no way a man
could get rich so fast as by keeping a
COW. A cow would average a pound
OF butter a day, besides the milk. said
the books, and that was fifty cents,
and it wouldn't cost more than twenty
five cents a day to keep her.
why, when I come to think Of it."
said Purdy, 81 marvel that every man
does not keep cows. It is better than
a government contract from
the postofice department, to supply
mail boxes, or patent locks for the mail
VI DCAhS uCaA VI d EIU&. 1
ITO be sure" said /.
$50 / should say" remarked Mrs.
Now, the fact is, Potts." said Purdy.
i am not the best judge of cows in
the world; in truth, the most I have
seen Of them was in landscape
pictures, and in patent office reports,
and I want the benefit of your judy
in selecting one. Suppose you
md l take a trip out to Belmont Mead
tomorrow and buy one?"
I agreed to it, and ON the morrow We
Jet forth.
BE sure and have her gentle, and
10 the children can play with her, and
that chews her cud like the cows
n poetry" was the parting admonition
It Mrs. Purdy, as she held up the baby
or Purdy to kiss.
He reached Belmont Meadows. and
inquired OF the station agent who had
to sell. He directed us to the
arm Of Major Grey, half O mile of.
The major was at home. and he had
ows to sell. Eleven of them. He
ooked them over. Were they gentle?
Oh, yes, gentle as lambs, and kittens
brown in.
But they had horns, Purdy said: he
a little shy Of cows with horns.
Hadn't the major got some without
vorns?
The major was mildly indignant. In
eed he hadn't. They didn't make
ows without horns out that way. No.
II. Ii hornless cows were wanted,
'urdy might seek them i'm some other
Purdy begged pardon, and said no
fense was meant; only he thought
aat horns would be in the way IL the !
ably was playing with the cow. and J
ranted to get on her back over her :
cad. That was all. !.
Purdy bought a cow. She was black i
nd white. and warranted Eve years :
Id; a good mixer, and gentle in all F.
inds OF harness-or under all circum- l
He paid eighty dollars for her. and :
major was to deliver her at Purdy's !
Duse. 7
The next day she came. =
After the majors man went away !,
urdy lame over after me and Mrs. /,
"Marier and I are going to milk our
w" he said, "and we want you to
, there, 1t anything should happen. :.
of us exactly understand the =
ience Of milking. and your. advice !
Judgment may be OF use to u.s." :
Mrs. Potts and | went over, and / :.
Ok my books on dairying along with =
g. y
The cow stood in the stable. chewing :,
vay, %viciously, l thought. on a bundle h
nay, and swinging her tail in a bust :,
'ss sort OF way, as il she meant to ;,
= she was mistress of the situation. ),
Mrs. Purdy and Purify stood on one 10
OF her, and Mrs. Potts ana I stood :,
the other. =
Now" said ], .'the book saws the y
fuid should be drawn swiftly
q promptly from its receptacle. and
e sooner the operation of milking ia
rformed, the greater will be the n
I'D of milk.'s :,
Just sou says Purdy, $50, of course. 10
1s best for two Of us to milk her! w
70 can do it quicker than one! You "a
her on n side, and I'll take her y,
the Otherr,'
Are You going to milk her from the il,
asked Mrs. Purdy. ut seems an
me that It would be easier getting TO