The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-02
POULEY'S GOOD LUCK.

The Chelfrens were none Of your COM
mon resorters, although Skumpville waa
getting to be u pretty well known rural
resort, they were what the older genera
ton in Skumpyille called high-toned and
the younger swell" They were rich
as mud" and had no sense whatever, &C
cording to Skumpyiile standards.
Skumpyilles lucky mantle one who
prOiitcd exceedingly, was Pooley When
the Chelfrens first came the milk and
cream at the hotel wasn't good enough
for them, If you please. They began ask
ing around right away for dry-fed COW
Now. that was just POuley's luck. All
he COWS around there were out to pas
.me at that time OF the year as II matter
u all but Puoley's The onlJ
reason that POUley's wasn't was because
le had no pasture and no time to run
back and forth to get 1t If he had. So he
kept up that ruut OF a COW In a little sta
blr al the back of his house aud fed her
balrd hay aud potato peelings
one morning Pooley was going into
the house with bucket OF milk when
'hrllrcu hailed him from the front gate
aud wanted to know II he didn't have u
Try fed COW PUUley admitted that no
had Then Chelfren surprised him by
asking II he could not have u quart vi
ullk daily from the animal lie eN-
planned that Il was for the baby and that
uls doctor considered that kind Of mill,
best Then he asked To see the COW
Well, II was not exactly COW To be
proud Of bat Chpliren apparently did
| uut know the difference. tor the only Oh
lection he made was to the stable. II
| set milk from you should want to have
| : nrw moor put In her" he said. Il
think the whole place should be cleaned
~ aud ! should want the COW well cur.
| .lcd and the milking pail sterilized be
| lore milking | should insist upon SAM
AIRY conditions am willing to pay tol
| ali Els
How much asked puoley
| Would EiU week be euuugh?'
That took Puolcv breath away but
| It didn't make hiIp lose his self posses
sion he said. well / don't know but
hat would be all right tur the milk but
he new floor would be extra
Huw much asked Chelireu. putting
| MS hand IN his pocket
ruulry said slOswithuut battiu al eye
| lid and then wished that he had said so
| a. ChrIiIrn skinned on "a so bill from
| liz roll aud handed II TO HIM 1t cost him
| tbuuI Two dollars ior tie lumber. u u
| ualtrr OF fact aud he did the WORK him.
veil in an hour. Then hr inquired what
| auitarN conditions were. aud somebody
| bid him whltrWash. SO he got Il bucket
| II whitrwuah aud gave the inside Of the
| ttlc stable two coats Then he SHOOK
| Town 1t Hitter OF clean straw aad thai
'ow stable looked like a parIur
roulcy COW aud the price that he was
| getting ton. The milk created no rud vi
| nNcitrmrnl IN SEumpNlllr Buxton. who
| Iad three CONS Of his own. Was partluu.
| larN ruNluus He said II wac shame
| that strangers should be- imposed Oh the
Nay Puulry had Imposed on Chelfrcn
| Then h" went to work and renovated ana
whitcWashrI his stable h was much
better stable than ruplrys. too. anu
when it Was finished il looked line Thru
he got up one Of his cows from the pas
uIr auu pui he5 ON Il diet 81 hay. Final
~ he went lo rhrltrcu and Told him that
he was being awiudlru and he could
prove u II ,Arlirrn would call ami SEE
his COW Chr.!rru replied that il he waf
being sWludlDd II Was Huur Of BuXlon's
business aud turned his back on him.
Buxton never had been friendly to
ward PuuIey but after thar be- couldn't
hear his name mentioned without grind.
lug hi. teeth An that summer he figured
m II way iu get even. Certainly pOulrl
had an aggrayatiue way VI sriuuiup Ia
the fall however. there was surprise
tn store Iur puulry Buxton Hereford
'uN thr one that he had got up from he
pasture tuuh the first premium at the
uanA lar Really il wH- wonderful,
The way hat COW had iatlrnrd and YET
not So wonderful when 1t trausplrrd
Wat Buxton had been feeding hrI on oil
AXE ana various other feeds
Buxton met pOUlry a. he was turning |
away trum an inspection OF the COW
IT'S all dry feed done II" he said |
Seven months later the local paper
announced that the Chelfrens were com.
Ing for their usual summer stay On,
morning not long after BuXtun led hi, |
Hereford COW out into his front YARD |
with Ia" blue first premium ribbon |
around her neck aud tied her to posi- |
q which WAS nailed a sign WIN the FOL |
lowing inscription. IN blue letters. on a
rrIm- yulur-d ground.