The Newtown bee., 1905-02-17
FAIRFIELD COUNTY,
!aONKOE
A 3ili-KA1AN'S TRIALS.

A MIL LYMAN $ TRIALS. Two o,clnrk and tho alarm bell is sounding, Acd the !irrtCometer reglsters ten below, oh. n1'i, man are yHu ready tpr the weather through which you must go: The cows a mixed and the sleigh is loaded Ald re started on the road. We g"ti to ;t d,ifted bank Anu oFertuln our load; Around in tllt. snow and darkness For ca and bottles we creep. While all the world. In Silent SlumOer sleeps. Once more the sleigh is lighted Ana on again we go, sSnl we make SiO progress in the darkness Through the de- and drifting snow And to keen this milk from freezing, kerosene lantern we use And II when delivertd d it's frozen We get all manner of abuse. The boots on our feet are frozen: tIioveS 100 are frozen and wet And if wea late for breakfast A call down we're sure to get It is hard footing for the horse Through the path which is not beaten. The feed which they have eaten, When following this every day business. rhey soon grow old and slow iney know as well as wa do me TO d they have to go. No matter how dark and stormy. lucy always keep the road, I 1T they didn't tend to their business
 More than once they'd overturn the load For the horses which are so faithful some seem to have no hearts. ror tney dO not properly feed them, ooIHe QflVefS on milk carts. The breakfast bell is ringing. rhe me mllkman he is late; The DoarderS all are angry because they have to wait. ihe i,te cook. landlady and waitress, Ail are in great stew;
 iney nave no mil k for breakfast Ahu dOn U know what to do. mOh! here he comes you lazy thing. rms ls the second time you've been late.
 fe had no milk for breakfast Ana were i'll an awful strait" Not one cent will pay you, II another time you are late, ]! Il get another milkman Ano kindly show you the gate.' All of the other milkmen Are looking for my trade l know your milk is watered Ano rom pump and chalk is made.'
 why, Kind lady, couldn't you keep enough E3r rp rlt, breakfast th,s season of the year, ,anfouSh the cold and awful trayeling us nara so early to be hore?' IOh! no, it will sour can never do it. no! The boarders all will leave me Ana to the poor house shall go'' " Why this milk sh0uld be delivered SO early.
  It seems all fonlIshness Ihls season of the year. Some folks are satisfied And any time will do While others are always prumh1ino with thelr everlasting chew. They're finding fault with that thing. Ihey re ii ding fault with this, l wonder lf they'll be grumblinp In the land of endless bliss. some are glad and willing to navns NllD a Kind and wplcOnp " " Whlle others are always figuring US, some way to beat. Some folks, they use no reason. Ot O the country roads. aud drifted snow They think al is city sidewalk The roads we have to go. some places the vessels for the milk Are not ready for us when we %. we stand in the cold freezing While they move so awfully slow To follow this every day business Is very severe test :! n most every other occupation You have Sunday in which to rest These are some of the trials Through which we have to go. ,,h! spare you all from a life like this From the fife of a milkman's woe.
 10. W. D., Huntington Milkman