Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-08-26
Barnyard Friends.

1t was n strange taste of two setter
puppies that friend of mine recently
owned. In the same harnyard where
they often romped appeared every morn
ing before pasture time. and every night
after heing let ont of pasture. Il mothcrly
Jersey COW. Just how the puppies first
became attached 70 the COW nobody
seems to have discovered. But it became
n matter of much amusement and COM
ment that they followed the larger
quadrupcd to pasture every morning.
And little later the still more astuuish-
ing discovery was made that they re-
manned with her throughout the day ANA
escorted her home every night.
One night. as the owner of the trio
was watching them while they wandered
back home, he noted that the puppies
were very uneasy and used every en-
deaVOr known To their puppySh intel
lectS to hurry the COW home. There was
a little patch of blue grass not far from
the barnyard, and the Jersey was aCCuS-
toned TO stop there each night. just long
enough to bite off few mOuthfulS Of
the succulent blades, before going into
quarters On this occasion the puppies
resented the delay, petuluntly barking at
their protege and Swapping thrcNtenlnglN,
hut by no means viciOuSly. at her nose
as she tried to snipe off the grass Fol
lowing To the barn. the master discnV-
cred that the cause of the anxiety of the
puppies to get there was that they were
neilrly famished So great was their
devotion to their big friend that they
would remain in the pasture, following
her every step she took, all day. until
they were as hungry as gnunt pigs, r6th-
pr than leave her for single half-h0ur.
But the most remarkable of their per-
formances came one morning while they
were on their way to pasture. Between
the barn and the field extends rail
way. which connects nm important
southern city with one of the great cities
of the north by Il single line. The on
ginecr of a freight train which was moV-
ing MP this road noticed some distance
up the track the not unusual sight Of
the old cow and the two puppies ON ne
way to pasture. He had grown To feel
acquainted with the strange family and
felt deeply interested in them. That
made it more disturbing to him when
the COW tried To cross the track rather
dangerously near 10 the approaching
train. and instead of passing on over
when the whistle gave its several slricks
of warming turned mp the road and COM
menced trying to run away from the Cu-
CINE mt an awkward cow trot, The
puppies took in the situation ut once
and ran after her trying Ia drive her of
the track They leaped Mt her nose and
barked and snarled, and tried every arti-
nee they could think Of to make their
big ward do the right thing. But she
could not understand. Meanwhile, the
train being light one, the engineer got
il we'll under his control. and amusedly
moved along behind this combination of
cross purposes To see how the misuudcr-
standing would come ont. He allowed
the train To- approach 50 close to them
that the puppies finally de~paired Of ar-
| complishing their first purpose, that u.s.
driving the stupid COW from the track
and with one impulse they turned and
| charged straight upon the approaching
| engine. And they were SO fixed in their
| purpose to hold il up that the engineer
| was obliged to come to sudden stand
| still, in order to save these brave little
/ creatures from martyrdom to their
| strange drvoiinn.--Cor. Springfield Re
publican.