The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-01-05
Farmer Bunker and
the Widow


WI lblNaitl
'Irht. said Farmer Bunker, "why
don't y make up to Mandy Snincn?
She's purifier n new mOwin' ma
chine an us good gll as ever lived"
Him." replied the wary son. win.
mems what y jlst like mowin'
machine They're purity enough til y
git EN- harncssed up; then they cut
down everything In their way"
Farmer Bunker since the death Of
Zekc's mother. year before. had been
casting longing eyes az the widow
Snincn Mnndy's mother Knowing
that his son had an objection 10 hay.
Ing any one put In bis own mothers
place. he felt II be could get Ieke TO .
make match with the daughter he .
might overcome the boys srrrlplcs. .
But Iekc saw the trap aud did not /
relish the advantage his falling into Il |
would give his father The old man. /
having failed with his bait. concluded
TO do a little counting and then pro
pu-c. Zeko watched the mancuyers
with anxiety.
one morning after one Of the farm.
er's visits 10 the widow he nwoke 10
scc the widows COW rummagIng In
his corn some " which she had tram
Piled underfoot The old man fired up
nt once. hui. remembering the situation
brtwerl him nul the widow. quietly
drove the cow over q low place Ia the
fence boy which she had made hcr cu.
trance ~ 'hc shtvl where she belonged
lie asked Zckc n be- had cnrclcs-ly lrft
thr fence lowcrc,i. aud Zckc said that
hc hnd not Then the farmer sur.
missed that the COW had done Il with
her horns
~ Few days the COW wa, Ia the
corn again This time after the farm
or had driven her ont. hc went 10 the
vIiow aud suggested that she put
poke around the COWS neck The wild
uv DECLARED tie. 'by COW didn't need
% poke that she was a, SOL % cow
as ever gave miik and that some "ac
nn the Bunker farm must have been
careless about The fence Bunker as.
Wr~l her that there was no one Oh
hI, farm except himself aud Doll, son
anil uclihcr % them had touched the
fcurr There was q Fash Of temper
between tlr two. aud the farmer went
away Insisting GA a poke fpr the cow
ZrLr heard him grumblIus and said
Father don't y believe me when
. I sly hlInt touched the fence
"ut .uIrr I du. Lokr
Well 10 didn't do 10 au 5 didn't
do DO. the COW must "a done TO- Tie
[ Niid,r SHOULD grt her poke
That. what tolc hT. an slc
low. Jhr cnv don't ue-i o. poke She
Kind ~ hrrI up when mentioned o."
"Whutd cell q 1huut moW,n'
. ml,bu,-. lihuf
+ iur uii m,n v,.; 90 saer'iHg
. AGAIN thr ypW vJ, found loo the
cuu. and ti.. time ih,., wac no
. change q, uc uotcri Doe the frucr The
bJIHu.r ~ thr farmer. yUm was Gle
,truy,I. aud lr went tu the widow lu
frame NJ m.ud o., up mean. lovely
Mis- Surru.' be- began loo an unic
. rDpIHIy t.ur. ST. COW hI. ruined 80
Woth pf yum iur mc. au suppose.
~. Hmh,L want 3 To under
stand CHAT { bi.n.t responsible Cor my
euv g.ttu uip uo farm that's not
F. prlprr.y protected
] NJ, farm Is property protected the
. farmer u'uTird
81 tI, muWrut MANDY appeared On
the ,,,i- aUi tIaL % Iuli loo thr rro
/ ,r,elue, hut not as might hr rNpcrt
ci .Nlr bunker she said. u think
I y luy ugui our COWS bad uu
MANDY" -1d bet mother holly ~
I -l straight luJu thr house
[ Niui, ,h,yvi, piuuug and. hrr la
=. trtf,uuur having only JddrVl fuel to
hyr mother, augr. the widow gave the
/ farmer such q dressing l, De- had newer
bad before The u.l muu went home
/ multrrus mud %. be- passed. h., sou,
VIII, bad uyyu lylulug on thr fruv,
listening hv said. "WWw,u d. NOV
Iu' machines. true ulugh. Ichr all
except the sil. an she's lu angel"
Wouldn't trust any ~ 'cm. fuihcrY
~ ku TRUST her sHrt.u She hiIn'i
ukr her moIhrr , ht She tulr the 81,
las ii,t what she was"
Aluui vrrk after th., when ih'
feeling, Ut ihr two old person, had
had time a. y',l. Lrkc. who was sleep
INK comfortably loo hrl. awukr AMI
hrarl sound without tie got W
uul. going IN the window. saw 10y th'
leht ~ N, mnou. wh.ch was full
Mandy lrt down the frnrr and driy,
, bee muihrr. COW into the Enclosure
Zskr Iump~i into hls CLOTHES. raI
duwusHIr aud caught the gfl hcfot'
shv trayiy,l byF bumv
MANDY" he said, "y'r kryhvl
, sur y drlNin' the CIV into our farm
Whatd y do Il fory'
Mandy hung her head Most girt
look pretty In moonlight, aud MANDY
, was pretty girl At any time Sh'
; made confession. Fearing that hc
mother would give her sicpfaihcr
she had brcu putting the COW In amonl
his cnrn fpr the purpose Of maklnl
trouble. She had served a double pur
pose for herself aud zeke
"whatd y take sides with dad fort
he askci.
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