Morris tribune., 1907-02-09
A PAIL OF MILK

De the real DdCkDOuG Ol Tie COuulIy.
He was more like the modern farmers
close listed. foxy old coons, who
pride themselves on the sharpness of
their bargains and who value human
ity by the price of corn.
About a mile from Farmer Jones
lived another farmer named Simpson.
He was not near so sharp in bar
gain as Farmer Jones was and was a
different sort Of man altogether. Like
him, however, he was lover Of cows.
But by some cruel freak of misfor-
tune it was impossible to squeeze
enough milk out of his cows to supply
his own family. And yet his cows
were extremely fine looking. But
while Farmer Jones' were a marvel in
the milking line, SO were Farmer
Simpson Sin an opposite sense.
ALI at once it was noticed that Farm
er Simpson was oyersupplied with
milk-in fact, began to rival Farmer
Jones in the quantity and quality of
his butter and cheese.
Farmer Jones was not delighted at
his neighbours prosperity. In sooth he
was terribly vexed, not to say aston
iShed, at it. Farmer Simpson, how
ever, made no secret of the cause Of
bis sudden lacteal abundance. He had
bought a new lot of cows, he said.
among them an old brindle, and they
were astonishing mixers.
When he heard this, Farmer Jones'
mind was made up. He must have
| that brindle At all events he wanted
| that cow.
| One morning when the two farmers
| were talking together Farmer Jones
| pointed carefully at old Brindle and
| remarked.
"You wouldn't care to sell that COW.
would YOU Brother Simpson,"
"NeF1- I cont know. 1 might per-
haps II I .coC7d get my price for her.
"Whe4 Go YOU call her worth?''
I 81 eouldnH sell that cow for less than
| $10o"
'Nhew:. That's a remarkable price,
| amt dtg''
"WeIl, yes. it is, but she's a remark
| able cow too. You've no idea what a
| mixer She is. / never saw her like IN
| all the born days of my life.''
live "a good mind to buy her, Broth
er Simpson
~eBut i don't know as I'd sell her to
! yen. Brother JONES'
'sNot sell her to me, Why, amt we
| good friends?'
Eyes. good friends enough but I've
| heern you We're very particular about
| COWS. and if she didn't come up TO
| your idea you might think I cheated
yeu.''
'"Oh no. don't let that trouble you,
Brother Simpson | sDan't buy her If
she amt worth dhe money. However.
TIL go home and sleep over lit. and in
| the morning I'll come down and talk
! 1t sover."
TO- -
Al have come over to bgly that cow"
| he remarked as SOON as the good
| mornings" We're over. But OF course
| i don't want to make a leap lin the
| dark. I suppose you nave no 'ohjec-
jtion ito answering honestly any 'ques-
/ ton Il may put about old Brindles'
! '''Oh, certainly not-oartainly not, "
was the candid response. eff ven real
| ,Iy intend to buy the cow, 1 want you
| to- ask every question You can think of,
| SO that everything shall be fair and
| square She is a fine cow, Brother
| Jones-a remarkable cow
SO lhe asked, Does she give good
milk:?'
well. II reckon she ;does-the sweet
lest and richest milk ] ever tasted;
makes butter yellow as gold and sweet
as q ipesy. Want to see some of ita"
mo; never mind nowx. Tn take your
word for it. But how muck does she
give at milking?"
well she varies from a pail to a
| pail and half-never kess than a pail
and sometimes more. One morning
she gave more than two pals, but that
was when she wasn't half MIXED the
might before. But she lis sure Of a
psilful every time"
That was enough. A pailfua at a
milking was the average his OWE COWS
gave, and he thought old Brfndle
might improve under his treatment.
Sc the bargain was struck. the money
was paid, and Farmer Jones went
home rejoicing in his good fortune.
At the end of a week his rejoicing
began to cool; in a fortnight it ceased
altogether; at the end OF three weeks
he was almost raying mad.
On the twentieth morning after he
drove that old brindle home Farmer
Jones appeared before Farmer Simp-
son in towering passion.
II have come to talk about that old
cow" he exclaimed you swindled
me disgracefully In that bargain. sir"
''Swindied you. Why, how? Don't
the cow give good milk?'
Give good milk Yes, she gives
good milk enough, but she don't give
enough to drown mosquito. You
said she gave paiiful every time
"And so she did, sir, when l had
her. Filled pail trimming full twice
day and sometimes more"