The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-02

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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 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 II was impossible 10 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 Il marvel IN
the milking line. so were Farmer
Slmpson's--ln an opposite sense. -
All at~ke It was Noticed that FS5in-
or Simpson was oversupplled with
mllk-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 70 say aston
lshed. at It. Farmer Simpson, how
ever. made no secret OF the cause OF
his sudden tactical abundance. He had
bought new lot OF cows. he said.
among them an old brlndle, 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 Mt old Brlndle and
remarked.
"You wouldn't care TO sell that COW.
would you. Brother Simpson,
"Well, | don't know. l might per
haps II could get my price for her"
"What do you call her WORTH"
IL couldn't sell that COW for less than
800"
"whew, That's remarkable price.
amt it?"
"wcll, yes. II is. but she's remark.
able COW too. You've no idea what a
mixer she Is never saw her Ike In
all the born days of my life"
"Ive n good mind Go buy her, Broth
err Simpson"
"But don't know as I'd sell her 10
you. Brother Jones'"
"Not sell her 10 met Why, amt we
good friendsT"
Eyes. good friends enough, but I've
heern you were very particular about
cows, and IL she didn't come up 10
your idea You might think / cheated
you
"Oh. ho don't let that trouble you.
Brother Simpson. / shan't buy her n
she amt worth the money However,
I'll 90 home and sleep over II, and In
the morning I'll come down and talk
Il over
II have come over 90 buy that cow"
he remarked MS soon as the good
mornings" were over. "But Of course
/ don't want to make n leap IN the
dark suppose you have no objec-
ton TO answering honestly any ques
ton may put about old BrindleT
ooh. certainly not-certainly not"
was the candid response. IF you real
ly intend 90 buy the COW, want you
10 ask every question you can think Of
so that everything shall be fair and
square. She r fine COW, Brother
Jones-a remarkable cow"
So he asked Does she give good
milkY'
We'll, / reckon she does-the sweet
est and richest milk ever tasted
makes butter yellow as gold and sweet
as n posy. Want TO see some OF III"
mo; never mind now. I'll take your
word for Il. But how much does she
give at a mllkingT
well she varies from a pail 10 n
pail and half-never less than n pail
and sometimes more. One morning
she gave more than two pals, but that
was when she wasn't half MIXED the
night before But she Is sure OF n
pailful every time"
That was enough. A pallful at a
milking was the average his own cows
gave, and he thought old Brlndle
might improve under his treatment.
So the bargain was struck. the money
was paid, and Farmer Jones went
'fh'' i'J'i'Aih IN MS EOOu loIluncs
AZ the end OF week his rejoicing
began TO COOL In n fortnight lt ceased
altogether; at the end OF three weeks
he was almost raylng mad.
On the twentieth morning after he
drove that old brlndle home Farmer
Jones appeared before Farmer Slmp-
son In a towering passion.
Il have come 10 talk about that old
cow he exclaimed. "You swlndled
me dlsgracefully In that bargain, sir"
"Swindlcd youl Why, how? Don't
the COW give good milkY'
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 had
her Filled a pail hrlmming full twice
day and sometimes more"
And. pray, how large a pail was ~"
why. three quart pail. OF Counsel
Same as ! always use" -
"Thc deuce take your rceaSr
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