The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
UNCERTAINTIES
ROd SIOCOmh Tried to Teach His
Calf TO Drink With Serious Con-
sequences One Accident After
Another Nobody Killed but SeV-
eraI Might CT B8Gn-FuII Par
tiGuIarS Below

Two months ago Eod Slocomb's old red
and white COW which he calls Spot give
birth 70 a little calf resembling the
mother in all respects except size. Hod
he has been 80 busy all spring with one
thing CT other that he amt had time to
bother u teach the calf 20 drink milk
outen a pail. and for that reason he has
permitted said calf 10 absorb nourish-
ment from the mother. the two being
pastured together IN the field back OF
HCd's house
Last week. however. Hod thought Il
was about time 10 take the calf away
from the COW. SO on Tuesday morning
he made up his mind that he would give
the CALI IT'S first lesson in drinking milk
Hod he coaxed the COW and calf from the
field into the baTnyard. then securing a
pail about half full OF milk. he set il
down in front OF the calf 20 see what
Il would 90 70 Il II anything. As for
the calf. Il merely snifft the milk and
turned away After IIOd had got tired
standing around waitir ) for tie calf %
drink. he finally grabbed holt OF Il by
the ears, one ear in each hand. and drug
ged il Up TO the pan and soused its nose
into the milk clean up 20 its eyes. The
calf which IS strong and full OF vigor
lot It's size I1A1N4 US AEuQ Wl OlLtn LLt
pail and give q sneeze right into Hod's
face filling his whiskers full OF milk
and also filing him with surprise 70 sech
q extent that he fell over backward and
iarred hisself up considerable.
Hod was now maddern ever. and seys
TO hisSelf when the calf sneezed IN his
face. IT reckon I win make that gosh
blamed calf drink or I viii know the rea-
son WHY with which he grabbed the
calf again. this time by the tail. and the
calf began 10 make q cirCel OF the barn
ward, pulling Hod after It, and bellorren
at every Jump. When the calf began 10
bolIer for help its mother took IN the
sItuashion at q glance and made a wild
dash for Hod. hittin him IN the back and
butting him against the barnyard gate
with sech force as 20 bust open the gate
This surprised Hod more than when the
calf sneezed in his face, and as soon as
he could get on his feet he started down
Main street with the COW at his heels
madder'n a wet hen.
Just as Hod was passing Sy Hoskins
residence Widow Skinner who lives cross
the street from Sy's was returning home
with a pair Of lace curtains which she
had washed and had had on Mrs Hos
kin's Curtain stretchcr 70 dry out. The
a
see Hod comm. and as for Hod he wUs
so scared that he didn't realize where
he was going. and as a result he struck
the widow broad side on, who was
knocked often her feet and went down
with dull sickning thud, Hod tripping
over her and the COW nearly run over
both of them. The lace curtains got
snarled up with the COWS feet and fright
ened her so that she kept going risnt
down Main street, but faster.
Seth Dewberry. our heroic town con-
stable. saw her comm, and with great
presents OF mind stood in the middle OF
the road waving his arms. and trying
TO intimidate her so she would 60 back.
As she approached Seth closer and closer.
and no saw that she wasn't going 20 In
tinidate worth q cent. he took TO his
heels and run into Bill Hepburn's black
smith shop, glad to escape with his life.
The COW kept right on nearly running
over Deacon Bradbury who WAS crossing
the street in front OF the 2. o., until
she had past clean thru Bingville. aftor
which she continued to run until she had
freed herself from the lace curtains. after
which Sim wilkins ketched her. tied a
rope round her neck and took her back
to Hod's. When Hod and the Widow
Skinner got on there feet. Hod poloiized
to Mrs. Skinner and offered to escort her
home. She refused 70 accept his apology,
or his company. and she talked to Hod
In sech manner that after she got thru
saying what was on her mind a fly would
scarcely have lit on Hod, Mrs, Skinner
lseys that II HOa SlooOmb don't call and
gePx gPI. her. ioga them lasg egEtaiRs KhiGh i