The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
ICY HMES GETS
ABOUT EVEN
Deacon Sees Him Milk
the Cow
Eighteen Quarts at MILKING J.
onite a lot

Deacon Harding cheated SOS shea
you bought ths old M. questioned
his wife
wall Mary when man SAYS s.
horse won't balk al tae0 thal lH#
formal beast keeps yoa oef ln fhe faia
IN one place on The naaa faf tsa
solid hours. / think there = some
trouble With the hofse - eIe me
man lied
What you going - aaoH h
+ Cyrus7e said MARI
sNolhin I guess aHaelad GHns
I About three woeks before CYRUS
Haines OF skowheRsa bad bought a
horse OF Deacon HaHHus oHeu the
Deacon had guarantes5 fBs perfect
+ ~ sound and would arf bals
One hot July eveniHe ~ went over
to the country store aud be found
Deacon Harding Their as listened all
the evening to the news and
the gossip FinaIlf when ne
got mp to go. H. walked al
most out Of the stofs then turned
back and said Say boys looking
at the Deacon all tae time Don't
know Of anyone wants 10 bus COW
do yega
+ No got one to ser" querIed the
deacon
Yes. ] got enc Of the BEST cows In
this county / got To sell her though
cause Mary haint able fo take care of
the butter
How much milk SHE give Cy7+
asked the deacon becoming Interested
Eighteen quarts o. "a milkIn
Coin 10 be home tomorrow Gy7
Guess so
I'm coming over and look ar fha
COW"
An right come bon mdkn time
y went home ana as be entered
the house he said. Deacon q comm
over tomorrow nigh presume he %
want 20 stop 10 suppef
Along about milkluE time the next
daY Deacon Harding drove into The
dooryard Cy saw hu coming and
SAT down To milk the oid COW The
deacou came into fhs fie up looking
the cows ali over as aa PASSED until
he reached ly
THAT tae cew you a3n1 t1 aell2a
sYan
ey kept an mukne Ne 6ued one
len quart p8tl and gat ue 10 get an
other enc
say ~ she gives 81 Lot Of milk
don she
Yes quite lot answered g
He keut au mlikiuE and seen had
the second pail slmnaI uiI
How much you ask t9f her gY2.
Fifty dollars"
~ kept on milking
Woaldnf take forty money down
baufered the deacon
So
~ eot np ana another pail Call
aud walked ia the other end I'd the
tenp Tor he fh.rd pail
Then be- sat down Ia tha old Cow
"a gain and continued mIihHE
HY spoke DeaHou Harding after
Few minutes silence = hamt got
bnt forty dollars aifh me tonight bat
20 you Ritl take fhaf and lei He give
yon a note faf iaH rest + VII Take
that cess
All flghg. answered Cg
~ finished milking then s9t up
aaa uat halter oH tine cos and The
desed01 alaffed aG Sltb her
n Deacon Harding had seen gfs
faee as be- led that COW away. be
sureiy would have thought There s.
oue more fallen angel FOR CYa grin
RBs dIaDoiIeal
ty did sou seH that COW to pea-
con Harding asked his siie as ne
stepped nHe tHa kitchen
Mars did NOT writ for an answer
bur calculated For The land sake. Cy
where ald sou Re. So much milk2a
From Jhs DID c1H calmly answer
ed Cy
Ey believe Yaa have been up TO
some more of 3uuf tricks
Nay Interrupted Gy guess bet
Ter give this milk 70 the hogs
Mary knew better than 10 ask Cy
any more questions
The next day Deacon Harding came
driving into CFs dooryard as fast AS
his horse could lraf Cy went to the
door lie could see that the deacon
was mad
ICY Haiues - have you prescott
ed You rs "a sWindler You said
E ilAHh YIN #FNiH hAhH fAHhAEFN AAAI rs
% milk She Won give five
ou saw me milk last night didn't
YOU Deacon
You He'd blurled the deacon
say Deacon yoa know that horse
you sold me-
WHAT'S that got 10 do about cow"
Didn't yau sag hat horse wouldn't
bslk Deacon
The deacon began 10 turn his horse
around
III sue YOU tomorrow" interrupted
The deacon looking sheepsh aud
started 10 drive away
i As he was almost down to the gate
+ Cy hollored guess we're bout
even now Deacon
When Cy went into the house Mary
said What did yau do to that COW
that made her give 30 much milk
F Cyl
MARY IN tell YOU but don't you tell
anyone had The Two big hot water
bottles full OF skim milk under my
coat aud two rubber tubes that came
down and rested over the pal?e