The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-17

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''soATl 60 HOMER ORDERED THE LADY.
the length OF the field. Then the VI
cious creature had appeared from be
hind knoll in the pasture and, head
down and believing wickedly, had
rushed upon her When the captain
reached the faroff fence the little girl
was lodging from one dwarf pine to
the next with the COW In pursuit. The
pines were few, and Bos'n was nearly
at the end of her defenses.
"HelpT she screamed. "Oh, uncle,
where are you? What shall dor'
Captain Cy roared in answer.
Keep 1t upF' be yelled. I'm aeon
in'I Shoe, you everlastin' critterl I'LL
break your back for your
The COW didn't understand English,
1t seemed, even such vigorous Eng
lish as the captain was using. Emily
lodged to the last pine. The animal
was close upon her. Her rescuer was
still far away.
And then the cemetery gate opened
and another person entered the pas
ture-a small person, woman. She
said nothing, but, picking up her skirts.
ram straight toward the COW, needless
of the latter's reputation and vicious
appearance. One hand clutched the
gathered skirts; i'm the other she held
book.
Don't be scared, DEAR" she called
reassuringly, then to the COW: ''Stop
it, Go away, you wicked thing!'
The animal heard the voice and
turned. Seeing that the newcomer
was only q woman, she lowered her
head ana paved the ground.
run for the gate, little girl!'' COM
manded the rescuer. Run quickP
Bos'n obeyed. she made desperate
dash from her pine across the open
space and in another moment was safe
inside the cemetery fence.
"ScatI Go homer ordered the lady,
advancing toward the COW and shak-
ing the book at her M liz the volume
was some sort of deadly weapon.
AREN'T you ashamed OF yourself? Go
away! You needn't growl at me! I'm
not BIT afraid Of you'll"
The growing was the muttered
below with which the COW was wont
to terrorize her feminine victims But
this victim refused to be terroriZed.
Instead OF screaming and running, she
continued to advance, brandishing the
book and repeating her orders that the
creature 20 home" at once. The COW
did not know what to make Of it. Be
fore she could decide whether to
charge or retreat good sized stick
descended upon her back with q
"whack" that settled the question.
Captain Cy had reached the scene Of
battle
Then the rcscuer's courage seemed
cemetery even faster than she had
run from It When the indignant cap
tain, having pursued and chastised the
cow until the stick was but a splin-
tered remnant. reached the haven be-
hind the iron fence he found her sooth-
Ing the frightened Bos'n. who was
sobbing and hysterical.
Emily saw her Uncle Cyrus" com
ing and rushed into his arms. He
picked her up and. holding her with
grip which testified to the nerve strain
he had been under, stepped forward to
meet the stranger. whose coming had
been 50 opportune.
And she was a stranger. The cap
tain knew most Of Bayport's inhab-
itants by this time or thought he did,
but be did not know her. She was
small woman. quietly dressed. and her
hair, under a neat black and white
hat, was brown. The hat was now a
trfae to one side. and the hair was the
least bit disaFranged-an effect not at
Ill unbecoming. she was tucking ln
the stray wisps as the captain, with
BOs'n in his arms, came ND.
"WeIl, ma'am." pulled Captain Cy-
well. ma'am, I must say that was
the slickest. pluckiest thing ever
saw anywheres- don't know what
would-I-I declare don't know how
to thank you"
The lady looked at him a moment
before replying. Then she began to
laugh, jolly laugh that was pleasant
to hear.
"Don't try. please" she said chok-
ingIy. ut wasn't anything. oh, mer-
cy me, I'm all out Of breath You
see. | had been warned about that
COW when started to walk this after
noon. 30 when saw her chasing
your poor little girl here knew right
away what was the matter IL must
have been foolish enough to look at
I'm used to dogs and cats. but !
haven't had many pet cows told
her to 20 home and to scat and all
sorts of things. Wonder 7 didn't tell
her to lie down! And the way I
shook that ridiculous book mt her
was
she laughed again. and the captain
and Bos'n joined in the laugh, tn spite
CO.. the fright they both 10 expert
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