The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-15

m ND hunt up a dresSmaker the 1A captain did, with the result HA that Miss Taylor came t0 the
 Whitaker place each day dur 3ng the folio wing week, and Emily was. as the captain said, 'srigged out fresh from main truck to keelson-'' In this rigging Captain Cy and his two partnexs-Josiah D4mick had already chriateaed the pair s.the board of strategy y~-took a marked interest They were on hand when each new garment was tried on, and they ap- proved or cridcised.as seemed to them best
 One Sunday Cyrus took the Bos'n for a long walk. On the horizon the sand hills of WeIImouth notched the blue sky. The girl drew long breath.
 s0hf'' she exclaimed. Isn't this just 3oFelya do like the sea an awful lot g Say. Bosin.,' he said a few minutes later. I've been, tbin1zin about you. Hcuswe beensto school, hagen't youf''
 Course have" WAS the Ssather 1n- Glignant answer q :vzeutst0~o years in Concord Mamma lased to help me nights too fIcan read almost all the little words Don't I help you read your paper most every nightT'
 -'Sartin you do! Yes, yes! We'll, our school opens touaorrer, and Eve been thinEin' that maybe you'd better go. There's a<new teacher comin', and I hear she's pretty good"
 Don't you now2 Why, MT. lid ditt said youswas the one that got her to come sherep'
 sFEes. Well. sAsaph says most. every thing but his prayers Stil1, he ain't Eur7oH this time I caI1ata I was some responsible for hersbefn' voted in Yet II don't really know anything about her. You see, T.. Wen, never mind. What doyou thlnk7 Want to go?'
 Bos'n looked troubled.
 ~Pd Ike to- she said. fsCourse I want to learn how to read the big words too. Buts1 like to stay at home with you more-,'
 .Tou do, 1hey7f shO. ahOl Well. I guess can get along between times. Georgiana's there to keep me straight, and she'll see to the dust and the dishes-''
 The child thought.for a moment
 @I think you're awful good" she said eT like you next to mamma. even better than 4Auntdes O4iver.''
 Bosn wandered off in search of late goldenrod The captain smoked and neditated By ana by the puffs were less frequent, and the cigar went out It fell from his augers With his back against a pine tree Captain Cy dozed peacefully.
 He awoke with a jump. Something had awakened him, but he did moi know what He bitnlked and gazed about him Then he heard a faini scream
 NUncIer' screamed Bos'z- "O-o-o-h, Uncle Cyrus. help me! Come quickP'
 
 plungfng through the scrub of huckIe .berry and bayberry bushes. pumping into pines and smashing the branches aside as he ran in the direction of the call
 Back of the pine grove was big in closed pasture nearly a quarter of { mile long. It's rear boundary was the Iron fence of the cemetery The othel three sfdes were marked by rail fences and stone wall. As the captain houn dered from the grove and vaulted the rail fence he swore aloud
 "By the big dfpper,'' he groaned -it's that cussed heiferi l forgot her Keep dodgin', Bos'n, grill Pm com h."
 The pasture was tenanted by a re6 and white COW belonging to Syivanus Cahoon- Whether or not the an1ma had during her caifhood days been in sured by a woman is not known Pos Eibly her behavior was due merely ts Innate depravity- At any rate, shs cherished a mortal hatred toward hu man beings of her own sex Witt men and boys she was meek enough but no person wearing skirts and alon, might venture in that field withou being chased by that cow. Wha would happen if the pursued one wa caught could only be surmised, for st far no female had permitted herself u be caught Few would come even 8. near as the other side of the pasturt walls
 Bos'n had forgotten the COW. Sh had gone from one gcIdenrod clump t' another until she had traversed nearl-