The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-09
.ALOP HORNED.
COW
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1s13. by ASSOCIATE Lit
erary Press.

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Ask any farther you will am he will
tell you that Top horned cow s trou-
BILE maker .AFhen she has ID bobbed
tail to boot then you look opt. You
couldn't give her away to Any one
knowing cow character. She Eiil jump
any fence to eat her fill of corn and
then seek to destroy what she can't
eat IA
There had been peace in Wo4is coun-
| ty for a dozen years when a4rumpus
| suddenly fell upon the lasd and
changed the course of at least two
lives and gave hundred othefs some
thiag besides crops to talk abtsat.
Farmer Jepson,. Widower, lived four
miles from Ackron on the cossty line
road, ana Jane Schonfeld. wNY and
farmer, lived thfes mites wessxxpf him
on the Red Bridge road. ~ had
lived thus for FIVE years and1oa knew
each other by name. The ff7 years
might have become twenty hafsnot an
old lop hqned COW stepped in 20 give
the parties an Introduction.
The cow was owned by the widow.
Besides being lop horned she WES bob
tailed, wild eyed and had varislls bad
habits, one ef which was jumIsng six
rail fences and wandering abou.slights.
These promenades sometimes red her
miles away and into strange pastures.
The first time Farmer Jepson sew her
she was In the midst of his cAimfeld
and had cleared about half an Ecre Of
the juicy stalks He was gofM man,
but he swore at her and caiE7 her
names He also tried his best 20 kill
her on the spot A week laAsr the
COW called again to see how tIf corn
was coming on, and after hall NiIiing
her the farmer sent word that that
old critter OF COW steps hoof on my
land again therelI be lawsuit t6 make
things rumbler
The COW didn't hurry mafrefs any.
She waited until Mr.. Jepson hadftrafls-
planted his cabbage plants and they
had got fairly growing. and then she
called one night and helped her5aH to
25O of them. The first the widow knew
of the midnight raid was when ie re-
ceived a summons from jusAce of
the peace. Suit had been commeuced
by Farmer jepS0n to recover 500 DAM
ages
$50 he's sued me, mas he?n Observed
the widow as she doubled up htz dsts
and fire came to her eyes ell,
well see who comes out ahead
thrpn q inIfrn T5<#ff1Q
case came to trial. and 1t was the
courtroom that plaintiff and defet,48pt
first saw each other. Both wer4
prised. and both said somethlz to
themselves What the farnfa 41d
was: 49,
We'll, By thunder. 1 e1necfs
fat and homely old Two listed taz
mud .I q tsssEsa
of female Whesougnt 10 De siltllu pli,
a husbands knee. wish q seen HeI
before | begun this suit. The blame
old COW damaged me. but ha1nft goln
to swear very hard agln no woman
like that
Lands massy' but ne nalhi ny
mean mani" exclaimed the WIDOW art
cI Il lOOh az AAiS 90 AAASA
said he was big boss and bluffer and
wanted to bulldoze me cause I'm all
alone in the world say. now. put
they are all wrong. lie nam tue .l hinu
to bluff and pltch IN. WISH he nau
come to see me ABOUT tne oic COW. u
he had I'd have chained her up. Mon-
der now naru ne ii swear dsfi nie.
She was soon to know. Inc pain
tin's lawyer III opening tue case saiu
1t was an aggravated case VI tlespasS
and damage ana that the eIoo meh
toned wasn't really nan VIVA. lney
should have sued Tor. Inen Ne went
on to tell OF what oenaht woman
the defendant was ana Wouno up ny
stating his hopes that the jury Wouio
render a verdict without leaVlhs tue
box. Then the pla1ntiH was caiieu 10
the witness CHAIR and' TO the SURPRISE
OF the widow ana the DISGUST " sllis
lawyer, he said he had lofgolteH tue
message the woman returned lo hlih.
He followed that up py declaring tnat
his feelings had simply Deen snocReu
and that he had fully recovered from
the shock in Il minute and nan. AS
to the corn and cabbage, perhaps Slo
would pay the bill. If a verdict Tor
that amount was rendered he would
take it on the installment plan at
dollar a month. He had once owned
lophorned, bohtailed COW. and he
knew now hard it was to Keep them at
home O nights.
"You jackass, but you have lost your
caser' hissed his lawyer as the wit
ness stepped down with a smile in the
direction of the widow. whose lawyer
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