Evening star., 1914-05-16

ouchfy good TIM ef it: and I enjoyed
myself. too. thinkn" Of what was To
come.
The farmer led us out 70 the harnyard
and Jane triumphaHtly Wicked our COW
out from Il herd Of about twenty. She
actually remembered the anima! from
having seen it but once heIor" don
see how she did it. They all were Jef-
SeyS or grade Jerseys. all about the
same size. and all brown. 1 would as
soon try to Identify one pea from the
others that came from a single pod
Display of Cow Wisdom.
Jane started TO point out the favor
able features and explain them TO me,
but the time had come to ignore her
] walked around and around the COW.
cycling her critically and expertiy.
looking for Objectionable character
istics
"It seems to me l said finally.
that she is little too heavy in the
barrel. somewhat over fat.
The farmer looked at me quickly.
II seemed as if my first shot had gone
home. Instead of answering my OBJ
lection. he turned to Jane and began
to discuss feeding rations and milk
records.
didn't offer any more criticisms,
and Jane closed the bargain for the.
COW The price asked was S55, but
Jane offered $50 spot cash. and the
farmer accepted. He is TO bring the
COW and her calf to our place Mon
day, or Tuesday. at the latest. If the
calf is q heifer. Jane plans to raise
it. If it isn't a heifer it will have
to go to the butcher. provided Jane
and Margerv don't lose their hearts
and heads both and insist in keeping
him for q pet.
Jane had it all planned that pend
ing arrival of the COW ! should go
over to Browns each evening and
take a milking lesson. But there is
where / balked. If | am going to be
kicked over regularly by COW dur
ing the term of my apprenticeship L
prefer 10 suffer the humiliation in the
privacy of my own barn, rather than
before an over-sympa thetic but none
the-less appreciative congregation OF
neighbors. But / didn't care to eX-
plain il that way to Jane, for am
convinced that it was she who glseied
At the critical moment OF my former
experience. I merely suggested that
Mr. Brown might not care TO have me
practicing on his cows in order to
spare our own the ordeal of having
10 submit to a student mixer Jane
hadn't thought of il that way, and
readily abandoned the proposal for
further lessons at Browns
Anxious for Cows Health.
l did manage at last to show up
Jane a a cow expert, and you may
we'll believe that she isn't going to
hear the last Of it soon ! can't af-
ford TO fence in land enough so that
IL would amount to anything as pas
rure but i am setting the posts and
will inclose about Il quarter OF an
acre for an exercise yard ana Ieeu
lot. Jane. still in the role OF COW
authority for the family, found fault
with NV plan.
The fence should run that the
barn door will open directly into the
lot she said. This VIII De altogether
too far away.
why do YOU want the barn door to
open directly into the COW lott | ask
ed. instantly. ON the defensive IN antlcl-
patton of some new display of wisdom.
WHY" Jane explained, so that we
can get her into the barn quickly when
a shower comes up.
thought a nrst she was kiddtns
me. but she wasn't; she was in deadly
earnest
'Oh. You don't need 10 drive a COW
into the barn when il rains, said,
my voice tender with pity. "All you
need do is TO get out and tie an um-
brella 10 her horns"
Don't be silly" Jane retorted. Who
ever heard of an umbrella for a COW?
But there was doubt in her tone.
why, | suppose everybody knew
about that it's the very latest wrinkle
in COW Keeping. | tod her Nowadays
they have umbrellas II all styles slc
shades TO match the ColorS Of different
animals on up-to-date duck farms eaci
duck has its individual umbrella and
wouldn't think of going out of doors
without one under its wing
MY. what u lot you know and Jane
stuck out her tongue at me, But she
departed hastily for the house and al
lowed me 10 build the fence in my owi
way.
Mr.. and Mrs Brown called last night
and when 7 had told them of Jane
.olicitude for fear the COW would get
her feet wet I felt that | had evened
up things for that siggle at the milk
ing lesson.
Here's a New Plow.