The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-01
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TIE PICNIC.

IoIlc ufcu OUT. quite tired out. l JUST
want to chew my cud and go TO sleep.
But it was a delightful picnic, wasn't
it,"
Yes said Miss Holstein, known as
Miss Hannah, land believe it was
given especially for u.s."
Indeed" said another COW known
as Miss Hatty.
Yes, lots of farmers got together
who owned fine COWS and that is why
some of US were sold and exchanged.
You see we have come to a new home.
Our master sold us. but we were sold
| together"
That's good" said Miss Hatty. 81
| always get along well with you though
| am not such an affectionate creature.
I'd rather give you up than chewing
my cud any day."
80 would l." said Miss Hannah.
Did you see all the ice cream they
had at the picnic?" asked Miss Hatty.
Yes, did, just gallons and gallons
| of it, said Miss Hannah.
Good of US to help make it." said
Miss Hatty.
81 didn't help make it," said Miss
| Hannah.
"Oh yes, you did, you often help to
make ice cream"
NO, l don't" said Miss Hannah, 81
have never made ice cream. / could
not turn the handle or pack in the
ice or anything like that" said Mss
Hannah. I've seen the farmers boy
doing it, turning around the freezer as
he sat on The back steps,.
and have never, never helped him.
don't see how you think could. You
haven't much sense, Miss Hatty. Could
| turn that crank with my tail, do you
SUPPOSED"
Miss Hatty was. grinning, a silly
cows grin.
My dear Miss Hannah, didn't say
that You helped freeze. the ice cream,
| but you do help to make it. Don't
you give milk and cream?"
yes" said Miss Hannah.
"Wer, then, use your thinking cap
Il haven't one" said Miss Hannah
"In fact l haven't cap at all. i've
never seen the need of it, and no one
has ever given it TO me. Sometimes
I've thought I'd like bonnet with
| long, long feathers | could move about
and keep the flies away"
oh" said Miss Hatty. q am a
stupid COW but you are more stupid.
You are very, very stupid"
81 suppose I am said Miss Hannah.
who didn't seem to mind in the least
being thought stupid.
What l meant was" said Miss Hat
ty. that you should have stopped to
think, not really 10 put on a cap or
hat, just to think"
"Oh, | see" said Miss Hannah. her
big eyes looking rather sleepily at Miss
| Hatty.
well. you admit now you have
helped with ice cream. don't you?"
'Yes, l admit it." said Miss Hannah.
"Oh. there were so many autono-
| hiles there today. so .many rich farm
ers, so many, many excitements. And
the children ran races and some of
them Won prizes. I tell you that vas
an honorable sort of a picnic for
cow TO he at" said Miss Hatty.
4 didn't know there were honorable
| sorts Of picnics." said Miss Hannah.
Well said Miss Hatty, q mean it
was a sort Of picnic which was So
fine that it was a great honor for any
| cow TO be there"
Yes. yes, but then we're superior
cows I've always heard" said Miss
Hannah. Not that it makes any d;f-
ference to me-"
1T doesn't make much difference to
me-" said Miss Hatty, though I sup
pose it is nice. We see 50 mach Of tie
world. We 90 to county fairs and
exhibitions"
oh yes" said Miss Hannah. but
they are all the same. People look III
US, we look at people, but the only
things that are really fun are sleeping.
eating, grazing, chewing cur cud, and
whisking the flies away with our
tails"
True" said Miss Hatty, COWS
aren't particular creatures about hav-
Ing eXcitements."