Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-24

lueduO"! moreover, ueueNTd Is pledS-
ing to look upon and pleasant to talk
to, for she is wise little country
woman, without guile and possessed
besides of marvellous culinary attain
ments. On the way down, beguiled
with chat and accompanied by n rcgu
lar swing of the cane. it developed that
Genevra's COW consisted really of
Madam Bovina herself, her elder daugh-
ter. Bovinora, a yearling heifer, and
little Bovinetta. as yet too young to
travel much on legs. The Professor
had not bargained for quite so much,
but he awaited developments and de-
vplopmCnts came.
TNlIE carriage OF Bovinctta-in bag
L As to her legs, in box as to the
rest of hey anatomy. on working
Ford-had already been arranged for
all this the Professor was happy to
learn. BOvinetta was already weighing
upward Of sixty pounds, howsoever she
seemed all unsteady on her legs, each
with n tendency to go otherwhere. So
| Bovinetta was left to await her limou-
sine and the attention of Genevra, who
knows a thing or two, and the at
tention of the Professor, who knows
nothing at all-at least on this sub
ject-was ccntcred on Madam Bovina
and her amiable daughter. The Pro-
feSsor had been assured that Madam
was a kind COW and the word "amia-
ble' was the word employed. perhaps
euphemistically, as to Bovinora. The
problem. after ALL looked simple enough.
Unite your kline" for both were teth-
cred in the barn of hospitable neighbor.
Drive them up the road "a piece" let
down the bars" of the pasture, through
which the road lay down the hill.
Head your cattle" to the path, through
the bars and herd" them along. turn
ing to the left when you reach the
top of the hill. The Professor rather
prided himself on the ease with which
he acquired for immediate use technical
words like head" and "herd" and
|
duly cautious to him on the part Of
Genevra that she insisted that the kline
should be roped about the neck and
nose. at least until the pasture was
reached and the bars passed. The Pro-
feSsor would have liked to begin the
'herding' at once. and he remembered
that there was cowherd in Homer or
! TheOcritus or somewhere else But
knew all about them. Genevra is an
accomplished countrywoman what kind
of n countryman the Professor is it is
not important to inquire.
60 MADAM BOVINA and Bovinora
~ were duly and skillfully roped by the
clever hands of Gencvra and led sue
ccssively out of the barn The Professor
stood at attention. his cane in hand.
He received Madam Bovina first and
held her, or at least the rope where
unto she was attached, nonchalantly in
the left hand. his cane in his right Bo- =
vina was, as remarked before, a kind
COW, and yet the cane was embar-
RAISING 1t occurred to the Professor
that it might not be good form to receive
under such circumstances. cane in hand.
AS he was mcditating what to do with
his cane, BovinOra Catapulted out of the
barn door with Genevra valiantIy but
somewhat confuSedly in tow. And the
Professor on whom the situation had at
last fully dawned. with the bravery OF
Bayard and the gallantry of a Raleigh
happily combined, insisted on exchang
ing ropes with GenCvra in one of the
instants of calm IN wticc Miss Bovinors
with head down was thinking what to dc
next.
TT WOULD be far easier to record
what RoyIuora did not do next thar
what she dId do for she left very little
conceivable TO the PROFESSIONAL mind MOI
undOne. First the Professor discarded
1 his cane, then his dignity, then his hat
) as Bovinora plunged Z tn. right Ol
bolted 10 the left. Now she was horn,
, down with heels in air and off Oh a full
run, the Professor reluctantly dragging
after with accelerated strides and amor
she stopped in full career and tn,
: Professor went on, only TO be hurried
{ willy nllly in another direction To tn
Y credit Of his profession b. il recorded
/ that the Professor held on to the rep,
= and shortened II until he moved will
a greater uniformity and less diversity o
. action az BOvinOra gamboled ami gal
loped, slid and sdled, rOmped ant
reared as BovinOra backed and Whirle,
and pranced aud danced. 1t was
S pas de deux in which 1t cannot b,
- truthfully said that the Professor dance,
a gracefully A great Alpine climber, VIII,
I was likewise Il scientist, under a shove
s i falling stones once, calculated tn
Q parabOas 9r their fight. 1t cannot b
n said that our Professor was as intereste
in the curves, the wigglings, the in
: volutions, the spiralS and cOntortion
4 Of his fight with Bovinora. 1t is sal
n that the way Of : maid with man
a a thing past divining. The way OF
hcifer with a professor ir its unex
pectedness is its peer and sans parei
ON PASSING the bar, the yoyag
- " went more smoothly Loosene
a and united from her professor. Bow
. nora behaved more decorously, and til
former now undertook the leading {
Bovina, no very difficult matter exceI
. where particularly succulent plot {
. grass delayed. The only disadvantage {
this arrangement was that ii LEI
. Genevra behind TO encourage Bovinor
> at need with the end Of the rope; an
=, Genevra flushed Is pleasing to look upo
and at all times agreeable to talk I
withal. The hill was made with tf
A. laft and the Mast =. L =,