The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

Iy began operations. She seemed to
know by some bovine instinct that
was a tenderfoot; and although fol-
lowed Mrs. Burke's instructions to the
letter, no milk put In It's appearance.
Mrs. Burke was highly amused at my
perplexity. Finally she remarked:
you've got to introduce yourself,
and get Louise's confidence before
she'll give down. She thinks that you
are too familiar on short acQuain-
tance. Now talk to her bit and be
friendly"
This was somewhat of poser. IS
Louise and l really have not much
In common, and was at loss where
to begin. But something had to be
done. and SO l made a venture and
remarked:
Louise the wind is in the south:
and If it doesn't change we shall GER
tainly have rain within three days"
Tthis did not seem to have the de-
sired effect. In fact she ignored my
remark in the most contemptuous
fashion. Then Mrs. Burke suggested:
Get up and come around where
she can see you. No lady wants to be
talked to by gentleman that's out
of sight"
So got up and went around by her
head, fed her some clover, patted her
on the neck, rubbed her nose and be-
gan a little mild, persuasive appeal:
Louise, am really a man of ire.
proachable character. am son OF
the Revolution; | held three scholar
ships in Harvard and l graduated
second in my class at the General
Sem. Furthermore, I'm not at all ac-
customed to being snubbed by ladies'.
Can't you make up your mind to be
obliging?"
Louise shifted at me inquiringly,
gazing at me with large eyed curio5-
ity. Then as if in token that she had
come to favorable conclusion, she
ran out her tongue and licked my
hand. When resumed operations, the
milk poured into the pail, and Mrs.
Burke was just congratulating me on
my complete success, when, by some
accident the stool slipped, and / fell
over backwards, and the whole con-
tents of the pail was poured on the
ground. My! but wasn't | disgusted?
I thought Mrs. Burke would never
stop laughing at me but she was good
enough not to allude to the loss of
the milk
Some day when we are married
and you come up here, will take you
out and introduce you to Louise. and
she will fall in love with you on the
spot.
My most difficult task is my Senior
Warden--and it looks as if he would
not make friends, do what ] will to
qualify according to his own ex-
pressed notions of what a country
pafson should be. But rather suspect
that he likes to keep the scepter In
his own hands, while the clergy d0
his bidding. But that wont do for me.
So you see the life up here is in
teresting from its very novelty, though
do get horribly lonesome, some
times. If 1 had not pledged myself
10 Inc DlSHOp lO stay anu WOTk lu0
parish together into something like
an organization, I am afraid / should
be tempted to cut and run-back to.
you, sweetheart.
And there was post script:
'pve not said half enough Of how
much Mrs. Burke's wisdom has taughe
and helped me. She Is shrewd OBJ
server OF human motives, and expect
she has had struggle to keep the
sweetness of her nature at the top.
She is, naturally, capable, dominat-
ing character; and often watch how
she forces herself to let persusiyeness.
take precedence of combativeness.
Her acquired philosophy as applied
to herself and others, is summed up
in saying she let drop tho other
day, modified to suit her needs: More
flies are caught with molasses than
with vinegar-but keep some vinegar
by you! Verb. Sap.,"