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Show WONDERFUL KENTUCKY COW. One nt the nlder hoi semen at the club wns ln 11 renilnlsient mood unit talked pleasantly of earls adventures between Idle whiffs nt a gnod clgir, sass the New lurk Herald. "lilies was n filind nf ms south, gltlid with that murage and gnsety of mini no muih estnined bs Stevenson Steven-son 'logethir with some inpltallsls we were In Pniliiiuli Ks lnnklng nfler n number nf s curlings, and at night we w Idled mm il the tlmo I I is lug turds nt the hotel which wns nn Iho nulsklrts of tho town Ofeuirse sundry refreshments refresh-ments were, sirvid during tluse sittings, sit-tings, and 1 leuiimbel Hint ml ono occasl 111 Itlley pinposed a lullk punili "Iho suggestion wns gieeted with np-pluuse, np-pluuse, but upon ilnglng up the stewurd we were Informed that there was not n. drip of milk lu Ihe house, nmitover, the hour wan ton late tn hope for finding uny one nwake on the 111 Ighbnrlng farm j ltllcy tmmmonel the 1 nhiicd pnrter. " ho kieps 11 cow ln tho neighborhood? neighbor-hood? he demnnded ' Smir. nn' Jones nn' lloblnson an' -' "Ihit was sulllrleut. 'Who II go with me? ihnllenml lilies "I volunteered, ngreclng that vie should pas for the lullk nn tho morrow, and so tho expedition wns fnimed hearing; tint the hotel peoph might bo Rime by the time we returned wo bud them imply Iwu quarts nf whisky Into ft till pull Aimed wll'i this we sullied forth The niloiul poitei, whom wc bilbtd to nccniupauy us, waa our guide ' Hi made for the II st him wu sivv. The porte" tried to diisunde us, im-ti im-ti sting that the nwner kept n shntgun ml slept lu the stable, hiving been re-ecntls re-ecntls lobbid by tiamps Inside the birn It wns ns dark as pilch W siruik 11 light which wc extinguished ex-tinguished ns soon as we hid loiuted the low. Then we nt tn work without dolus I did the milking, vvhllo Itlley unlerlook lei keep th irw quiet Just na I wns finishing Itlley uttcicd n qutir grnnn followi I by nn outcrv 'Ihe iciiv hnd pinned him tn the wall, and waa grinding him as though possessed 'The inevitable hupieneil Awakened bs Itlley 11 voice, the ogre nf Hit prem Ises came down cm us like u thunderbolt thunder-bolt lurfimpnnlcd by 11 shotgun and two usBlstnntn with clubs ind Inntcins. " Don't shoot' I sellcd giupplliiR va-loruusly va-loruusly with tho cow 'W sun end r" ' W hat uie you doing theie' glow led tho fnrmer I was silent 'We ciiiin. to look ut the cow" gisped Hlles. who wns an coot as u sliced cucumber und Jubl nbout uh thick ' What do you w int In look nt that tow fer? Iln.erliiR tho Run! '"Wo wish to bus It" declined lllley, escaping fiom his pciltnua position I took tho cuo nnd we closed 11 har-Riln har-Riln then nnd theie Iho iow wns nurs at the pilie of the farm, nnd we weie glad tn escape Willi our lives, nnd In such ft hui 1 y in i,et nwuy tint wu left nui pall behind us ' Huily Hit next day we lnd some callers the fnimer nnd his sons Ihey enme reeling Into the hnti 1, urm In arm like llpss stflloirf Tho old jn in shook me em 11 ills by the bun 1. " 'Did you milk that cow latt night?' he demanded, " 'Yin fir' "'Did sou put tho milk In tho pall that sou left lu the turn' " 'Yes, sir.' ' The farmer grinned huppils 'We illMlik llin milk" ho dul.iied thickly 'You all have 1 gi at birguln If wo hid hi 1 b.u'k sou inuldnt buy her for hei w lght In oId could they boss? ' Nn slree,' chimed lu the boss as ono man T'hlliiclclpl Ii Inquliei. |