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Show A GENTLE COW Colonel Roosovolt was ono a guest at a banquot given by tho cattlomen association in Denver. When It camo his turn to speak ho recalled his days on tho range. "Why" ho said, "wo had threo thousand head of cattle; and yet tho only milk wo got was tho con- enscd kind.. So Cl&renco Jordan and I decided wo would havo somo fresh milk If It took all day to get It. We picked out what seemed to bo tho gentlest gen-tlest cow In the outfit and started to rope her. She lighted out over tho rango hind wo chased her for forty miles before wo got a ropo on1 her. Then wo milked hor upsldo down." Tho cattlemen nil laughed and choor cd with ono exception. "Whnts tho matter wlh you?" said a friend to tho grouch. "Dont you think thats a good Vfl story? BBj "Oh, good enough! Dut ho cannot mako mo think that milk would cot H have changed to butter beforo the fort- H leth mile was reached." |