Show ANXIOUS TO PLEASE A famous evangelist of fifty years ago was a gentleman farmer in his leisure moments between engagements as a revivalist he would spend a week or two on his farm at northfield mass bossing the hired help and discussing crops with the neighboring farmers who were always trying to unload their decrepit stock at fancy prices on one occasion he spent a whole afternoon bargaining for a cow the owner was so vague about the animals antecedents and characteristics that the evangelist finally got impatient come now he roared striking the side of the oarn darn a mighty blow with his fist liow biow much milk does she give his new england neighbor was not daunted by oratory after a long pause he said reflectively wal I 1 dont krow know as I 1 can answer that question precisely I 1 aint never measured what deborah gives to be truthful but ashes a mighty good natured cow and shell give all she cant can |