26 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH. 



her go in, make her come out against her will, and 

 without the allurement of turnips. Of this satis 

 faction her incomprehensible behavior had deprived 

 them, and they went away sad and disappointed men. 

 This incident only placed the character of cows 011 

 a still more exalted pedestal, and fully justified my 

 confidence. 



My friend Weeville had given me specific direc 

 tions in writing how to feed that cow ; exactly how 

 much bran of which, after some trouble, and a vain 

 attempt to buy a few pounds of it, I had obtained a 

 bag was to be mixed with a certain proportion of 

 meal ; and how often daily this mess, which is prob 

 ably English for mash, covered with warm water ,.was 

 to be fed ; and about how much hay would fill up the 

 intervals. These instructions were carefully trans 

 mitted to the servant who had charge of the dairy, 

 with particular injunctions to carry them out to the 

 letter, and not to deviate from them in the smallest 

 particular. 



For several days my new purchase demeaned her 

 self unexceptionably, being quiet and well-behaved ; 

 but at the end of about a week she began to bellow, 

 and kept on increasing her complaints daily until 

 they became unendurable. Neighbors put their 

 heads out of windows, evidently meditating dire re- 



