PREFACE 



It is always a pleasure to avoid responsibility and 

 it gives me a feeling of relief to be able to announce 

 that I am not wholly responsible for this collection 

 of sketches. When it was suggested that I should 

 put together the articles dealing with the Red Cow, 

 and the other farm animals, I felt reluctant to 

 trouble the public with a somewhat frivolous book at 

 the present time. It seemed as if Fate were with 

 me for when it was decided to go on with the book 

 it was found that my file of clippings had been lost. 

 But the matter was still urged and, remembering 

 that at different times readers had written to me 

 saying that they were in the habit of clipping the 

 articles for future reference, I published a para- 

 graph telling of my predicament. The result was 

 that I received clippings from all parts of Canada 

 and some were even sent from neighbouring States. 



Through the kindness of my unknown friends I 

 am able to offer a book which they have really ed- 

 ited. Some of the sketches used would have been 

 rejected had I relied on my own judgment, but find- 

 ing that they had pleased some readers I decided 



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