THE RED COW 



As all who have had dealings with calves are 

 aware, they will stand around for half an hour after 

 feeding time and suck one another's ears in a vain 

 attempt to get more nourishment. In order to break 

 them of this practice it was Sheppy's part to wait 

 until they had finished their meal and then scatter 

 them to different sides of the pasture. The whole 

 business became quite a matter of fact. Sheppy 

 wouldn't bother the calves while they were waiting 

 for their feed or while they were feeding, but just 

 as soon as they lifted their heads from the pails 

 Sheppy jumped for them, and with tails in the air 

 they scattered over the pasture at no ordinary rate 

 of speed. Our city visitor regarded it as the most 

 remarkable combination of a quick lunch counter 

 meal superintended by a saloon bouncer that he had 

 ever witnessed. He would point out as well as he 

 could between fits of laughter that the bouncer added 

 to the free lunch counter was a wonderful improve- 

 ment, and that he was going to recommend it to the 

 managers of city cafeterias as soon as he got home. 

 Such places sometimes get crowded at lunch hour by 

 people who will linger over their coffee, but if an 

 efficient bouncer were employed who would send them 

 on their way as Sheppy sends the calves, fewer peo- 



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