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vicious switching of Dunne's tail at milking- 

 time even more annoying than the mosquitoes. 



Fred, the brother who did the milking, was 

 of an inventive as well as an impatient turn of 

 mind, and he devised a simple plan to stop the 

 switching. He fastened a brick to the cow's 

 tail, then set blithely about his work assured of 

 unusual comfort while the rest of us looked on 

 in doubt. 



Suddenly through the mist of mosquitoes 

 came a dull whack and an outburst of ' lan- 

 guage.' The cow went on placidly chewing till 

 Fred got on his feet and furiously attacked her 

 with the milking-stool. It was bad enough to 

 be whacked on the ear with a brick by a stupid 

 old cow, but the uproarious enjoyment and ridi- 

 cule of the bystanders made it unendurable. 



Bingo, hearing the uproar, and divining that 

 he was needed, rushed in and attacked Dunne 

 on the other side. Before the affair quieted 

 down the milk was spilt, the pail and stool 

 were broken, and the cow and the dog severely 

 beaten. 



Poor Bingo could not understand it at all. 

 He had long ago learned to despise that cow, 



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