V. — Insurgent Cows 



THESE are the days when the cattle become 

 discontented with their pasture and begin 

 to go on a rampage. Fenceviewer I. and 

 her brood are running true to form and liv- 

 ing up to their best traditions, but I have lived with 

 them too long to be taken entirely unawares. As soon 

 as the pasture withered with the long drought they 

 began to take an undue interest in the cornfield. Al- 

 though it is a comparative failure it still looks green 

 and succulent compared with everything else on the 

 farm, and the cattle have been stretching their necks 

 over the fence and bawling. The first to get through 

 and enjoy a feed were Fenceviewer's twins. Although 

 they are small they are thrifty and seem to inherit 

 much of their mother's resourcefulness. Already they 

 are taking a lively interest in the fences. Although 

 I felt quite safe on that point, it happened that dur- 

 ing the haying a board was broken in a gate. The 

 twins found it and worked their way through and 



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