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she was small, but thick as a cow, and with one of 

 the finest fore quarters ever seen. Still, Mr. 

 Eichard Booth^s Bridesmaid, who had nearly a 

 yearns pull, was too much for her at Carlisle in ^55, 

 where she was obliged to meet her in the cow class. 

 Paris proved fatal to her, and when she was un- 

 trucked at Drem Station she could only crawl to a 

 shed near Muirhouscs, and despite the highest care 

 and skill she died after a few days^ illness. The loss 

 can hardly be estimated, as upwards of 500 guineas 

 had been refused for her at Paris, simply because 

 Mr. Douglas considered that the continued success 

 of the herd depended on her and her tribe. 



Her calf Rose of Athelstane was able to get IJ 

 miles further to Atheist an eford, and lay there for two 

 months, more dead than alive. Still, she took heart 

 of grace at last, and defeated Mr. Booth's Queen of 

 the May in the struggle at Salisbury. She travelled 

 about 5,000 miles by land and sea, and won some 

 twenty premiums ; but she v/as not a lucky cow, a& 

 all her calves were sadlv delicate, and none of them 

 were reared. She had great substance, with hair 

 and quality, and was at least two sizes larger than 

 Rose of Summer. Third Queen of Trumps Avas a 

 dark roan, with all the Captain Balco marks, a rare 

 quarter, and loins as level as a table. There was 

 more gaiety about Rose of Summer, but she was 

 not nearly so deep-fleshed. " Third Queen's" end was 

 a tragical one, as, when a storm blew great guns, 

 seventy miles from New Orleans, the sailors threw 



