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THE COW. 
Wild Cows do not live near us now; but at 
one time this was not the case, and men used to go 
out to hunt them ; and a few of this sort are yet 
to be seen kept in a park. Last year, when I went 
to see your Aunt, she took me a ride to see some 
wild Cows that were kept in a park not very far 
from her home. I did not see thcin very well, for 
they were a long way off, near a dark wood, and 
we did not wish to go very near them. The man 
at the gate told us that when he goes into the park, 
the herd will come up to him, but they will not 
come very near: then one bull will come out from 
the herd to look at him, and paw the turf with his 
foot, and toss his head, and lash his tail, and he 
will then dash off, but by and bye he will come 
back, and stop, not so far from the man this time; 
and so he will go on till the man gets up a tree, or 
runs away, as it will not be wise of him to wait for 
him, as he will gore and toss him if he does. 
When a calf is born, the Cow will hide it in the 
fern, till it can run ; but if any one goes up to it, it 
will butt with its head and paw the turf, just like 
an old bull 
