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show animals. She has been so busy before the limelight that she has 
had no time for domestic worries, and therefore it is believed that this 
is her first calf; so is it any wonder that she is proud of it? The little 
thing was born in August, 1917, and to prevent its father disposing of 
it summarily, the mother and baby were put in the next paddock with 
the Highland cattle, where it was thought all would agree well together. 
The mother and the cattle were old friends. But circumstances alter 
cases. As soon as the little Highland cow saw the visitors she came 
up to give a warm welcome to the calf, and to assure the mother that she 
was delighted with the company; but the mother was not going to allow 
anybody to interfere with her baby, and decided to warn all comers to 
keep a safe distance. She strode up to the unoffending cow, placed one 
long horn underneath her body, lifted her fairly off the ground, and 
contemptuously tossed her off yards and yards away to pick herself up 
and ruminate at leisure upon the folly of interfering with other people’s 
concerns. You will notice from the picture how thoroughly the poor 
little cow has learned her lesson. She discreetly remains in the back- 
