A MILK STORY.
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The following good anecdote, told us yester-
day, by friend who is cognisant of the facts.
A mlkman Of this city, was accosted on the
morning Of the first day of January, by one
OF his negroes. Bill had charge Of the cows,
and coming up with one hand on his woolly
topknot, and describing Semi circular scrape
with his right leg, the following dialogue en-
sued:


"Massa. new years gift for dis child, if you


swell, Bill, here's dollar for you.''


"TaLky. Massa, dis will do for me, but de
cows, Massa, dey want new years gift too.v


swell, Bill, you may give them a sheaf of
oats each, and mind you, give the cow that
gives the most milk too sheaves."


eyes massa, Ill do dat berry ting. Gosh!
I'll give de best COW two sheaves-dat fair,
any how" 4I


With thai, Bill made his exit, dancing a
double shuttle to the tune of 'Shinbone Aley,'
and evidently highly delighted with the idea of
bes'owlng proper reward, by way Of encou-
ragement, upon the most meritorious of his
milking charge.


Some short time after, our milk-man went
out TO see how Bill and the cows got along
Finding him in the yard, he called out:


"Ho, Bill, did you give the oats to the
cows?"


Yes, Massa, give em to um." i.a


"Very well-but holloe, what are those two
bundles doing on the pump?


"Why, good Lor, Massa, you know berry
well dot him are de ole cow dat glib de most
milk"


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''To be sure him does, massa, don't we milk
him every morning He no glib de white milk
but him glib de blue milk plenty, so me glib HIM
t,oo bundles. va va! O'e Louisville Dem