Cows are often homesick in a new home with a
strange master, and they grow to love those who are kind to them. I knew
a little boy who tried to comfort a cow for the loss of her calf. She
was very unhappy and the boy did all that he could to show how much he
pitied her. Soon the cow would follow him about the place. When he went
away she was lonely, and when he came back she greeted him with evident
delight."
"Is it easy to milk a cow?" asked Robert. "It looks easy."
Mr. Spencer laughed. "It is not so simple as it looks," he said, "but
James will teach you, if you like. My cows never kick, but if you ever
try to milk a cow that kicks, you must be very gentle with her. I have
heard that a cloth wrung out in cold water and laid over her loins will
keep her quiet when other methods fail."
"I will try to remember that," said Robert.
"Cows, like most animals, are kind to one another," said Mr. Spencer,
seeing that Robert was interested in the pretty creatures. "I was at
work in the barnyard one day when two cows came up the road to the gate.
They seemed to be looking for something.
[Illustration: A GROUP OF FRIENDS.]
"It was a hot, dusty day, and suddenly the thought came to me that they
were looking for some water.
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