Aunt Huldah

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III The Day's Work Who drives the horses of the sun Shall lord it but a day; Better the lowly deed well done, Well kept, the humble way. What in the world's all this 'hurrah boys' about? cried Aunt Huldah. She stood in the kitchen doorway. Out of a cloud of dust came the sound of galloping hoofs,...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III The Day's Work Who drives the horses of the sun Shall lord it but a day; Better the lowly deed well done, Well kept, the humble way. What in the world's all this 'hurrah boys' about? cried Aunt Huldah. She stood in the kitchen doorway. Out of a cloud of dust came the sound of galloping hoofs, with childish voices, shrieking, Whoa whoa Hi Gug-gug-good bossy Sook cow?sook cow?sook cow Soo, soo, soo-oo And from this blur there presently emerged old Brindle, followed by Gess and Tell. The cow was nearly standing on her head at every jump; and one horn dangled so as to threaten her eye. Gess and Tell had been sent with old Brindle, as was the custom, far out beyond the flats, to where the grass was good. They had been permitted to take Romey and Alabama, on the condition that they would keep them amused and contented. What in the name of creation have you boys done to that there cow? inquired Aunt Huldah, severely. Why, you told us to 'muse the children, Tell began. An' the children, they wouldn't be 'mused 't all 'thout we'd play ropin', Gess finished out for him. Huldah noticed how the shred of rope dangled from the injured horn. The twins had evidently arranged a roping match to entertain Romey and Alabama?with this result. I don't know as I ever seed anything that come as near makin' me mad, she remarked as she came forward. You boys look out now, this here cow is just servigorous. She's liable to poke some o' you in the eye with that there hurt horn. Mighty I got to git that horn off'n her some way, 'r else she'll put her own eyes out with it. The lady from Georgia had now added herself to the spectators. Sissy stood, dish-cloth in hand as ever, at the window; Roach Porterman, the blacksmith from the corner, ..