The Landswoman December 1919 | Page 49

THE The L \NDS\VOMA~ Vec~mbcr, 19!9 COW Gir}-Wby and bow she is superior to tbe Cowman By a Country Woman O,f.r\::\ ~ "ondct-fnl "\\8\' · \\itlt tht· eo\\ 1" nlmoA hLtoru nl. yc•t, mnn·e!Jom to rdt\ll'. fhtrc ar.~ ~;IJIJ t><•opl•• nl1out who vir" '\ith \\Ondt•t• tl~t' rovivnJ nf tills tinH.•-honoun·tl O<'C:llpation a1HI onnmn.n 's Oltlflill a]Jtifud,. fortt; and wbc•n I wc•n t to thn Dail'} S}H)l\ l <'•1ulcl only find ju~t nnr womnn in dta~(· of 1 he '' lu'!nsiJ es," M distinguhd11 d ftonl 1 hf' mi1kmairlil. £,·crvhody la1owq of t lw •· mr11dt n all (,,rJorn '' he• • • nnlkt•d the <·nw ldth th(• cnunphd born ' :"\o''· If this maicitn hadn't hn.d a wOtllleriul ·• \la~· "'' h • • <'t•on s '"h<· cnrll\1nly would ncn•J' hn vc t~H·klC'd n t'O\\ \\tth n crumplt•d born. C'rum},IN! horn. do not add to tlll lncndl) A JJ1~1lranro of cow8, t>Yl'n thou~oth thc·y may n(lt I'Jgnify btvl IPtn}X'r 'fhc crumplC'd e.ffl·c·t may lx• d tw to '~orry. but on that point I am not A I nil sun·. Then• j., no man Nmtcmporar)· to tlw nfol't'~atll mnit!C'n, "hnc:r. n·putMion in dcnlwg \\I th c·o\\" ha:i Jh ' cl to our gr'llN'alJon. It '"· t hf'.n.•fnrv, pretty J•l(tin that unnwn llH.' the people· for co""· W \Yn • 1£:-i J,..c \ T> • 'ff''f fOLLOW. Jlnuy wonwn wcro t•rnployed l\d <'OW girl- during the \HIT, and lh(•~t· oft(ln IO<)k ov~r ('ntin•ly a man's worl~. Om• herd, unrlnr the care of a mnn and nth rwnrd..; under a uomn.n, l parltntlnrly rt•mc·mb<'r. 'rho mn.n'."' nnd woman's methods Wt l'1. <'Otil'('}V • d i tf•·rent, a. .. the fol!owwg will "ho\\. E,·,·ry day flu' c•ows were drn <'rl 11. hout n IJ unrtt r of n mill' aJotlg t1 counhy 1lllw to gu1ze in !<-OJ)l<' Jicld'i 1 ru·tt·. Tlw mnn, j n his tiuH • nl n a V" d row the (on>~ Ot•fO I'fl him, and. \\If ha lwnt of about tw('nt\" • un1mnl8, in\ arin.bly nlllllll~<'d to c· n·nh.• a \\'Jitl \\'e~t 11 r uwsphort". Hu "ould ~:~hout, l'Tll<.' k odd 011(''1 O'\ic>r 1 h1• lllndqual'f()rs, ancl qtJJ{(I upliet the pM<'t' of th(· •' t>llltf r.'t' ido in hi:- C>ffort:i to got Lhnn to tht:' promic:;Ni la11d. Jf a fll()for uwt lh<• C'OWI', you could rd.r on hnlf u dcz!'n I(()Jng up fhc bank,. at tb<" SJ d<' of th<' t'(•lttl. and on Ht,orman t I u.;(•d to pity h.im : lw certainly ll<".t'r .S Jml'\ d ltims< C'itht r C(IJlH' to t hnt ! \\'lwn it wa.-. moot.· that a wnmnn nH~ht ta.lw ov• r l1is joh, bco -hook hi~ ht·nd ~ntll • v u.ud said 1 t un o't a woman'~> juh f{ctting ro \V" along a !two l1ko lhnt with "nil thc·m motor nnd thing>~ ahout. .Now, if it wu o n ly mrlking- woll, JJO\\ ,\'ou'rt• talk111g" liut the \\ omun <'llflll', tlld !Jl'O\('t( i!UI'('C :>~Sful fmlll • ' t ry JK'in t of Yicw. 'fn' Mis~I:-.oa .STICK. I mtt~mc my "urpr'so uhfn nno duy I uw tlw (•ou 1·orning ;dong tho Inn • l\Jib llw woman n fiont of them, and - \\ oudf'lr of wondN-s---.<~bc• \HlR lll,f c•o rr_ving f hl' 1'0\\. man' t i (' k. usun1 Jll"'i~nin - a \\"1th hci' nt Llw bt·arl of tJwm. th" cnw,.. wou ld pans .. muiM nJUl otb1 r tldHg.: ·· 1Hld d lltPy did ; I tf. Pea 1 fi•her'• B idal Carriaae tak,. 1ltl.}' notaN of th \\Otnnn\.. mdhods WCII'\• ili f£ 1 ~ r~·llt ~he "Ollld btR IHl on t he.• ~'<'<'O nd bar of t he g a.to 1\nti I' X call onCI of th<' c-o"s by na.Jne>. I mmcdia t.oly all vf tho· <'nw~ \\Ould mnkt.\ for t ho galA' anti follo w h 1 r ~Nla tC'I y lto me. X o tc" that t ho wo m an l('d tbQ c 0 ,~ 8 • but th<.' m nu a.l" n~ d rov<' t ho m . ' It i~ Ill tore:sting to .re la to t hat t his ht'rtl w M noal'l y cloublt'tl during tho war, hut thcro wn>~ no,~o r motca t.han o ne womnn 111 n t hmdance whc•n they ohan~E'Il fidcls. 'i"t-s, nu re m wt bo m ore i n a. wom a n 's way t bnn llll't'1s llH• oyo. P('rha.p::~ H is that they d on 't. h ustlo n.hout lik<' men 11.nd ta ke thi ngs more quietly or tt may be that. the a.vNago f &rm band 's notio~ that he ia not g<>ttmg on with h is wo rk unless he j.. shouting puts tbo cows' backs u p and m a kes them ob-stinat<•. Vory fo w farm hands had been in th£• _\ rmy pr1or t~ t ho war , .so lhl' Army cannot bo h oltl n::>ponl'lt blo for t he objectio nable habit o f making the W<'lkin riog "he n you mn ke up your mind to do a Uttlo wor k. Cow~ that. a~ husUod or agi t ated d o no t g i vc as much Ol' as good milk. W omen n e ve r h ustle co w ... When did you e\"cr see a man Yvalking abo ut w1th his arm round a cow's n eck ? But m y friendlv cow gtrl used to I The cows l o ve d her. • In l nc11a they • a rc fa r a head of u s i n tho matkr o f <'OW gtrl.... I don't t~upposo wo shall t"Yo r ta.k o special <'are to a<>lcct bcautios f or t ho busin ess, as t hey do. Our cow girls usua11y got. their beauty ait<-r t hey bt>t•ome <'Ow girls. Ju I ndia it is di ff~rcnt -bcnuty opens the door to this occupation . B.M.H. (Daily N ews}. • • •