Part 10 (1/2)
”Raruffly ”Christen Rammylees!”
”And is this your cow?”
”No, sir!”
”Then, you young rascal, how dare you come and claim it,” cried the lieutenant wrathfully
”Because it's ours My father's; I didn't ive me some proof that it is yours?” said the lieutenant
”Eh!” exclai
”I say, show me that the cow is yours, and you shall have her”
”Oh,” cried Ram, and he ran to the side, unfastened the rope used as a halter for the patient beast, ran right forward, and began to call, ”Tally, Tally! Coosh-cow, coosh-cow!”
The effect was ical, the cow turned sharply round, stretched out her nose so as to , as she walked straight forward to where Ra her tail to and fro
”Mr Raystoke!”
”Ay, ay, sir!” said Archy, going aft and saluting
”It seems to be their cow; let the the boy here,” said the lieutenant
Archy marched forward
”Come here, boy,” he said importantly; and Ram followed him to where the little fat officer stood near the hel
”Now, sir,” said the lieutenant, ”I want you to answer me a few questions What is your name--no, no, stop, you told me before Where do you live?”
”Yonder, at the farm”
”Oh! At the farlers?”
”What?”
”Did you ever hear of slibly ”They're chaps that goes across to France and foreign countries, and brings shi+pfuls o' things over here”
”Yes, that's right Ever seen any about here?”