thecow Hides From New Trap
Friday February 22 11:05 PM EST
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The missing Clifton cow has officially managed to stay free for a week.
WLWT Eyewitness News 5's Brian Hamrick reported that a trap designed to lure the heifer hasn't done the trick.
Her would-be captors set up a corral in Mt. Storm Park with two other cows, some feed and water, hoping she would join the party.
Hamrick reported that officials are settling for the long haul.
"It's going to take time and patience," Denny Dowers said. "Hopefully she'll come to them. She will if they leave her alone long enough."
Officials actually sighted the missing cow Friday, Hamrick reported, but couldn't get close enough to shoot her with a tranquilizer gun.
The bovine has attracted a number of supporters at the park.
"I want to hop on her and ride her out of here," Allen Jarboe said.
He may have to wait awhile. One cattle rancher at the park told Hamrick that cows can often roam free for months at a time.
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Always alone never with the herd
Prettiest bovine I've ever seen
You'll have to take my word
I'm gonna' catch that cow if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
Well I was up on Stony Ridge after this cow
I'd been chasin' her for weeks
Oh, I'd catch a glimpse of her every once in a while
Takin' her meal, or bathin
A fine lady
This one day I happened to be real close to her
I saw her standin' over there
So I snuck up to her nice and easy
And I got my rope out
And I flung it in the air
I'm gonna' catch that cow if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm gonna' catch that cow if I can
Well I got her, and I'm pullin' on her, she's pullin' back
like a mule goin' up a ladder
I take this chance and I jump up on her
Damned if I don't land right on top of her
Well she takes off, runnin' up on to that ridge
Higher than I've ever been before
She's runnin' along just fine, till she stops
Something spooked her
It's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike
She doesn't know what to do for a second
But then she jumps off the edge
Me holding on
Above the clouds
Higher than eagles were gliding
Suspended in the sky
Over the moon
Straight for the sun we were riding
My eyes were filled with light
Behind us black walls
Below us a canyon
Floating with no sound
Gulls far below
Seemed to be suddenly rising
Exploding all around
I'm gonna' catch that cow if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm gonna' catch that cow if I can
And we were falling down this crevice, about a mile down
I'd say! I look down and I see this red thing below us
It's our reflection in a little pool of water
About six feet wide, and one foot deep
And we're comin' up real fast
Crawling down right through it
We hit and we splashed it dry
That's when I lost my hold and she got away
But I'm gonna' try to get her again some day
I'm gonna' catch that cow if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm gonna' catch thecow
I'm gonna' catch thecow
I'm gonna' catch thecow if I can
I'm gonna' catch thecow if I can
(Roger McGuinn)
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Dear Abby
MILK COW'S PREFERENCE FOR MEN UDDERLY PERPLEXES FARM WIFE
Thu Feb 21,10:01 PM ET
By Abigail Van Buren
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DEAR ABBY: I was going through my grandmother's Bible and found this old column of yours tucked between the pages. It is yellowed with age, but I laughed aloud when I read it. I had no idea that Grandma read your column. I thought you might like to print it again so others may enjoy it as I did. -- MIMI SEVERA, BLOOMINGDALE, ILL.
DEAR MIMI: I'm sure they will -- and that's no bull. Read on:
DEAR ABBY: We have a cow on our farm named Helen Mae and she hates women. Helen Mae is a beautiful Guernsey with soft brown eyes and a gentle manner, but she won't let a woman within 20 feet of her. She's very friendly to all men whether she's seen them before or not, but any woman who has tried to milk her has had to run for her life. You can't fool Helen Mae, either. She can tell women from men regardless of how they're dressed.
Is there any explanation for this? And if you can find out if there is some way to get Helen Mae to let a woman milk her, I'd appreciate it, as my husband can't always get to her at milking time. -- FARMER'S WIFE
DEAR WIFE: None of my farm experts have studied psy-cow-ology, but they tell me that cows have their hang-ups just like humans. However, I'll milk my readers and try to come up with an udder opinion. |
