I shall pass the
end of the rope outside for you to haul up when I am ready, and then
we shall have her fast, till we can secure her properly. When I call
out Ready, do you open the gate and let her in. You can do that and
jump into the cart afterward, for fear she may run at you; but I don't
think that she will, for it's the calf she wants, and not either of
you."
As soon as Humphrey was ready with the rope, he gave the word, and the
gate was opened; the cow ran in immediately, and, hearing her calf
bleat, went into the cow-house, the door of which was shut upon her. A
minute afterward Humphrey cried out to them to haul upon the rope,
which they did.
"That will do," said Humphrey from the inside; "now make the rope
fast, and then you may come in."
They went in and found the heifer drawn close to the side of the cow-
house by the rope which was round her horns, and unable to move her
head.
"Well, Humphrey, that's very clever; but now what is to be done?"
"First, I'll saw off the tips of her horns, and then if she does run
at us, she won't hurt us much. Wait till I go for the saw."
As soon as the ends of her horns were sawed off, Humphrey took another
piece of rope, which he fastened securely round her horns, and then
made the other end fast to the side of the building, so that the
animal could move about a little and eat out of the crib.
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