Cow and calf
Cow and calf
Miss.How do you do, nurse? I am come to see you. Mamma gave me leave to come and spend the day with you.
Woman.I am glad to see you here, Miss.
Miss.Pray call me as you did when I came to you to stay; you were so good to me! you soon made me well. I like you should say, My dear. I love you.—I ought to love those who are kind to me, and nurse me.
Woman.I did not think you would have me say so. But, my dear, if you are so good, I think I cannot but love you.
Miss.Where isBetsy? I want to see her.
Woman.She shall come; she longs to see you; I see her; she is just by.
Little Girl.How do you do; I am glad to see you here, Miss.
Miss.Ah,Betsy! how you are grown! I should scarce know you.
Little Girl.You are as much grown, Miss; you were but so tall when you were here.
Miss.Let us run and jump; and I want to see all your things.
Little Girl.Will you like to see the cows? or shall we go and see the lambs?
Miss.O, yes! let us go.
Little Girl.They are just by. I have a tame lamb; I reared it with milk, warm from the cow.
Miss.I like sheep, they look so mild; when I went home I had a greatdeal to tell my sister. She did not know that a lamb was a young sheep.
Woman.How could she, my dear, till she was told?—youwould not have known, if you had not been told.
Miss.I told her that we cut the wool off the backs of the sheep, and wore it. I told her how I had seen the lambs frisk and jump. I told her that I had seen you milk, and make cheese;—she did not know that cream came off the milk!
Woman.Didyouknow when you came to me?
Miss.No—I did not.
Woman.You cannot know what you are not taught.
Miss.Tell me more, and when I go home I will tell my sister.
Woman.Come with me and we will talk; and I will show you the cow and her calf.
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