Ir bt improper or injudicious feed
ing at any period in the life of a cow,
she was made to lake on an excessive
amount at fat, she would ever alter be
prone to the secretion of fat, to the
detriment of milk.
Old Houch and Readr.
It was in the year 1S4G that, upon
the banks of the Rio Grande, I firsUmet
General Taylor. Before leaving my
home in Illinois I had beard of him.
He was the hero of the day; the whole
country resounded with his name and
his exploits. Well, when 1 was pre
sented to him, I confess I was consider
ably surprised. He was somewhat
below medium height; was short and
stout; in fact, was what you would call
dumpy. He wore a straw hat; an old
linen duster, that looked as if it might
not have been washed since he fought
the battle of Palo Alto, His pants
were large and loose, and on bis honest
feet he wore coarse soldier shoes, not
very handsome, but very comfortable,
let me assure you. His face was not
handsome no, it would have been at
first sight called homely ; but there was
about it that which impressed one with
the grand honesty and decision of the
man. He stood upon bis feet as solid
and determined as a prairie buffalo.
