February 5, 1789

Posted by sydney on Feb 5th, 1789

As one of farmer Spencer’s cows was gamboling, & frisking about last summer on the edge of the short Lythe, she fell, & rolled over to the bottom.  Yet so far was she from receiving any injury by this dangerous tumble, that she fattened very kindly, & being killed this spring proved fine beef.

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