ItgrewdarksoonafterwardandtheywentintothehousetoseeMrs。Came’snewlamplightedforthefirsttime，toexamineherlastdrawn-inrug（awonderfulachievementproducedentirelyfromdyedflannelpetticoats），andtohearthedoctor’swifeplay\"OftintheStillNight，\"onthedulcimer。
Astheyclosedthesitting-roomdooropeningonthepiazzafacingthebarn，thewomenheardthecowcoughingandsaidtooneanother：\"Buttercupwastoogreedy，andnowshehasindigestion。\"
Elishaalwayswenttobedatsundown，andUncleCashhadgonetothedoctor’stohavehishanddressed，forhehadhurtitissomewayinthethreshing-machine。BillPeters，thehiredman，cameinpresentlyandaskedforhim，sayingthatthecowcoughedmoreandmore，anditmustbethatsomethingwaswrong，buthecouldnotgethertoopenhermouthwideenoughforhimtoseeanything。
\"She’dupan’dieruther’nobleegeanybody，thattarnal，uglycowwould！\"hesaid。
WhenUncleCashhaddrivenintotheyard，hecameinforalantern，andwentdirectlyouttothebarn。Afterahalf-hourorso，inwhichthelittlepartyhadforgottenthewholeoccurrence，hecameinagain。