They put us glass, tin can, cardboard, energy-hungry practitioners to shame. We use so much diesel, gas and oil driving, hauling, mashing, crushing and condensing the messes we make it’s probably not an even trade!
An example of their “leave no mess” philosophy was demonstrated when Amish Joe decided to sell a cull cow at the local sale barn in rural Indiana. Joe hired a man to haul her.
Joe’s son Jack and his brother-in-law, Amos, all wanted to go. They could only fit three in the pickup so Amos climbed in the stock trailer with the cow. It was November, and the trailer was a solid body gooseneck with full doors so there was no danger of Amos getting cold.
Once they reached the auction and parked in the unloading line, Joe and Jack went into the barn to visit. Amos waited patiently for them to come back, till finally he beat on the side of the trailer. This racket woke the driver, who came back and opened the trailer gates.
Amos stepped out into the daylight, paused, and the cow ran out over the top of him! She trotted through the parking lot, and as truck doors opened, she showed them all her tail! Out onto the four-lane highway, she looked back with pride, and was blindsided by a well-used faded gray Toyota Camry.
When Joe reached the scene of the collision, he noted the hood was dented and one headlight had a black eye.
Joe offered to take the victim’s information, but he took one look at the dazed cow and said, “No thanks!”
Before anybody could grab a rope, the cow struggled to her feet and ran into a newly harvested soybean field.
The chase was on. The pursuers never had a chance, bogged down, slinging mud and stumbling over each other.
Then, the Indiana State Police arrived.
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