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Other glorious brood-sows , of Berkshire , Duroc-Jersey , and O. I. C. blood , they saw till they were wearied , and new-born kids and lambs , and rotund does and ewes . From center to center , Paula kept the telephones warning ahead of the party 's coming , so that Mr. Manson waited to exhibit the great King Polo , and his broad-backed Shorthorn harem , and the Shorthorn harems of bulls that were only little less than King Polo in magnificence and record ; and Parkman , the Jersey manager , was on hand , with staffed assistants , to parade Sensational Drake , Golden Jolly , Fontaine Royal , Oxford Master , and Karnak 's Fairy Boy -- blue ribbon bulls , all , and founders and scions of noble houses of butter-fat renown , and Rosaire Queen , Standby 's Dam , Golden Jolly 's Lass , Olga 's Pride , and Gertie of Maitlands -- equally blue-ribboned and blue-blooded Jersey matrons in the royal realm of butter-fat ; and Mr. Mendenhall , who had charge of the Shires , proudly exhibited a string of mighty stallions , led by the mighty Mountain Lad , and a longer string of matrons , headed by the Fotherington Princess of the silver whinny . Even old Alden Bessie , the Princess 's dam , retired to but part-day 's work , he sent for that they might render due honor to so notable a dam . As four o'clock approached , Donald Ware , not keen on swimming , returned in one of the machines to the Big House , and Mr. Gulhuss remained to discuss Shires with Mr. Mendenhall . Dick was at the tank when the party arrived , and the girls were immediately insistent for the new song . `` It is n't exactly a new song , '' Dick explained , his gray eyes twinkling roguery , `` and it 's not my song . It was sung in Japan before I was born , and , I doubt not , before Columbus discovered America .