He agreed to go back with the judge and investigate the matter.

When they reached the judge's stable, Mooney was not about, but Smith descended from the wagon, approached the cow, and, to the astonishment of the judge, milked her without the slightest difficulty, the cow meantime remaining perfectly quiet, and even breaking out now and then into what the judge thought looked like smiles of satisfaction.

And then the judge went out to hunt up his hired man.

He said to him, "Mooney, what did you mean by telling me that our cow was dry and ugly?
You said you couldn't milk her, but Mr.Smith does so without any difficulty, and the cow remains perfectly passive." "I'd like to see him do it," said Mooney, incredulously.
Then Smith sat down and proceeded to perform the operation again.

When he began, Mooney exclaimed, "Why, my gracious! that isn't the way you milk a cow, is it ?" "Of course it is," replied Smith.