Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-04

| acrGu 49, nat nc was 'slraHger, was
vidynt from The inquiring g,ances he shot
3f in quest OF scat; yet nobody took
him in Either the paws in his immedi-
ale vicinity were already occupied, or the
yropri tors Of any ch lnce vacancies man
Tested 10 grcataacrity in seekiuga near
n contact with t!iis little jgnns fatuus. In
this dilemma his eyes at length lighted
III til. gorgeous VACUUM bcfore-mention-
4 b'dT and, entertaining, with d me Natu 9,
r. Charitable abhorrcncc fbr such state,
iii.Ssae mida for the open door, and without
ElAansildo tr'ndIed his peggy periphery
into tbeFsnuggest corner o.; the pew, and
appropriated brace of the well stuffed
pillows for the especial soiace of his DOR
s4l cxtremities. Here he nestled like
;lou in meal-tub. and, it mistake
aot, slept. until aroused by the pumona-
~ efforts Of tn: chJir and congregation
u e wing due efacltu The old iG0th Psalm.
However. at t': singing he stood up, and.
moreover. paid decorou, Observance to the
>tablshcd ritual during the common SER
Yice, and the succeeding psalm. But
| ~ uLtIN IiHI Iilc l,tllsT 'lhIlutL CWluuIIo
10 caln,' ere his !oins were ag ,in con-
igned TO the soothing embraces Of cush-
Oh and pillow; hi;haids, linked fagether,
eposcd in affcctionate guardianship on
lis ample diaPhragm-lns Iobster-Iikeeye-
,alls paled their Intellectual fres'-the
ids f;ckeFcd like all expiring rushlight;;
md h. gradually fneig. d into state of
lotil oblivion with the startling text. "A
wake, thou that slecpastp p for his lullaby.
In spite OF tn" zeal and eIoquence Of the
preacher, which we're Of no common or
or. could not prevent my attention ev-
IT and anon swerying from the subject Of
| the discourse to the insensate lump Of
mortality in the opposite pew; more es-
,,eciahy as the recollection of the last
lights nasal powers begat nervous APP
.archension lest similar performance
should subject his present uGtimeIy eclipse
to public reLuke from the pulpit. My
tnxiaiy, however, on this head, wag
speedily directed loan obi, ct which threat
med an interruption Of more formidable
;nrractcr. In consequence of the exces.
i've heat of the weather, some of the
loors of the church were necessarily left
'pen during the service. Now, whether
was that h. only meditated retreat
rom the fervor of the MONDAY sun. or
that he WAS compelled to seek the shelter
}! the sacred edifce from the wantun an
noy ,nce of ceriai, plofare loiterr r. in
tle chu. .ch-yard, | know not; but certain
t is that my bearded enemy OF the pre-
'ious evening, the he goat b fore noticed,
nlde his appearance in the porch, ii,;ms-'
liateiy within my ken; and after execut-
ng predatory pas srall, not strictly of
,he Tagloni schoo', lie gradually insinu-
tied himself through The aisle, until he
time directly opposite the open pew oc-
arpied- by the unconcious coEt,mncr of
the text. Here he pl1nted himself, and
leIbetltely surveyed our hero with Gu
ipus attention. Naturalists. learned in
the domestic economy of thes, animals,
assert TINT they are, for the most part, of
4 h 'adstrong disposition, and much given
TO warfare among themselves; and more
over, that their signal for battle is inva-
riaby conveyed iy tree mods Of the
head. How far this is worthy of credit,
| AN unable 10 verify beyond the instance
now narraling. Howbcit, the immediate
object o! the goats contemplation had by
this time t.,kcn far Journey into the
land Of NOD and soon acknowledged the
attention Of the animal by low of lollop-
ing profandity. Billy, as if perceiving
some indefinite symptoms Of caprcorhity
about him. answered il with a short nod
of d fame; 4 second dcclcnsion of the
head met with similar response; and
the third dip had scarcely reached zero
ere the challange was accepted by the
goat, who, lowering his horns, ,ushed
full but through ths doorway, and pitch
cd iuto his supposed antagonist in style
which would nothave disgraced The pam
lest days of Cribb or the Game Chicken.
In few nom mis- after the coliision,' the
church w in an IN nve,s' ulroar The
seat coo. was clio ed OH the combat
tantS; aud our h 'ro, thus uacer m,nious-
iy recnIled TO his senses, and a half
consciousness OF the scene Of his dclin-
quency, verify believed himself delivered
over as prey TO the aaic.l-fend in person.
In the extromatv OF his fear he seized one
OF the pillows, which he bran6ished as
shield and the which at the next onset be-
cam, fixed on the horns of the enemy.
In this state, an energetic kick deposited
the latter in the opposite corner of the
paw, where our little mtnpcltcd him with
prayer-books, bibles. pillows, hymn books,
hassocks, and every other extcmpore