Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-10-20
From the New York Ofgan!
THE MAN WHO RODE:THE GOAT
BIZ JOHN w. OLIVER.

In quiet village in the sob Stale of Connec-
ticut, flourishes 1ourishing Ifvjsdn of she Sons
of Temperance Much has teen said about its
mysterious mysteries, and maIE 1uizzie,al story
has been told in relation to she antics Of a GER
tain goat said to be connected: therswith.;
1t is said that in this quiet viElaseresdes among
others, cute Yankee, of a remarkably Ingenious
and curious turn of mind, WHOM sior has resem-
bIance to the Pry family VI shail marie Paul.
Now Paul took it into his bus noodle to- enter
the gates of our Order without riding fhe goat
He therefore "looked round among man. ind' for
a green Son of Temperance-and;b aving liked his
mind upon victim, he started in pursuit :, nd found
his man. After exercising his pumping ,ingenui-
vina manner too tedious to ne5nlion, ne found
himself on the road home tielle.i to pc.,es with
the idea of being in full possession of t. mystic
rious word which would unlock tic Division door,
and put him in possession of e,isesanes
In the mean time, Paul's design was carnmun-
Gated to few waggish spirits Of the Division,
and appropriate arrangements were MADE for his
reception.
Meeting night came, and after tie ro.lers had
pretty generally assembled, the o. S sheard a
strange noise at the door, like unto the .leatings
of certain animal Familiarity called Billy The
o. s, true to his Instruction., opened the door
ajar.
BAH said Paul.
Bah, Bah, Ball. returned the. 0. s., aud open
flew the door II
Paul walked in, looking vsrl knowingly the
while, and took seat among Tie initiated The
sham business proceeded for While as though
nothing had happened
Worthy Patriarch at le.gta said member
in solemn and impressive i an1aer, tie person
who last entered, having neg lcteito r,l the us,-
al somerset and light upon his big to e1t is very
evident to my mind that he mas iiot been initiated
l therefore move that We proceed to put him
through
Second the notion, shouted d dos en
Il guess I'd better retire, said Paul, RISING and
evidently uneasy-'I guess thele nius1 be some
mistake And he went for Is gd But they
wouldn't let him.
Any who once gets in here, must 90
through said blacksmith who St God six feet
goat ready
The door was fastened, and all {hqpe of escape
was cut off. Paul trembed Til. blacksmith af
oresaid opened closet, and pullel out sack
Paul turned white
Prepare the victim, said the " p
Paul sprang to his feet and begi ed for mercy
but no mercy there known tHe was hustled
into the SACK in spite of all tse kskingk resistance
he could make. The goat Hppesea tkbe out of
sorts that night, and so an old w:leelbsrow was
substituted Paul was trundled aseund tee room
first backwards and then forv ards-ove. sticks of
wood, down stairs and up ste.rs.
Bah said the blacksmith stor:pihg blow.
Please let me out, replied Pals
Can't yet returned the blacksmith. Amt
reached the falls of Niagara-nnist pus you thro'
the shower bath Paul wiped AWAY Ii. perspira-
ton.
creak, ereak, ereak, went tho cld wL,elbarrow
round the room again AT Parl tearnst soHcita-
tons the shower bath was omiittd.. he declared
it would give him cold. j
Having been otherwise put through Panl was
liberated terrified man. He;siaFtedsior a law
yer for vengeance. But the LAWYER tad him he
had better say nothing about it-ands he finally |
concluded not to. /
1t so happened that where Pau: worked a num- |
Der OF girls Were employed Gaze day Paul en- |
tered the ladies' department. }shht morning an
ifisi si'i h1u oeeh admitted to tie establishment
ana 'ne hiiSoilie'oos hnps had w.aPpeJ her up in
piece OF canvass ana Were w::eelings her about
the floor.
What you doing e asked Paul
biddy riding the goat, aTc..y SAIL the ring
leader. Paul bolted
The man who rode the goat Is w,,ls known in
the viiiase-and Is often pointecaopt ts the little
boys We rather think the mex ,;;time Paul wants
TO enter secret society, he Wiz 60 il, the front
way.