Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-08-15
.z From the New York Organ.
The Man wpO Rode the Goat.
BY JNO, w. OLIVRR.

BY JNo. w. OLIVER.
In a quiet village in the sober State of
Connecticut, fourishes a fiourishing Di.
vision Of the Sons of Temperance. Much
has been said about its mysterious mys.
teries, and many a quizzical story has
been told in relation to the antics of
certain goat, said to be connected there
with. -Effa
1t is SAID that in this quiet village res
ides. among others, a cute Yankee, of
remarkabally ingenious and curious turn
OF mind, who for his resemblance to the
Pry family. we shall name Paul. Now
Paul took it into his busy noddle to 'enter
the gates of our Order,' without riding
the goat. He therefore Cooked round
among mankind for a green Son often.
perance-and having fixed his mind upon
victim, and started in pursuit. and found
his man. After exercising his pump.
ing ingenuity in manner 100 tedious to
MENTION he found himself on the road
home tickled to pieces with the idea of
being in full possession ofthat mystic rious
word which would unlock the Division
door, and put him in possession Of the
open sesame
In the meantime, Paul's design was
communicated TO q few waggish spirits
| OF the Division, and appropriate arrange.
ments were made for bis reception.
Meeting night came, and when the
brothers had pretty generally assembled,
the o. s. heard strange noise at the
door, like unto the bleatings of certain
animal famlliarly called Billy. The o.
s. true to his instructions opened the
door aiar.
'Bah?' said Paul.
Bah! BAH! bahI!!' returned the o. s.
and open flew the door.
Paul walked ia, looking very knowingly
the while; and took a seat among the
initiated. The sham business proceeded
for awhile as though nothing had happen.
ed
worthy Patriarch at length said
member in a solemn and impressive
manner, the person who last entered,
having neglected to turn the usual somer.
set, and light upon his big toe lit is very
evident to my mind that he has not been
initiated. | therefore moved that we
|
Second the motion!' shouted dozen.
u guess I'd better retire, said Paul ris.
ing, and evidently uneasy-'I guess there
must be some mistake and he 'went for
to CO. But they wouldn't let him.
ANY one who gets in here, must 90
through. said blacksmith, who stood
six feet without his boots. so just be
quiet till we get the goat ready
The door was fastened, and all hopes
Of escape was cut of. Paul trembled.-
The blacksmith aforesaid,o pened closet
and pulled out sack. Paul turned white.
Prepare the victim!' said the w. P.
! Paul sPrang to his feet, and begged for
mercy-'but no mercy there was known.
He was hustled into the sack, in spite of
all the kicking resistance he could make.
The goat happened to be out of ors that
night, and SO an old wheelbarrow was
substituted. Pau! was trundled around
the room-6rst backwards and then for
wards-over sticks Of wood, down stairs
and up stairs.
BAH said the blacksmith, at length
stopping to blow.
please let me OUT pleaded Paul.
Cant yet returned the blacksmith.
Amt reached the Falls of Niagara
must put you through the shower, BATH
Paul wiped away the Precipitation.
Creak, creak, cyeak, went the old
~heelbarrow round the room again. At
Paul's earnest solicitation the shower
bath was omitted. He declared it would
give him cold.
Having been otherwise put through,
Paul was liberated terrified man.
He started for lawyer, for vengeance.
But the lawyer told him he had better
say nothing about it--snd he finally con-
cluded not to. ' .t e.
Itso happened that where Paul work.
ed. number of girls were employed
One day Paul entered the ladies depart
ment. That morning, an Irish girl had
been admitted to the establishment, and
the mischievous imps had wrapped her
up in a piece Of canvass, and were
wheeling her abort the floor.
'What are you doingP asked Paul.
'Biddy's riding the goat said the ring.
leader, archly. Paul bolted.
'Fhe man who rode the goat, is well
known 10 the village.-aud is often pointed
out by the little boys. We rather think
the next time Paul wants to enter "a Sc.
cret society, he win 60 ID the front way.
Losing q Seat in Congress.