The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-11-17
NUMBER "a.
DADS EXPERIMENT wITH BILLY,


Less than hundred miles from Syra.
cuse, lives an old farmer, whose given
name is Zury-a hard working, honest
old Englishman, owning a good farm Of
over a hundred acres, and two faithful
boys, who have been brought up to
WELD the agricultural Implement
from one Of these have my story.
Old Zury had an old goat on the farm
who is not one Of the most peacefully
disposed creatures in the world, and on
this account the boys take no little de-
light in putting bis lordship on his taps
once in while, by way of amusement;
for long time the old man had noticed
that when Billy came home at night he
was completely covered with mud and
water, and old Zury could not imagine
how he should become so 80 ne deter.
mined, if possible, that he would find out
the cause of poor Blly's daily misfOr.
tune.
One day he left the boys-to pick up
the rakes, DC, after hard day. work Of
haying-and walked around to the ridge,
where Billy generally kept himself; it
was about time for the goat to go to the
house, but there he lay quiet and dry so
old Zury seated himself behind stump.
determined to watch his movements, for
that night, at any rate; he had not been
there more than fifteen minutes, when
who should he see coming along the
ridge but the two boys; his first i'm
pulse was to tell them to keep back, but
upon second thought, he said nothing.
"Take my load, Hank" said Dick;
"it's my turn TO take the feller tonight"
Hank took Dicks load from his back,
and Dick going down the hill little
ways, soon showed himself within few
yards of where the goat was laying.
Billy had hardly caught glimpse Of
the boys and soon was on his feet
Hank laid fiat on the ground, and Dick
on the edge of the ridge, now presented
a fill front, which did not seem exact
ly to please his goatship, for he point
ed for him, and down went Dick, to
aggravate Billy to a more desperate
lunge; and again the signal rose, and
Billy jumped, but Just as he got with
in few feet, Dick lowered himself about
two pegs, and Mr.. Goat lowered him
self about fifteen feet into ditch Of
marsh, mud and water. Hank had got
a sight of a small corner of the old
man hat above the stump, and sloped
for the bars, while Dick was not little
at the transformation of the old
stump into human being, and that too,
the old man, at fifteen PAGES, who by the
way, was not as the most forbearing per-
son in the world and as he looked
round on the ground, Dick thinking that
a club or stone might possibly be the OBJ
Ject of his search, started on keen jump
for the barn. The old man made up his
mind that the mystery was solved. That
night Dick and flank didn't come home
to supper.
l thought should not be able to hold
myself together, as Hank related the sur
prise of Zury and his son, as they stood
face to face.
"But hold on" said he, al haven't
told you the best of it yet; about two
weeks from that time, one day me and
Dick had been working all day, and we
made up our minds that we should find
DID dad bucked, for he hadn't been in
The field at all in the afternoon, and he
always kept barrel ofgood ale in the eel
sr; but when We started, who should We
zee but the old man edging around the
ridge; so Dick and me went over that
way. There was old dad, and there was
he goat.
"We laid fiat on the ground, anxious
10 know what the old man was going to
10, when what was our surprise to see
lin take the exact position Dick had ia
zen a couple of weeks before.
We said nothing, for we hadn't seen
my of that kind OF sport in long time:
he old man presented rather a formidG.
he appearance, but Billy, nothing daunt-
ID, pointed for the mark, the old man
owered, but little too late, for the goat
ook him plump" We heard something
strike in the mud, and it WASH t Billy, for
ne stood looking down the ridge. Me and
Dick pulled for the barn, and in few
minutes we saw old dad padding for the
house, covered with mire from head to
DOT.
"That night the old man was dressed
Up in his best clothes. ventvred to ask
nim if he was going over to see the Dea.
,on.'
"See the Deacon? no! Can't man
out on good clothes without going to see
Deacon"
"Yes," said Dick, looking out the door
cant man 60 to see the goat without
in the mud?"
Dick was gone, and old dad looking at
ne, and then very Significantly at hea.
W wooden boot jack, l stepped out Of
he back door.--SPirtt Of the Times.
TALKING GERMAN.--At a tables d no.
el, at Cologne, manufacturer of Shelf
ield, saws the Leeds Inteligencer, who