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pre9ght Up 10 wleld the agricultural lARle-
nsnt, from enc Of these have my story
II Old fury bad an cid goat on the farm,
whe IS not ose Of the mpst peacefully dis
lHposed creatures ia tie weld and on this
account the boys take ne little delight ia
putting has lordslliP on his taps, ense il a
4 while. by Way of amusement; fer long
slime the Old man had Noticed that when Bill
lily came hona at night be M1s completely
I severed With mu and water, and old Hury
ilcould net imagine how he Should become II.
bss lie Determined, If possible, that he wsa. |:
fad cut the cause sf psor Billy's daily 'Ais-
4 fortune
Be.4OaasaaS hs lefA the ha1s to pick up .fhs
raAes, Sc, after 1 hard DAYS work Of hay.
4 Ing ndwalked around to thJ ridge, where
Billy generally keep himself it was aIeui
alme for the geat to go 10 the house. Tut
! there he lay, qaits and dry !. So old .ZurJ
/ seated himself behind i stump, determined
% watch his movements, for that night. at
any rate he Lad net Eeen there more thaa
tiftsen miautns, when who should lie see
coming along the Ridge but the two boys
I his frst impulse was to tell them to keep
back, bat dpoa second thought, he said ncth-
lag
Take my load, Hank, said Dick its
my turn to take the fellar 10 night
Hank took Diek j load from lis bact. and
Dick geibg down the bin little Ways soon
showed hiinself within few yards Of where
the goat was ling.
Billy had slreasy caught glimpse Of the
boys, and was soot Oh his feet Haak laid
fat on the ground, and Dick, on the edge, Of
the ridge, h9w presented a MI front, which
aid not seem exactly T. please his goatship,
fer he pointed for him, and down went Dick,
10 aggravaie Billy ts a still more desperate
lungs; again the signal rose, and Billy
jumped, but just as lie got within few, ttet,
Dick lowered himself about two pegs, and
Mr. Goat lowered himself abeat fifteen feet
into ditchEef marsh mud and water Hank
bad caught sight Of small corner Of the
b3d mans bat above the stump, AMI sloped
FIR the bars, waile Dick was net a little sur
prse,fas the sud len transformation Of the
tld stump int9 human being and that too,
the old map, iat illsen psees. who by the
war, was net one ct the most fOr bearing per
sens IL the world and as he looked around
pa the grsIna. Dsck. thinking thsta club or
Stone might possibly be IT, object Of his
search. started on keen jump for the bara.
The old man made up his mind that the
mystery was solved That night Dick ana
Hank did ut eoIne home to supper.
| thought ! should net lie able to hell
myself together, as Hank related the snr.
ptise Of ola zufy ana his SOP, as t-ey stood
face to facet
L. But holl Oh, sail te, h4v'ntt told yoa
the best Off yes ab9at TIVE weeks from
that time, enc da ms and Dick had been
working all day. and made up eur nliads
a. 81 Ssss II the soId Il atf il the f afssT
neon, and 1e always kept COED barrel 81
ale in the cellar, bus when We had started
Who should've see but The old man edgipg
around the fidgc SO Dick and me went ever
that way Thers was old dad, and there
was the go;t
I We laid flat en- the ground, anxious to
knew what tai cd man was going to do,
#hen what was our surprise 10 see him take
the exact position Dick had taken a couple
df weeks before
We I'D Nothing, Ifar We haant Seen any
de hat kind of sport ID a long time; the old
nan preseAted rathfg a fofmaaJle appeaf-
da1e, but Billy, nothing aaunted, pointed for
the mark. the old nj ali lowered, BAT little
tpo lato, fer the go4t took him plump
We heard something strike In the mud, and
il wasn't Billy, far be stood looking down
over the ridge Mq and Dick pulled for the
! barn, and in few tninutes we saw old dad
padding for the house, covered with mire
1 from head to feat
| That night The old man was dressed up
| III his best clothes ventured t. ask him
I ii he was goisg ever to see the Deacon.
/ Sec the Deacon no Cant man put
| sn good clothes without going 10 see the
| Deacon p
/ Yes sail Dick leaking out the door
/ cant q man 60 and SEQ the goat, without
1 Stumbling in the mud 7
1 \ Dick was gopa, aud the old dad looking al
ME, and tbeh very Significantly at heavy
wooden bootjack, stepped out Of The back
dOor.--SPfrtf q fhs Times
I RULEs FOR THE JoURNEY or LIFE,
The following rules, from tho papers 81
I DR.. West, according to his memorandum
| are thrown together as general way-mark'
ID the Journey Of life
/ Never ridicule sacred things, or what o
Tiers may esteem al. such, however absurd
tAey may appear to you.
Never show leyity4 wien people are en-
| gagged At worship.
/ Never to resent . supposed injury till
| know the views and motives Of the authol
oft On no occasion 10 relate it,
Always tS take the part Of an abssn
-persoa VINO is cessared in company, SO fal
a truth and lprepriety will allew.
i Never show leyity when people are en-
gagged at worship.
Never to think WORSE Of another on &C
count ef his diffsrfag from me in Politica
Of religious Subjeetst
/ Met to dispute With man who is NOR
than seventy years Of age, nor With NO
man nor any enthusiast
| Not TO affect 10 be witty, or to jest go z
Il wound the feelings Of another
i IT. say as little IS possible Of myself ahd
efthosa that are near me
To aim ssscaearfalness without ieyity
MAYER to- court the favor Of Ike rel
Ihv A.,terinr sitherthcir yanities Or thei
vices ...,:o,
m sneak Nth cslnness and dellberatio'
81 iii occasions, especially il circumstance lli.
which tend 10 irritAte
I Frequsatly to review NJ conaac' AZ
nete my feelings
Il RAnno.D CoNvrxripE extension q 2
Manassas Gap RaiFesd e 1alel1s Va = esellin
r,nstdef able ntentin1 Ia Kgrkbfitge 4 ugustd ~
Il Roanaie a eonypEfism nj BE- held 10 Sixunao
On the lib or Novessea e adobi such measures