The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-07

ing down the stairs aud couId just pei
4 eelfe a crowd hanging over the bauistcr
of both flights, which knew full We
was madf-up Of wife, children, waggis
Young friend who lived with us, two yis
itors and the servants, fan audience Il
The drcss circle, looking down into IA
pitto sec thc fun
Oh, ra's-brought home the goat sal,
one of the children
Yes, and he's practising with it. sal,
another.
Which degree is that performance in
asked my wife
Glad we didn't go to the theater TO
night chimed IN one OF my visitors.
Time f! Time shouiedmy young friend
from the upper tier, aud thought So too
and in went for the second round
But now ! changed my tactics nd
vance slowly, keeping close 10 the wall
aud endeayored 70 get behind the beast
thinking would Try the pats on his real
with my boots again, In hopes they would
calm him aud persuade him 10 retire a,
they had done before while outdoors, but
he evidently objected 10 any change Of
base. and once more charged home upon
me
This time, however, caught him by
The horns, and then the struggle com
meuced in earnest. The goat lifted up his
voice in loud protestatious Of foul play,
aud opened my mouth aud gave utter
ance TO hopes and wishes IN regard to
+ goats IN general and this one il particu-
lar which Il might MOI be proper TO re-
peat here, as | had my hands so fun at the
time that ! could not give my usual
thought and attention to the selection Of
the elegant words and expressions which
usually characterize my conversation.
finally said-you brute! YOU won't 90
out, haf but-and he butted; and he was
The strongest butter | ever net with: so
strong that in spite of my holding by his
horns, he spread himself all over the hall.
so thoroughly stirring me up that laid
down on the floor TO recoyermy equanim-
iiy, at which the goat suggested series
OF ground tumblings,, which we went
through, ! believe, win honor to our
selves, aud to the great satisfaction OF
the delighted audience and at the end of
which picked myself up from the floor
at the foot of the stairs and saw the goat
regalniug his corner at the end OF the hall
giving very victorious bleat as he did
so.
Round two First knocking down for
the goat, came from aloft, and an out
burst of cheers and clapping of hands fol-
lowed
Get on to the goat md ride him, Pa
cried one Of the chlldre
on yes, de Pa, shouted another, that
will be nice.
Don't you use a saddle dear? said my
wife. Won't the door mat do?
| was furious, and sprang for the ami
nal regardless of time aud situation. He
also started for me under full sail, and as
we closed ] sprang high in the air with
legs wide apart and his head and neck
passed under me, and | lit square on his
back, seized his short tail giving il twist
and at the same time to make all even,
gave my legs twist under him, and said
!, now goat, but he must have under.
stood me to say now go it, for away we
went up and down that hall, backwards
and forwards, the goat wild and nearly
so, but beginning rather TO enjoy the ride
as head the laughs and cheers of the
spectators, and knew they were for me
this time, and especially when heard the
commendatory words from my wife:
Don't he ride splcndidly for new be-
ginner?
Al this point the goat disgusted either
with the use he was being put to, or
AT the peculiar curve ! was getting on
his tail bolfed ont the door, and as he did
Jet go, rolled on, spaug up and shut
the door, Just as the goat, having turned
on the step, charged upon me again aud
came with his whole force crashing
against one Of the panels Of The door,
which be split; bat from the noise out
side | judged the conclusion threw him
down on the steps aud eltorted from him
Il ioud bleat Of mingled desplir aud con-
tcmptuous Indignation.
Round threc-Goat luug out Of the
ring, came down the stairs followed by
ringing cheers and cries Of Bravo, bravo!
| put ont the light, and as ascended the
stairs my wife commenced singing,
See the coDquering hero comes,
in which all joined, ! among the rest.
DO my best could not regain the
ground lost that might on the Masonic
question. Batteries opened upon me
every lodge night aud a charge for wheat
bran appeared on my grocery bin, which
my wife said was for the goat when he
came around again.
Finally compromise was Affected.
was TO leave my lodge and stay al home,
aHd the shadow Of the goat should leave
the housc. Our compromise has been
faithfully kept Ameyioon Tebdster.
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