The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-18
pATsnY,s GOAT.

When Mr.. Terence McFadden died his
widow made n rattle of her household
goods. Out of all the objection Patsey
Coniey drew a three weeks old billy
goat. Patsey saw nothing extraordi-
nary in the goat at first; but when-be-
fore 1T had been member of the family
two days-it butted the baby down eel
ler. ate up he weeks wash that was
spread on the grass, and climbed to the
top OF fifteen-foot board pile when Mrs.
Conley came out at it with the clothes
FOUNDER, and looked calmly down atgher
as it chewed the last ruffie on night
gown, Pateey set his heart on the kid,
and took it under his special protection,
He named it Beelzebub.
AS BeelzeDub increased in size and
age he made it extremely lively for the
O0nley neighborhood. He was always
ready for fight, and would eat any
thing he came across. He would 60
mile out OF his way to lunch off a door
carpet out. He took especial delight in
butting school children over in the
street, and eating their lunches, books,
and satcheis.
Finally the people got out OF humor
with Beelzebub, and they told Patsey he
had better keep him in. So he tied
long rope to one of the goats legs and
fastened him to post. But Beelzebub
quietly butted the post down. and then
deliberately proceeded to take In the
rope. He swallowed 1t all up to fis leg,
and was beginning on that when Patsey
dicovered him and cut the rope.
Mr.. Conley was Obliged to give Beelze-
bub holiday now and then. On one of
these, lass summer, he wandered down
by the river side. Two boys were in
swimming, and Belzy recognized in one
Of them boy VINO had d few days ago
led him on a pack of lighted fire crack
ers. The goat walked leisureiy up 10
the spot where the boys clothing lay anu
ate up q pair OF panJs and two shirts.
Every time the boys made as IL they
were coming out at him he put himself
in the shape OF a buck beer sign, and
they went back. He kept the boys in
the water three hours.
On another OF his holidays, a few
weeks ago, Beelzebub acquired ain ac.
complement whicRior time gave the
most unmitigated pleasure TO mis- mas
ter. Laborers were engaged in eniarg-
ing cut on a railroad u mile down the
track. The goat, hearing the NOISE OF
the blasts, went TO see Ii there was any.
thing in the job for him. Some of the
men lived . long distance away, and
carried their dinners with them. The
there along the track struck the eye OF
Belly. He had smelt one, pranced about
IL awhile, and at last, with one grand
butt, sent 1t flying down the track, scat
tering its contents along the route and
giving it the appearance Of flattened
oyster can. The result OF this SO
delighted Beelzebub that he forsoOk all
other pleasures and laid in ambush
about the cut waiting 1or dinner pals.
Patsey became aware OF his amiable
pets new diversion. and daily bore him
company to the spot to enjoy the fun.
By and by the men took to aiding their
pals, and lDeezebub grew morOse aid
low.spirited. One DAY iast week PatSey
and mis- pet walked down TO the cut.
BeelzebuD seemed more than usually
sad. He hadn't seen dlnner-pall In
some days. Suddenly, as they neared
the cut, Belly became strangely elated.
Ahead of them, near the track, stood
pail. IL was beauty, and mad been
placed on q stone, anording splendid
mark for the goat. Patsey rolled on the
ground, he felt SO good. Belly fairly
gloated over the prospect. He stopped
within a few PAGES OF the pail. He
reared up on his hind legs and prapced
about III perfect frenzy OF Joy. He
shook mis- head and made several feints
OF bearing down on the pau, as il revei-
ling awhile i'll sweet expectancy. Pres
entity Belly waltZed back little fur.
ther. He threw his head down and,
with a b-l-a-ast that expressed all the
unadulterated cussedness OF his nature,
went for that pail as if he had been shot
out of a cannon. He struck 1t like bat
terirg am. There was u sound as oil
tn lnuerclap, aud by the pieces of goat,
rock, and earth tnat fell thickly about
Patsey knew that Beelzebub had been
deceived, aud would never, never butt
dinner-paits more. Belly had butted
can OF nitro glycerine.-[ Louis vile
Globe.