The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-26
PATSEY's GOAT,
How he Blu tted His Way Through Life,
but Butted Once Too Often,
From The pittsbura Chronicle.

from the FfttSdWg Chronicte.
HoNEsDALE, Pa, Jan. 14.-When Mr..
Terence McFadden died his widow made
rattle of her household goods. Out of all
the collection Patsey Coniey drew three
weeks old billy goat. Patsey saw nothing
extraordinary in the goat at first but when
before it aad been a member of his
family two days-it butted the baby down
cellar, ate up the weeks wash that was
spread on the grass, and climbed to the
top of ffteen-foot board pile when Mrs.
Conley came out at it with the clothes
FOUNDER and looked calmly down at her as
it chewed the last ruffle on night-gown,
Patsy set his heart on the kid. and took it
under his special protection, He named
it Beelzebub.
AS Beelzebub increased in size and age,
he made it extremely lively for the Conley
neighborhood He was always ready for a
fight. and would eat anything that he came
across, He would go mile out of his wav
to lunch off door mat, and it wnald
never do to hang carpet out. He took
especial delight in butting school children
over in the street and eating their lunches,
books and satchels.
Finally the people got out of humor with
Beelzebub, and they told Patsy he had
better keep him in. So he tied a long rope
to one OF the goats legs and fastened him
to post. But Beelzebub quietly butted
the post down, and then deliberately pro-
ceeded to take In the rope. He swallowed
| it all up to his leg, and was beginning on
that when Patsey discovered him, and cut
the rope.
Mr.. Conley was obliged to give Beelze,
bub holiday now and then. On one OF
these last summer, he wandered down
by the river side Two boys were in
swimming and Belly recognized in one of
them boy who had few days before fed
him pack of lighted fire crackers. The
goat walked lesurely up to the spot where
the boy clothing lay, and ate up q pair OF
pants and two shirts. Every time the
boys made as if they were coming out at
him he put himself in the shape of buck
beer sign. and they went back, He kept
the boys in the water three hours.
On another of his holidays, few weeks
ago Beelzebub acquired an accomplish
ment which for !, time gave the most un-
nitigated pleasure to'his master. Labor
ers were engaged in enlarging a cut on q
railroad mile down the track. The
goat, hearing the noise of the blasts, went
to see if there was anything in the job fol
him. Some OF the men lived long dis
lance away, and carried their dinners with
them. The bright tin lunch-pails stand
ing here and there along the track struck
the eye Of Belly. He had smelt of one
| pranced about it while, and at last, with
one grand butt, sent it flying down the
track, scattering its contents along the
route and giving it the appearance of {
fiattened oyster can. The result of this
so delighted Beelzebub that he forsook al
other pleasures and laid in ambush about
the cut whiting for dinner pals. Patsey
became aware of his amiable pets new di
version, and daily bore him company tt
the spot to enjoy the fun. By and by tbt
men took to hiding their pals and Beef
ze5ub grew mOrose and low spirited. On.
day last week Patsey and his pet walked
down to the cut Beelzebub seemed NOR,
than usually sad He hadn't seen din
ner nail in some days. Suddenly, as they
neared the cut, Belly became strangel,
elated, Ahead of them, near the tracl
stood pail. twas beauty, and had beer
placed on stone, affording a splendid uarl
for the goat Patsey rolled on the ground
he felt SO good. Belly fairly goated owe
the prospect He stopped within fe,
, PAGES Of the pail He reared up on hi
hind legs and pranced about in perfec
frenzy of Joy. He shook his head an
made several feints of bearing down on tn
| pail. as if revelling awhile in sweet ez
5 pectancy. Presently Belly waltzcd bac
D little further. He threw his head dow
and, with bl-a at that expressed all tn
unauthorized cussedDess of his nature
e went for that pail as if he had been sht
: out of cannon. He struck it ike ba
e tering ram. There was sound as of
y thunderclap, and by the pieces OF goa
). rock and earth that tell thickly abor
/ Patsey knew that Beelzebub had been d.
o ceived, and would never, never butt dir
e ner-pail more. Belly had butted can
nitro-glyrcerine.