The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-30
PATNEY,s GOAT.
The Trick thnt Belly Played,
and lhe Trick that was Played
Oh Belzy.

hold goods. Out Of all the collection,
Patsey Conley drew three-weeks.old
billy goat. Patsey saw nothing ex-
traordinary in that goat at first; but
before it had been member Of that
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 l5-foot board
pile when Mrs. .Conley came out at it
with the clothes FOUNDER, and looked
calmly down at her as it chcwed the
last rufle on a night gown, Patscy
set his heart on the kid and took it
under his special protection He
named it Beelzcbub.
As Beclzebub increased in size and
age, he made it extremely lively for
the Conley ncighborhood. He was
always ready for fight, and would
eat anything that he-came across
He would goa mile out of his way
to lunch off door mat, and it would
never do to hang a carpet out. He
took a special delight in butting
school children over in the street,
and eating their lunches, books and
satcllcls,
Finally the people got out of hui
NOR with Beelzebub, and they told
Patsey he had better keep him in
SO he tied long rope to one of the
goats hind legs, and fastened him to
post. But Beclzebub quietly but
ted the post down, and then deliber-
ately proceeded 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
Bcclzebub holiday now and them
One of these, last summer, he wan
,lered down by the river side. Two
boys were in swimming and Belly
recognized in one Of them boy who
had a few days before fed him pack
of lighted fire crackers. The goat
walked leisurcly up to the spot
where the boys clothing lay, and ate
up pair of pants and two shirts
Every time the boys made as if they
was coming out at him, he put him
self 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, few
weeks ago, Beclzebub acquired an ac-
complishment which for time gave
the most unmitigated pleasure to his
master, Laborers were engaged in
charging cut on railroad q mile
down the track, The goat, hearing
the noise of the blasts, went to see if
there was anything in the job for
him. Some of the men lived long
distance away, and carried their din
ners with them. The bright tin
lunch-pails standing here and there
along the track struck the eye of
Belly. He had smclt of one, pranced
about it q 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 a iattcned oyster can:
The result of this so delighted Bcel-
zcbub that he forsook all other pleas
ures and laid in ambush about the
cut, watching for dinner-pails Pat
scy 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
hiding their pals, and Bcelzebub
grew morose and low-spiritcd. One
day last week Patsey and his pet
walked down to the cut. He hadn't
seen a dinner pail in some days.
Suddenly, as they nearcd the cut,
Belly became strongly elated, Ahead
of them, near the track stood pail.
1t was a beauty, and had been placed
on stone, affording splendid mark
for the goat. Patsey rolled on the
ground, he felt so good, Belly fairly
gloOtcd over the prospect. He stop
ped within few PAGES of the pail
He reared up on his hind legs and
pranced about in perfect frenzy of
joy, He shook his head, and made
several feints of bearing down on the
pail, as if revcling u while in sweet
expectancy, Presently Belly waltz
cd back little further. He threw