Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-04
PATSEY'S GOAT.

When Mr.. Terence McFadden died his
widow made n rattle of her household
goods. Out of all the collection Patsey
Conley drew three weeks old billy-goat.
Patsey saw nothing extraordinary in the
goat at first; but when before it had
been in the family three days-it butted
the baby down collar, ato up the weeks
wash that was spread upon the grass. and
climbed to tho top of tlileon-foot board
pile when Mrs. Conley came out with n
clothes poundor, and looked calmly down
Mt her as he Chewcd tho last mflle of her
night gown, Pntsey set his heart on tho
kid and took it undor his special protoc-
/ tion. He named it Boelzebub.
As Bcelzobub increased in size and ago
he made it extremely lively for the Con
ley neighborhood. llo was always ready
for fight and would eat anything lao
came across. He would go a milo out of
| his way 10 lunch on n door mat, and it
was never safe to leave carpet out. Ho
took n special delight in butting school
Children over in the street, and eating
their lunches books and satchels.
Finally the people got out Of humor
with Beolze bub, and they told Patsey ho
had better keep him in. SO he tied u
long ropo TO ono Of tho goats hind legs
and fastened him to post. But Beelze-
bub quietly butted tho post down, and
then deliberately proceeded TO take in Il o
rope. He swallowed up to his leg, and
was beginning on that when Patsy dis
covered him and cut the rope.
Mr.. Conley was obliged TO give ro,l-
zcbub holiday now and then. On ono
of these last Summer, ho wandered down
by tho river side. Thero were somo boys
in swimming, and Belly recognized in
one of them II boy who had fcw days
before fed him n bunch of hrc.ciackers,
lighted ones Mt that. Tho goat walked
lesurely up to the spot where the boys
clothes lay, and eat up pair of pants and
two shirts. Every time tho boys made as
If they were coming out of the wator ho
put himself in the shape of buck beer
skin and they went back. lie kept Ito
boys in the water thrco hours.
On another Of his holidays, few weeks
ago, Boolzobub acquired nm accompI sh-
mcnt which for time gave tho most un-
mitigntod pleasure to his master. La
borers were engaged In cnlarging cut
on the railroad mile down the track.--
Tho CONT, hearing the noise of the blasts,
went to SEQ if there was anything in tho
job for him. Some Of the men lived
long distance away, and carried their din =
ners with them. The bright tin lunch
pals Standing hero and there along tho
truck struck the eye Of Belly. lie smot
of one, pranccd about il awhile, and at
last, with one grand butt, sent il hyi
down the track, scattering its contents
along the route, and giving it the appear
Nncc of II llnttcnod oyster can. The ro-
suit Of this so completely delighted Bcol-
aebub that he i'orsoolS all other pleasures
and laid in ambush in the cut watching
for dinnerpnils. Patscy became aware
of his amiablo pets new diversion, and
daily bore him company TO tho spot to
enjoy the iun. BY and by the mon took
to hiding their pails, and Beelzebub be-
came morose and low-spiritcd Ono day
nst week Patsey and his pot walked down
TO the cut. Beelzebub seemed more than
usually sad. He hadn't seen dinner
pail for some days. All at once Belly
became strangely olated, as they ncared
the cut. Ahead of them, near the track,
stood pail. 1t was n beauty and had
been placed on n stone, offering a splend-
id mark for the goat. Patsey rolled on
tho ground, he felt so good. Belly fnirly
gIoated over tho prospect. IIo stopped
within few inches of the pail. He rear.
ed up on his hind legs and pranced about
in perfect frenzy JOY. He shook his
head and made several feints Of bearing
down on the pail, as if revclling'the viii
in sweet expectancy. Presently Eelzy
waltzed back little farther. lie threw
his head down and with b-l-a-a-t that
oAP'Sob'N MI 'ho uH"uulIoIHtcu CusFcu-
ness of his nature went for that pail as il
he had been shot out OF cannon. Ho
struck it like n battoring-ram. There
was II sound us of a thunder clap, and by
the pieces Of goat, rock and earth that
fell thickIy about, Patsey knew that
Beelzebub had been deceived and would
never, never butt n dinner phil again.
Belly had butted u can Of nitro glycerine.
N. y. SUM-