The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-27
Patsey's Goat.
HOW HE BUTTED HIS WAY THROUGH LIFE, BIZ
BUTTED ONCE TOO OFTEN
Erom the Pittsburgh Chronicle.l

BUTTED ONCE TOO OFTEN:
from the Pittsburgh Chronicle.l
HosEspaLE, Pa, January 14.-When Mr..
Terrence McFadden died his widow made a
roffIa of her household goods. Out of all the
collection Patsey Couiey drew three-Weeks-
old billy goat. Patsey saw nothing eNtraor'
binary in the goat at first but wheu-before
Il had been q member Of his family two
davs-it butted the baby down cellar, ate up
the weeks wash that was spread on the
grass. and climbed TO the top of fifteen.foot
hoard pile when Mrs. CoDley came out at it
with The clothes FOUNDER and looked calmly
down at her ss it chewed the last ruffla on a
nipht.gowp, Patsey set his heart on the kid,
and took it under bis special protection. He
named it Beelzebub.
AS Beelzebub increased In size and age he
made 1t extremely lively for the Con'ey
neiphborbood. He was always ready for a
fight, and would eat anything that he came
across. He would 90 mile out of his way
to lunch eff a doOr.mat, and it would never
do to hang carpet OUT. He took special
delight 10 buttipg school children over In
the street and eating their lunches, book,
and So. chefs.
Finally the people got out Of bumor with
Beelzabub, and they told Patsey he had bet.
ter keep him 10. So he tied long rope to
one of the goats legs and fastened him to a
post. But Beelzebub quietly butted the
post down, aud then deliberately proceeded
to take in the rope. He swallowed it all up
to mis- leg, and was beginRiug on that when
Patsey discovered him and cut the rope.
Mr. Conley was obliged to give BeeIzabub
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
bad few days before fed him pack of
lighted tre-crackers. The goat walked
ieisurely up TO the spot where the boys
clothing lay, aud ate up u 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. aud they
went back. He kept the boys in the water
three hours.
On another of his holidays, few weeks
ago, Beelzebub acquired an accomplishment
which for time gave the most unmitigated
pleasure TO his master. Laborers were en-
gagged enlargipg cut on railroad mile
down the track. The goat, hearing the noise
Of the blasts, went to see if there was any.
thing in the JOB for him. Some of the men
lived long distance away, and carried their
dinners with them. The bright tin lurch.
psiIs standing ,be:e and there along the track
struck the eye of Belly. He had smet OF
one, prancea about 1t awhile, and at last, with
one grand butt, sent it flying down the track,
scattering its conteats along the route and
giving 1t the appearance of fattened oys-
ter-can. The result OF this so delighted Beel-
zebub that he forsook all ether pleasures and
laid in snlbus5 about the cut waiting for din
ner-pails. Patsey became aware of his ania.
BILE pets new diversion, and daily bore him
company to the spot to enjoy the fun. By
and-by the men took to hiding their pail,
and Beelzebub grew morose and loW.spirit-
ed. One day last week Patsey and his pet
walked down 10 the cut. Bee,zebub seemed
more than usuaii5 sad. He hadn't seen
in someasys. Suddenly, as they
neared the cut, Eeky becane strangely
eiated. Ahead Of tbeSa, near the track, stood
q pail. IL was beauty, and had teen placed
on a stone, affording splendid mark for the
COST. Patsey rolled on the ground, he felt so
good. Belly fairly gloated oyer the pros pect.
ae stopped within few paees Of the pail. He
esred up ou his hind legs aud pranced
bout In perfect frerzy OF jog. He shook
lis head, and made several feints of bearing
own on the pail, as if revelling awhile 10
wet expectancy. Presently Belly waltzed
ack little further. He threw his head |
own, and with bl.a.a. t that expressed all the
nsdulterated cussedness of bis nature went |
II that pail as II he had been shot out OF
,7noa. BE struck 1t like bat.ering.ram. |