Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-10

They had fearful time over at Gadfy's
one day last summer "Old man Chirrup''
came sauntering along, when he observed
that Gadfly's front gate was wide open to
the street. In fact, it was set 10 its farth.
est backward limits by the aid of piece
of stick.
Now, Chirrup is one of those good-na-
Itured, benevolent souls, who are never at
rest unless giving assistance to something
'or somebody. Several of his acquai't-
ances think this is busybody meddling, and
that it would be very much better if he
would attend to his own affairs aud lei
those of other people alone.
On this special occasion the old gentle
man was bubbling over, so to speak, with
"a consuming desire to render his valuable
assistance, and he exclaimed, ''Af!" hast
'ening to replace the gate into its righiful
position; Some wicked boy has done this.
What shame! Such mischievOus boys
Ought to be severely punished. There! it
is all right now, and mighty lucky thing
l happened along just when l did, or
|ncighbor Gadfly's cabbages and flowers,
like as not, would have been tramped to
destruction by some stray cow or another" "
Just here Chlrrup lifted his eyes to.
wards the house in anticipation of CRATE
full approval. when his ears were assailed
lby q tremendous uproar comi.i, up from
the rear, which seemed to be a commipg-
ling of infuriated yells and frightened ed
screams, added to the bang and thud OF
sticks and flying missiles, and the shrill
snaps of = yelping cur. Chirrup became
so startled, he stood with mouth agape.
valnly trying to collect his scattered SEN
ses, when he was Mortified by the sudden
appearance of q maddened COW, with
head lowered and tail brandished up aloft,
gaIloping through the shrubs and flowers
directly towards him. He had but just
time to spring aside. when the desperate
animal took a short Ycer round and
plunged like a restless avalanche over
new route into the mellowest garden-beds
back to the rear. Chirrup had barely
time to gaze wildly down the yard and
circulate, '.Bless my soul!" ere there
sounded a piercing scream in a female
voice, followed by second furious plunge
of the cow along the shrubs and flowers,
and out with Q crash through the center
panel of the new picket fence!
Chirrup wrung bis hands in frighten'
ed tremor, and gssped. Dear, dear !" a.
the moment Gladly, literally purple from
over exertiou and the cxaspeTated state OF
his feelings. tore into view.
In his hand he brandished broker
|clothes-prop which he had battered tt
lpieces in his infuriated chase after I'M
lcow. When his eye fell on Chirrup and
the closed gate, and in one swift glance
lhe had taken in the fearful wreck OF oil
new fence, he stood for brief second OF
1.-Two fairly q .sping at his throat in tn
vain effort to unburden himself OF I'M
nent up fury boiling within. Then ~
lscrcamed:
"Did you shut that gate?"
.Ye-ycsv, Chirrup faltered.
Thought -" -
"You thought" Gadfy yelled in
? voice of such concentrated rage sn" WV
, temnt as no mere words can begin 70 a.
;u.tice 20, and with savage snap OF NJ
teeth as If grinding the wretched Ch'frul
~ nowder. ''Doggon you! you everias'
20 idiot. couldn't you ses the gate wa
nronped open on purpose! For two PIN
: I'd mash your meddling FOOLS head. ! VA, AZ
yon did il to keep the cows out! TO-
|hlundering jackass! You shut the COW ha' 10
nu,s hesrS You shut the gate when ma
,G.t ~ ;nfernal critter tearing up and cow
the yard, and I'D set it VIDE dv Gpeda 70 Sise se
it ont! Dern your blamed Dusyoouyd !dan ar"i !;
|ali through your meddling !he s estu1M wor.1 i
Twice Is badly torn up. zen oG.,. ;n.n eterna
omasI. on a,E. and Mrs, Gaddy hunted into tn
chicken coop!'