The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-08
A Rocky Mountain Nimrod.

"Eh2" said Uncle Gabc, with a. bewild-
cred look.
ooh, nothing" said 1; ego on, don't lot
me interrupt you"
"Whcn was down in the San Juan coun-
try, bout five years ago." continued he, ga
prospcctin' around in Cuningham's Gulch
along Of two or three more of the boys, we
saw some goats cavortin' around OH what
appeared to us to be the tip-top of the noun
tain. We made up our minds that those
goats belonged to us an prepared accordin'.
One of us pulled off his boots an began to
climb up to drive the critters down while
the rest on us ambnshcd at the only place
where we thought they could come. Pcto
that's the feller that clim up--Pctc when
he got to the top found that lie was about
hundred foot above the goats, which was
standin' on the edge of a precipicc, MORN
800 foot high. Pete riz up an hollcred an
threw stones at the goats. Tho critters did
not stop Il minnit to hold q council on what
they should do, but just gin one jump and
over the precipice they went. We thought
we had 'cm sure-and though we'd lcetlc
ruther shot 'em--ylt we didn't hcv no special
conscientious scuplcs agin eatn' goat which
had committed suicide. But we didn't cat
any Of them goats, not by no means They
just came hyin down that pcrpcndic<lcr
rock fer morn 300 foot, 'bumpty, bunpty,
bump touchin' the wall onct in bout every
sixty foot until they reached tho bottom
whar they landed all right an struck out
like lightnin' for the timber. / 'spose
'twould akillcd 'cmifthey'd jumped straight
down, but yc see they knew trick worth
two of thet, an by touchin' the rock as they
come twas bout the same thing, We see, as
goin' down stairs. Now, Ivc hcerd folks
say the goats jump Off of high rocks an
land on their heads, an bein' kind of ac-
customcd to buttin' it didn't hurt 'cm nonc
Them stories is little too tough for me,
an advise ye, stranger, fer to take no
stock in anythin' man tells We that he
can't say he saw himself. Goats Ia KNOWN
critters, thar's no doubts about that, but
they don't do half the wonderful things
which fellcrs as has no regard for truth let
on they do. did see opc thing onct, how
sumdcaver, which | never saw anything
like it afore. Twas down among the
Sangrc dc Christie range whar was lookin
around last fall. saw an old goat walkin
bout half way up a big prccipicc on q little
shclvin' path, which the same saw pctercd
out 'bouttic middle of the cliff. The goat
didn't know this, an came trottin' along
= as pert an sassy as you please. Pretty
soon along came kid follerin', an then
wondered how they was agoin' to git on
of that scrape. The path KEEP gettin' narc
an nnrerer till 1t couldn't been morn 81,
inches wide, an then it ended altogether
The old goat stopped and seemed kind o
, surprised ike; first he looked down-'twa
! bout 500 feet, / guess-then she looked up
an then che seemed to be thnkin' tho mat
ter over. All at once she riz up on he
hind legs an swingin' one Of 'em over tn
edge turned round on tho tothcr as If on
pivot, an then ,drappin' down on all four
: give jump over the kid an trotted back
The kid didn't stop to 60 to the end of tn
path, but just riz up an copied the cid one
: motlons exactly.
S. lettings I've seen, stranger, kaow, bu