The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-24
MORGAN THE MASON.
His True HistOry-HOw Ho was Punished.

Prom the Huntingdon Haeksye.
batavia, my friends" said the "a, passenger.
ais the home of the late lamcntcd Mr.. Morgan
Mr.. Morgan, in his day was goat rider Of con-
siderable celebrity. But how back on the goat
Here IL the ofcr Of the Adrocafc, one Of the week
ly papers Of Batavia. In this print shop In the
days ofthc .idrocates ancestor, Mr.. Morgan print
cd book, and told all about the bad habits, the
deccitful tricks and the bad ways Of the goat lie
gave the froliek some animal Of tho lodge away bad
lie described his anuscments, he told how he did
II and what he called II. lie Just told all about it,
and literally took the goat by the horns, which.
Mr.. Morgan aycrrcd, were not the only kind Of
OF horns taken in the lodge.
The detected animal broodcd over his wrongs.
lie felt tina, Mr.. Morgan's oacnsc was iank. IL
couldn't have been much Tankcr than the goat,
but the goat didn't think Of that. lie only thought
Of revenge. lie had HE revenge. One summer
night the goat backed out Of his closet got out of
n window. in tho lodge room, and slid noiselcssly
down the lightning rod I've see the II ghtnns rod
4 few blocks further on.) Every night the doomed
and recTcant brother Morgan was taking a walk
In the starlight. The great exposcr straycd care
lessly down one street and another. his hands
clasped behind his back and his head beat in
thought. As he walked, with an uncvca gait,
his back swaycd TO and fro with wha; IN ordinary
goat might consider a challenging gesture. lie
did not look around, and so hc did not see ! ter
riblc figure that followed him. A gloomy. threat
ching, fearful shape part Of the night. bu, not
Of 10. Now and then. as IL camo close 90 Mr. Nor
gan, Il would raise itself up in the air with i,s
head bent down. as though In moekery @. is vic
Tins attitude. and for brief second IL would re-
tain :his attitude, looking in the gloom ike n
shadowy letter with legs. Then it would let
down, and pause 60 eat circus poster, and hav-
ing finished this frugal lunch, IL would hasten az
ter the doomed Morgan.
by and by the traitor stood on the bridge over
the Towards. lie folded his arms, crossed his
legs and leaned easily upon the parapet. Al that
instant the goat ran up TO short range. Gnmbcred,
and went into battery, action lie sra ghten-
cd himself up like alishtcning rod. then he carved
himself into an Interrogation point. and then lie
shot himself out s,raish horizontally aud cainc
down in ono time and two motions.
lie only butted him once but oace .as all the
bill called FOR. II vas an immensc success. The
doors weren't open ten minutes before the house
was crowded; standing room all gone, and the last
man that came in had 20 leave his cane outside
Tho goats neck cracked like torpedo with the
conclusion. and IL is on tho records .! the lodge
that he wore porous plaster on his back for the
nexttwo weeks. Nothing like II had ever happen.
ell in HE family since his grcatsranlia:her hired
himself out to Augustus Caesar FOG Eu.aan eaii-
putt.
As for Mr.. Morgan. he was amazed. and PANEL
and disappointed. Disappointed bec.u.c he cp'.iI
not die right away. and be- duEc with Il. lie MS
At u loss TO know just VIVA; hail happened. gnl
was surprised that else Felt the ,ck of the
earthquake. When he landed again., ,ae side IL
mountain. about for ;lics the ether .ic Of the
creek, ne began TO realize the terrible ;suia. lie
was seized with an intense sickcuins ear %: al
goats, and no wonder. The mex; day. when lie
was standing ut the mantle piece. eating his din
ner. he laid his hand on his heart. which had been
knocked clear up into the back of h.. ucci.. and
took q solemn oath that he wouil :, where lac
never again could see. hear. feel or smcii goat
especially feel.
didn't have any too much regard g., the .aurt.iy
Of an oath. but circumstances as.,tei Linn IN keep.
ing his vow. lie started to escape from the urc..
cnee Of goats the next day.
Naturally, when he hill himself from the noi If
the heaisirong and erTatic goat. he !i.ai i.c,ici
from the eyes of men. lie couiln hsp it
Wherever he found there were .:oa,-. Il he
slept in the stable the goat wa. there. hrcttni8:
sweet perfume from his cashmere oeS.. iici.Gni
them on the dresry mountain. side. iaiieair: N
the dried moss OF centuries. II he west - tie
crowded cities the goat. while he ,nlenaly chew
bits Of twino and tOmat0-can labels. lp1k'i nj M
Morgan convivially, as who should .ay "!irother
Morgan, you has my eye" IL lie wen: oui into
the painless desert the goat met him AMI d.. itg-
bly, invited him to shave y cactus
And 30 he Ael. speeding with win.. Of Tea aud
bones Of aching monoris. to spur him on tar. fsr
from the haunts Of men AMI goats. inl he ne. -
was seen again and he never csmc back. Til.
Is the true story Of Morsan's Disappearance.
for are We not here in the very village where he
lived: Are VIC nos standing on the very ground
where il all occurred Do no, We know. .iagc we
are here il has beea said tina; Mors.n, fate was
an awful one that may not be told
II has been said that the Free aEi Expected
Masons ate him up; that they run him through
straw cutter: that they b,usht hi. boy TIA
horn that they told his wife hi. gun want bad
oil, and then buried him at lonely spot in ;hc
dark forest, where two roads ic.t wi;a al
ash stake driven through his heart. ,,as, are
the wild and unreal stories told Of hi. I.,- Ioar-
ance. but
Tho sal passenger r.I.cl i'aprs..i,.,.
Butt tho fat pa,,cLsc. saii, int -s"s.ii, -l,
Bat" the sad passenger said. eoR;.s.i,e?.