Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
Cheeseman's Goat.
Peek's Sun.


Mr.. Crossman felt hurt. 1t was not
the expense Of the goat that he look.
ed at, but he never had felt that
confidence in the uprightness of the
moral character of a goat that he
wanted to feel. A goat he always
associated in his mind with tramp
and he did not feel like bringing
among the truly good children Of
the neighborhood a goat. He told
his boy that he was very sorry he
had lavished his young and tender
affections on a goat, and hoped that
he would try and shake off the feel
ing that his LIES happines would be
wrecked if he should refuse to buy
him a goat. The boy put his sleeve
up to his eyes and began to shed
water, and that settled it. Mr.
Crossman's religion is opposed to
immersion, and when the infant hap
tism began his proud spirit was con
quered, and he told the boy to lead
On, and lie would buy the goat They
went over into the Polack settlement
and Countess there, who takes in
washing, was bereared Of the goat
while Mr.. Crossman felt that h. was
a dollar out Of pocket.
Now that he thinks Of it, Mr.,
Crossman IS confident that the Old
lady winkcd as he led the goat away
with Il piece Of clothes liHc. though
at the time he looked upon the attain
as IN honorable business transac-
ton. Ifhc had been buying a horse,
he would have asked about the lab-
its Of the animal, and would prob
ably have taken the animal on
trial. But it never occurred to him
that there was any cheating in goats.
The animal finally pulled Mr. Cross
man home, at the end Of the clothes
line, and was placed in a neighbor's
barn at eventide to be ready for the
mornings play, refreshed. About G
O'Clock in the morning, Mr.. Cross
man was looking out of the window
when he saw the neighboring lady
coming out of the barn head first
and the goat was just taking his head
away from her polonaisc in a man
ner that Mr.. Crossman considered
with his views of propriety, decided
ly impolite. Believing there was
some misunderstanding, and that
the goat was jealous of a calf that
was in the barn, and that the matter
could be satisfactorily explained to
the goat, Mr. Crossman put the other
leg in his trousers, took 4 cisterr
pole and went to the front. The
goat saw him coming, and rushed
out into the yard and stood upon
his hind feet and gave the grand
hailing sign of distress, and as Mr.
Crossman turned to see if any of the
neighbors were up, he felt an earth.
quake strike him a little below
where he had his suspenders tied
around his body. Mr.. Crossman re
peated u portion of the beautiful
Easter serv &C and climbed upon ar
ash barrel, where he stood pokins
the goat i'll the car with the cisterl
pole, when Mr.. Cromoie, who live:
hard by, and who had Just come
come out to split some kindlin2
wood, appeared On the scene. Mr.
Crombic il 4 man who grasps stu
alton lit once, and though he is ;
man who dcliberates much on any
great undertaking, when he saw til,
lady behind the coal box, and Mr.
Crossman on the ash barrel, he fel
that there was 10 need Of a great
mind right there, and lie took hi:
with him over the fence, in company
with u barrel stave and q hatchet
He told Crossmau that there wa
only one way to deal with the goat
and that was to be firm, and looE
him right in the eve. lie said Sen
Wintcrmute, at Whitewater, one,
had goat that used 70 drive tn
boys all around, but that lie coul,
do anything with Hiia hy lo0kin,
him i'll ihc I've lie walked towar,
tile goat with his ewes sot, and Nj
Cro7snan SAYS that one spell Ii
thought, ~ the way tie goat locke,
shccpish, that Crombie vas i rcgu
lar lion tanner, but Just about the tim
he was going to paralvze the animal
Mr. Crombie caught the strings Q
his drawers, which were dragging OF
the ground, in the nails OF barre
hoop, and rs he stopped down to I'M
tangle them the goat kicked hin
with his head, at about two chain
and three links in northwestern
direction from the small of his back
Crombie gave sigh, said, /" / die b,
the hand OF an assassin, and Jump
ed upon wagon, with the barre
stave, and Ratchet, and the hool
tangled in his legs.
The goat had three Of them treeG
and was looking for other worlds
Conquer, when Mr.. Novel;, who wa
out for a walk, saw the living statue.
and came in to hear the news. Nj
Crossman said he didn't know wha
had got into the goat, unless it wa
q tin pan or a lawn mower that wa
in the barn, but he was evidentl
mad, and he advised Mr.. NOVEL; t
go for the police NOVEL; said thu
a man that had cub bears had n
right to be afraid of a goat. II
said that all you wanted to do,
subduing the spirit of animals, Wa
to gain their confidence. He sal
he could, in two minutes, so win tn
affections of that goat that it woul
follow him around like dog. and h
went up and touched the animal Q
the head, scratched its ear, and aske
them if they could not see they ha
taken the wrong course with ii
goat. He said a goat was q grea
deal like q human being. 70
could coax, but YOU could not driv
Come Billy" said he, as he move
off swapping his fingers. It is NJ