The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-22
his knees o lu!fin, ard I tied . lowell

bis knee, . luiin, and | tied |. lowell
around bis eyes, and then l turned
him around and made him get down
on bis hands also, and ihen bis back
back WAS right towards the door, and
I put the buck beer sigh right
against pas pauts. He was 8 lafin
all the time. and said tho boys were
full Of fun n they made 'em, and We
We Lld him Il vfs q solemn occasion
and We couldn't permit no lsyity and
II hc didn't quit lsthn wo couldn't
give him .hs grand bumper degree.
Thon everything was ready. and my
chum had bis hand on the closet
'doSr, and some kyan pepper In his
o her hand, aud 1 ssksd Pc, ~ low
bnss 'onts, if.te felt as though he
Waited to turn back. or II he bad
mel : to 90 ahead anl take the de-
gree. ..rncd him that II was full
of dsngers as no goat was loaded
tor bear, and told MI. he yet lad
time I, retract his staps II lN wanted
to, He said he wanted the Shje
business, and We could 90 ahead
with tho msnagcr'e. Thcn I said 70
pa that II be had decided 10 goahcad.
and not Llan,e rs for the oonst quon-
ces. 10 repeat after me The following {:
'Dris 6 forthe tho ro,a bumper, and
let him bumlr Pa repeated the
words. and my chum ipliukled the
kyan pepper on the goats moustache,
and spee zed once md looked sassy,
and then lie SEQ the lsger beer goat
rarirg up, ho started for it, just like
u cow.catchor, aud b'atted. Pc Is
real fai, but hr ln,w be had got bit.
and he grun'ed and said, "Hell's FIRE
what you boys doip'' AID thrn The
goat gave him another d"greo, and
"a pulled of the lowell and got up
and stsr'ed for the stairs, and 20
did the goat, and ma was .tho bot
tom OF the stairs listening, and when
I looked over tEo bannisters pa and
mn and the goat were all in o heap,
and pa was yelling murder, and mo
was screaming FIRE, and the goat wss
blatiing. and sueezing, and bunting,
anl the hi'ed girl came into tho hall,
and tho goat took after her, and she
crossed herself Just as the goat struck
hsr. and sail, III 'wly mother, pro-
tect mol and went dotn' stairs the
way we bays slide down hill. With
both hands on hsrseli, and the goat
reared up and blatto', and pa and
ma went into their room snd shut
tho door, and then my chum and mo
opened the front door aad drove tue
goat out. The minister who comes
to sec LA every three times o week.
was jos. ringing the tcll and the
goat thought he wanted to be nishi'
s,ed. too, and gave him ono for luck,
ard then went down tho sidewalk
blstting aud sncezing, and the minis
hr cams iu'o the parlor and said he
was stabbed, and thea ps o'ms out
Of Lis room with his suspenders hang
ins down. and he didn't know the
minister was there, and be said cuss
words, and ma cried and told pa bs
would 90 to hell sure. and ps .sf'd
he didu't care, and would kill that
kus.id goat afore~ he went, and
told pa the minister Was in the par.
lor aud he and ms went down and
said the weather was propitious for
a revival, and IL seems as though at
outrouriug Of the spirits was about
to be vouchsaied TO his people, and
mono OF them cot down but ma, COS
the goat Didn't hit her, and while
they were talkin relidgin with their
mouths, and kussin tho goat inward
", my chum and me adjourned 10 the
lodge, and I went and stayed wit"
him all night. and I hsn's been home
since, Bu' I don't believe pa will
lick me-, Cause he said hs would not
hold NJ responsible for the eonse-
queuoes. Hs ordered tbs goat him
ssli and ws Hllsl the order. don't
you zee! Well, III 60 and seeak in
the back way and find ont from the
hired girl how the land lays. She
Wont go back on me. couse the goat
was not loaded for hired girls. She
fiuss happened to get in st the wrong
lime. Goodbye ,ir. Remember aud
give your goat iysn pepper IN your
lodge. ss.f,.
They had only been married q
short time. Toe other day she
4 slung her arm around him, and war :,
b,ei. IN q low, tremulo0a voice:
DO you resl'z.. Adolphus, thai
now vs ere married, ws are only
onef' " ,'tt.''2.
NO. replied the brpts. I don't 70