Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-08

ment for the goat, with tin cup, wher
the fire. works went off. Well, ther.
was balls of green, and red and blue fire
and spilled powder blazsd up, and the
goat just looked astonished, and look eC
on Is though twas sorry so much gooC
fodder was,spoited; but when its hail
began TO burn, the goat gave one snor
and went between pa and the hired CIR
like it was shot out of a cannon, and IL
knocked pa over q wash-boiIer into the
coal bin, and the hired girl in amengst
the kindIing wood. and she crossed her
self and repeated the catekism. and the
goat jump upon top of the brick furnace
and they couldn't get it down. / heard
the celebration and went down and took
pa by the pants and pulled him out OF
the coal blu, aud he said he would sur
render, and plead guilty of being the
biggest fool in Milwaukee pulled the
kindling wood off the hired girl, and
then she got mad, and said she would
milk that goat CT die o, that girl hes
got sand. She used to work ip the glass
factory. Well, sir, it was sight worth
two shlillDgs admission TO see that hired
girl get up on a stepladder To milk that
goat On top of the furnace, with pa sit
ting on barrel of potatoes, bossing the
job. They are going TO fix gang plan
to get the goat down off the furnace
| The baby kicked on the milk last night.
[ guess besides tasting of powder and
burnt hair, the milk was too warm on
account of the furnace. Pa has got to
grow new lot of hair on that goat, or
the woman won't take it back. She
don't want no bald goat. Well, they
| can run the baby and the goat to suit
themselves, cause | have resigned l
have gone into business Don't YOU
smell anything that would lead you to
snrmise that had gone into business
No drug store this time" and the boy
got up and put his thumbs in the arm
holes of his vest. and looked proud.
80, l don't know as smell anything,
except the faint odor of a horse blank ket
What have you gone into anyhow 2"
and the gtoceryman put the wrapping
paper under the counter, and put the
red chalk in his pocket, so the boy
couldn't write any sign to hang up OUT
side.
'You bit it the first time. I have ac-
cepted situation of teller in livery
stable" said the boy, as he searched
around for the barrel of cut sugar, which
had been removed
Teller in livery stable! Well, that
Is new one on me. What is teller
in stable ?" and pointed the boy to g
barrel of seven cent sugar.
Don't you know what teller is in O
livery stable? 1t is the same as q teller
in a bank. I have to grease the har-
nesses, oil the buggies, and curry off the
horses, and when man comes in to
hire horse | have to go down to the
saloon and tell the livery man. That's
what teller is. I like the teller part
of it, but greasing harnesses is little
too rich for my blood, but the livery
man says if stick TO it, will be COVER
nor some day cause most eli the great
men have begun life taking care of
horses 1t all depends ON my girl
whether l stick or not. II she likes the
smell of horses / shall be q statesman,
but if size objects to it, and sticks up her
nose, shall not yearn TO be governor at
toe expense of my girl. 1t beats all,
don't it, that wimmen settle every great
question. Every body does everythiug,
10 please winEaen, and if they kick on
snything that settles it But | musl
go and umpire that game between DIS
and the hired girl and the goat. Say,
Can you come over and see the baby?
Taint bigger thar q. small satchel,"
AID the boy waited till the grocery man
went to draw some vinegar, when he
slipped Qua and put up sign written on
a shingle with white chalk, "YeUoW
sand soanted for maple sugar. ."-Peck's
Sam