Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-29
MY POST IBfELLlGEIOsR.


Tue saUIRE1 FEN.
eouire Doolittle vas farmer. fet and
ioIly. Who liked fun, but always preferred
II a some one else e1pense. :.
n he could play Q trick upen one OF
Ma s0na. he enjoyed Il hugely. A. .
NATURALIZATION the boys did not rsvsrsnce
Inn yery much, and we're always try
ine soma practical joke upon their IL
cher. Gonssimes they soooeeded, bat
mot often.
"Tm too old . fsh 70 BE- caught oy
tho pin-hooks Of boys" b would eay
vhsn come plaA Of thsin bad misear-
ried and the Joke Vas turned upon
themeelvss. much TO his delight and
thsir charriu. You've heard Of yea
seIs haycn't zoo? Yssf Well, YEA
ssIs, especially the old wssssls' never
I've must get Q laugh against ti@
in soms vay," said Tom. Hes too
provokinR. I'd give dollar 70 trick
bin il such . way that he wouldn't Ike
20 hear about 10.
20 vould l." said John.
And Td make IL two." said Robert.
" Bot we're hardly sharp enough; sna's
i hspOscsd that the Squire was in
the hsymOw in the barn whom this
Oonyeseatiou took place, and the boys
were sitting upon some boxes on the
Ii 2 1870 = - listened. and .
monsa1 IaSse - sallea out from III
81 ~ ~ vha4 Pndo, boys. whso
va - : Gou1 joke - re, I'll buy each
~ - icoEsS toolish. Bat Anaily.
haGe1oo Shey had nothina siss 70 ssy,
thsv eeooptod the challenge, and In .
hali. h1asted sort Of way aet their wits
70 work 70 earn the hats.
In ths Hquirs's Aock Of sheep vas al
old ram called David. Tbs animal had
4 chronic spite against the whole hu.
man family, and never lost an 0ppoF-
tunity OF exhibiting u 70 any individg
Of tie family that oroassd bis pain
II stranger eutsred the yard OF pas
turs whore David was, the poor man
wss fortunate II be was not knocked
down q suddSnIy - II hs had bssn
strunk by LIGHTNING. The ram always
attanked In the rear. He would get
bohiud ths object Of his attack, curve
his usok. sh0t his eyes and charge. AZ
may Be- imagined, ths great horns OF
the animal, backed mp BY the momen-
tum gathered BY bis charge, gave any
thing bot . pleasant sensation When
they came In contact With the Leg Of
his unsuspecting victim. Generally q
board Vas strapped 70 his horns, Over
hin voOily face, 70 obotfuCt his range
Of vision and seEve - . warning 70
Stranger Of his Warlike neopensttteo.
But ke often contrived 70 tear u from
hts hsad--and thsn. alas for biz unsus-
pscting victim! .
The boys enjoyed many an hour Of
fun with David. The sheep pasture
came up 70 the barnyard on 0ne aide,
and . creek ran along BY both. Where
the pasture came 70 the creek thero Wa9
Q very hiQh bank, and this bank vas
steep. The Dooiittle boys used 10 get
upon marrow rock that Was lost under
the sdes Of the bank. Here, whsn they
stood ND, all Of their bodies above the
waist eould b. seen aboye the level Of
the pasture. Placing themselves IN this
position, they Would attract the at1ou-
Siou OF old David By calling and shsk-
ING their hats at him. He Was always
ready for battle. With lowered head.
curved neck and snort Of anger, b
would gush at them with bis eyes closed.
Taking advantage Of this popularity,
The boys would drop down behind the
bank and DAVID would 90 over them
and into the water with plunge that
would have done credit 10 Q Newf0und-
land dog. Then be would get back 10
the shore looking wrathful and shsepish;
bat - could not b induced 10 renew the
attack again at that time.
His memory, however, WAS poor. Or his
p0enacity Wa too strong for his disors-
ton; for In IN hour. II the boys came
back and showed themselves above the
bank, 10 was ready for another charge.
Perhaps the foolish animal thought that
some time b would b too quick for
them.
The Squire had often watched this
sport and laughed at David's rockies
neoe and his appearance - no plunged
into the water and came feTth with
vet wool and diagustsd and wrathful
aspect.
One day tho SQUIRE was In the barn.
yard, sailing the COWS. He had half
buehol measure In his hand, and, - he
looked oyer the fence into the sheep pas
ture and saw DAVID Watching him, he
held Up The measure and shook u at The
old fellow,
David gave . snort Of dsAanos and
boRnn 70 curve his neok and shake his
had, q II ehallenQiuQ TIE SQUIRE 70 a
combat.
II vonder II oouldnst trick the old
fellow 10 the same way the boys fool
him." thouaht 10 SQUIRE. h looked
about the yard eautiously. His sons
wese mot In sight, and he concluded b.
would have . laugh st David'e expoueo.
Crawling through The fsuce, he rceohod
the rock ON which the boys etood IN thelr
onOounNarn with DAVID tina ram M
nss sssn him, When he 6auirs ra;ssd
himself cautiously and looked over the
hank, David vas vstohina DC harnyard
and evidently voudoyiua What had -
come Of the man Who had iue1 ehal.
lenged him.
hi, uAvidT' cried the 0uuire. hold.
Inc tho kalf.bunhel moosure o1t heeora
him q 3 tarRet for ~ rnm - nim n.
HI. Davidr
David "hi-edn n onae. He savs a
esand 6ourjah. - n % ~ aIooS ~.
Sksrow thsn charped.
Unlosiunaaely To- Shs SQUIRE. be ~
% exoi1nd ovsr the I'm M ~ fnr.,1
hima01l oonpIsSsly, ana orly thcuSSf
shout The hall .bushel measurc. Ire1Sal