The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-02-19

III SO as 10 dJbTdCG Juc abbe0blOu Ol
every enc in the street. When Mr.
Roe looked around, Mr.. Doe yelled
that there was something sticking
on the back of his coat, and every.
body in the vicinity saw that the
old gentleman referred to the tails
OF Mr.. Roe's cutsway, which were
visible below his top coat, and the
unfortunate youth was overcome
with confusion at the mirth of the
populace. Upon this occasion Miss
Doe tearfully informed her. parent
that lie was horrid old thing, and
she would never, never speak tc
him again as long as she lived, and
Mr.. Doe laughed himself almost in
to an apopleptic fit.
But there was one evening in the
week Richard discovered when be
might feel safe from the gibes oil
the parent of his loved one. That
was Thursday evening, when Mr.
Doe invariably remained at his club
until toward midnight. Richard
never failed to take advantage of the
opportunity thus afforded, and ma
ny happy Thursdays has he spent
this fall, both in anticipation and
realization, for he had been engag.
ed to Miss Doe since early in Sep
TENDER, though he never had the
courage to ask rude old Mr.. Doe foI
his daughters hand. Last Thurs
day evening Mr.. Roe called as usu-
al in Sixtieth street, and he remain
ed in the front parlor with Miss
Doe until II 80 p. m. He was on
the point of descending the steps q
few moments after this hour, when
he discovered a goat, that had prob
ably wandered over from Shanty-
town, loafng in the street below
him. Mr.. Roe being a prudent
young man and possessing seine
slight knowledge of natural history
decided to remain upon the steps
until the animal had passed. The
goat observed him, and Mr.. Roe
perceived with q thrill of horror
that it seemed interested and paus-
ed to size him up, as vulgar persons
would say, and Mr.. Roe would not.
The young man backed up into the
corner of the doorway and was at
the point of ringing the bell, having
determined to re-enter and pretend
he had left something in the parlor,
in order to avoid a collision, when
the goat started, listened to a foot
fall from the vicinity of Fifth ave
nue., and then cantered down to
meet the Wayfarer.
Mr.. Roe felt relieved until he
looked down the street and saw that
the person approaching was none
other than Mr.. Doe, and that the
goat had marked him for its own.
Mr.. Doe also perceived his peril.
He barely had time to drop his sill
ver-headed umbrella and seize the
beast by the horns as it charged up
on him, and Mr.. Roe observed. and
trembled. He saw Mr.. Doe look
carefully about him and notice that
no one WAS in sight, and then the
old gentleman attempted to back
the goat up. The goat stood firm
and braced his feet, and Mr.. Doe
did likewise. Then Mr.. Roe APP
preached timidly, feeling that if he
could only get Mr.. Doe out of this
scrape he would ask him for his
daughters hand before the old gen
tleman recovered from his gratitude.
"Aw'' he said to Mr.. Doe, who,
very red in the face was being
pushed back toward the
gutter, "can I-aw-be of any as
"Yes-you-in-fer-nal-nin-
gasped Mr.. Doe,out of
breath from his struggles, "catch--
Observation-Disclosures"
Mr.. Roe valiantly rushed around
and seized the goat by the left horn.
Mr.. Doe promptly let go the beast
and Mr.. Roe had just
sufficient time to seize the right
horn also to prevent himself from
being thrown over. Then the goat |
began to deliberately back him
down toward Madison avenue, and |
be called to Mr.. Doe for assistance.
Mr.. Doe calmly arranged his own
lisordered clothing, nonchalently
picked up his umbrella, b ade Mr.
Roe hold on tight, assembled his
steps, unlocked the door and enter
I'd the house.
Then Mr.. Roe's soires began. The
yoat ran him backward to Madison
avenue, and then turned him around
md rushed him up to Fourth. Mr..
Roe dared not scream lest his cries
should call forth his lady love, and
le was too proud for that, SO he on
Y chung to the animals horns and
suffered and was strong. At l
o'clock a policeman happened to
PASS in that vicinity, and at once
lrrested Mr.. Roe and the goat, and
made, the unfortunate youth back
10 to the police station, still hold
nq the animal by the horns, while
he officer amused himself by STIR
ing up its ardor with his club.
Here Mr.. Roe was able to explain
natters satisfactorily and was re
eased. He has not called at the
Doe mansion since, and Miss Doe
yet what caused her IA
her to roar with laughter long af-
er he had been il bed on the night
he last saw her lover, and whether
he cause of his laughter had any
hing to do with Mr.. Res's sudden
cessation of worship at her shrine.
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