San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-24
sinister, where's Hurleyf'

"Yes, sir; / am goin' aftber my billy goat.
''Do YOU know that it is very lonely
roadr
swell, sir, IN not be long gettin' thare.
An whin Pm comm back I'll hav' tn billy
goat wild me, an he's mighty handy wild his
horns, SIR"
Soon after receiving the necessary direc-
tons little Mike came out upon the road up
which the British soldiers went during the
Revolutionary war to attack Hurley. The
lights of Kingston were left behind him, the
houses became scattered and Mickey's heart
began to quake within him. Farmers dogs
along the road ran out aud berked at him,
and painting with his exertions, weary and
footsore, he reached the village at l O'Clock.
He was faint and exhausted, and he sat down
upon the steps Of the quaint little village
church to rest The sheen of moonlight lay
on the meadows all around him and like mol
ten silver lay the Esopus creek.
The village was as silent as a graveyard,
and it occurred to Mickey with sudden
shock that he did not know the name OF the
farmer who had taken the goat. The tears
came into his eyes, but he dashed them away
with his sleeve and started to his feet. But
hari:! What was that sound which rose
above the myriad insect voices Of the night:
So faint, so far was it that just the faiutcet
echo reached his listening cor. Yet there
seemed something familiar il it. lie closed
his eyes and concentrate all his faculties into
the sense of hearing, auG then. borne TO him
on passing breeze he caught it again, just
the fag end of a ma-a-a-a!
Did understand yoa L., s1y tuaV ruv goat
was gentle?7 said he TO Dir. Finn.
''L&ith, you did, sir. Has as harmless as
suckin' baby"
EInboldened by this assrrancc the farmer
approached The goat with u Concilatory GcS-
tire Ind a turnip in his hand. Evidently the
the billy was not hungry that gladstone Au-
gust afternoon, Ter when t@n farmer stag
eered to lis feet VITA cut i'll the back of his
head, caused by violent coA;acc with the
ground, the turnip stu remained in his
grasp. The farmer biol was up now, for
aided as he was by de roEo which conf"ci
the goat, 10y sk,IjtuI Increment he threw
tie animal upon II" grouIG and sat uDON Is
body, while Ms. FiiH mol LIS les. Then
tie poor billy was ;-ro2li..ioIsjy c&rried ly
tie farmer and DR.. Pin 10 To .:;gon. ~
tie farmer drove away the children Of Ia
nrghborhoOd gathered round the shanty,
and in hushed whispers said:
what will Mickey say when be comes
homo az his goat is gomez
Ave, what indeed! This was the thought
that occurred to Mrs. Finn as tho faint and
doloTous ma-a-a-ing Of tie !i.iy died away
in tho distance. She tried 10 console herself
By calling to recollection Inc Ia.mv i@.u.;
So had suffered at the h. ms Of lie !r;,,y
billy. But even these III eating Thoughts
could uot drive away tie iI.y"!n r. that i,r
-, i
q his loss. And 50, as a p:@ piIiaJor,' Oilcr-
ing, she decided to boil two duck eggs TO- III
sGpPer and to give him saucerfu1 of ras. =
berry jam. Even after making this resolu-
ton Mrs. Finn put on her bonnet and started
o.. in pursuit OF the wagon in order to bring
TIE goat back. But when she reached the |
first elevation IN the road she caught a fleet |
ing glimpse Of the wagon disappearing in
cloud of dust, and during the remainder of
the afternoon those baIeful words kept ring.
ing in her eaTs:
What will Mickey sayF'
Never hoo an afternoon seemed 80 long to |
Mrs. Finn. A dozen times she went to the
door and looked anxously down the road for |
the appearance Of her boy. 80 restless did |
she become that she ran across the street &c |
get some consolation. Scarcely, however, |
had she told the story to her friend than
Mrs. OBrien exclaimed:
"What will Mickey SayF
The shadows were lengtheuing-tn the val |
iley when little Mike came up the road whis- |
ting and swinging hi books. His mother met
him at the door with q smile of more than
usual kindness.
8 Would ye loike little swatemates7' said
She
Would duck swim" he replied, licking
his lips.
Mrs. Finn watched her boy narrowly while
he ate the dainty. he had scarcely consumed
] If the dish when JACK DoolQn burst into
tue shantv and exclaimed:
Your gocts goron
"Whercf' said little Nike, sta7tinG W in
aIaIIn.
Away or t Caltc-ny, S,e4. \ man
tux him in a wagoN.'
"You 90 nome Z yC;' mo- h., lex DGo!G..
Tn goats only gone = I..,",,.," sal us.
Finn, moving toward Jac VII! ;hrtusc.!-
ing gesture.
Mickey Left the dish OF prc&9vcs and Yrc,>l
out into the yard to saticfy L.n-'f tA&- IL.
ii tidings were true I'ten ho went - Ic.!
AID refused to 10 corGfortc-,. Ilc !1a...
cpme up AID looked in at tlc wi,1!r,. ...It
little Mike lay with wide OPP: t.ee -.
at it, and wondering how far It vas i,..c9.
ley. He he'd dim perception t&..t TIC ,.I-
lage was ;"r toward tho sott'T.; -.
He heard his mO:her and iai So, e." { b.!
the night and then aH iiea ,1n 4. .:.l.
Softly he a.ose and put on hi :; ...,s .Loil
he listened until the hs2yy trc-..i:E Of LIS
parents satisfied him tLac t..c. Te4O asleep
Five minU'rs later no was o.. IN the road
with his ,oe turned toward the Cats!.Il
rlouutaius. Hurley, tic Mecca of his hoDe5,