Telegram-herald., 1889-06-15

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eet yo4r dlaEer TIE bssE way yea eaH- I
sA.li 60 over - u9ther's for the FeH.4lader
II tAe day." FsplisG Ars. DoSxins snkrily.
''Oa oczA= lSw Sss4Hnsh, wkats tie use
of kstI1ng ~ . row" responced M Doc
kins a dtsaay Touching him AZ the cln-
Ier point Was using = vital argument, -
BIS 8lte we-i sue ~ Ind Es could smell browa
bread AID Boston BAKED beans. q dish OF
watch ne was extravsgaEGly fond, baking
IA The oven al the moment
'-Of course lad RO intention Of dlsparsg-
ing either you or the goats What have the
poor things done nog"
'Donsf yCa may well say d0as," Mrs.
Doakins' voice grew shrili with Indignation,
''niDb4ed every blessed one OF Iny s6rsniGms
that have pstted aud coddled through the
wInter with such pains"
"You shouldn't put then wnere the little
mischiefs can reach them"
Il should have 70 put them on the roof
then" ssrcsstIcally. "It's remarkably easy
putting things cut Of the reach Of animals
tnAt can 20 upthe side Of house like a 1y,
playful little dears. I'll drench them with
hot water II they come near tho house
agaIn."
''Oh, come now, those goats cost me
eleven dollars the pair, and / IN not going 20
have them maltTeated for lot of trUu.pery
rOwerA" Mr.. Dodkins was waxing wroth
also.
'.ShGt them up then" snapped Mrs. Dod-
kins
Fortunately a neighbor dropped in, and
quiet, II not harmony, was restored for the
time being.
Mr.. DOdkins was the proprietor Of q liv-
cry stable, and had given way To the pop
ular idea that goats were preventive OF
sickness among horses, and added a pair Of
the animals quite recently 10 his live stock
They were pretty, docile little creatures,
and had been greatly petted AT the first,
Snd especially by Mrs. DCdkins, until their
nischievous prOpensitles had aroused her
ire, ana they had become so attached 10 her
that they would run away from the stables
and follow her 10 her home, which was near
by, on every possible occasion, where they
managed 10 do no little mischief.
\ goats appetite Is only second TO that of
an ostrich, and they had succeeded in get
ting away with two Of little Johnny's pima
fores, one OF Mrs. Dodhins' slippers which
Johnny had carried upon the porch, and a
costly lace collar which the girl had mad
vertently dropped from the basket Of
clothes on wash day. Still Mr.. Dodkins had
obstinately refused To shut them up, OF
which persistence the present difference
was the result
The storm blew over in this instance
thanks 10 the timely advent of the neighbor,
and DIR. Dodkins had his brown bread and
beans, little as he deserved them, but even
then the shadow Of the cloud no bigger than
a mans hand was rising on his horizon, and
preparing TO break upon his own head.
Hitherto the losses and prOvocatiOns had
all been on Mrs. DOdkins' side OF the house,
but goats can not always be expected TO use
discrimination.
Mr. DOdzins had just invested in q new
half dozen OF fine shirts, and had bought I
them unlaundered from motives of econo-
my, and IS the girl was an accomplished
launCress.
Katy clear starched the garments on q
bright morning very soon after the conver-
sation recorded, and had hung them out in
spotless order TO dry, the terminatIons
neatly pinned to the line. the sleeves hang
ing down, and the bosoms turned out to the
sun.
Mrs Dodkins sat in her room mending a
pair OF her husbands socks, as a good wife
should, when Katy appeared in the door
way, her face red with excitement and her
eyes sticking out in dismay.
''Och, missus," she gasped, ''thim pesky
goats Is come over, an they've chawed
livery blissid wan av the masther's new
SHIRTS Z smlthereens."
Mercy on US. Katy" cried Mrs. Dod-
kins, whatever viii Mr.. - but it serves
him right; he might have shut the creatures
up. All of them, did you say, Katyf'
livery wan mum, an they're the ragged
est loozin' lot We Iver see- Whativer shall
we do wild 'emi"
Mrs. Dodkins poudered moment It
was delicate query truly, but a broad
smile Illuminated her face a moment later
as she said; Bring them in, Kitty, and do
them up as if nothing had occurred, and
lay them in the bureau drawer"
Mr. Dodkins repaired 10 mis- room on Sun
day morning; he was In peculiarly mild