The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-02

,aS,oless lie looked Oh toward the Finn
\ c,Lhssge match. The large heads still stood
nantucket on their stalks. Great tears ran
| do,yn the aoat's cheeks as he realized thai
/ the feast OF cabbages was not Tor MIN. III
was reused from his painful revere by De
| lated bluebird, which III on tue renee aho
sanghim parting serenade ere the must
cal buLch OF feathers new SOUTHWARK 70 tn'
orsnsse groves i'm the land OF tropical de-
Iights chlpmunk whistled by him on
| stnne wall. nodded with tantallzing free.
dom 10 The goat, and disappeared. loud
| cawing overhead deepened the bitterness ~
the heart of the goat as he realized that ht
only was tied with clothes line.
| These reflections had reduced the TOUT
footed captiye 10 a condition Of mute des
| pair. when on the hrOOding hush above al
| iuded 10 there broke a CHEEKY whistle. Inc
| Billy turned tail on the saddening scenery
and was about % seek surcease oil sorrow II
| sleep i'm his barrow, but wnen tnat iaihliial
smOte upon his ear he stopped snort In
| .'Grandtather's CiOck,' ana listened. in'
| whistle sounded nearer, and uncertainty
| changed to assurance in The goats eloquent
ewes as small boy leaped over the renee
| and came toward him. Those who nave
| .,een confined in "a gloomy cell know wha
| iOy there is I'm hearing the key OF deliver
ance crate in the lock. such JOY the goa
| felt. His deliyerer had come. II the goa
/ could have sung, his happiness would I'M
doubleday have found expression IN I'M
words:
| He's after me, after me;
I'm the individual he requires
Little Mike lOosened the CALLING clothes
| line from the neck OF the goat and together
they strolled leisurely up the Old POM
| road. the goat stopping now and then Z
| pick up a stray piece OF brown paper ant
| AN occasional bit of old corset whalebOne
| Little Mike loved the goat tenderly in.
| deed. his affection rivalled that OF Mary ioi
her lamb. lie would no doubt have taken
| the goat 10 school with him but for the fact
| that the teacher might have acted rudely u
the animal. In thai event the teacher would
n0 doubt have tried 10 put the goat out o
the schOOl-hOu,e, when-but let us return l.
the boy and the goat.
Mickey whispered TO the Billy as they
| went along that his mother had gone down
| 10 PonckhOckie 10 buy his father new pail
| OF Oyeralls; that he had been left alone in
| tae shanty. and that As he was lonesome be
| had come 10 get Billy % cheer him up. Tie
| Billy wagged the short JOY barometer az the
| southeast end Of his body, and seemed q
| understand every word his companion said
| And so, like TWO bosom friends o. they were.
|! they wandered up the road and into IN,
| shanty.
Unjust Doe understood that Mickey had q
| deeper motive than that Ot merely amusing
| himself when me brought the goat into th,
| kitchen. l. was not because the goat wa'
| not good company. ON, no. ON the con
| irary, the billy was always fellow Of
humor, resource, aud coarse jest in the hour
| OF cnnui. But this time 10 was with spe
cidc object in view that he had asked the
| goat 90 Join him during his mothers abb
sence.
To relieve the narrowing suspense OF the
the reader, it may as well be- said that
| Mickey was going 10 open a circus in
| D0Olan's barn. The idea had been IN hi'
mind for a lOng time, but during the pasl
week lt had assumed tangible shape, and
ne had begun the collection of curiOsitcs
! for the mana-erie, which is Away the in-
| sepcrable adjunct Of "a circus. lie had
| even progressed So far in the preparations
as % have drafted out rude Programme on
the smooth side Of single. This pro
| .ramme had caused Mickey good deal Of
thought, but when completed twas thing
OF beauty rs well as expressive brcyity
lhis.is sample COPY Slightly revised:
MICKEY INNS ANIMAL SHOW AMI
~iHkU-l
Next Monday Nisht m Dlolan's Barn.
| Come aud See the Golden Crested CuspidOr
| frOm Aribiai
| Come and See Mrs. MalOneys Duck Lay an
Egg!
A Trained Billy Goat WId WHISPERS VIII Ate
Hay and Perform Other Mou0euuu
Ihucksi
| Mickey Firms crow " ill Ate Wan Hun
drcd CuckrOachcs,
The Biggest Bullnog in Cooney Island VII
At lIitsi
y Fight Betuue Two 90 Shanghai =
Eoostersi
/ d.
Pond VIII Fright DOon =
80 P,eklu Allowed. All the traX in the
Barn has Been stopped TIP Win
~plt1alsi
| 2Jc IWcnty-lNc recent, to the Boy OF Girl Dc
as Ride, the Billy Goat Three 81
Times Around tIc Baru
| Five cints for Boys and Girls and Tin Cints
fOr Mothers and ia Aer,i
! - so Free Tickets only Go The Boy as Feeds
th8 Coat %
But little Nike hal not announced an of
the wonder, upon lls biil lie had reserved
what promised TO De- the most interesting
part OF the performance for q surprise %
those who attended the show. lu tu4s sur
prise Mickey intended the goat tO bee the
chief hgurc. ln or.er tO prepare the goat
for the rehearsal which was about Co take
place he Ted tl- animal heartily 0n big
ruta ba-a mrnip, pattcd bis head. ,tr0ked
his back, and by gentle cdfe9>es did what
he could t1 ,ubdua The naturally lively dis
position VI tine animal. 10 these evidences
Of affection tle Billy took gracefully, cspe-
cialiy as regarded the Iuta baga turuip.
When Mickey had got tine Goat into a suni-
cicutiy trlctaOle state, he said:
"N0W, Billy. YOU move ltr-rf al>N in the
kitchen here till / 90 out and e.. lie ~han--
mai rooster. Mhm bring hm in YEN SEE
what ven have 90 dO,'
Taking "a Aaudiui of corn. little Nike went
into TIE yard with li-h-lne in Oh, hand.
Making Moose iu the end OF iue line, be
placed the loop upon the ground and then
cried: "hlI, KIP, Nip.
Three Wadd.ng ducks aud a tall, h0uy
Shanghai rooster on stills came running
down tuc yard. TIE rooster was iue first
tO arrive. Mickey had tied one end OF the
i.sh-liue t0 the end Ot "a clothespOie ana as
the Shanghai stopped % gatte! IN the corn
he lerhed the line upward and gathered in
the bird by The neck. lie had some diff
Guilty m landing him, however as the
rooster Topped around AZ lively
rate, bat at last DE secured h.m. and, en-.
tering the -Laniy, dropped nim upon the
lloOr Tie goat made one Or two Efforts ID
plnck the ROSTERS tail feathers, but was
gently restrained Boy Mickey. Then the IT,
hearsal began. Mickey went into the roat
room and came back with large mirror
which MS lnNlItI Atl won al "A rdlilc. lie
set this down upon the floor carefully. with
is face 10 the wall, and then, tor safety, lied
ine coat o. the table.
Now, You kape quiet and ven see some
FUN sail be b the goat with an admOni.
tory gesture oil his iorehn.er as ho took up
the lOoSngglas5 and turned il 80 that its
back Was toward the wall The rooster had
been ON lille iOraging expedition. looking
for crumbs under the table aud around the
stove. Each time morscl was secured it
seemed 20 Mickey that the rooster would
turn somor-ault 80 tall was the bird ard
80 eagerly did IL swing 10. head between It's
legs. Gradually the rooster worked its way
around 20 where the ioJAingg glass stood.
The boy had cunningly placed a trail OF
corn across the kitchen which ended lust i'm
front u the looking glass.
The rooster WAS following this trail when
IT. eye caught the reflection oI "a biz. bony
shanghai in the glass. The rooster STONED
and gazed at bis adversary. The feathers
on his neck arose in hOstiiy. The Shanghai
elevated himself ON his toes ana cr0wed de-
dance. Then, with lowered head. he ap-
preached the mirrorand looked into his own
eyes. glaring defiance from the quicksilver.
With lightning rapdity the right foot was
lifted from the floor and shot Across, the face