The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-04-04
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A BILLY-GOlT,


One Of The hum rnus a,i.a
the book - The d~escripfipn ie' N
character and adventures ola 'le
ing goal once owned in A min GcA'
cimp by Mr.. Pepperell and s,uln'
lively named Percussion ;:
The general nature of rhis VI
who would attack anything from
Indian TO landslide. Mr.. Prnn,uuaa
said: Ppefell
Nov, as you know, genilom.
there Is a good deal of dynamitaF l'
a billy goat. 1t won't do In ~
on to one suddenly, unless von ~ n'oD
tn be hfled. ANY man VIM ra1'
against a goat without leIegr,,ills
him beforehand, acts As if III, "'uS
ness education had been nerlec'.S
For a goat is the embodiment If u'
terrific energy when aroused ,nd
nothing starts him quicker ,b,m" '
sudden appearance. .Auv
who approaches him wirbont " ~
cumpection is liable 10 lose so VI,
part uf himself. More Than 'I =
man has lost his balance and G%'
seli-eSteem By sueh carelassna",p'
Both these essentials OF stapIinr
and character are apt TO rema;'
absent duringihe entire pDlerv;om
~ goat is endowed with oraat
qulckneSs OF apprehension. and ba
acts on his Impulses. When
goat oflhe masculine gender stands
and gaz s at you with a look If
curious deliberalion ia his eves
you will i ynu are d raliona heinz
promptly pick The nearest Tree and
get behind it. This islhe only visa
course to adopt. Nor should Won
be slow III doing this. 1t is nat
safe TO take any chance with a billv.
goat if he is within fifty feet of Won
and has in his own mind derideJ
10 act. You can not reiy on his re-.
naming where he is dnr consider.
able length of time. He is apt ia
moves suddenly, and when he
moves he always moves in A
straight lne and with The objective
POINT clearly in view.
TO know a goat thoroughlv,cen.
llemen, | am convinced that a man
should begin his investigations in
chlldhooi. The knowledge needed
is not acquired readily by an adult.
A man can pilot a steamboat better
than a boy can, but to steer a goat
successfully into 4 paddock with.
out any back-action Of The paddler
is a feat al which a boy will beat
his father every time. The limo.
cent Sprlghtline>s OF early lie isan
essential element of success in
such an undertaking. A deacon of
mature age and dignity Of charac.
might DO il, but he would never be
iii 10 hold he Office after he had
finished Tie job. His record would
be broken, as it were. What he
had gained in huency of expression
he would have lost IN resignation Of
spirit aud The sweet placIdness Of
his vocabulary. a deacon should
always leave the management Of 4
bilIy-gOat to his hired boy and
keep out of hearing, too, when The
boy aud the goat are in close CON.
muuicitions. Any material de.
paIture from this rule will always
result in unhappinesS. The man,
ners OF the goat viii be spoiled, and
The deacou-if The matter he fully
reported-will surely lose hi' office.
"A goat Is like any other highly,
organized CREATION. HelearnsevIl
fast and furgets ii slowly. llels a
creature of vanity and rellSIes sue
cess. After he has learned a man
anatomy ly experiment, knowl'
edge is fixed in his mind forever
Time may ubliierate The impression
he has made ON You, but II never
obi crates the Impression you have
made on him. Years may pass
your haIr may be whittier anc BIS
coarser, but il Ae ever gels a chance
10 hit YOU again, your years AID
venerable Appearance will not save
you. The old reprubaie will hl
you IN the same spot have neyeI
been able TO satisfactorily explain
this to my own mind but the fact
remains. | have seen it demon
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