Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-06
M. SEGUIN'S GOAT.


there the wolf would eat them. Neither
he caresses of their master nor the fear
of the wolf would hold them back. They
were, you see, independent goats, loving
above everything freedom and liberty.
The good NJ. Seguin, who did not at all
understand the character Of these ami
mails, was alarmed. He said, 'This Is the
end; the goats get weary of me and I shall
never be able to keep one"
Nevertheless he was not discouraged,
and after having lost six goats in the same
way he bought the seventh; only this time
he took good care TO find a very young one,
so that she would more easily get used to
living with him.
Oh, GringOire, but she was a beauty this
young goat of NJ. Seguin. How pretty she
was with her soft eyes, her tiny beard like
that OF young officer, her shining black
feet and her horns like those Of zebu, and
her fluffy white fur that covered her like
an oyercoatl She was almost as pretty as
that little goat Of Esmeralda, do you re-
member, Gringoire? And then, too, she
was so gentle and affectionate letting any
one milk her without kicking or putting
her foot in the milk pail She was per
feet love Of little goat.
NJ. Segu!n had back Of his house a field
inclosed by a hawthorn hedge. It was here
that he put his new boarder. He fastened
her TO stake In the best part Of the field,
taking care TO give Ler plenty Of cord, and
from time 20 time he went out 10 see II she
was all right. The goat was very happy
and browsed about so contentedly that NJ.
Seguin was delighted. At last, thought
the poor man, here IL one that will not get
tired Of staying with me.
NJ. Seguin deceived himself. The goat
was tired Of her life there One day she
said 70 herself as she looked toward the
mountain:
How nice it must be up therel What
pleasure to frisk among the bushes with
out this tiresome cord always pulling at
my neckl 1t is well enough for donkey
or a COW to stay in an inclosure, but goats
need freedom"
From this moment the feed In the field
seemed fiat to her. WEAKNESS came to
her. She grew thin and gave very little
milk. II was pitiful 10 see her drawing
and pulling on her cord all day long, her
head turned toward the mountain, her nos
trils open and crying, "Mehr so sadly.
M. Seguin saw plainly that something
was the matter with his goat, but he did
not know what il was One morning,
after he had MIXED her the goat turned
toward him and said TO him in her patois:
Listen, NJ. Seguin, / am tired Of stay
ing with You here. Let me go to the
mountain"
"Ohl oh dear She tooP' cried NJ. Sc
gum, stupefed, and dropping the milk
pail as he rose; then seating himself on
the grass Mt the side Of the goat, he con-
timed:
"You wish TO leave me, BlanquetteS"
eyes, NJ. Seguin."
"Is it because you don't get enough feed
here~
ooh, mol NJ. seguin."
you perhaps have not enough cord. DO
you wish me to lengthen iti"
at isn't worth the trouble, NJ. Seguin."
"Then what is the matterf What do
you want"
81 want TO go to the mountain, NJ. Sc
gum"
But, unhappy creature, do you not
know that there is a wolf ON the noun
tain' What will you do when he comes
after your"
81 will butt him, NJ. Seguin."
"The wolf will laugh at your horns He
has eaten other goats with stronger horns
than yours You remember don't you,
Renande, who was here last year, a big
goat, as strong and ugly as bucki She
fought all night with a wolf and in the
morning he ate her up"
"Pecairei Poor Renandel But that does
not signify, NJ. Seguin; let me go TO the
mountain"
Divine Goodness" said NJ. Seguin;
what has come upon all OF my goatsi
Here is another that the wolves will get
But mol | will save you, unhappy one,
despite yourself, and for fear that you will
break your cord viii shut you up in the
stable, and there you shall stay all the
time"
And thereupon NJ. Seguin put the goat
into dark stable and looked the door.
Unhappily he forgot the window and
scarcely had he turned his back when the