The morning call., 1892-06-29


The joyous blat Of tie goat, which Is now
ont on bal! and Iethered to a stout post IN
the Willard back yard.
In less than tNQ hours at er the DeTeave-
ment Mr.. MFliaId, who works in a bOHs
factory close by, visited the Pound and went
on the goats bond.
The Narrowing tale of the "The Lady and
the Goat" is still the all-absorIing theme at
The Heights. Much Indignation is expressed
by the nelgHbOrs, all OF Whom have goats
II their own, az the outT geOuS conduct Of
the p0undman. This feeling has even ex-
tended to the goats themselves, and they
eye strangers with grave suspicion There
is not a woman In all BeTnsl Heights more
rs eemed by tie community than Mrs. Mil
hard, whe conducts small French Faun-
dry Regrets and carefully prepared deli
cacies are sent IN every day together with
anxious inquiries respecting the health of
the lady and the goat, which Is doing a
well as could be expected.
In ali communities there ais goats and
goats, but there is not an animal on the
Heights more respected or so highly spoken
OF than Mrs. MiiiaTd's goat Bill II is a
model goat in every particular, and the
iTightful intelligence that he lad gone
skating on his hairless spine across the
| diversified landscape OF the Heights natur-
ally aroused storm Of Indignation which,
as yet, shows no sign OF abatement BiiHs
character Is above Teproaeh. In the first
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lTequeDter Of dlsIepuiabie CLUTCHES or hill
sides.
He is thoroughly domestic in his tastes.
a gentle, loving goat and the faiTest OF his
sex. Tai, erect aud handsome, Of com
handing presence, Bill is a goat that would
attract attention even Oh Telegraph Hill.
he Is slightly bald in places, but Teves 10
luxurious growth Of chin WhiskeTs
through which The gentle Zephyrs sOugh at
eventde with low, sweet, sibilant scugh.
Always kind and ubiiging Bill has hosts Of
friends among those reasonably interested
IN goats and his Qulei, dfgniied demeaBOT
and courteous bearing toward others OF
bis species made HIM tie most popular and
respected goat on the Heights.
But it's as a memter Of the household
that Bill eXCels As a goat By his many
pleasing traits OF mind aud person Bill has
IugTatiated himself into the hearts aud home
lie Of the Mliliards 10 such an extent that
he IS regarded as . member Of the family
aud treated as one. Nothing was too good
for Bill, aud therefore II Is only natural
that an attempt to kidnap the goat should
call for heroic efforts on the part OF the fam
IY 20 save him. Blood has been spilled for
goats. Lawsuits have grown cut Of disputes
wherein goats were involved, and ribs have
been broken in defense Of goats.
Il was about o'clock Friday evening
when Bill was attacked. He had been out
{ pasture on Whitney street, a narrow
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Quented by the goats and geese in that vein
ty. Little August Willard was'i in charge
CT Bill, and was leading him home with a
rope. As the boy entered the gate 20 his
mothers back yard two government goat
garrOteIs mOunted on horses came dashing
around the corner. They had one goat and
we're chasing another-an alien goat, an
Outcast, a WandereT on the face of the earth.
They had tracked him through the rugged
Businesses If Bernal Heights To- the corner
Of Palmer and Whitney streets, where the
trail was lost.
Rather than return goatless to the pound
the hOIsenan who had no goat made a dash
for Bill.
lie ,purred his horse between the boy and
the goat, breaking the rope and stampedng
Bill. Little August shouted for his mother
VINO came cut and started in pursuit of the
poundman and the goat. short distance
from the house the hoTseman T0ped tile
goat, threw him on his back and went to
hauling him around in a circle. Mrs. Mil
lard and her son tried to head the goat off.
and tie entire party got tangled up in the
/ larat. Bill had been Toped around the
neck. and the moose frightened on his cpl
glOttis, shutting of his supply of ozone and
| causing bis air cells to collapse.
He WAS too far gone TO bleat when his
mistress discovered his peTIlOus pTedica-
ment She fought her way through the
tangled mess, calling loudly for knife, and
as She reached the goat she grabbed him by
the whiskers with enc hand and seized the
rope with tie other. The goat-chaser
thought she wanted the knife to use on
bin, so he slaughtered up, threw couple
of Turns OF the rope around the wOman's
| body aud started down Whitney street on a
gallon, with Mrs. Willard and her beloved
goat In tow followed by large and excited
crowd.
Like many another thoroughfaTe. Whit
! ney street has been paved at random with
| chunks OF ragged stone, fDr, sharp pointed
rocks and gravel. For half BLOCK did Mrs.
Mtliard bump and bound along over the
hard stones with her half-strangled goat
towing behind with bis legs. tail and whisk-
ers waving in the air, until both were res
cued by the police. Except for few
patches of HAIR and hide and a shortage in
wind, the goat escaped unhurt. Mrs. Mil
lard was carried home, where Dir. c. A.
Clinton looked after her injuries. The peO-
pie Of the neiehborhood are greatly in
censed over the brutal conduct Of the man,
and will endeaYor to learn whether goat
has any rights which the law is bound to
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