The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

Old wiehorn the Goat.
Old Whitchorn vas a goat. lie lived I
nowhere In particular. and had very
bad temper. The people he had but /
ted over could not be counted lie |
used TO he In wait behind a great rock. |
below a cluster OF little shaniies that
had won the title OF Rocky Row. and /
no one knew when he would rush out
and attack people
lie belonged to Mrs. McMorn. and no
power on earth could induce that lady
to sell him.
Its not that I don't hate the haste
meself." she used 10 say. but sure and
lndade III take orders from no neigh
bors. n Mrs. Dolan and Mrs. O'Grady
had not bid me dlshpose nv him az n
thye was quanes. ia have had him
made into chops or sausagcs long
ago"
Old Mrs. smlthcrs and her grandson
SAMMY lived 10 the ncatest house IN
Rocky Row. Whatever whitewashlne
and sctuhhing and rubbing oi window
glass could 40 Tor q "shauty" was done
Cor the walls the iloor and the windows
OF Mrs Smithcrs' little homo. as well
as Tor Sammy. who had clean. WE'LL
starchcd shirt waists and boots that
shone even when they wcer OUT at the
toes, which happened nov and then.
Tor old Mrs. Smithcrs was very poor
and had 10 earn an she had by going
out houso-cloaning OF taking Ia laun-
dry work.
sammy was yet too small 20 earn
anything. but be ran OF orrands for his
grandma and put on the tea kettle TO
boil before she came home.
Old Mrs smi,hers had not always
been poor She once lived comfortably
and happily In a pretty white cottage
with green shutters and a red roof that
stood between two rows Of poplars.
with a garden full Of lllacs aud peonles
aud strawberry shrub all set about
with box borders. and Mr. Smithers.
sammy s grandfather. was buying Il OF
Mr. Mix. who was said to be a miscr.
one day he went to pay his last In
stallment. and was coming home. drly-
ing his gig. when a piece OF white pa
, per blew along the road. and 90 fright
ened the horse that he ran away and
threw his driver out Sans grandfath-
er was 80 much hurt that he died OF
. his injuries, and only lived long enough
TO tell bis wife that the papers proving
, that he had paid for his house we're In
his pocketbook. However. no pocket
book was found and Mr. Mix said that
he had not been paid anything for his
/, house.
Produce the papers" was all that
he world answer Mrs Smithors when
she told him what her husband had
J said. II he paid they've got the re-
r coipts 10 prove a."
hut the papers were gone. Mrs.
Q smlthcrs was turned out Of her house.
p most OF her furniture taken. and she
was Obliged 90 work. as We have said.
n 10 support herself and sammy
IL we had only known just where
. poor grandpa was thrown out we might
- have found the pockctbook," his grand
a mother used On say 10 sammy.
However. sam himself would have
n been happy enough % q had not been
n fur Mrs. McNoonG dreadful billy goat.
a Ola Whiieh0rn.
a Tho creature was tho torment ot his
10 lItc he was always hiding behind
% The rocks when sam went 90 crrands.
sam would watch and listen. but old
a Whuohorn would keep quiet until he
h was close % his hiding place and then
= rush ont with lowered horns uttcrlnr
! that awful "Ml-a-a' ma.a-a" and. IA
A sam expressed Il. go Tor him"
A But Il was 20 be that this very ola
n Whilchorn was to do a good thing FOR
!. Sam-a very good thing. though Il ala
not seem 40 az FIRST sight This Is the
/, way Il happened; Old Mrs. smlther'
4 had worked at a lady's house a whole
week. and the lady had paid her well
!, and given her a nice present besides
|, and she came home In good spirits
!, Now you shall have a good cake Tor
Sunday and a custard a. we'll. Sam,
she said. Go 20 the grocery ana gel
ne two quarts Of milk and a dozen
. eggs, some lemon navoung and thre'
pounds and a half Of sugar. besides the