The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-16

Tor he made a brave night against the
broomstick that was brought into requi-
sition and tried to get at a bosom shirt
and sun bonnet that were still on the
line. Thereafter the clothes were hung
50 high that Mrs. HilIhouse was obliged
to use a sTeplaslded to reach them. and
Sam satisfied himself with walking
around, now and then up on his hind
legs and shifting wistfully.
The wide scope of the goats appetite
was not understood even then. but it
was revealed 10 Mrs. HiIhouse one day
when she hung a hall mat over the
porch rail to let the wind blow the dust
out of if. The mat never was seen again,
but Sam was found lying on the porch
near the spot where it had been hung
with a look of supreme contentment on
his face and few woolen rawlings of
various colorS dangling from his Jaws
\ few days aftcTWard. when she wanted
to hang some tides out on the porch rail
to air, Mrs. Hillhouse first tied Sam to a
tree, but. unfortunately. she tied him
with Il rope. 1t happened that the
tides were i'm plain view of the goat. and
they made a tempting display in the
eyes of the creature that so constantly
hungered for novelties, whether raw or
cooked. Some of them were of fine
linen, richly embroidered. and others
We're combinations of scraps of silk and
satin of various pleasing colorS. Sam
turned upon the rope that held him and
ate it, Then lac tackled the delicacies
displayed on the porch rail. and soon
had them slowed away in his stomach.
Mrs. Hillhouse demanded that he be
killed at once, but her husband was
warmly attached to the animal and re-
fused to end its life. So Sam lived. and
lived To eat. The goats intrinsic value
increased. One day " hen Hillhouse's
hired man left his vest hanging on a
bar post Sam took a notion To go out in
the lOtwhere the men were Vvorkingand
while nOSIng around eSpied the vest
When the owner went to get it at noou
II WAS missing, and only a few bits of
lining had been left to Indicate its fate
The hired man did not take kindly to
the loss of his vest. because in one of the
pockets was a brand new $50 open face
watch. to which was attached a three
dollar chain. The matches, tobacco. and
other stuff in the pockets he could
spare, but he couldn't give up his watch
without a protest. and he suggested 10
illllhouSe that there was only one way
to recover the timepiece and that was
10y killing Sam and laying bare the in
terror of his food pouch. Hillhouse
stubbornly refused To have the goat
killed, and satisfied the hired man by
buying him a new watch and chain
Sam showed no signs of regret over
the watch exploit and kept on hunting
for unusual things Ia devour. One day
he indulged in a meIl that caused hlm
considerable physical discomfort An
insurance agent rode out from Trenton
to see llillhousc on business. He came
on bicycle, and, leaning the machine
against the fence. went into the house
to look over some papers. Sam never
had seen bicycle before. and he imme-
dlately began looking il over to find out
If there was any ything about it that he
might safely add to the varied assort-
ment already in his stomach. The tires
were soft. sam began work on them
and IN an extremely short time hal
mbhled them from the wheels. The in
Surance agent was hauled back to town
by MIR. HillhOuSe's horse, and HillhouSe
paid for new set of tires for the bi-
cycle. The rubber tires did not set 50
well on Sans stomach as they had on
the wheels, and the day after he had
eaten them he gave inCticat .OnS of in
ternal disturbance He was not himself
at all. He refused to eat and lav
stretched out in corner of the wood
shed. Hillhouse doctored him, and in
two days the animal was well enough
to walk out and eat a lace curtain that
Mrs. HiilhouSe had laid on the grass to
bleach, thinking that it was safe be
cause Sam was sick.
One day last summer HilIhouse went
to Trenton to draw money with which
to pay his help. He drew 500 from the
bank, S75 in tive-dollar gold pieces and
silver and 50 in bills. He put the money
IN shot bag and showed the bag into
his coat pocket. When he reached home
lie took off his coat and laid il. on a box
while he embarrassed the horse. Sans
eye fell on the coat, and when Hillhous.
disappeared in the barn he walked up
and proceeded TO devour it. BY the time
Mr.. llilhouse came out of the barn the
goat had swallowed Cne-half of the
coat. and it was the half that contained
the pocket W hich had the money. Gold.
silver and gTeenbaclls were-in the goats
stomach. Then il was that Sans life
came near an end. HiIlhousc got his
gun and was about To shoot the goat
when his daughter objected
Il must kill him. Carrie" said her
father, because he has swallowed 800
and can save the coin"
It'll bc just as valuable when Sam
dies as it is now" replied Carrie
Hillhouse could not get over the ar
gument, and Sam's life was spared. Al
though the animal is walking around
to-day with S23 worth of ielveIrv and
So in hard coin in his stomach he puts
on no airs. He is the same simple. un-
pretending creature that he ALWAYS has,
been and is just as hungry as he was i'm
his youth. His owner figuresthat Sans
intrinsic value is upward of 500. but ne
would not part with him for a house and
lot.
tP-to- Date Philosophy.
girls idea of pretty wedding dress
is one that cannot possibly he of any use
to a woman after she has married.
If we had to wait until Il woman lifted
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