The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31
YALE BATTERY's BILLYGOAT.
He Wears the Stars and Stripes and the
Yale Blue and VIII Eat Almost Anything.

CAN HAVEN. NIANTIC, Conn. July 30.-Yale
blue and the Stars and Stripes are worn now by
a little black and white spotted billygoat, the
new mascot Of Battery A. First Connecticut
Light Artillery. II the officers do not object.
Billy will m the college artillerymen
to the front. and help defeat the Spaniards.
Billy came to camp a week ago last Friday.
carefully packed in a wooden crate addressed
Corporal Sanford. Yale Battery" When
George Foster Sanford. the former sprinter
and football player. had paid the express
charges. a good sized squad assembled near
the wagon. thinking the box contained q few
delicacies. possibly chicken, cake. or fresh
country butter. But the hungry were dlsap-
pointed. Out Of the crate 'leaped a blllygoat.
wrapped in a beautiful United States flag.
Around his neck hung a silk Yale emblem. dis
playing a brass army-belt plate. His black
horns. too. were tinted a Yale blue. Accord
ingly. when he came into view. Billy received
an enthusiastic college yell. In order to dis
play his own patriotism and loyalty to Old Eli.
the new mascot Immediately bit of q piece OF
army uniform and then swallowed a paper OF
Yale smoking tobacco.
Like most raw recruits. Billy began his army
career by n violation Of the strict service rules.
When the dress parade call sounded that even
section. out OF sight, however. OF Lieut.. Weston.
the commanding officer. Accordingly. this new
recruit ut HTSU Tclndlntu uIlulbIuT DOu III lD6
dress and in response to Forward, march
he started toward the parade ground. his Stars
and Stripes and Yale emblem futterinR In the
hrecze, Owing to the nag. sad to relate. Billy
was discovered by the LIEUTENANT and taken
from the ranks. During his confinement in
the, guard tent ut dress parade he kept up a
pathetic. appeal for liberty. which touched the
hearts Of his friends in blue.
By his refusal to obey orders quickly, yester-
day. Billy narrowly escaped arrest and impris-
onment In the Ruardhouse. Between the camp
| streets he found a clean white shirt dry
ing in the sun. As he had had tobacco for his
previous meal. he decided to eat the shirt for
variety. But before he began to chew the
second button the guard Of post No. 5. who
had charge Of al G0yernHent pr2npertyin View'
Halt called the guard.
But Billy refused.
Get ont OF there"
Nan. nla.n replied the goat.
"Corp!ral the guard, No. s."
from chewing a third button. When he saw
the Corporal coming, Billy slowly walked away.
not, however. until he heard the guard. a new
recruit, explaining the foregoing breach ofarmy
regulations 10 tho nstonished officer.
Although the mascot often causes trouble. he
police duty. lie follows the camp cleaning de-
tail twice Il day, and eats hearty meals OF waste
tobacco. newspapers. and camp rubbish. As he
wears the Stars and Stripes and Yale blue. he
is treated with great respect. not only BY the
When he hears The enemy in sight" the
mascot quickly lowers his head and then waits
for the order Charged ~ before he makes q
dash toward an imaginary Spaniard, Billy wa.
presented TO the Yale Battery by Frederick H
former member OF the city Government o
New Haven.