The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-27

caught him at-with his horn he ~
hooked the chain which fastened him
to ring in his stall. Then he slipped
ont Of the Gran door
Patrick $ attention was soon called hy
Il great sound Of breaking glass. He ran
to the door, to find Billy Button outside
busily eating lettuce in the .hottc,l
Billy had broken the glass with his
hu1fs.
Billy was caught and led baci and
st evCrCly seeded. lie made m excuses.
but listened to what Patrick had TO say
with twinkiing eyes ana dancing hoofs.
After breakfast Billy Baton WAS har.
messed to tie pretty cart for little Lucy
to drive ahCrt town ana deliver invita-
ticns 10 her birthday party next week.
Billy stood still until Lucy was seat
cd, and walked ont CT the gate and 10
the first corner as quietly as q we'll
trained goat should. But there. instead
of turning, as Lucy wished, he started
off on tho run up the street. and he
never stepped running as fast as lie
could go, which was very fast. Up one
street and down another he flow. turn.
ing one corner after another as fast us
he could. lie went by all the houses
where Lucy wished to call like q hash
All Lucy could DO was to hold him and
try Ia save the cart from an unset. ard
as she sat up very straight an called
to 10 one and rs Billy kept in the road
all right nobody dreamed that she was
frightened and that Billy was running
awaya And lie wasn't running away
He was only running, for he turned
corners and armed corners until be
came round home all right. and stopped
in their own yard politely for Lucy to
get = Of the cart and then went on up
to the i.arn door and waited for Patrick
to come and unlarness him.
You may think that Billy Button had
had enough fnn for one day. but Billy
BnttOn himself did not think so.
That afternoon the Thornton children
had the big parlor to themselves. as
their mother had gone down town
They were having a very pleasant time
y fine fire blazed in the CRATE, as it was
cool indoors. When it grew too warm
the children opened one of the long
windows that led TO the piazzh.
In the midst Of their play suddenly
was heard n clatter and n rush Of hoofs,
aid in came Billy Button to Join in the
fun, Billy had again let himself ont Of
the stable.
They chased Billy at once to drive
him ont. but Billy wonld not run to-
ward the window. He leaped wildly
over and under the furniture to avoid
the window, kicking up his little black
houts and snatching a bite at the house
plants as lie flew and tossing the sofa
cushions on his horns At last in gal.
lorinG past the CRATE his long hair
caught in the blaze.
HE children screamCd-all but little
Lucy. Little Lucy spvnng ont of the
window and called for help.
\ man who was passing heard Lucy's
CAL AMI came.
',Put Billy outl Put Billy outl" the
ChiidrCr were crying.
The man knew Of Billy Button--ev-
,"vhydy did Ic thought rs ho came MI
That the Thornton goat had got into the
l0rs", and help was wanted to turn
h,n ont
Imagine his astonishment to frd
Billy Button all in blaze and rushing
up sad down with fright and pain
VITA Lucy's help he socn had him
wrapped about with Il rug. and thcn lie
rolled the poor goat on tho g.. ,,I
the fire WIS ont.
bi!!y YVES not badly barn. 81,
tom!: mnch time and care tn ga ...... l:.,
coat ~ handsome %s il was H., fore
This waa Ia" last naughty day in
E.,'y rUtran'S li'c. lie never even AZ.
l.-.,rd his chain after that. He was Us
full ci f"u!ic as Cy,r. but never again
ran with the cart or tried 10 come into
the horso If he saw the windows oren
Little Folks.