The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-09
CaIk Of the Gown
ITEMS Gathered In
WdIRS and Calls.
\ RELLIGERENr COAT

A bfliJlltTt4fEtlN NTtbAI
Every once in a while. and sometimes
twice, some cheerful idiot, during the ev-
Rnescent and pickering period of a brief
Eonvalescent spell, rises to the surface
dong enough to give birth to bright
lHousnt. This was instanced one day last
week, when on a dull and draggy morning
at the stock yards the whole contingent,
Including the bank force and the commits
zion men and yard hands. undertook to
Fhoulder the white mans burden and try
10 civilIZe an aromatic and sassy goat.
The latter had long whiskers and
weighty and convincing oder the latter
Rble-bodied enough to lift the national
debt He was peacefully attending 10 his
own business, calmly chewing away on an
old bootleg and some red Labels off to-
mato can. This feast was rudeIy broken
into by a band of bandits appointed by
Col r. T. Bean. chairman Is a committee
of the whole thing to so out and interview
him. Rory Moore, Col. Bob Byers of ST.
Louis and Jack Osborn were the unfinch-
ing and undaunted trio who were to omen
the comic opera performance in style. The
goat had his back to the audience. little
aware that there were designs on his iran
guilty. and then, too, the wind was blow
ing the other way, and the men were
brave and not afraid. The front porch of
the Exchange building was lined with
Interested spectators. intently and breath
tessy awaiting the grand overture in the
opening scene. II came With tip-toe
steps. the committee. standing close to-
gether. approached the quarry and vert
about 10 throw a clothesIine over his horns
and lead him away TO a water tank in the
cattle feeding lots when his gaatshin
caught "A Whit of trouble before hls as
failants did and turned from his meal and.
tackled the situation head downward Two
pf the attacking party took TO high fence
our Bob Byers stopped long enough 10
saush, and the promenade commenced
Now, Bob is mostly legs. besides "A head
Of more than usual ability He is a Ean-
lucky shaped build and buttons his collar
on rear sUspender button. The r5s-
took one plunge and entered the srrhvr,,.
provided from Bob-s stride ana then r,is..i /
up Bob sat down. Then he wraDpa5 ni,a /
feet of those lineal limbs around The bacl,
pf the goat, and the embrace was l,,-ir,. 4
and af1ecuouate. besides despera-s and I
Fearful The goat then started on a eo,+- I
race all by himself. seeming 10 realize 81 /
he could nor shake" his rider he ror,rs I
at least trot him a merry clip for a lit
tie while. Blind with fright ana rars ~,
simply headed Tor anywhere. and !. han.
pened 10 he The main alley of The r,,,
driveway into the sheep yards. some one
franticauy threw open a gate 10 give MIN
sea room and closed another where a r,,-
rick Was IN tho way. and the procsssio,
few for The south. over fences and s,-,s.
alleys and around feed pens the c~o,rs
rushed Ia ger sight Of the cavalcsds B,h
was meanwhile yelling TO his cohorts -,
head him OF. while the committee W..
skipping ahead across corners with .b,
clothes line. desperately trying TO ls~fs-
either the rider or his steed. Firsr,-
Marsh PaUsh and Elmer Reife got hold ~
:. bale Of nay and threw il in the r,,nUs,.
just in time 10 meet the coming mar. Coo.
stock dealer Snd hsled nay met ana ,
wild confusion Of waving legs. sinking
horns. ndigo-hlue profanity and got. ~
iiuvia hlled the air. The goat was r~s+
or his feet and head downward ssi3s5
into the assembled group Of cheering ci,j-
zenss bent on taking up another White