El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20


caught him at-with his horn he I'M
hooked the chain which fastened him
to ring in his stall. Then he slipped
out of the open door.
Patrick's attention was soon called by
a great sound of breaking glass. He ran
to the door, to find Billy Button outside
busily eating lettuce in the hotbed.
Billy had broken the glass with his
hoofs.
Billy was caught and led back and
severely scolded. He made no excuses,
but listened to what Patrick had to say
with twinkling eyes and dancing hoofs.
After breakfast Billy Button was har-
messed to the pretty cart for little Lucy
to drive about town and deliver invita-
tions to her birthday party next week.
Billy stood still until Lucy was seat
ed, and walked out Of the gate and to
the first corner as quietly as a we'll
trained goat should. But there. instead
of turning, as Lucy wished, he started
off on the run up the street, and he
never stopped running as fast as he
could go, which was very fast. Up one
street and down another he flew, turn
ing one corner after another as fast as
he could. He went by all the houses
where Lucy wished to call like flash.
All Lucy could do was to hold him and
try to save the cart from an upset, and
as she sat up very straight and called
to no one and as Billy kept in the road
all right nobody dreamed that she was
frightened and that Billy was running
away. And he wasn't running away.
He was only running. for he turned
corners and turned corners until he
came round home all right. and stopped
in their own yard politely for Lucy to
get out of the cart and then went on up
to the barn door and waited for Patrick
to come and unharness him.
You may think that Billy Button had
had enough fun for one day, but Billy
Button 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
A 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 piazza.
In the midst of their play suddenly
was heard a clatter and rush of hoofs,
and in came Billy Button to join in the
fun Billy had again let himself out of
the stable.
They chased Billy at once to drive
him out, but Billy would not run to-
ward the window. He leaped wildly
over and under the furniture to avoid
the window, kicking up his little black
hoofs and snatching bite at the house
plants as he flew and tossing the sofa
cushions on his horns. At last in gal
Looping past the CRATE his long hair
caught in the blaze.
The children screamed-all but little
Lucy. Little Lucy sprang out of the
window and called for help.
A man who was passing heard Lucy's
call and came.
''Put Billy Quit Put Billy out |" the
children were crying.
The man knew of Billy Button-ev-
erybody did. He thought as he came up
that theThornton goat had got into the
house, and help was wanted to turn
him out.
Imagine his establishment to find
Billy Button all in a blaze and rushing
up and down with fright and painl
With Lucy's help he soon had him
wrapped about with a rug. and then he
rolled the poor goat on the floor until
the fire was out.
Billy was not badly burned, but it
took much time and care to get his fine
coat as handsome as it was before
This was the last naughty day in
Billy Buttons life. He never even un-
hooked his chain after that He was as
full of frolic as ever, but never again
ran with the cart or tried to come into
the house if he saw the windows open.
Little Folks.