New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

This tickled the crowd which had gathered to Sc:
the fire, and they called out Bravo for the goat!
Billy followed the fremen upstairs, but when be
got there the smoke thick he could see
nothing, and it made his smart, besides chok-
ing him dreadfuIIy, he decided to go out again.
He turned to find the head of the stairs he had
come up, but instead of discovering them he ran
into the wall, and the more he tried TO find his
way out the confused he became He fell
over something, and when he regained his feet,
after having nearly gone head over heels into a
box as he thought. but which babys cradle,
he felt something heavy hanging to his horns. At
the time he heard baby cry.
Poor little thing thought Billy, 'every has
gone out of the house and left the baby asleep and
now It is going to be burned to death. Wish
knew where it was; 1t sounds near. but can't see
for this smoke" Just then little bare foot
slipped down over BiR's eyes. and then he knew
the heavy thing hanging TO his horns was the baby.
AS soon he found this out he tried harder than
ever to find the stairs, and presently he found
them. and with the baby's clothes stiu twisted
around his horns he ran down and out into the
street, just in time to meet the baby's nurse COM
ing from the drug store around the corner. She
was wild with joy when she the baby, and
rushed up to Billy to unfasten the baby's clothes
from his horns The child was unhurt, and a
crowd gathered around Billy to pet and praise
him for saving the baby's life
Billy stayed there until the fire put out and
watched the hose being rolled up, while the fremen
that were doing it talked 10 him all the time
When the hose all the cart and the fire.
men stepped up the little step that is at the
back to ride home Billy walked over and stepped
up also but he had to stand on his hind legs with
his fore feet on the coil of hose in front of him
One fireman thought this very clever thing for
a goat TO do, so he put his arm around his neck.
and said: "An right, old fellow. you shall ride
home with me- but take care for going to
start and the road is rough and you may fall Off"
And in this way Billy rode back TO the fire station
causing many smiles from the people they passed.
As they drove into the station one OF the police
men who standing outside their station called
out: -'Where did you get that goat?' BiIys friend
called back: II don't know where he came from;
all I know is that he followed to the fire, where
he made himself useful by saving life"
We'll we have his brother in our back yard If
not his brother, then that looks precisely like
him.
oh guess not" answered Billy's friend, 'for
there not such fine looking goats in town"
We'll I'll show you; come and for
yourself"
So the two men went into the police station yard
with Billy tagging at their heels laughing him
self TO think how fooled the policeman going
to be at not finding any goat there.
When they got TO the yard the policeman looked
everywhere, but could find sign of goat,
went into the station TO ask the other policemen
where the goat had gone, but none had seen him
and all thought he still in the yard.
We'll, that must be my goat then" said the po-
liceman.
Not muchr' answered the fireman ''You will
have 10 bring better proof than that before give
him up
We'll. don't want him. anyway" said the po-
liceman, 'and you will be glad to get rid OF him