New-York tribune., 1903-05-03

I half an hour when his pet fireman came out with
A large plate IN his hand heaped full of good things
! to eat and as he walked toward Billy the goat
| could smell the cabbage turnips, apples and car
rots He bleated a friendly greeting to let the IRE
| man know that he would not hook him if he came
| nearer and the man up and set the plate
down under BiIIys nose and Billy gave him a goat
smile showing that all was forgiven. and began
to eat.
vbila he WAS eating this same fireman went in
and brought out a kettle with brush in II ana
! began TO gid By's horns and hoofs. Then he tied
a wreath OF roses round his neck and went to get
the rope wound with roses to lead him by. But
while he was gone Billy ate up the front OF the
wreath and as much more of 1t as he could reIcI4
When the fireman came back dressed for the pa
rada with the rose chain his hand that he was to
lead Billy with, he sped the eaten wreath ana
said:
..y-hy Billy YOU beat any bad boy ever heard OF
for mischief Now you will have to come into the
station and have another wreath tied round your
neck and bet you won't chew this one Tor VIII
tie it so close your neck you can reach Il Will
your mouth"
As they went IN the station Billy heard band
rax-iner and the rat-ta-tah-tah of the drums, and
when they heard the music the engine horseS'
all decked in collars and brides. with puiieS
on their heads started TO prance and pun the peu
! tifully dra2ed and poIshed engine out OI 'He S
| TO Join the procession
| And before Billy knew what was up he was Ied
! out and made TO march In the PROCESSION oet"e0L
| the engine aud hosecart AFTER they h@u 9.0t'e 'eo
he rather enjoyed It, for from all sides he heard
erbere look There goes the goat that saved the
babys life"
Isn't he a beauty?
See what nice white, silky hair he has.
yes Billy thought, 'ff they could have seen the
arernan scruboing me, I expect they would have
/ laughed like policemen did" But it all tckIed
his vanity Billy was as conceted goat as you
| could well find.
hi, F0 time
was getting tired of the slow gait and being made
to stay between the engine and hosecart' instead
OF riding on the hosecart, as he had been in the
ha bit Of doing when he heard the plaintive bleat
| of A goat and the sound Of whip.
Ny thought Billy, how that voice reminds
me Of Nanny
| Just then d little cart, with a OF milk in it,
| drawn by goat, in sight around the corner,
and VINO should be pulling it but Nanny, with the
big. clumsy Mike Rooney cracking the whip at her
and every once in a while giving her stinging
cut which caused Nanny to cry out as Billy had
| heard.
Mike had Just given Nanny another and
| extra hard cut with the whip when Billy recog-
! nized Nanny and with a bound he was at her
| side leaving the fireman behind him and upsetting
| Mike in his mad haste TO get to Nanny.
| When Mike regaincd his feet he came at Billy
with the butt Of his whip strike him, but before
| he did so he recognized Billy his long lost goat
! ami was going 20 make up with him and hitch
him to the TO help Nanny draw IT. when Billy
| dc
into the street Then he butted the cart over and
SMILED the milk and told Nanny to turn around
| and run home. and he would keep Mike off
| Nanny did as she told and soon the harness
broke and let her loose from the overturned cart
I BY this time Mike his feet again. furious
and mad enough at Billy TO kill him had he caught
him but with a kick of his heels in the air Billy
and Nanny had left him and were running away
as fast they could. while the fremen and the
/ crowd stood still and watched.
Nike ran until he all out OF breath. and in
/ turning a corner sharply he into another boy
coming in the opposite direction This made the
! boy mad and he struck Mike. hitting him in the
Jaw That was much for Mike. who was al
ready angry being outwitted by the goats SO he
pitched into the boy. and they fought until both
/ had black eyes and bloody noses. and a policeman
coming up that time arrested them both for dis
orderly conduct While all this was happening the
goats had made good their escape
/ When next we see Billy. he and Nanny lying
peacefully the moonlight fast asleep. After run
ming away from Mike. Nanny showed Billy the
way into the country. for she knew the road well
as she had had TO draw can of milk 10 town
! every morning
when they were out OF town Billy said:
Now, Nanny. must find nice meadow
/ somewhere I'm which can get some grass to eat
and water TO drink and then you must tell me all
that has happened since last l you But first
We must get as away from the road Mike viii
/ have to take to get home can or he will
! find US"
So they turned of at the first crossroad they
came TO, and hurried until they found the fine,
/ green pasture where see them
The day they in this pasture
/ ioying themselves when they some boys e)m
! ing toward them. At first they thought the boys
were looking for them: but discovered from
their cony ersation that the boys going swim
ming In . little lake at the end Of the meadow
near the woods. They passed close by the goats
without paying attention TO them.
one boy had = bag Of popcorn he eating, and
Billy, smelling it, commenced to long for
The hremen had bought salted and buttered pop
corn for him every day. and the smell of this made
him hungry, and he determined TO get the bag from
the boy.
'But how you. Biliy?' asked Nanny, when
he told her he going get the popcorn.
"I'I tell you. When they leave their clothes on
the bank and 60 in swimming ] will steal up and
eat what is left in the bag and anything else find
in their pockets
How you going to get anything out OF their
pockets without hands,
Why. / viii eat pocket and all If / smell any
thing in there I Ike. answered Billy
billy Whskers. you the most determined