Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-12-23

went on: Every night after supper
the table was showed back agn the
wall and the lesson began. And. would
you believe II. II takes three months
To teach the goat 10 stand on his hind
legs for five minutes. After that twas
easier. There was n little gur-rl named
Ellen next door that took great inter
est In the cdiication Of the goat. She
was about the size of the goat whin
she stood up. and twas pure joy TO see
lIircus walt2in' around the kitchen to
the music of my fiddle. With the goats
head Oh her shoulder and her arms
around his neck they would whirl slow
ly around in the Gawdlin' circles of the
mazy. as the poet says"
"Iiow perfectly lovely" exclaimed
Judy callahan.
after the lesson was over each
night | used To give the goat all kinds
of tasty things. like potato peelin's.
cabbage st;mps and such like. rs a
reward. aHl twas the habit o keepln'
the goat hungry aIl day that led to the
loss o. my fortune. Twas three months
% strap ana carrots before the goat
hard as might and two weary
months before he would nod his head
and make Il bow the same as II he was
before an awjcncc."
"As | said before" Doolan went on.
"whcn the goat had learned to bow at
n wink we made his bally suit. The
thing that cost the most was the skirt.
made of rcd silk and shaped like
parasol 1t Looked like hollyh0ck
turned rpsi,lc down. Then we put n
little green cap wild red tassel OH the
goats head and II pair o white slip
pers on his feet. And whin we showed
him hi; picture in the glass he grinned
like n woman putin on her Sunday
bonnet The tears fill me eyes whin
think that only for that joker Reagan
might he ridin' IN me own divvil
wagon wild rubber wheels.
"Ihe first public appearance Of the
goat as hally dancer took place In u
barn In the l;ronx. We fixed up q
stage wild plankS and boxes. and -
cents was charged ut the door. The
news got around. and long before the
time To begin the show the barn was
crowded to the doors. Half the roof
was gone on the barn. but that hurt
nothin', for the night was clear. ] was
SO afraid that the goat wouldn't do his
work that | gave him nothin' TO eat
for twelve hours before lie came on the
stage. and the poor beast was fair fam
ished. Whin | walked out ON the stage.
hand In hand wild the goat. | thought
the awjcncc would 60 crazy. They
yelled wild sheer delight whln the goat
made his bow. ana every man In the
barn was on his feet. and hundred o
them had cabbage leaves and carrots
In their pockets to give To the goat. like
the ladies have bOkays To give To the
play actors. AS the goat whirled
around dom waltz he would stop
now and then to pick bit o cabbage
or turnIp that some one threw OH the
stage. But twas what that rogue Rea-
gan threw that the goat liked the best.
They looked like little pieces o bread
covered wild sugar. The goat picked
up so many o the little chunks that the
crowd yelled 10 put Reagan out be-
kase lie was stoppin' the show. and
had hard work to get the goat dancin'
agln. After that the goat seemed 70
get lighter and lighter upon his feet
a. IN
There were times when he whirled
around In the air widout touchin' the
floor, and the crowd gaspin' wild as
tonishmcnt at this wonderful beast
And while he whlrlcd he seemed to be
gettin bigger and bigger till he was
as round as balloon the boys play
wild. lie would 20 up In the air,
whirlin' like u pinwhccl, for ten feet
and thin light on the stage soft as a
thistlelown, and fly up ag'in TIL he
spun up farther and farther. l0okin
like red umbrella on big punkin
and he was gone through the hole In
the roof. thranslated lntirely."
sand where did he go:'' said the awe
struck Mrs. Cassidy In whisper.
.Somc q, the little boys sittin' on the
fence outside said he wlnt up Ia the d.
rection of O'liion, and others said
twas toward Arcturus and Niptune hs
wlnt"
'And what was IL that Reagan gave
the goat?" said the materialistic Walsh
anxious for an explanat OH of the seem
Ing miracle.
"'rwas yeast cakes that the rogue
had covered wild sugar. and the goat
ate fifteen o. them