The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22
HOW THE NEIGHBORLY GOAT
ATE MRS. MILLlGAN'S BONNET

Billy had been grazing peacefully on
green sloping side Of Church Hill nn-
til he happened to look lip n moment to
scan tie horizon. Tho above significant
casual gaze. rho reason for Billy titus
expressing himself was the sight Of de-
liclous green object. interlarded with
various other rich colors, which had evil
IDENTIFY but lately been placed on the fence
OF Mrs. Mulltgan's yard which hung
above the edge Of the hill. NJ e
The part or tho hill where Billy grazcd
was stecp:g IN fact, 1t was very steep.
slantng on an angle Of over forty-llvc
degrees. In spite OF his angular position,
Billy made q run for It |; but was sud
denly brought back to his starting place
on account Of the simple reason that u
ten-foot ropo was attached to. his collar
the other end Of which was tied to n peg
driven In the hillside. NJ
This sudden turn Of affairs puzzled this
hero for moment, and he looked about
with n questioning eye. But he only held
this attitude for n moment for lie sud-
denly remembered the thing that he
always did under similar circumstances
The thought had no more than entered
his lead when he put It In action so he
began chewing tile rope. 1T was not long
from bondage. but he had also INDUCED
INA littlo hemp salad as a prelude to the
green morsel which awaited his coming.
THAT done, he mnde"a run for Mrs. Multi
gans back fence.
93 When Mrs. Mulligan had placed this at
tractive morscl on the fence she had ex-
claimed, "a. and ain'tlt beauty: my
IAester bonnet; and OF can wear 1t all the
summer and into the fall OF will put It
~ jv,yt I,o0u nj IA olIr1
Billy was not Mrs SNIulligan's goat; he
Swasl Mrs. MtCarthy's. who lived near tile
foot of tho Hill. ~ Perhaps TINT is why
he did what he did. When Mrs. Multi
gan saw hin from her kitchen door.
Nothing was left but n buckle and some
orange ribbon. Billy had asslnlilated
from the surrounding community an aver
sion to orange. Poor Billy; will he ever
forget the frying pan which caught him
T in the ribs as it whlzZcd over tho fence
from the hand OF Mrs. N1uligan. I3lcat-
ing In terror, he made three leaps for his
own back yard. followed by n fusiladc
or all sorts OF lnssels, which missed their,
mark. but succeeded in breaking two OF
Mrs. Flannigan's windows.
oven after Billy had taken refuge In
& the l1encoop. Mrs. Mulllgan continued to
bomhard not letting up until Mrs. F'lan-
nigan's figure appeared in her doorway.
Sen what in the divll do we mean by
smashing me WinuyS IN go Snouleu MIS-.
ETlannigan.
'.Yis. en- what in the dlvl do We mean
be turning your goat loose to eat up lthcr
peoples property" returned the infur-
ated Mrs. Null lEan. stss
And what did he ate Of yours?
"Ale Aester bonnet, en- that's what"
S"Yis, en- It's ladyloike thrch to sit re.
vinge be breaking me windys."
S"Oi'm9 more Of a lady than We, Mrs.
Flanagan, would have ye know. Me
and my family are far above yours
f'.rrue,. Mrs. Mulligan. We live on top
E Of the hill. Rents cheaper up there.
3".Yis, en- we pay or rint, too; that Is
more than We, have done, Mrs. F'lannl-
gan"
Sure, eli OF would rither be behlndt
In me rint thin live on place where
there was danger Of me children falling
IDENTIFY meant what they said, and spared
their hicks"
At this stage OF the game Billy looked
out from his stronghold, and ba-cd forth
a call Of defiance
Jaw! so on wit yez,' exclaimed the
angered Mrs. Nlulligan, cor Oi'll pound
the loist ba out O. yer
''Yis, en- we do, engI blacken your Dyes.
Mrs. Mulllgan," retortcd Bllys owner
"Come up here, Mrs. Flanagan. en-