The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-12

ness is an essential. A good many will
scarcely believe this, harbOring the con-
viCtiOn that the way to deal with a goat
is the way a goat deals with the naughty
boy i'm the comic supplement.
When Mr. Leary starts in to train
goat for sheep work, he begins by giving
his a fine haircut. This is profitable to
Mr.. Leary. as well as being q great little
help to the goat. Ii gives Mr.. Lesry
large quantity of the finest mOhair and
it gives the goat a deal of comfort, espe-
cially in hot weather, when most OF the
goats labor is required.
After the tOnsOrial stunt, the goat is in
structed what his duties are. This in
strUCtOn is impaired with the aid Of a
piece of an old rubber boot or other
weapon that will not hurt, but which
will have the desired psychological effect
Then the goat is placed at the head of
band of sheep on the runway into the cars
and ordered to Get up The sheep fol
low him as they do dog. Keeping al
ways to the right. the goat proceeds
around one end of the car, the sheep pill
ing in behind him. When he has made
half the entire circuit he heads back for
the door through which he entered, but
ting the sheep out of his way and crowd
ing them into the end already partly filled.
As he nears the door the sheep flock
ing up the runway rush past him into the
other end, being all the while assisted by
gentle reminders that he means business.
The sheep are afraid of him and make
il a point to keep beyond the reach Of
those horns When he becomes wedged
in too tightly to use his prongs 20 adVan-
tage. he leaps lightly on the backs of the
sheep and thus makes his way back to
the entrance. He is then ready to lead
another bunch to the upper deck.
Half d day with my rubber boot
said Mr. Leary, works wonders with the
goat IL doesn't take longer than that to
train one of them in the way he should
Are Great Pets.
Mr. Leary has the three goats men
toned at the stockyards here, and in the
service at Montpelier are iii
teen or twenty others-perhaps more All
of them are great pets. The three at the
local stockyards make their feeding
grounds on the higher ground. where the
feed is plentiful When they are wanted
Mr.. Leary utters a call. Instantly they
stop feeding, prick up their ears, ana
when the cal lis repeated they come rae
ing halteT-skClteT. to their master wei
knowing that he has for them slices OF
hard bread. of which they are passlonately
fond Perhaps, too, they can WoIk
him for a chew of tobacco, for the goat
is a wicked little imp when it comes to
using narcotics in this form.
COmiCai In the extreme Is the goat with
his chew of tobacco, his long gray beard.
his head turned to one side. bis flat eyes.
He looks for all the world ike the pic
ture Of patriarch.
A peculiar thing about the goat is that
he is unreasOnably afraid Of the dark
The goats at the Union yards would as
soon think of committing suicide as to be
left alone after the single iamplight has
hidden itself over the edge of the purple
down So. when nightfall comes, Mr..
Leary. or one Of the men. heads for the
corral where. in a far corner. the goats
take their repOse. But the man must so
all the way with them. Should he at
tempt to turn back. the goats are on his
heels. crying pite0usly, like little chill
dren
Mr.. Leary tells many amusing yarns