The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-31

and | put the bock-beer sign rigf
4 against Pas clothes. He was a-laf
. ing all the time, and said we boy
] were as full of fun as they made ZEN
and we told him it was a solemn oC
casion, and we wouldn't permit n
levity, and if he didn't stop laffinI
we couldn't give him the grand bum
per degree. Then everything wa
ready, and my chum had his hand OIL
the closet door, mad some kyan peppe
in his other hand, and asked Pa il
a low bass tonec if he felt as though
he wanted to turn back, or if he hac
nerve enough to go ahead and take
the degree. / warned him that il
was full of dangers, as the goat was
loaded for bear, and told him he yet
and time to retrace his steps if he
wanted to. He said he wanted the
whole bizness, and we could go ahead
with the menagerie. Then / said to
Pa that if he had decided to go ahead,
and not blame US for the consequences
to repeat after me the following ::
Bring forth the royal bumper and
let him bump
"Pa repeated the words, and myl
chum sprinkled the kyan pepper on|
the goats mustache, and he sneezed
once and looked sassy, and then he
see the lager-beer goat rearing up,
and he started for it just like cow
catcher, and blatted. Pa is real fat
but he knew he got hit, and he grunt-
ed and said, What you boys doin'?'
and then the goat gave him another
degree, and Pa pulled off the towel
and got up and started for the stairs,
and so did the goat; and Ma was at
the bottom of the stairs listening, \
and when | looked over the banisters
Pa and Ma and the goat were all in a
reap, and Pa was yelling murder,
md Ma was screaming fire, and the
,ired girl came into the hall and the
,oat took after her, and she cross
d herself just as the goat struck her
nd said, 'Howly mother, protect mep
nd went down stairs like we boys
Tide down hill, with both hands on
erself, and the goat reared up and
lated, and Pa and Ma went into
neir room and shut the door, and
len my chum and me opened the
ront door and drove the goat out.
he minister, who comes to see Ma
very three times a week, was just
nging the bell, and the goat thought
E wanted to be Insulated, too, and
ave him one for luck, and then went
,wn the sidewalk, blatting and sneez-
&, and the minister came in the
irlor and said he was stabbed, and
len Pa came out of his room with his
spenders hanging down, and he
dn't know the minister was there,
I'd he said cuss words, and Ma cried
I'd told Pa he would go to the bad
ace sure, and Pa said he didn't care,
would kill that cussed goat before
went. and | told Pa the minister
As in the parlor, and he and Ma went
wn and said the weather was pro- u
tious for a revival, and it seemed e
though that an outpouring of the ~
irit was about to be vouchsafed, u
d none of them sot down but Ma, III
luse the goat didn't hit her, and g
lille they were talking religin with ~
cir mouths, and kussin' the goat %
vardly, my chum and me adjourned
, lodge, and l went and stayed with
n all night, and haven't been home pa
ice. But | don't believe Pa will al
k me, cause he said he would not tn
Id us responsible for the conse- pc
ences. He ordered the goat his to
f and we filled the order, don't nc
i see? Well, guess l will go and pc
FAX in the back way, and find out by gi
hired girl how the land lays. She
MT go back on me, cause the goat
$ not loaded for hired girls. She 20
t happened to get in at the wrong Sr
lie. Goood-by, sir. Remember AND ed
e your goat kyan pepper in yom Gle
ge" A.