New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
TALKING

view, he next, before his pursuers had time to
realize what was happening, was mingling, or
more than mngling, with them.
1t was not the goat that ran; goat mas 10
be very badly scared to do that
The policemen then tried to get within range
of vari-coored band of eleven goats, but
something always interfered withetheir plan,
either the wind was wrong, or something else
equally unfavorable.
In their proud freedom the band of eleven
seemed more akin to the Alpine chamois than
just plain goats, giving finished performances
on Staten Island of sublime confidence in
themselves.
What every one who has not tried to conduct
an argument with the goat admires most about
him is his independence The sangfroid of the
goat is perhaps his most lovable trait-viewed
from rocking chair.
We are told it used to be the custom in
almost all stables containing a number of
valuable horses to keep a goat, which was
allowed the free run of the building" We
wonder who it was that said allowed" Ger
tainly not one of the oldtime inhabitants of
Harlem.
The goat not only shows initiative and in
dependence, but versatility.
There is something about goats imper-
turbable character which inspires confidence
and respect in policemen to far greater de-
gree than any Mayor his appointed COM
missioner has been able to do
Men who have made sympathetic study OF
the goat from the comfortable recesses OF their
library chairs cannot tell policemen much they
don't already realize about the activity of the
goat, how it is always prepared to make sniff
to meet great range of emergencies, how in
tellectuay as we'll as physically the goat is
able to back his individual judgment with per-
feet success most of the time.
You tell policeman who is convaescing
in hospital that the remarkable thing about
a goat is that his judgment is so perfect that
he scarcely ever makes a mistake, and you
have not enlightened that policeman. Further
more, you have not endeared yourself to him.
If you speculate upon the philosophical as
poets OF the goat, you only retard the i'm
provement in your friend, the policeman.
A goat would, no doubt make wonderful
mathematician if he could only tell us the
process by means OF which he performs his
feats Theorize on this phase of the goat
question, and see how far suffering police
man will care to follow you.
Morally, the goat is gddy animal. His
morals, in fact, worse than negative.
We all like independence-in ourselves and
others. But when an independent Irish police
man is sent after an independent goat-well
one side has to say goodbye to go per cent of
his independence.
Like his fellow mountaineer. the ass, we are
also informed the goat has unshakable nerves
and will keep his presence OF mind when ex-
posed TO sudden and unaccustomed dangers.
He requires all his unsuitable nerves and
presence of mind when surrounded on Staten
Island by the New York police force.
In the now historic goat stalk OF Staten, the
goats did not want for any nerve tonics. But
the policemen-they may, in time, get back
their balance. Let us hope.
A goat OF the old sort, not used to city ways,
will cheerfully MUNICH, according TO a faithful
observer, strong tobacco, NORWOOD. ed chill
lies and cigar ends. A Staten Island goat di-
gests the latest news, the oldest tin cans and