Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-20

( "Gone!" he muttered. " Jist like a
woman, he soliquized, as he gathered a
cold bite to cat from the pantry shelves,
~ guess she won't go far. I'll have a
rest, anyhow, till she gifts back. When
git that pot o. gold, you iist watch
her snuggle up to watch it glitter. And
then II say: 'Samanthy, you wouldn t
kelp me git the stuff; you was alters
pesterin me and cross; you don't de
serve smidge but, by gosh, jist to show
you / appreciate the cakes you made
fer me, II share the whole eaboodle.
How's that, Samanthy?'
While Jonathan MEG. was busily en-
gagged that afternoon in throwing out
shovels-ful OF sand and gravel, Patrick
0 Flanagan s pet goat wandered to-
ward the we'll, and, curious as to the
nature and quality of the rope lying in
nocently on the ground, proceeded to
taste at the loose filaments, and then
to chew vigorously and with apparent
gastronomic appreciation. Mr.. McCT.
had occasion just about that time to
need the service of the rope and began
to pull upon it, with the result that the
goat slid over the edge of he well and
lonueu aa -AfE. McN. y rect.
Mr. MEG. was startled; so was the
goat. They looked into each other S
eyes as if to say: Well, what s next -
1t was Mr.. MEG. s move but the goat
beat him to it. stuck his head into
McG 5 stomach, not violently but just
hard enough to make him gasp for
breath. Mr. Nee caught the goat by
the horns and his gray beard and wrest,
led with him. He tried to heaye the
animal out bodily but it kicked so much
dirt down and squirmed i'll such an ami
mated fashion he found it was an i'm
possibility. He held it on his shoulder
but the perverse ereature-with appe-
tite whetted by sundry tomato-eans,
rubber hose, blue overalls thinking
Nee. 5 thin fringe of yellow hair tufts
of dried grass, began eontentedly to
munich therefrom MEG. objected, siren
uously, and the goat was once more ON
the well-bottom
81 guess we re in we'll, Mr.. Goat,
sohquized MrG., keeping his left eye on
the belligerent animal. Just then the
goat made leap and MeG lodged. The
goat hit the wall, stood moment dazed.
and then started after MEG, They went
around and around. like a merry go
round, until finally they came face to
face with each other. -McG. was on his
knees; his breath came fast, his eyes
burned like two pieces of red-hot iron.
The goat 5 nose was spattefed with
mud; MEG. Is hair was matted and the
dirty water trickled down each side of
his nose. over his mouth, and dropped
regularly The goat s eyes glOwed with
an intense, irrepressible fire, like that
which hlazes in the eyes Of the genus
bovine, species masculine, when red
rag is waved.
| 1t began to rain, and soon the walls
Of the well were wet and slippery. Fl
nally. an idea seized Mr.. MeG., and, by
a dextrous movement, he wrapped the
rope around the goat 5 horns. He be
gan to pull and slowly Mr Goat rose
out Of the well. Near the top he stuck
MeG., pulled hard but the place where
the goat had been chewing gave way
and down the animal came, right into
Met s arms, and the two sat down in q
feot Of water Then there was anothei
wrestling match. cateh-as-eateh-ear
proposition. with the goat eyading all
efforts to be re,eaptured, After muct
strategy. he backed the animal III