Evening star., 1939-09-17
r H. Finances College Education by Teaching Horses
Just
Between
Yourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

You've never heard of "goatitis," :"
Of course, but it's the best word I
can think of offhand to describe the
mild epidemic that has broken out
lately in my mail.
1t started with brief note from
John E. Collins. jr., of 723 Long
fellow street NV. He and his sis
ter, Jeanne, were vacationing on the
farm of their grandfather, Louis j.
Stoll, near Burke, Va. The letter
was accompanied by a snapshot of
John and Jeanne riding in a small
express" wagon pulled by two goats
1t went on to explain that the chill
dren used the goat-wagon to earn
spending money" by hauling things.
The goats belong to me-" John
wrote. Their names are Betty and
Bob"
1t was an interesting picture, and
I'd have liked to use it, but it wasn't
clear enough to reproduce we'll. So
somewhat regretfully, I returned it
to John-and proceeded to dismiss
his goats from my mind.
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But 1t wasn't to be. Johns snap
shot was no sooner in the mail than
I received a note from Ella Larsen,
13, of Vienna, Va, telling all about
her goat-"my pet playmate" as
she described the animal.
For about three years, I have
kept goat" she said. when was
II my father gave 1t to me for a
Christmas gift. I was very much
surprised when I saw it, for I wasn't t
even thinking about a goat"
Well, I wasn't thinking about a
goat either-but there it was!
Its nanny" Elias letter con-
tinued, land will be milking about
year this January. I milk her
morning and night. It's fun some
times-when she doesn't start jump
ing around. She gives almost a
pint at each milking"
Elias goat Is sometimes rather
playful-which, perhaps, explains
why she refers to the animal as
my pet playmate"
She plays with you by jumping
up on both hind feet and coming
down and trying to start butting you
in funny way" Ella wrote.
All of which was very interesting
but, surely, it was about all that one
could reasonably expect to hear
about goats, wouldn't you suppose?
Well, that's where you're wrong
just as 1 was The very next letter
1 opened also was about-of course,
you'll guess-goats!
Yes-goats: and not Just one or
two goats, but So of them!
The note was from Barbara Seitz
of Waldorf, Md, who began:
Our farm is the happiest place
know, and why shouldn't it be,
with So goats?
MY mother named all the brown
goats Barbara continued, but she
did not name the white ones be-
cause they are almost alike. The
brown goats names are Daisy,
Brownie, Vicky, Jessie, Lulu, Cleo
and Meanie."
Of all the goats, Vicky is the most
She'll shake hands with
anybody" according to Barbara,
who added:
Il certainly wish all boys and girls
could have as much fun as my
brothers and sisters and I have with
our goats
Suggestions to girls on what to
wear to school," sent in by Patricia
Ellen wilkins, As w street NV. a
pupil at Langley Junior High School:
"A pea green suit, with rose blouse
. pocket book, gloves, hat and
shoes also might be in rose Black
suede pumps A winter coat in
either sea-blue or wine A COL
lar of fur looks nice on a smartly
dressed girl in her teens A lit
tie Robin Hood hat with feather
to match your coat E. -
Thanks for the pointers, Pat. If
I see a girl wearing a pea-green
suit, etc, I'll know it's you.