Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1881 — The Goat. [ARTICLE]

The Goat.

Ths goat Is a native of the vaeant lots about the city, and there are lots of them. The goat is omnivorous. He will goat anything that he sees, and will seize anything that he may goat. His ptinci pal food, however, is playbills. He is very fond of letters. Let us honer him for his love of bill letters. The gentleman goat is called Billy, but he is a Billy that no policeman can handle. The lady goats are Nanny. This is the ewe-Nanny-mous name. The young goat is called a kid. Kids are on hand the year round. The goat is genourous to a fault. He presents a eouple of horns to everybody he sees. In the matter of mere cash the Cashmere is the most famous. Goats are fond of the outskirts of large cities, also hoop-skirts. The goat wears a beard. It is called a goatee, though not confined to the he goat. The goat is noted for his bunting, but never flags. The goat is one of the signs of the zodias, signifying that' he has a propensity to knocking things skyfee never gets high himself. That is to say, never gets over the ba-a-a-a,. Shakspere understood the spontaniety of the goat when he said, “Stand not upon the order of your going, but goat once. Tbe goat is a wide-awake animal. He is never caught napping, notwithstanding the many cases of kidnapping you may have read about. For many years the goat was the only butter known. Goats love to get on a high rock and sun themselves. Give them a chaece and they will always seek a snnny climb. The good Pan was'a sort of half goat. All goats do not pan out as well as he did.— Boston Pott.