Show o JIRS F. F li BILLY GOAT BILLY GOAT I Ono One fine lino morning Billy Dilly Goal Coat was IUS as cros cross cross- Ing Ins the tho field when lio ho suddenly thought he had not teen seen Billy Dilly PI PIS' PIS in three days as a's Billy Dilly Goat Gool looked In tho lb direction of ot Dill Billy Pigs Figs s house ant and caught t sight Might of or something red fd coming comins down tho the road rood There he ho Is 18 said IJ Billy Goat I J I would know his red coat a n mile a away 8 Ho tie Is all oil right Ill I'll hide hid and jump out when he gets gels along alons here He lIo turned to look for tor a n good place to tu hide tilde and saw an old oM hogshead il ad with one one- end gone lying at one ono Hid aide of ot tho the road Rill Filly Billy Goat went Into IntI tho the nu m ahead heart heM He lie did not Dot stop to think that h hp he could not turn around after r hI ho was aa In ro thero and h he wa w. still laughing when B Billy III Pig Pih came near to hl hN hiding place n Hilly 1 lIy Coat out oat until Billy 11 Pig Ilg was close b beside the hogshead and then ho began an to make mako u a growling nol noise e. e Ho lie could caul tHO aeo Billy Dilly Pig through u u. hole In the hogshead I r G r r C went Billy Goat GMt Billy rig Pig stopped still and listened r G G r r G ca came me again from tho the hogshead Billy Dilly II Pip Pig looked at ut It and nna took toole a step near nearer r. r when I a n fiercer T growl camu cam from the tho hogshead and nn Bill Billy 1 Pig turned and ran Bill Billy Goat thought tho It time h s I showed himself and ho tried to get out of or hl his hiding place Ho lie tried to turn and when b bo be did die the hog hogshead bc began n to move mo He Ile made another an- an other oth r attempt and und this time the hogshead hogshead hogs hogs- head began to fo roll over tr slowly and then the It went ent a little faster and Billy Dilly G Coat I was wile first on hi his back and then on Ma hie feet teet until ho he hons was ns going so ISO fast ho hn did not know knol his feet from his back hack and all nil the time ho was calling for tor help as loudly AShe as ho he could HIli hilly Billy Pig ran ron a n short distance and not noth hearing h anyone behind him ho ou stopped 1 a and nil looked hack back Jn jut JI t In time t to see sec eu the thellO llO hogshead rolling down tho hilL MIL hilLI I Knowing that whatever atc r was In there thero could not hurt him he ran back and It roll roil JI He lie h heard Hc Billy Dilly Goo Coots Goate ts t's cries for help but he did dill not his voice olce and allI he lie did not flot know what whal tho tiro noise was ns an al way The Tha ho hogshead rolled on and on tin unit and finally landed hc a clump chImp of bushes II by bya a r ain ln airi of nt water at the foot toot of ot the rod rend Bill Billy Coat out of hid hla hiding place and shook He Ifo WIH WIM sure aunt Ills horns were brok broken lI and he did nut know Imol hut but his neck caa was nl also o Ho Un stood up and found Cou hi hh back was vas I all right and then ho airy iw the tho water Ill look bole In there re and fee etc It If I Iia have v I any tout horns left k-ft he said l 11 and then h he spied Dill Billy PIG standing at Al the top lOp of ot th the tho I hill hili oolong looking at him Dill Billy Pig had been J so o surprised wh n ho saw aw Billy Goat Coat back out of oC the hogshead he had not recovered when Billy Goo Goat t saw him and ryas HUll and wondering wondering won ron dering w what al it it coui mean tut Hello DIll Billy Pig PIS' II called ailed RII Goat t Come down and get got a t rink drink of nice cool water Sorry there Isn't another ho hogshead for tor you OU to come down dOn In It is great fun tun rolling tolling down hill hUI In one oils What 1 cannot understand Is la why you 1 0 made such suet a noise nole said BlU Billy Pig PiS It It rounded t at ay r vou ou ou w were wre r frightened and once I thought I heard heart you OU call Help Help Oh no I was not frightened l. l said aId Billy Goa Goat Coat t. t It If I 1 made a noise It was bec suc It was aS such fun tun you OU know we T always mako a noise of t some sonic kind when we e aro uro sliding down hill bill fast Billy Goat Coat trotted off orr over the field thinking he was lucky not lIot to lo have hl been killed and wondering It if Bill Billy Pig had nn any suspicion of ot what wha t he lie had really intended w to do In th the first place Copyright 1014 1311 by the tile McClure Newspaper Newspaper News s paper Syndicate lE New ew York City |