Show L A LONDON CHARACTER 1 goat to I 1 well arell known i ina A tb the bevet r f the tile wet west fd 1 kit v pet goat lias has no p particular it is abo about ut 10 years old and has I 1 abl me alth its present owner mr miller dill er 1 with u to mr alfred da DO Iloth achman Ch it man stab tables les are situated in brick street ae 5 iu lilly ever since I 1 it t was a few montois oid yng as he lie does among the aristocracy the very center of 0 the west end aldin d in AD coat goat has acau acquired ired some very fastidious ile tc t though he Is thoroughly well bo be hel totes he ile cannot stand wet or cold win v cather and he has to put up with enuch kiich incon inconvenience vengence ven tence at such times on that will not out all account ant as the tile boitt go at attlee enless the day be fine and tai airey airly aly warm referring the he cozy and comfortable stable preferring L 38 a rule in n winter it is most amusing to the goat come to the door at an tin early so t jn ia the morning and take a careful boor survey in 1 A 11 directions if the spherical ph and meteorological conditions do not ot suit its fancy it turns back and gives up outdoor exercise for the day should the morning prove satisfactory the goat will walk off aud and perhaps not ot be tan again until about nightfall should shower of rain fall during the day when ibe the goat la is malt out it wil will on its first approach inte laake for home or if at too great a distance tor for this seek as comfortable a shelter as circumstances will avill permit and stay there until the ground Is thoroughly dry spin generally the goat Is not lot tar far wrong in 13 its calculations on weatherman the weather many y people in the neighborhood having noticed that when the goat goes out I 1 la u the early ro morning the day la is sure to be a fine one his jig rambles take bin hin all along aleca dilly oxford street regent street and eren ven farther during the season when li it meets many of his ills friends who coax him into shops and treat him to his favorite ackes and sweetmeats sweet meats he ile has one ques tio habit which la lit a liking for tobacco but he will only accept A certain kind lind of light colored mild flavored cigarette tobacco to which he is rather partial many vany amusing incidents ot of lis his adventures out of doors are related Ld lie h has as been beta known when spit at by a person to lam turn round and walk off in high dudgeon tin la the direction of home apparently thoroughly disgusted the goat has his peculiar houses of call in the principal west avest end squares and knows exactly the time of day to callihen call when the roost most toothsome morsels are to be had lie ile is very particular in his tastes angwill and will accept nothing unless mill essit it be exactly what he likes ills master roaster mr miller lias has had bad charge of do stables for twenty five live years lad and has always been in the habit of keeping a goat among the horses a practice in which he has great faith and elates states that to this alone he attributes the absence of 10 1 I 1 infectious disease from the stables pall mall gazette |