Billy
I don't know where Dad got the old Billy Goat. In his trading around the country there in Idaho he came up with the most Contrary old Billy Goat that ever existed. If there was anything to get into, you could bet your bottom Dollar that Billy and us kids were mixed up in it. The Local Preacher (George Baldwin) went from house to house and it was the folks turn to have church at our house that week-end. Whenever the Goat got into anything, Dad would whip him in the face with his old Black hat and the Goat got to hating that hat. Well the weather was hot and they had all the doors open. The Preacher was in front of the Door with his back to the door and it was prayer time so they were knelt down to chairs and I came by and saw George there and so I got My Brother to go get Billy. I went to the other door and got Dads Hat and came around to where George was Praying and I held the hat behind George and then signaled my Brother to turn Billy loose. That Goat took one look at that Hat and charged. Just before he hit George I jerked the hat and we ran and hid behind the Chicken house. When the Goat hit George he went clear across the room end over end. Of course we thought that it was funny! Dad never left the house without that hat, so when he went to see what had happened, He first went to get his Hat, but when Dad went to get his Hat and it wasn't there he knew just exactly what happened. Nothing was said right then, but when Church was over and they were all gone....... then It was (Pay Day) for me because my Brother was too small to do that on his own. I was about 10 and Cal was 4 years younger. I sure got my Butt Blistered for that Caper.
BIHAK(Bud in Homer, Alaska)
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Created April 7, 2001
