A Tame White Goat 



denly came upon two white goats, a fe- 

 male and a little kid, evidently but a few 

 weeks old, standing right by the stream. 

 As soon as they saw him they turned and 

 galloped clumsily off towards the foot of 

 the precipice. As he was in need of meat, 

 he shoved ashore and ran after the fleeing 

 animals with his rifle, while the dog gal- 

 loped in front. Just before reaching the 

 precipice the dog overtook the goats. 

 When he was almost up, however, the 

 mother goat turned suddenly around, 

 while the kid stopped short behind her, 

 and she threatened the dog with lowered 

 head. After a second's hesitation the 

 dog once more resumed his gallop, and 

 flung himself full on the quarry. It was 

 a fatal move. As he gave his last leap, 

 the goat, bending her head down side- 

 ways, struck viciously, so that one horn 

 slipped right up to the root into the dog's 

 chest. The blow was mortal, and the 

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