THE GOAT. 
I HAVE just seen a Goat and her Kids : she has 
two Kids; they are full of fun, and jump up and 
down all day long. They will leap over the back 
of the old Goat as she lies down, and butt at her. 
If they see a low heap in the turf, they will make 
a very high leap over it, as if it were a tall gate, 
and then run up and down as fast as they can, and 
kick very hard. They are not at all wild, and will 
come up to you if you call them. The Kid is as 
fond of play as the lamb. If you will call up that 
dark one, we will look at its hair, and you will see 
that it is not at all like the wool on the back of the 
