A GOAT STORY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2164, 24 February 1880, Page 3

A GOAT STORY.

The Nelson “ Colonist ” is responsible for the following :“A most extraordinary occurrence took place at Wakefield two or three clays ago, in which three ordinary quiet horses exhibited dispositions which fortunately arc very seldom met with in domestic animals. It appears that a lady who until recently has resided in town, went on a visit to her father’s home at Wakefield, taking with her a goat winch was placed in a paddock by itself. The other day, however, the goat broke out of its paddock, and got into another, in which three horses were grazing. Now as a rule horses and goats feed together on the best of terms, but hi this instance the horses, apparently with malice aforethought, went for the goat, and the three beasts caught the goat by their teeth and, literally tore the poor brute asunder. Their shrieks —our informant could call the noise they made by no other name —were audible half a mile away, and these attracting the attention of (he lady referred to, she was about to go to the rescue of the goat, but she had to run for her own safety. It was found impossible to drive the horses from their victim, which they crushed beyond all recognition, for having torn the brute in pieces, (hoy stamped the remains into the ground, even its bones being crushed into small fragments, and those driven into the soil. Such a case as the above we never before heard of, and it, seems almost incredible that three animals should have arranged to carry out such a horrible action ; but nevertheless' the truth of the story we arc assured of.”