ACTING THE GOAT.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3237, 4 July 1879, Page 2

ACTING THE GOAT.

(To the Editor of the Erening Star.) Sib;— Surely our Borough Councillor* . have taken leare of their senses when* to get rid of an unjust clause in an un* necessary bye-law, anent the goats,, the/. . propose an amendment positively iniquitous. Fancy offering the bribe of ft 1 whole sixpence, with visions of limitless ; lollies, tops, allies, and tobacco, to indnce every penniless urchin to out the tether* rope, open the gates of allotments; and goat-houses, to get hold of a tame un- , offensive goat—much easier than catching i_ the wild destructive onesr-to levy black* /i* mail upon. This is " acting the goat" , with a vengeance, or is it only a cunning manoeuvre to prove that the Industrial School is really wanted, and wanted it surely will be if. our local lawgivers are to be allowed thus to offer a premium to roguery and injustice. If asked what remedy I would suggest, I would say "Do nothing, rather than do harm." " Quieta non movere! "and don't think that the world will cease revolving unless you "get out" and push behind I la short, follow Don Quixote's advice, and "Stand still, for the more; you stir the more you stink."—l am, &c, One who has " Kids " or hib oww.