Being in the position of "boots" to the camp, the tending of goats fell to their lot.

Three goats were missing this evening, which the goatherds could not account for, nor any of their men.

Suspecting that they were hidden for a private feast, I told their chief to inquire farther, and report.

The upshot was, that the man was thrashed for intermeddling, and came back only with his scars.

This was a nice sort of insubordination, which of course could not be endured.
The goatherd was pinioned and brought to trial, for the double offence of losing the goats and rough-handling his chief.