Litchfield enquirer., 1831-12-29
THE GOOSE.

Aeccr practice JOsrneyiRg On tke Sab- lg@th' Gs the manner Cf some is. there Bore turned Mp to q comfortable looking public house in the little tOsOn of K-e
 and put Mp for tue night. The mert dov Me t0ndLord g0Ue me q seat in las pe.o.
 Uhere listened to 0n excellent discourse
 1he speaker OGs neither fipport uoys .
 hUmdrun', but e sensible, aOeH read. dist;nrg
 and consistent pulpit orator. In the ere- n'ng se0erGI neighbOrs came is, UitA .Ohom
 took pleasure in cOnUersing; aud their minister, e part cfthe time, s0as thc subject ot our conversation. 4 spoke highlv in lis praise and of the satisfaction / took iu hearing has discourse. My lamdladv took e Heading part aoith us, and sDas worm in taror of the porson; said an abundance Of good things about him, but dear sir.'' said she, " hoO unfortunate he is in being q 6ochelor." Indeed" 7 replied, "fow Happened this 2" Why, Aa, sir. it was Q sad affair that caused it. He cas once pn6hshed to Hiss Dolly Jones, sDho is now Me ~ye ct squire Mumford. H is true, s'r-l read ,oith nty oson eyes the paper sny- seg publishing tie bands of matrinaonv 6e- t,ocen the Rec. Habakkuk Grimstone. and Mass Dolly Jones, but it so Happened upon q certdin dag, s0hen the pGrson ros caryv- ing Miss Dolly home, after she had been ap here to sec his situation, and hoao she I'ked, and to give some orders about mot- ters aud things you know, as / was q say- ,"g, upOn certai" day, as the de'a 0ould Aace it, as e body mig gM sag, our parson '00s @ little out of sorts. o, tt soos e soy- ry thing. for Dolly scas all in oU and just the thing for q minister's wife. So Hev ?ogged along homeward you ,coud knov, m e pretty stopping pace; bat just as they got to Stoney Brook, they run afoM of Capt. Dnkin's geese. Dolly, peer tender heortcd girl, sung out "take care, Mr. Grimsto"e, you'N kill that goose r' But the pdrson heeded her not rot: SO she cried out dgain pushing him hardlv, " for mercy's sake, Mr. Birthstone, do see the goose" Would you believe it? the Porson made no other reply than "Aold your nonsense, plague on tie goose," and drOUe right over the poor bird and Killed tt. Poor Dolly neUer said another soord. but Kept gloomy thinking aH the way home. And a wGs q gone goose a0ith the pDars0n, TH assure you; for wAen he took Ter out ct the carriage, she turned upon him Gad said, "Mr. Birthstone, you need not trouble yourself to call on me again, t0r, though it mag surprise you, / tell you plainly and positiUely, that 4 am resoiued never to mdrry you.'' 7He pdr.n.., tn E.. sure, 'cas thunderstruek, and asked tAe req son of this strange and sudden resolution. '" Why, sir," she replied, 7 am satisfied, that although you no,0 caN me your dear and your duck. get s0hen yO~ have once made sure of mc, / shall De no more nor Jess than your goose" 1He parson returned home sorry and sad, and neuer since could have tt in his heart to try his luck again for c soife. He is dn excellent minister, and takes charming care of his .Jsoek, but ever since that memorable time he has aL,cays hated the sight of e goose"
 No,0 friend Charles, yOu may proft Jy this Httle story, for i you ever hopc to De united to your adorable Louisa, and live happy, be sure that you Keep you temper, and never kiU the goose !-Mass. paper.
 CURIOUS VEGETABLES.
 Among the many singular productions that faU under our notice, ace haze seen nOne more curious than the three zoe are G.