Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-03-25
AUNT NABBY's sTEwED GOOSE.

AUNT NABBY'S STEWED GOOSE.
1t was my Aunt Nabby's birth day
, and she was bent upon having stewed
goose stewed in onions, & with cabbage
and salt pork to match. Polijah," said
she 10 me, be'ent we got goose bout
the farm!' mo said |, I'VE eat the old gan
der at Christmas, and he was the last OF
tine Patriarchs.' Aunt Nabby went
down to Sue who was getting breakfast
Susanna said she, "lhe boys tell how we
be'ent got a goose in creation; now what
, shall we do?' Go without replied Susan
ma, with that amlable tone which so mar
ked her'an which my father said had
worn of her teeth 10 her gums. ButAunt
Nabby was bent upon goose, and when
such stiff and strait person gets upon
a thing you may consider the matter set
tled;and saw that goose of some kind
must be had at some rate or other. Here
YOU critter," cried aunt Nabby to the lit
lie Black specimen of the human family
which was digging potatoes in the gar
den, "here want you to 60 along to the
neigbors, and borrar goose" Cato laid
down his hoe, got over the fence, and
shovelled off on his broad pedestals to
get goose. The first house Cato came
10 was that of Sam Soap the tailor, COM
monty called Soft Soap. Into the shop
hc,went Yankeefed negro, and making a
Ieg to Mr.. Soap,who sat like hindoo
IDOL, busily employed in patching an old
brown coat, with still older brown rags
and umming most mourniully the air of
"Ye banks and braes of bonny Doom"
givingi it nasal twang that came direct
from Jedediah Soap, who was a member
of the long Parliament. Snip says
Cato, "you ha'nt got no goose nor nolhin,
ha'nt ye for aunt Nabby~
Soap was literal (not literary man,
and so he called upon bis daughter Pro-
priety, who having be eye. was lik-
wise Juslice-that n Some that were
cIassical-''Priety," says he, "give Cato
my goose."e Pyicty, like good girl, took
the broad flat iron off The Shelf and lell-
ing Cato to be "as careful as everlastin'
not to get it wet" she wrapt it in pa
per, and away went the web footedmor-
tai to deliver up his charge to Susanna.
"My gracious!" said Susanna, "if that
ere niger ha'nt got me an iron goose to
s,cw!" But nevertheless, as her busi
ness was to stew the goose and ask no
questions, at i, she Went,and pretty soon
the tailor's trcaure was simmering a.
mong onions, and carrots, and cabbages,
and turnips, and spices-all as nice as
need to be. After breakfast, aunt Nabby
had gone abroad to ask in the ncighbors,
and when she came home, she went of
course directly 10 the kitchen to see how
the goose came on.
"Is it tender, Susannal" said she. Su-
sanna smiled so sweelly, that the old
house clock in the next corner next the
cupboard stopped and held up its hands
oh Ma'am,' replied Susanna, 1T is so ten
der, that guess'lwoEt be no more ten
der after being biled.' sand fat 7" f" Oh,
bless ye it's so broad across the back
My aunt's mouth watered so that she was
forced to look at Susanna, to correct the
agreeable impression.
Well, noon came, and the neighbors
began to drop in. First came the par
son, being a man of vast punctuaIily, took
outhi watch as soon as he came in, and
for the purpose of seeing how it chimed,'
he said, with the old clock, walked into
the kitchen, n,bade Miss Susanna good day,
hoped she continued well in body and
snuffed up the sweet savors of the pre-
pairing sacrifice, with expanded nostri|s.
Next to the minister came the squire; he
opened the front door, and seeing no one
but me, PollIah," said he, "whcn ill
that goose be done cause I'm everlaslin
busy setllin that hay-mow case, and I'd
like to know" Ready now. SQUIRE an
swcred the parson, opening the kitchen
door, aud | guess it's an uncommon fine
goose too, SO walk in and let us have a
little chat" The squire entered and he
/, and the minister had a considerable spell
of conversation about the hay-mow case
the case was this: Abijah Beggs goteave
to carry his hay across widow Stokes
field 10 the road well, this hay-mow
I dropped off the poles, and the widow
Stokes claimed it as a waif and stray
+" Now says the. squire, IL conceii the
chief pint in this case Is here--has wild
: ow Stokes a right to the hay 7 Now
this i'll depend, you see, 'pon mother
pint, toswit, videlcit-does the hay be-
: long 10 'Bijah? Now the widow says
says she, every manin the country's free
! and therefore every manin the country's
s "a king. lust as far as bis farm goes; now