Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-01-08

us, but on the devoted heads of the goose
tribe also, do the deeds of this evil day fall
bloodily. (Hear! Hear! from green
gosling.) Ogcese will you suffer yourself
YES to be puckcd forevcrl A general hiss,
and cries of no no y call upon ye, also,
We ducks, to contribute your effort to avert
the general ruin (Cries Of quack quack !
quock from the Ducks.) The other mcm-
bers of this respectable assembly | would
also appeal to, and remind them of their Sc
veral and individual wrongs. o, fowls Of
the barn-yard what hen-roost is sacred from
tho ravages of the Destroyer Immense cack-
ling among tile poultry.) o, harmless cal
YES and sheep arc not your ranks thinned
by the autunnal slaughter, who, unsatished
with the delicaccs of the feathercd creation,
adds even the enormity of head and pluck to
his piles of preposterous luxury A general
baaing.) And you unfortunate sucking pigs!
sweet emblems Of innocence how often do
your lovely infant countenances cast CLEAN
of ruetul despair at the memorable jaws of the
tin kitchen, in which the horrible Thanks
giving Day dooms you to be 'cabined, crib
bed, and confined and make more turns
roundabout than a modern politician! (IIcar!
hear! from the pigs, accompanied by a
general grunt Of sympathy.) Friends,
countrymen, and folyw-suflerers favor us
with your counsel. Ye valicnt turkeys, lift
up your heads! Learned geese, display your
wisdom Young ducks, quack defiance to
the Governors proclamation! And oh sweet
pigs yc musical sons of shundcr set up
your pipes and squeal deatening chorus
into the ears of the Massachusetts Executive
Council Down with that gormandizng
iobgobln, the genius of Thanksgiving Day."
! (7hunders Of opplause.)
The Moderator having concluded, an old
grander arose, and addressed the chair.
"Mr. Moderator" said he, "give me leave
to express my entire and cordial appreciation
of the sentiments you have uttered. This
horrible day is, indeed, day Of mourning
for the whole feathcred creation. Seventy
years have witnessed its monstrous ravages,
hoping fondly to escape the general proscrip-
ton. Alas how vain my calculations a
week ago was seized by caitilf Roxbury
farmcr-naya drum-stck choke him land
slaughtered for the Boston market. Behold
me plucked of ali my plumage, and not SC
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dumps! Alas! what ills is goose flesh heir to
; Mr.. Moderator, move that Thanksgiving
, be, and 1t is hereby, abolished" (Grea
, cheering among the sccsc.)
Here black duck arose, and began tt
suggest doubts as to the efficacy of the mea
I sure proposed by his wcb-footcd btothcr. 81
is useless, Mr.. Moderator" said he, st,
waste time upon so dugatory a scheme "a
this. We have not time to spare, it bein!
now within two hours of dinner time, Tor thu
sermon is at least half through, and l see
u through the window panes of ,ondcr church
II most multivorous and duck devouring ap
petite written in the face of every mother
: son in the congregation; sir, we have no
two hours to live. Let us adopt some deci
: sivc measure. Abolish Thanksgiving
: iddlesnck. What individual among the tw o
: legged monsters will care for that Snch
II protest is worthy of ,he goose that hatche'
# it," (Loud cries of Order! Order fi'oa
t erery part Of the table,
d A gray squirrel then rose, scratching fror
a his face the crumbs Of pastry which la
. cvas with the end Of his tail, spoke to tn
4 following purport "Mr. Moderator, as m
4 friend the black duck says, this is the tim
y for action. We ought not to spend time il
=, n,3bling about the nutshell, but strike int
the kernel of the matter, How do regre
= that any gentleman in this assembly shout
{ indulge in personalities. This is no plac
n iorprivatc piques and party animosities. LIE
Is ducks and geese go amicably claw to claw
:, and paddle onward to the accomplishment G
y the great purpose. Allow me still TO remark
c that the proposition of my respected frent
IS the grander, is, in my opinion, hardly suita
C bic to the present emergency. hope tia
n gentleman will display his customary wisdom
y and withdraw his notion" (LIere lon
:. mmmurs arose from all the goose tribe, an
cries Of question:! question y
y A sucking pig then took the floor. sit
:, the opinion" said he, "of many of my learn
: ed friends, that weshould use our endeavor
y. to CONVEX the Governor and Council int
!" Jews, for lhcn," added be, with great fee
.. ing, "concs the day of dellvcrancc for tn
swlni>h multitude. Under the Jewish Dis
II pensalion, if the abominaton of Thanksei,
ing were continued, which very much doub
l. it would at least he attended with prohb
- w" VI PUN, III All Si'dpcS, vi t'idt udy.
l. propose, therefore, to bring forward a motto
r for the conversion Of the aforementioned d
d enitaries, in the first place, and the Board {
II Boston Aldermen aftcrward."
a An oyster, who had hitherto RENAME
Of snug and silent, now begged the indulgene
4. of the assembly. Ilehopcd to see somethin
done for the shell fish. The epcures
Thanksgiving Day had grown so absorbinel
greedy that oyster-saucc had become a stant
ing dish. The liberty of the seas was II
longer involate. 1t was with the decpe
melancholy that he informed the assembl,
lie he had it from the best authority, that ii
re city government had recently rescnded a
RS ordinance prohibiting the sale of oysters dul
d. ing certain months of the year. mo da
,s Of the three hundred and sixty-Gve," cont
!, nued he, with great emotion, sis day
p" rest for u.s." lie was proceeding at son,
N length in the same strain, when he was ca
lie led to order by a sheep's-head, and remnt
!. ep that he was Distressing, A violent altcl