Washington telegraph., 1845-02-05

siS HsiSaDors, ald whcn she came home,
she went of course directly 10 the kitchen
TO see how thc goose came On.
sis il tender, Susannal'' said she. Su-
sanna smiled 20 swcetly, that the old house
clock in the corner, next the cupboard, stop
pei and held mp it, hands.
''Oh, ma'amn replied Susanna, sits 50
Tender tha, giess il wont be no more ten
der arier helm bilei.'
And fltl''
"Oh, bless yeI it's SO broad across the
back"
Ny aaa:,s mouth watered SO that she was
! forced ~ look al Susanna 10 correct the
agreeable impression.
Well, noon came. and the ncighbors be.
| gan to drop in First came the parson,
who being man IF vast plnctuality, lookout
his watch as soon rs be came in, and for
the purpose Of seeing how II chimei, ns he
said. with the old clock, walked into The
kitchen, baie Miss Susanna good day, hoped
she continued wei in body, and snudrd up
the sweet iavors Of the preparing sacsii'cs
with expanded nosfrils. Next I'd The mia
lister came the squire; he opened the front
door, and seeing no one bu; me.
'.Poll;jal,," liz said, sswhen'll that are
J goose be dOnel cause I'm eyerlastin busy,
settlin that hay NOW case, and III like 70
know"
"Reaiy now, squire" answered the par
son, opening the kitchen door, ''and guess
it's an uncommon fine goose, too, SO walk
in and LEI rs have little chat"
The squire entered, and he and the rnia-
lister had 4 considerable spell of conversa-
tion about the hay NOW case. This case
was as follows:
Abijah Beggs got leave 70 carry his hay
across the widow Stokes's field 10 the ROAD.
Well, this hay NOW had dropped of the
poles, and widow Stokes claimed il as
waif and stray.
SNOW" says the squire, 81 conceit the
chief pint in the case i this here-has the
widow Stokes a right TO the hayl Now
this II depend, We see, pom t'other point. to
wit: videlici'-iocs the hay belong 10 'Bi
! jah, Now The widow says, SAYS she, "eve-
~ man in this country's free, and therefore
every man in this coIntry's king, jist as
fur as his farm goes; now the king. ali al
low, has a right ID waits and strays, and
So" says the widow, '-tha; are hays mine"
''Bu,," says 'Biiah-and by jink- its q cute
argument-abut,' saws he, "though every
utiti iuis ul , u nse ltA
that doesn't prove that every woman j.;
and per conlra, we know that woman don't
vote. and of course aini free" says he, 'the
widow Stokes aint a king, so,n says he,
''the hay aint hcrn." But lis a puzzling
! case. aint Ii!'
"Well, now" answered the minister, III
strikes me that the hay aint astray."
SWELL" said the squire, athat's pint
never ihinlxcd Of
/ Just then in came the deacon, and alier
\ him the sexton, and I'D On, till pretty much
\ all the aristocratic democrats of the village
had assembled. And then in hustled aunt
/ Nabby awful fine, tel YOU; and then Sa-
sanna and Cato began 20 bring in dinner,
and while they were doing that the com
pany all took a stiff glass Of grog by the
way of appetite, and then siroked down
their faces, and looked Al the table, and
there was pig roasted and stuffed and
| fne leg of veal, and two Old hens. and mn
eyerlasin sight Of all kinds ot sarce and pies,
and pudicns, and donGhnuts, and cider, and
above all, at the head or the table, the dish
in which lay the hero Of the day, shat are
goose" sm0thercd in onions, and utterly
hid beneath tie load Of carrots anl CAB
assigned 10 the minister, and Az sat down.
The squire Aourished his ioFiss and pounnei
upon ihe pig; the deacon tackled NJ "A the
veal, while the sexton went seriously to
work. to exhume piece or pork from amid
an avalanche ot beans The minister, with
spoon, gently stirred away q few carrots
and onions in hopes Of thus coming at ihe
goose
|. 'li smells remarkably Gne," says he 10
aunt Nabby- HMIH
sits particular "a. and tendeF," she re-
piled, picked It myseltfroIi whole heap.
And still. the minister pokei, till at last
the spoon grated upon surface.
"a ssewer, gness," ani plunging hs
fork into the onion mass be struggled 70
raise the iron handle, with which he had
joined issue
"BIcss me-" cried aunt Nabby, whats
that are!' rr
Il should judge said the squire, '-ihat
are was an old goose"
"Gracious MEL exclaimed the deacon.
Still the minister struggled. and still the
goose resis;ed-ant Nabby grew nervous,
and the more the minister struggled, the
more. the goose wouldn't come. l saw my
auni's eye dilating, her hand novcttugiy-
and ihen-pounce, just when the minister
thought be had conquered the enemy, my
aunt's claw drove through the onions, and
dragging forth the tailor's goose, held itat
arms length before the company; the squire
had Just raised the pig upon hi fnFx, when
seeing my annt's daeoyery, he dropped il,
ani tho dish was KIN siscd ali 10 sna sh---
The sexton hal dawn lis beans 10 lhs edge
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