Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-04
AUNT NABBY'S st.WEDGOoSE.


"Pollijoh," said she tome, bent we got .
goose about the farm"
mo" said |, eve at, the oil gander at .
Christmas, and he was ~ last q the lortr'- /
,rChs."
Aunt Nabby went dtwn TO Sue, who was
getting breakfast.
Susanna, said she, tht boys tdl us how we
bent got goose in creation, noN what shall
we dor
Go without" replied Susanna, with that
amlable tone which father aldhad worn her
teeth close to the gums.
Aunt Nabby, however, was bent upon
goose, and when such ST. person gets bent
upon ANYTHING you may onslder the matter
settled; and saw that Gosa OF some kind
or other would b. had at SINE rate.
''lIerc, YOU critter,' cred aunt Nabby, to
the little black spccimc- OF human family
that was digging potatoes N the garden, Here
want YOU to go along he neiSlibors, ana
borrow goose,
Cato laid down his hn., got over the fence
and shovellcd of on In 2edcstals to get
goosa.
The first house that Gao came to was that
of Sam Soap; into the shp wcnt the yankech-
ed negro, and making bw to MIR. Soap who
sat like digniicd HindD idol. busily engag-
fh GNNA. " ANAl sAAA ''N''
brown rags, and humminS most mOumluily
the air OF.
''le banks and braes ofjonny DOOM
"Mr. Soap" SAYS Cato, "himt got no goose
nor nothin,' "haint We" foralmt Nabby!
Soap was a literal mot literary man and
so he called to the daughtr, Proprety, who
having but one eye, was liewise called JUS
tice--that is, by some who were classical
"Priety,' muttered he, "gi Cato my goose.
Priety, like good girl, took the broad fiat
iron oil the shelti and telling Cato to be care
full as everlasting not to gent wet, she wrap
ped II in paper and away won't the webioot-
ed mortal TO deliver hisChargc 10 Susanna.
My gracious, If that nis6ar 'haint got me
an iron goose to stew,
But az i, was her business TO
stew the goose end ask 10 questions at it she
went, and pretty soonhhe tailor's treasurer
was swimming among De onions carrots, cab
bage and spice all as mid as need be. Alter
breakfast, aunt Nabby lbd gone abroad to ask
III the neighbors, and when she came home
went TO see how the goAse came on.
''ls 1t tender, Susann,s" said she. Susanna
smiled 80 swcetly, that he old house clock il
the corner next to the cibbOrd, stopped aud
held up its hands. @
"oh, madam" replhd Susanna, ''its 81
tender that guess it wtnt be more tende
arter bein' boiled"
and fat?'
oh, bless We, its so brad across the back
My aunts mouth waered so that she wa
forced TO look at Susanna To correct the agrea
bic impressions.
Well, noon came, and HE neighbors bega
10 drop IN. First came in the parson, VIII
being man OF remarkable "punctuality, too
out his watch as he came ill., and for the pun
pose of seeing how il chimed, he said with tn
old clock, he walked into the kitchen, bad
NJ =, ssssaaAis-s ....ifrd up ,l.ol, continue
OF inc preparing sacrifice with expanded -.
irlls. Next the minister gor,,- =, liCs
he opened the front door, and seeing no on
but me.
"Pollijoh," said he, "When'll that goose b
done! cause I'm everlastin busy, scttlin tia
hay NOW case, and I'd like TO know"
Ready now, square" answered the parse
opening the kitchen door land walk i'm an
let us have little chat
The squire entered, and he and the minist
had considerable spell ofconversa,ion abo,
the hay NOW case. This case was az follow
AbiJah Briggs got leave to carry his hay ;
cross the window Stokt's field TO the road
Well this hay NOW had dropped OF the pole
and widow Stokes claimed it as a wall am
stray.
"Now, concct the chief pint in the cas-
Is this here-has widow Stokes right to ii
hay! Now thisll depend you see, pom 10th,
point to wit, vidaliciti-does the hay belor
to 'bijah! Now thewidow says she, eve,
man III The country's king, just as far as b
iarm goes; now the king, all allows, has rid
TO walls and strays, and so" so says I'll
widow, that are hay is mine.
But" says BLch-and by jung, it's cut
argumcnt--"but," says he, though every ma
IN this land of liberty is free, yet that doea'r
prove that every woman is; and per contra w
know that women don't vote, and amt {
course free, says he, '-the hay amt hcn." b.
II ) pulling case, aint it?'
',Well, now" answered the minister, 81.
strikes me that the hay amt astray"
We'll, said the squire, that's pint nevc
thinkcd Of
Just then in came the Deacon: and after hin
the sexton and 80 on, till pretty much all tn
arstocratic democrats of the village had a.
scmbled. And then in hustled aunt Nabb,
awful fine, can tell you and then Susam
and Cato to bring in the dinner, and Will
they were doing that, the company all took
sun grog, by way of appetite, and then strot
ed down their faces and looked at the tabl,
and there was pig roasted and stuffed and
ilHC va N'dis dlll TWO Hens, anu an eNcfldStln
sight OF all kinds of scarce and pies, pudding,
doughnuts, and cider, and above at the head {
the table, the dish i'll which lay the hero of tn
day, that are goose" smothered in onion,
and utterly hid beneath loads OF carrots am
cabbages. The squire flourishcd his fork. am
bounced upon the pig, the Deacon tackled TO
at the veal, while the sexton went seriously (
work to exhume apiece of pork from an avail
anchc of beans. The minister with spoon
gently stirred away few carrots and onions i
hopes OF thus coming TO tho goose.
1T smells remarkably fine says he 10 aun
Nabby.
"lts particularly fat and tender" she rcpli
ed, "Ipicked it myself from whole heap
And still the minister poked, till at last til
spoon grated upona surface.
~ skewer, | guess; and plunged his for
INTO the onion mass. lac struggled to raise tn
iron handle with which he had Joined issue.
" Bless me. cried Nabby, what's that are?''
81 should Judge said the squire, chat wa
an old goose
Gracious mel exclaimed The deacon