The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-04
Aunt NaDby's stewed Goose.

WIN CABBAGE anu Sdlb pun " At't'iA'
.'Polliiah," said she tome, ''be mt we got goose
about the farm -
:: No. said l. we ate the old gander at Christ
mas. and he was the last of the Patriarchs.
Aunt Nabby wet down to Sue, who was getting
breakfast.
be mt got a goose in creation; now what shall we
do?
GO without" replied Susanna, with that anna /
bic tone which, father said, had worn off her teeth |
close TO the gums.
Aunt Nabbv. however, was bent upon goose, |
and when such stiff person gets bent on anything
you NAV consider the matter settled and saw |
that a goose Of some kind other would be had al
some rate.
Here, YOU crtter,'' cried aunt Nabby, to the
little black specimen of human trallty, that was
digging potatoes in the garden, " here want you |
to 90 along to the neighbors, and borrow goose.
Cato laid down his hoe, got over the fence, ana
shoveled off on his pedestals to get goose.
The first house Cato came to was that OF sam
Soap into the shop went the auEeeled negro,
and made bow to Mr.. Soap, who sat IKE algiliI
fed Hindoo IDOL busiIy engaged in patching an old
blue coat, with still older brown rags, and num-
ming most mourntuly the air OF
''Ye banks and braes of bonny Doom"
Mr.. SOAP" says Cato, 8 haint got no goose nor
nothin' haint We, tor aunt Nabby
Soap was a literal mot a literary man, and SO
he called TO his daughter, PrOpriety, who having
but one eve. was likewise called Justce-that IS,
bv some who were classical. Priety, muttered
he, e gin Cato my goose.
Priety, like good girl, took the broad Aat-iron
off the Shelf and telling Cato to be as careful as
everlasting not to get it wet, she wrapped 1t IN
paper, and away went the Webtooted mortal 10 ue-
| liver his charge to Susanna.
$ My gracious, if that niger haint got me an
iron goose to stew :.
But nevertheless, as it was her business to stew
the goose and ask no questions, at she went, ana
| pretty soon the tailOr's treasure was swimming
among the onions, carrots, cabbage and spice, all
/ as nice as need be- After breakfast, aunt Nabby
had gone abroad to ask in the neighbors, and when
| she came home. went to see how the goose came OH
| % Is it tender Susanna :" said she. Susanna
smiled so sweety, that the old house-clock IN the
/ corner next to the cupboard, stopped and held up
! :. Oh. madam. replied Susanna, g it's so tender
that guess it won't be more tender arter beln'
! boiled"
And fat -
:. Oh. bless We, it's so broad across the back"
! NV aunts mouth watered so that she was forced
TO look at Susanna to correct the agreeable impress
| sion.
Well, noon came, and the neighbOrs began to
drop in. First came the parSOn, who, being a man
of remarkable punctualty took out his watch as ne
came in, and for the purpose OF seeing now IL
chirned he said, with the old clock, he walked INTO
the kitchen babe Miss Susanna good day, hoped
she continued well in body, and snutted up the
sweet havors of the preparing sacrifice with eX-
banded nostrils. Next to the minister came the
squire he opened the front door, and seeing no one
! but me
:. Polliah," said he when II that goose be
done 'causdI' everlastin' busy, settln that hay
NOW case, and I'd like to know.
Ready now, squire, answered the parSoh
opening the kitchen door, s. and walk ln' ana LEI
Us have a little chat"
The squire entered, and he and the minister hac
/ bla gpsll 0f about the nav
NOW case. This case was as follows:
| Abah Briggs got leave to carry his hay across
, the widow Stokes field to the road Well, th'
hay-mow had dropped off the poles, and widow
Stokes claimed it as a wait and stray.
g Now conceit the chief pint in the case IS TIN
] here-has widow Stokes right to the hay nov
this Il depend, ye see, pont other pint, to wit, ~
| dalicti-does the hay belong TO BJah! Now TN
+ widow says, says she, every man in the country
a king Just as far as his farm goes now the KING
all allows has a right to waits and strays, and so,
. so says the widow, that ar hay IS mlne
IS But says 'Biiah-and by jung, it's cute ar9ll
. ment-. but SAYS he, though every man IN thu
land Of liberty is free, yet that does mt prove tina
II | every woman is and per contra, we know tina
- | women don't vote, and of course amt free, say
j he; the hay amt hern But It's puZzIing case
aiht it p
!, Well, now, answered the minister, $ 1t strike
i me that the hay amt astray.
Well, ;, said the squire, that's pint neve
u thinkedoE
D. Just then in came the deacon; and after him tn
sexton. and so on, till pretty much all the arstc
e cratic democrats Of the village had assembled
n And then in hustled Aunt Nabby, awful fine,
OF can tell you and then Susanna and Cato TO brln
l,g in dinner and while they were doing that, IN
E. company all took stiff grog, by way OF appetite
and then strOked down their faces and looked {
}e the liable and there was pig roasted and stuffed
and line of veal, and two old hens, and an eve
lasting sight Of all kinds of SARGE, pies, pudding
doughnuts and cider and above at the head OF "a
m table the dish in which lay the hero OF the ddyY
" that ar goose " smothered in onions, and dtiTn ,
Jv hid beneath the load of carrots and cabbag1s
eh squire hourished his fork and pounCe& upon ~
x. MIG the deacon tackled to at the yeal, Wlle III
Of sexton went seriously to work to exbdme Pleee
is pork from an avalanche Of beap~ ne nllt .
= with spoon gently stirred awat is" callo'S al
Sc onions in hopes OF thus cOmiSg 10 Lhe gooSe'
g 1t smells remarkably tne' says nc u 1A''
r. Nabby. -, H., ,,,Iio,
S. picked it myself pom whole ,5,I heaP
he and sill the mipSer poked, I'LL at last the sPoo
lie. a sI[s,.er Tguess T" and pIungng ms fork In
the nnion ms, he struggled TO raise the iron hal
.Lo lie With yy6ich he had Joined issue
'Ds '' PIoane.@ cried Nabby, :" what s that ar
elk. /" sIould Judge, said the squire, that was
oiG s5Sracious me - exclaimed the deacon.
The Still the minister struggled, and still the goose
mo gsted-aunt Nabby grew nervous-and the mo
re- the minister would struggle, the more the goo
ape wouldn't come. saw my aunt's eye dila
. ing-pounce, just whenthe minister thoughthe HI
oily I conquered the enemy, my dunJs cldW uFo
zen through the onions and dragging forth the tailor
d na goose held it at arms length before the compaH
les The squire had Just raised the pig upon ms fol
when. seeing my aunt's discovery, he dropped
t5 Ss and the dish was knocked to smash The sext
we'd had drawn his beans TO the edge OF the table,
the bsr mil as he saw the goose and over it went.
, NV aunt dropped the cause Of this evil, and ht