The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-08

ing sort Of animal His affabiiity and politeness
were a.tested by his continual nodding at every
thing, ndiferentl7. He had ready voice, with the
rare-and to the head Of such concern-very con-
venient quality Of enunciatng but one single sound
"a monceyi iable, signisyfng both yes and no; so
that il might be ever doubtful whether negative or
affirmative was meant-an inestimable advantage,
the reader will at once perceive, over those human
officials who mean M when they say yes, and Uice
rtrso. He was bol6, menacing, and intrepid to
fault, when anything wrong was to be done, or any
plurder to be SEIZED owing apparently TO the fact
OF bis being so constituted thai ne could zee nothing
directly before him without turning his he Id 50 Is
to perceive it by sinister glance with one eye.
lie would scrupe at noshpg IN the way o. foiags aad
pluI der. With him, nothing suited TO his Instincts
was indigestible. He delighted Ia troubled waters,
stagpant pools teeming with vermin, of,l and ga,-
bsge. No sense Of guilt or sha ne would ever add
9 tinge to the crimson hue Of his cheeks; AMI
wtensver they wished to cast him OF, they would
only have to let locse ter icr wolf, fox, badger,
hedgehog, weasel, cat, or even large rat, and all
but his harmless plumage would quickly disappear.
Moreover, he could predict aud give waraing to all
the hsir.clad tribes, OF approaching s'orms aad
tempests and finally, was pre- eminently qualified
for all the possible emergencies Of his office, by
being able 70 walk and run on the solid ground. to
wade, swim and dive in pools and brooks, to clap
his wings and fly In the sir, and to sleep standing
on one foot, and with ore eye open.
No sooner was this brilliant eulogy closed than
the whole caucus rose to their fee in token Of their
admiration. They felt that other candidae could
pretend to such conste iAon of gifts, enco wmens
and brilliant qualifications The largest one Of the
whole company, and having the longest ears. whose
voice Was equal to his geological rank, and whose
coat, in the twilight OF their nocturnal meeting, re
semb!ed Corinthian tin, brayed three times BY way
Of secondipg the nomination. A joyful tumnlt OF
applause from every throat ensued, in viii; the
goose who had necessarily nodded assent to evsry
thing that had been said and done, most heartily
joined at tho same time modestiy acknowledging,
that his whole life there,ofore had been wholly occa
pied with the dirty traffic Of small putde, In con.
pction with thicyish rivals, and therefore he had
never before discovered the extraordinary gifts nd
powers which Re wAs 2ow convinced lay coacsa,sa
and dormant in him; Hs oni5 regretted taa. som,
dis over how they rad all along bsea blind y .de
me its OF their race, and witness the shsct 81 N
concentrated wisdom ao9 penetration OF caucus 10
discovering and forese; Hndesing nosor'ous tnso
capacities and energies OF the goose, which bus iof
an occasion a. an ohjsct worthy OF tpen "oaa
never he called fol ~ 10 astonisn the ,wAols word
and reader goose" familiar hoa ehoid woti.
Though SUGGESTED thus far, be- ond t1sr aoss
ssngpipe expect All ms the nomr atiDg committee
ie.s, nevertheless, thai ia what renaiasd % base