Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-04-12
STha Goose QupstioI

Don't read the following from the Eui:ui
Republic, with your vest bu,tonet. unless
you wish to split it al! down the back.
Godfrey OF the b ston Transcript, told h.s
readers few days ago al astounding s.o-y
of The peregrinations Of mouse in the body
Of snake; its anatomical Iesearches--itS
going through the snake some seventeen
times, each exit being through fresh pas
sage chewed out BY the "mics." A number
ofJournals have ,olcmnly copied this story.
aud with a ghas,ly grin Of serious warning
Godfrey looks ON aud marvels OF the simpl-
city OF mankind, and the effect OF minutiae
in properly arranging scientific "sell.'-
Godire took the materials Tor his yarn from
u notice Of boa constructor, thut had swal-
lowed mole some three or four times at the
Geological Gardens London. The mole ex-
acty fitted for such seclusive habits, and
furnished and armed bv nature Cor the work,
burrowcd himself very naturally out, and al
though he was swallowed several times, he
managed to free himself from the combining
stomach Of the snake in manner peculitr
to the moles, and u tery foreign to the man
her of moas-,. Bot ra havs a f.as story, to
tell. The way they catch wild geese on the
western waters is sufficiently wonderful, ,with-
out at al taxing the creduIty Of any one -
They are very fond ofa small and very active
eel, armed with sharp heu and teeth whose
habits insist upon its swimming very near
the surface of the water. 1t is very seldom
the geese can get hold of this choice NOR
sci, and when they do, they have grand jol-
liflcation over it. This eel the hunters use
for bait for their geese-s hips.
A short time since two hunters went ou
to catch wild geese. One hunter laid down
in his canoe with trout line attached to
his wrist, and on the other end, in the wate
was tied the nimble, sharp-headed and active
eel spoken Of. The canoe foated slowly
through the marshes, and came gradually a
mong large flock OF geese, ,Gnd the eel swim
ming along close to the surface. One vene.
rable bon oirant of a goose, gobbled up the
eel; like flash, also, the eel had made it
way through The body OF the epicurc, and 10!
the goose was ION string"
Another goose afflicted with a luxurious
palate swallowed the eel, but without any
particular satisfaction, as the eel hardly no.
tlClHp uu OuStIuClIoH, pH'SiSu 'u' u 'HN
"goose greas" with scarcely an effort AnC
so this identical eel travelled and travelel,un
til some seventeen geese were on the string
and our scientific friend thinking that he
had been fortunate enough commenced haul
| ing them into the boat. But wonder of won
ders, the seventeen geese rose upon the
wings as one goose and before our friend o
| the canoe could make will or say aprayer
he was lifted bodily from the canoe, through
the combined efforts OF the seventeen gees'
attached to his wrist and ere he was aware
of it, was thirty feet above the water. A
friend Of his on shore who saw the difficulty
and his rifle fortunstely being Loaded, snot u
the string and rescued his friend. 50 instea'
OF wild goose, our hunter got cold duck an
although he fishes no more for wild gees
with cells, he is prepared to Affirm, asseVcrat
or swear to the truth Of the foregoing.