Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-19


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THE HISTORY OF IAN OLD GRAY GOOSE. i"
Correspondence OF the Baltimore Gazette. -
kent, .M{, July Il, 1869 An announceme
made in the Chestertown Transcript, some
time since, concerning the great age OF GER
tain goose, has given rise to some commotion
and no little doubt as to the truth of the mat
ter. 70 satisfy all parties interested, propose
giving the history OF the said "Old Gray
Goose Aunt Sallie who died not long
ago in her 7G,h year. near Edesvile, Kent
county, Maryland, "lamcnted By ell who knew
her.
We first met with her in The year 1920, when
Mrs. Sarah Miller was married to her second
husband, Thomas Miller, and upon going with
him to "Hinchineham, on Swan Creek, to
live she (Nlrs. Miller came in possession OF
this goose, left in her care By Miss Nancy Dunn,
who assured her that the goose was then in her
2Gth year, having been reared by Miss Dunn
up to this time. This goose was in the posses
sion of Mrs. Miller until the year 1861. At
that time, Col Walter 4. ii. Miller, of st.
Louis, bought her OF his aunt for the sum ot
one dollar saying he wished to keep the old
goose in the family, anil from harm, as his aunt
vas then growing old. Col Miller kept her
on his bay side farm, in this county, until his
DEATH in October, 1865. She was kept by
him on the bay in order that she might have
tree access to water, he believing this would
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his wife, Mrs. Helen Miller, removing to Bal
timore, the goose passed into the hands OF his
sister, Mrs. James NJ. Page, who cared for her
until her death. Oi late she failed greatly,
being blind and tottering as she walked. Mrs.
Page was at great pains to have her properly
cared for, letting her out for a few hours at
time, to get grass and water, then putting her
away from harm. But with all this care, she
was killed one day, being out alone. The oxen
ran over her, breaking her leg and from this
she pined away, and in 10 days died. 1t can
also be well vouched for that she always lald
her first egg on St. Valentino day, and that
she never has failed to raise her brood until
about three years ago, when she stopped laying
altogether. It was noticed this spring, when
the basket of goslings were for the first time
brought within her hearing, listless though she
seemed before, she, at their first feeble note,
tottered toward them as if she wished again to
hover O brood. Aunt Sallie had peculiar
yrayish look Of the small feathers about the head
and neck, and remarkable appearance OF the
eyes, even before she went blind. At her
death she was decently inferred. Whilst her
body was being laid in the ground, an old ne
gro, overcome with religious tervor, went up to
the grave and said: "You fotch nothing, and
you'se gwying with the same. So ends the
goose story.
The LOAPER- If a man will only stop and
reflect, and con over his acquaintance, he will
find there are great many more loaters than
he had supposed. Loaters may be divided into
several classes. The first is your genteel Loaf
er; he dresses we'll, feeds well, and assumes a
good deal OF officiousness on the street corners
in coudemuing men an1 measures, and IN try
ing to mould public opinion. If you will iu-
ycstigate the affairs OF the genteel loafer, you
will find his bar bill, his shoemaker, his tailor
and his landlord are unpaid. Loater No. is
not quite so genteel in appearance as No. |
YOU generally find him lounging around the |
door OF drinking saloon, wistfully waiting for |
some one who Is fortunate enough to have the |
wherewith 70 come along and treat; a whiskey |
smash to him is meat and drink-it is JOY, hope |
and happiness; and after heavy slug he in |
few minutes is ready Tor repeat II another
suoonev comes along with the rhino and offers
20 treat him. He can drink this way all day,
and Won never see him druuk-whiskey seems
90 make no more impression on HIM than 1t
vould make on a rat hole II poured lnto IL
Iosfer No. 3 is regular roustabout; ne looks
delapidated and emaciated; he started out
as the geuteel loafer No. l, passed through
that srade, and by gradual process OF det'Ie-
ration became loafer No. ., and from that by
The same process reached No. 3, aud IN this
last arade he is but one move above the COM
mon beecar or the common thief. AVOID loahng'
for il YOU start at No. you are certain TO
reaeh No. 3, and No. 3 insures drunkard
Heath or the penitentiary, which Is about as
bad.
The Florida newspapers report that a large
,aEo in tnrtles is carried on between the ports
- that State and New \ York and European cities.
me chief obstacle in the way OF the increase of
~ BUSINESS lies in the necessity OF the reshlp-
ment @ ~ the turtles from the fishing schoonerss
20 seago;ng vessels. The turtles are heavy and
tondsr and require careful handling
The growth of savings banks in tins country
= reaIIy wonderful. Beglnnipg IN Philadelphia,
IN lSlG, they have already become Z vast Sys
tsm The increase in the United States has
hsen much greater than that OF Europe aiike
in the number OF depositors and the amount OF
their deposits.
An imperial decree announces tnal unl
yersal exhibition will be held IN ot' fetersouLg
during next year. The opening Is 10 .ase