Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-08

Not Wedding Goose GO groancd scbas-
iiau.
Wei, well call it &c. Come, cheer up
Many storm worse than this has blown over
without harm 10 anybody
The great old sittingroom was oblaze with
score Of lamps, and when Sebastian and
Mary had taken their seats together at the
table--sitting on the centre Of the long side.
opposite the old minister-aul when they
found how truly kind and considcratc their
friends were they began 20 take heart, and
Mary whispered to her lover,
q" Lets be happy if We can, Sebastian. 1t
won't be long that evil shall rest with u.s."
Parson Bobeo invoked the Divine blessing,
and then seized the carving utensils and at
tackled The Smoihcrcd Goose, the royal sac
vor Of which had completely filled the house
with It's delicious odor lie took OIL the
wings disointed and separated the legs. and
then cut down at the breast, and pared or
the thick rich layers of meat from the sides
Of the broast-bone. This done, he inserted
the point Of the carver into the thoracIc cav
ity' for the purpose Of extracting the stuiliur
a few bits Of rich stufiing, and then some
thing interiercd-there seemed TO be a SUBJ
stance that did not belong there The par
son got the points of the fork into 10. and fl
ually pulled IL out
A dish-ragW inadvertently uttered an
unsophisticated female guest.
"Oh thought Susan Burke had cleaned
t J! gasped Mary, turning red a fire aud
then paling to an ashon hue
Hold on exclaimed the parson. who
having partially opened the extraneous SUBJ
stance with the knife aud fork, now took il
into his hands You needn't be at all
alarmed my dear child, be went on, at the
same time standing erect, aud overhaulnr
the thing in such manner that those who
were sitting could not see IL. alt IS an
right The goose is all proper. Augustiu
Sebastian Walpolc and Mary Almira Allard.
| want you TO stand up I can't do as ia
like to do, but I've thought that our Wedding
Feast would seem more like the real thing. ifI
we only went through the form. Como-iust |
to please MS all-stand mp Stand up and /
take hold Of hands, and I'M show you lust
how the thing ought to be done; for declare |
| can't serve out this goose without just lit- /
tie more than q simple blessing"
Oh, yes yes do do came from al |
parts Of the long table.
-A' "'Nti'"N tiiihitiA lilNflII. IiNN NN- ]
machines-their self-wills fairly crushed out
the twain arose, and took each other by /
the hand, and the old pastor went through .
the marriage service with such JUNCTION that
old Deacon Allard, Mary's uncle exclaimed
" Amt that ere leeto too much like the
real thing parson?'
"Well --no-I think not replied the
minister
And then he showed them what he'd found
in the goose, to-wit Sebastians money and
certificate.
Was there ever such time2 The old
parson, the moment he ceased speaking, shot
back his chair, and popped around and kissed
the bride; and everybody else followed suit
she laughing and crying by turns, but all the
while as happy as could be-
And then, with the bright cleaning Of
great joy, and the blessed beams Of happy
promise, making jubilant the feast, the as ,
embled company set to the work Of testing
he excellence of the duly commissioned and .
ccredtcd Wedding Goose. "