Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-05-24
THE GOOSE.
A EULoGY BY oUID NUNC.

THE GOOSE.
EULoGY BY oUID NUNC.
I'VE have not clear idea of Just what the
author of the following lines was driving at
but we suspect the gander is kissing at the
strong-minded goose. The story is we'll told
If Eve had been left out. We always felt
kindly toward that lady. She was more
sinned against than SHINING. She was one OF
those meek gentle women, that we read about
in the old chronicles; but the race Is now
nearly or quite extinct. The serpent is far too
cunning to attempt to play the game on Mrs.
Stanton, Aunt Pity Stevens or Anna Dicken-
son, with which he beat Eve out of an orange
grove and large prospective fortune ofhappy
innocence. He couldn't have humbugged our
modern old girls. Eve was not strong- minded,
and the poet should have left her out of his
flock Of geese,-ED. HERALD
Far back in time, the musty records tell
OfFauna, which upon the earth did dwell,
or varied size, in air, on land In sea,
Fish, flesh and fowl, and anamalcul9.
TITS not for us the catalogue to name,
or every beast or bird that's known to fame;
Yet there is one, since time and tide began,
Has been the friend ofnations and of man.
The goose, with Adam walked in Paradise
by squawking, broke his LIES mOnotonies;
And when he left that Eden realm of bliss,
She by his side was seen ana heard, her mss;
Upon it's deck, and with him rode the flood;
And when his boat on Ararat was stayed,
And poured to earth its livirg cavalcade,
Beside old Noah still the Goose was seem,
With swan-like bosom, and with eyes serene,
Fer since that day where man his home has
made,
Close by his side cacklng goose has stayed
TITS mans first act, on entrance into light,
To satisfy the claims of appetite
SO on the epicurean board has bent
Beneath the Injuries to the table sent.
For cham and eggs" no greater fame e'er
Than baked goose" "hashed goose" and
"roast goose" too.
"Old Mother Goose" has been to nursery hall
A panacea both for "spanks" and squalls"
Her melodies charm childhood's curious ears,
Her pictures wake the magic smile mid tears.
Go with us, too, to yonder Lincoln Green,
Where congregated, men and mules are seen {;
Where valiant knights their blooded steeds
bestride-
Full on the charge, like Don Quixote, ride
Toward yon lone gandcr, swaying in the
breeze,
With full intent to try the paid.for squeeze
Which wings the creased head from the pend
ant frame,
And him the victor in the pull proclaim.
The Argosies that now sweep DER the seas,
Their first construction owe to swimming
geese;
For MS man SOW them thus in beauty ride
The heavne bosom of the restless tide,
He built the batteau, then the trireme boat,
And thon the sailing vessel set afioat.
Geese furnish feathers for our downy bed;
Their dainty flesh upon our table spread;
They quills supply with which our sages write;
And noble fans-our old grand-uames' deilsht'
While far-famed is the lubricating grease
Which is extracted from the fat of geese
At least tits so by youths who whskers prize,
And long on boards to make speedy rise"
These stubborn facts attest how great friend
To men and nations geese have ever been.
Behold yon gander, with his head erect;
With form so plump, magnlncently qecKed,
With throat arched swanly, and with bright,
blue eyes,
Which, spurnng earth, take vision at the skies
With plumage rivalling the unstained snow;
With lutte like yoice-ail cracked ana oroKeh'
See him, mock gracefully stepping along,
The ne plus ultra of the gander throns-
AS just emerging rom the goslln age,
He proudly enters on LIES broader stage
With head erect and step so dignfed,
He waltzes up to some Dulcina's side,
squawks her his love, who squawks hers In
While warm in both the tender passion burns.
AS man has oft from observation learned
No doubt have beaux fantastic, as they turned
Their eyes, and marked the gallant gander
"trim,"
AS the grey goose wnked approvingly on him,
Learn loves airs-to cut extensive dashes
With their shanghai coats and short mus
taches;
While blushing maids at "hde and seek E" did
play
Fell ON their ears with sweet, ecstatic spell,
From lips of simpering SWANS and love-sick
swell.
Who that has read the bright, historic page,
Where wars and battles busy thought engage
But pauses not in admiration great,
OF acts Of true devotion to the State?
While Orleans boasts her Joan bold ana brave
And Greece Weeps DER BozZaris humble grave
While Saragossa sings her heroines' praise,
And nations columns to their heroes raise,
WHO SO base as to deny the story; o,.n,
And rob ROmes geese OF all their ancient
glory9
Rome's forlorn hope the garrison still held
Wave after wave of fierce assault repealed,
Which Brennus led against that patriot band
Who stood deyoted--would devoted stand.
Day after day the battle tempest blew
Relentless round those brave, devoleu lew, Co.
Still undlsmayed, they met the assaulting foe
And hurled them back in dread defeat below.
But treason thought to win when numbers
The Gaulic foe, by traitors led, assailed
The garrison where slept Rome's wearied host
Butwhen they thought a victory TO boast,
Io Mrs. Juno's sacred geese out-squawkeu,
And Brennus knew his well-laid scheme was
banked.
For MS the birds cackied their wild alarms,
The sleeping guard aroused and rushed t'
nepuIsed the foe-the empire saved, while
Was mainly owed to stupid, cackling geese.
I" Breathes there man" 50 dead, nptuse,
IL; n
No! alsied be the tongue that would belle
The goose's fame, and all her praise deny.
Yes. II shall be: the magic of thatname
Denes the scythe of time, the torch and flames
O'er the wide world where beams the blazing
History shall tell what geese have ever done e,
Friends OF the goose to you our words w
And sue alike for pardon and for praise,
Whose judgment true and voice alone direct
The gosse's fame to cherish or reject.
Ifere philanthropy has led to fame,
And made us praise whe, 9 you see naught Du
Isto this nraise YOUR mind can condescend,
Hend not the roll we here have tried to mend
And If your judgment stamps 1t q lost cause
Forbear to mock where we can't nave NJ
But II YOUR hearts and willing souls incline
To Justify the theme, let praise be mine;
The cluse approving, then your tongues IN
Wave high chapeau, and She ut " Hurrah 70
Goose !"
There is rose tree in Santa Rosa G
great proportions. The stem, at tn
base, measures twenty-four inches i
circumference, just above the ground
then it separates into three stems
which grow to a hight of twelve fee
without lateral branches. The high
from the ground to the top is full
twenty-seven feet; across the front tn
width is about twenty-five feet. In