The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-29
The AristseratIc Ges>e and Iler 60
iings-A Modern Fable.

4ourfn Fable.
ONE day When summer had A.
her business Of blislering The ear- y.
small boys. and helping the To- mn =
grow rich and hish-nosei. an Oh 49,
suspended her froy-huntinv o,,.rr,,,'
In the pond and called her tbr... -
4 gosllngs about her for a family ch.,
Ny dear. dear daughters She b.
an n she put up one foot 10 see II her
orau-eatehers were properly curled
am grIeved that we are compelled
20 reside In such neighbcrhood \.
TINS. Since your father died and 90,
ms life Insurance. have found ~ IN.
here good enough for me "a asso.is,e
with lou. too. have Rad hard time
HE Young ganders around here ar .
mud-puddie set, and the old widowers
would have 70 b. parb0ilei a ,.hole
Week before wolf could chew them
We must continue 10 reside here for !
Time but that Is no reason why anv ~
yon should remain single
The goslings blushed and hid their
heads, A. proper young goslings should.
and the mother arched her neck ana
continued
vi course. want you all 10 marry
rich young ganders and put on the ,txle
that becomes the daughters Of \ rsose
like me- IL i true that your father Wa
brought up with lame dog. and thar I
was glad enough To get a mud hole ~
swim IN. but things have changed. n
1 don't set the fashions for this locality
Al least lead the styles. and no other
goose dares quack her mouth until I
give the signal
Here she plumed her feathers ana
gave hiss which was heard clean oyer
70 the BARNARD. and the delighted e-os-
lIngs swan around her and applauded.
Therefore. my dear goslinys. have
planned trip for Us all As rich 0an-
ders do not seek Us out. We will seek
for them While am none too ola ~
marry again. being far from "A OH
goose | shall not allow the thought ~
enter my head. but shall devote I'll my
time 70 securing suitable mates for ron
Arabella- You must pencil your eye
orows. and wear sad far-awav look
and quote poetry Viola. you must be
gushing and frank and talk about our
bonds aud diamonds and servants.
Eleanor YOU must seem innocent and
confitin-. and If you can BE- found
weeping now and then. il will surely
lead y proposal Now, then. 70 get
ready
A few DAYS later the quartet an
pcared A frog-pond much frequented
~ fashionable fowls and animals. and
they had no sooner struck the water
than they created a swell
The best places we're everywhere re-
served for them. and such other geese
= they could not swim over thcy stared
Dut "a countenance and passed around.
irabella saddened. Viola pushed. and
I-leanor wept. and three slee k-lookinrr
oxes- wearing mutton-chop whiskers
mi -pcaking with lisp. were caught
u the traps II was a happy idea 10
ave three weddings AZ once and be IN
J hurry abont Il before the Foxes could
RI a~ay. and the plan was duly ear
led ont
he honeymoon had only BEGUN when
me kux was arrested for HAVING TOO
many g0slln- wives. A second turned
AZ - X buzzard in disguise. and he
tole old Mother t,ooSe's diamonds and
\ out while the third got drunk AMI
"a smniheret in the muI When the
vwn-hearted and chagrined quartet
~ waddled back 20 their own frog
ond- feet sore and feathers missing.
nd ashamed to look old friends ia the
sce- drake walked down 10 the bank
al said while | would not utter
ne quack % add 10 your over-wrogrht
,elinEs- let me in all Kindness GENTLY
smark that the difference between
arriving home gander or foreign
= j seldom seen BY goose until she
~ been baked and eaten -Defrost
re Press.