New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20

coui ~. ~ !, as nnlv nv fun last night and hau
ef the ponSe To he called for all lho Wiling
IkuockeI at Sawkins's door, Aranlhta 1 Ii,Io liz
h;s G"Uchirr was ont which thought Htt'JJ otr
sinpul ar before eight i'll the nOfilihG "" tnne of
Lad been left aar to save Hawt ,,,,e s There was
nnhnJv else i'm the house. and my VIE I;n1
rou.in was evidently upstairs III ms chauJy.i r his
h;s rest Ierlaps with his martial cioakmt The
~ te'S 'oTouuI him / looked abont tng
nreuiscs peeprd in the parlor ana ktcno! n ~ the
under the sofa ami into m Ola lhea. "n,yhere
IorkvarI: hut there 10 goose any W. ni
Tir-Iiv | stood at the bottom OF tle h."Ili go
shouted Mp Sawlius" TIL Thought Sno"i" liz
' sawtins heard me at last. He was GOOD aIa
sleeper, but was too much for NM ms
door was Hung open, aud he le"p""IW" t,s tb. row
Jiulio down there-wnts mp W. - ~ "
ohomt p he bIwlcd down at ne. ." Who IS It''
- WSd me- me-, S1y>'''''
Br t% ash Did Won anything Of my goose
,rbcn II va. daylight SawkirH. this morning
f"nried M wkins paused before he replied
"No. didn't"
- didn't think no more about yonr goose ne
crunLlcd. as that all you've been ana WOKE
All. indeed! Isn't it enoughp -,
Have You anything more to say TO NE ,rbo+
GG;arG had ' scr and hint p That he has been
.hockinglv negccttul IN his duty hoI W s 81 @ H
clamberng up trees and Damaging rrmIel'y oH M
ALREADY mentioned that | am OF pcaceIui "h"
lorrying di,nosit0ni think have. ,iao.
aYcs sawlims. THIS needn't mako any Hincr-
"What needn't makeany difference I"
"You shall have = dinner Of Son,o hmi s az a t"i
same G flloT nl If it's GGc eiGn an" 'H'''0 anu
amt a-comin'"
ave 'r"' rot another invitation lie responded
crui!y. I'm going round TO friend. Keep your
bread and cheese"
Aud then Saw kms-havc indicated before tHat
Sawkn, was Il rude, uncuitiYated saVageI
slammed the door ana went naCk 10 bt,l'
You needn't come il you don't like. NOBODY
wants you," [ called back. but don't thihk lie
went to the front again and left the door aiar as
had found it. ! took mp my MIX cans a. t
walkcl out at the front gate, where met Alahlhta
Sawkius without bonnet and with hNe raw
onions and lot Of sage in her apron.
Been shopping, Aramintai
"Yes Mr. Brownash."
@Thrnk'ee. Mr. Browuash. And the same to You"
You're not coming 70 dinner Win US AFTER dll'
"Ain't we though -
Yonr father has altered his nina
I.Or has be though .
TONED heforc-that always considered AIamlpta
Sawkins a siy girl-onc who could not look you in
the face, and who gave you the iipIeS'o" 'na' SHo
was drcciving you with your eyes open
And had NY eyes open now. What dld Arainlhta
SawkIus want with sage and onions Nhat was
the need for them-and IN so great a iuiry-lI that
thief kins had not got my goose | was quite
snrc he had got it. There was circumstintIal
evidence enough to hang him alr"ady Ny goose NJ
I
SawlIu-'s bed or his pillow. And yet such man
cuud sleep on undlSturhed. =
NAV ha Sc mentioned before that WIS man oil
some determination when once reused TO acton
and was thoroughly reused now.
"Mrs. BrownaSh,' said 70 her on my return, ana
when | fouud both her and Maria putting on their
bonnets and tyiug the strings under their sharp
chins with most emphatic jerks. wherever are you
go,ngT ,.,., .;,.
sIhat Is not n simple answer to a simple ques-
ton" ,...-.....
I'm going to PIT the company Oh. and MaIlaS got
to get 10 Isngon and tell my poor sal its no use
comm here for anything 10 eat
"Sawklns and his girl have put themselves oil
aOhi have thcy' I'm not sorry either. Why
you ever asked Sawkins never could make ont. .
/ asked hliu one night when my heart was iull.'
-Whcn your skin WAS iull. you mean SAID
Mara tari!y., ,,.. 49,, 1000, -,
prc,sjycv, this is not day, or season for re-
MARKS OF an acid nature. You necdnt pnt anybody
OH You can Oh with your bouucts instead and
What have you got TO sayi'
THAT Sawkiu has got my goose. by Jove"
/ Don't mind NV bad language. and think Of how
! we are 20 get that goose back into the lOd.'
"What do you thinkr
have an IdcI.
You can't prove it's your goose Brownash."
Il would know it among a hundred thousand
] geese. It's hunch-hack- l mean us narrow
/ ciicst,d. uniformed animal Of stuutcd growth"
! And }ou have gone out gulIIn2 once week
/ since September for that!
1t f.. q poor thing but mine own | quoted /;
! but they did not sec tie Application.
4" II looks to 4e more like SaWHn7'S,' said Maria
| bat how do you know =:
! told them the whole story, and the facts seemed
singularly conclusive to the illogical minds of
| Mr., l'roWnash and her sister. They took OF their
| bonnet, and stood with arms akmbo considering
the position. was glad Ia sec there was an aspect
of ~ct determination about their lower jaws which
/ bodied III tor Sawkln~. | should nave aux lllarY
/ forcc, ON my side if they were required and God
] D 90 80. ff fftIf l. yftr Il
some hours Later ut u quarter past eleven To the
| minute, and after we had arranged most compl-
! Gated plan, which as II never came on need not he
! entered into i'm detail here, Nr-. Brownash saw
Aramiuta more leave her fathers premises and
| dart swiftly down the street toward the chambers
shop at the other corner with plate IN her hand
/ and her hair streaming in the wind. Have men,
! toned that Aramin,a Sawkius was nm untdy
creature unless dressed to death for Bank holidays
Leave this to me- said Maria.
And Mrs. Brownasn and thought ut first that
in ANYTHING of that kind. Besides. MarIas feelings
we're hurt. She very fond of goose
I'll follow her and have II out. she said.
And I'll have it IN. Indoors | said. I'll slip
around to SawGlnss. You'd better wait n minute,
Maria"
Sawkins would bc still in bed ! knew his habits.
and that he would not get up till twelve hut he
was AN early diner, and the goose must he cooking
now and at NY mercy. And If he had my goose :,
The door would be left aar again for the return Of
Aramuta- probably with dab OF butter to basic
the goose with.
went cautiously but swiftly mp 10 the front
door lest Sawkins should he shaving ms ugly black
muzllo at the first hOOr window The door was
ajar rs had anticipated. stole INTO the passage:
heavens, the Odor of roast goose pcrmcatcd the
whole establishment of SawkinS.
Yes there il was. roasting at the back kitchen
fire my goose. my small, Chest-cOntractcd, long
lost subscription goose the worst one of the whole
lot but | seemed to love il all TIE more now on
account Of its infmitcs and the vicissltudcs
which the poor thing had undergone. could have
sworn To il anywhere. | had no scruples. was
| dcfying the law aud the strong limb of the law
| wailowing in his bed upstairs; but had goose
! marty coming of that day, and that bird mine.
| II was but the work of instant To unhOOk the
goose from the bottle jack and dccamp with 1t.
clutchcd, hot and stcamIng, to my chest. Another
| moment and it IN my own house safe and
! sound. NIany had met with its reward and was