The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-01-11
TIE ASS SPRING.

N n Tt IN
r.o;nhts sol ohny,,ont snr;,~ called
~ 49, Vii 49,. ;,s en,r,.o Tho
-, i ;,n'ln.,,J onJ covnroI over
.r;th 1,,,n,v an, tho tnn of Which
turns 81 lin nss weather. zane.
Every manning in summer there
stanJa NV the cd1e of the we'll nalo
v,,,,no l.1;cs FROM tho CITY who un,Ior
he csro nf onxious notHcrs nnts nro.
tac,;ng onuts drinl, the cold wnier
from b,nIsC,nc n,urs CIV rcutlo.
mon too v;g;t the SHRINE and Indeed
mo-, onlv Tho sicl,iv oncs but also
hoothv vo,ths viii brnwn faces and
holJ tw, .trd nustochrs \ WARRIOR
,,,.,y will ooc v,Ln Fer ,hir,v vcor;
fai como md ronn with thr Swallows.
,,o,;'nI ;um,.,,'',.,'', ';,n,,,;lJc vnuno
iadr LII lo,,, etr,,y colnrrd ci}r,s. -
n,vStor;nms w;,iry IN ,lecn p,oprninr.
a Observation-Disclosures wbo !, csnccrljv
so,rht nStc,. ~ ,-,;uv wc,,hcr and who
makes moncv vnHish and Uucsses
d,~,wn cnr,ls an thnsn chorcf ors are
IN ho fnn,I - iho,'.,,,' vol rnd there.
f,rI, thnr,, !. ~, L,,.Ii of v,hrt IrInn,rs
to- sn c,IlcJ ".,,rror, rcuor, EEt
w,;,i ~" bnd 1i,,o,.t ro,rotton ibo
n,wt i,,r,ortst,, fnnIurc 'Ihe lnndloJv
ns ,ho { ,pIjnn (sonsc She rule, With
nrl;n;tnI nover cnol,s we'll and trcots
bel ND Lrw viii "n honcYt hr,,soIc.
n,ss VIII, n tl,r c;tv nnonle is rs re.
frssb;nrr ~. The E;ov dow
There !, n rrcat difference of opin.
ion about the origin of the name the
veil bna,s Same sav that n thirsty
ossdisclosed the snripS by pnwinr with
his boofs Others claim that the well
10 en- called hecaIse its w,tcrs like nss'
milk are bcneficinl To- feeble constitu-
t;ons Phi 10th opinions are at fault.
This will become clear as daylight to
ali who read Ibis story to the end.
Monv many vcors 400 when the
n;ght;es, tree in the forest WINS still a
norm sieen;ng in brown ncorn
1othino wos Known of the healing
nnvver of the future ASS Well The
visitors WHO came In its brinl, were the
heasts of the forest or o,-,z;n1 cattle
and deer. wood cutters 6untsmen and
chamoal burners. and men praised
the cool water and the beasts aid the
same after their own fashion,.
One dav two stood by the weli--one
IN tbs Side tho other ON that. He
UNA an oss and She was a GOOSE. both
In tho first bloom of youth. They
0rceted each other silently md
Suenched their thirst Then the oss
drew neor IN the goose md asked
hasbhnllv "Young iadv NAV / nc.
commny vou3'
She Nodded and would GLADLY hive
blnshed bnt this che wos unable 70
do md ,hcv went together throucb
the meadoy md tal{Sed about tGo
weather They had zone o,,;te n dis.
tanco when the ass stood still and
asl.ed. "Youn~ lady whittier does
vo,r wav lcodS
The r0oso looked SADLY nj her COM
pan;on oskoncn ond so;J c,,;etlv.
HHow do I LnoW2 Oh ann the most
,,nfortunofo nrnot,ro undor tho s,,n, ~
AMI nc the oss questioned bor further
and urooCl bor 10 nour o,t bor bonrt
abe rclsted the story of her life
"Iom called A jbc;I "so;d tho cooea
end am of rood family NV ancestor
was ono of the scored reese that saved
,bo csn;tol Won know tho storv
voung rentieman
The nss so;d hes;tat;nglv. "yo-es "
He had rcoliv ncvcr bcar3 ~ tho storv
hut no did NO, wish IN ~r;ove Tho rrooso
"Anothcr of INV maternal Snces.
tors continued hlbe;d .wos on
friendly terms with Saint Martin She
10 said occorl;nc n the sad legend ~
have g;ven her life for hin, RI,
will not dwell on the history ~ INV
bnt toll Won about ,nvsaj}
+ camo IL the i;gbf of tho world 60.
oetner with eleven brothers and sisters
and indeed ON firm where nv
motbor os . brood;nr Goose j;voj y
life nnnronr;ate to hnr station WOO
nv rnntber,s NO, for IN o,,r fnm;I,y ,ho
uc,n ccst child IS always tho most taI.
ented1"
Tins, 90 Il ;s in ours " rem,rl,oa Tho
asa ' ~ ' ''>' '''0
~ will noss over tbc voars of INV
ehildbood I" continued the Toose "thc
hannv nlnvs in tho v;,,nre non1 and
in nc }nirc of Tho castle osrIan where
in tho comnanv of the vonnC swans
I ncon;red fbof elegance of motion for
which I have been So often adm;red
Ind lone before she'd tho yellow down NJ
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