Telegram-herald., 1889-11-04

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great tasse Tor grass. al Ala = Al.srs back
ward wSs sooa s9eTt e.eaa II vegelaEiaa- Tae
owner e1pped the seosss ~isgs 20 preye8t lts
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oLsniglI i gct oar ilte ths frout yard, 1.e ha-l
ths srzss. aai destroyed a. hs dover tadS
A synp2lhlzil4g usigabor tCid Mrs Wsl.er
she LAD better al tLs g9Qse, b4t 24s could
M maze up heT lu,nd e. do 50 Sls loved
me gooss IL spite II lie 81 ~ sardEess, an8
shs coufEsi il ag-ln ia E1s back yard Two
DAYS later her 4-yeGr-7ld girl, While playing
la ths back yard Was attacked and rsoeiyod
several severe blows Ia the face fT1u the
saarp bil II tie gooss. lhis declaed Mira
Waller The goose must die Her l4yezr-
ols boy Jlm captured il and attempted . cut
IL head ~ with al axe, bat the gooss m4u-
ared T. escape. and its wing feathers having
grown 01t again it few over the fence and
out ot sight
This. il was thought would be the last OF
the goose bat II had an affection for tie
neighborhood OF It's youth and returned 70
plague the people. Ia one night II devastated
three front yards, ana when tie indignant
owner OF one Of them on tie following Unorn-
ing detected the gooss ia It's work Of yandal-
ism the bird gave a squswk and few across
a common 10 a place Of safety. The afternoon
OF the same day II entered the dairy shed Of
Pat Welch and overturned cans containing
al least fifty gallons Of milk One Of Welchs
children saw the goOss and attempted 10
drive il away, but il few az the child 50
fisrcely that the latter fed in terror
The last outrage committed by the goose
aroused the nsighborhood, and the people do
terlnined that it should be exterminated
They hunted for il individually and collect
lively. a man named Washburn saw II enter
his back yard and gave chase. The goose
did not fly, but confined itself 70 running
There was method in It's llight. IL wanted 10
have fun with Washburn. The retreat led
across d ditch four feet deen, and Washbu
in his haste stumbled into II, sprnining ais an
kle so severely that he is still unable 10 walk
without crutches. He says that when he fell
In the goose came back 10 the ditch and
looked al him.
In the quiet suburb where Mrs. Walters
goose made its habitat the good people on
washday were in the habit Of hanging out
their clothes on line in the back yard 10
dry. At least they did so until the goose
concluded that the custom should be broken
up, and invested itself with plenary powers
to accomplish that purpose. 1t pulled oil the
clothes OF the line in one yard, dragged them
in the dirt, and tore some of them 70 ribbons
A second yard was served in a similar man
ner, and a third was attacked, when party
of indignant women rescued the clothes and
drove the goose away.
A reward of SO was offered for the capture
of the goose, dead or alive 1t was subse-
quently RAISED to so, but this goose had more
lives than Snarieyow. 1t was shot al dozen
times, but was never touched IL seemed TO
scorn its pursuers ltwas never in any haste
TO get away from them, and tantalzed them
by keeping in sight, but just out Of reach.
All the small boys were after that goose, and
many Of the men joined them in the chase
The man Welch, whose dairy had been
entered, shot at the goose and killed his
neighbor's calf, which was feeding in back
lot. 1t cost him SIS to pay for the calf.
Immunity made the goose bolder. 1t at
tackled the poultry yards, and IN week
slaughtered more than a score Of young
chickens. It's beak was against all species of
man and beast. 1t had no respect even for
its own kind, and killed half dozen goS-
hngs.
A small public school with young woman
in charge is taught about quarter of mile
beyond Mrs. Walters house. 1t is attended
chiefly by small children. The other morn
ing the goose flew in at an open window Of
the school building. 1t perched on the back
Of a desk and took philosophical survey OF
the room and its inmates. Al recognized
the terror of the neighborhood. The teacher
seized a ruler and threw it at the goose. The
goose flew at her and gave her a long scratch
across the forehead The children in alright
ran out Of the room and the teacher followed,
leaving the goose monarch of all it surveyed.
The alarm was given, and some men returned
to capture the intruder. The goose was gone,
but what a scene of desolationl The floor
was covered with books. Most of them had
their leaves torn out Nearly al the win
dows were broken. While they were looking
at the ruin the goose few by the window
with a squawl- Two hours later it pecked
to death little pet pug dog which had in
cautiously wandered out of the house.
This completes its outrages To date, but
others are expected. Cor. Chicago
Tribune.