The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-18
a FAMOUS GOOSE STORY.

MarSa JOhn was ODER Henry. She
was q harricane in dom days. She
come into de kitchen once, where
was helpin' git de dinner ready an de
cook had gone TO de spring house, an
she says:
Chad, what we cookin' dat smells
SO nce?"
Oats a goose, says I, coolzin' for
Marsa Johns dinner. We got quality
says I, pointin' to de dinin' room do.
''Quality!" she says, "spec I know
what de quality is. OATS for you an
de COOK
Wild dat she grabs a carvin' knife
from de table, opens de do OBJ de big
oven, cuts off a leg OBJ de goose, an
de leg in her mouf.
Fo' I knowed whar I was Marsa
John come to de kitchen do and says,
''Gittin' late, Chad; bring in de- din
ner." You see Major, dey amt
no up an down stairs in &c big house,
like it is here: kitchen an dinin'
| room all on de same flo'
Well, sab, was scared to def but
| TUX dat goose an laid him wild de cut
side down on de bottom of de pan TO-
de cook got back, put some dressin'
an stuffir' ober him, an shet de stove
do. Den l TUX de sweet potatoes an
de hominy an put 'em on de ia bic an
den went back in de kitchen to get
| HOY T Il -
some mo- dishes an Marsa says, lookin'
up:
Thought dere was roast goose,
Chad?"
II amt yerd nothin' bout no
goose" says. ':Ill ask de COOK
Next minute l yerd ole Marsa
ahollerin':
NANNY Jane, amt we gotta gooses"
''Lorda-massy! yes, Marsa. Chad,
you wu'thless Niger, amt TUX dat
goose out yit?''
''ls we got goose?'' said l.
'Is we got a goose?" Didn't you
help pick it?''
l see whar my hair was short, an
l snatched up a hot dish from de
hearth, opened de oven do an slide de
goose in just as he was, an lay him
down befo' Marsa John.
''Now see what de ladies'll have for
dinner" says ole marsa, pickin' up his
carvin' knife.
"What'll you take for dinner, miss?''
says |. BAKED ham,"
No." she says lookin' up to whar
Marsa John sat: Il think I'll take
leg Oh dat goose"-jes so.
Well, marsa cut off de leg an put a
little stuffin' an gravy on wild spoon,
an says to me, "Chad, see what dat
gemman'll have"
*'What'n you take for dinner, sah9"
says I. 'Nice breast O. goose, or slice
O. ham?"
"No; think I'll take a leg OBJ dat
goose
1 didn't say muffin, but I knowed
berry we'll he want a-gwine to git it.
But, Major you oughter seen ole
marsa lookin' for de udder leg Oh DAT
,, goose! He rolled him ober on de dish,
dis way an dat way, an den he jabbed
, dat ole bone-handled carvin' fork in
him an he'll him up ober de dish an
= looked under him an on top Oh him,
, an den he says, kinder sad like:
T. Chad, whar is de udder leg OBJ dat
goose?'
alt didn't hab none," says I.
''You mean to say, Chad, dat de
gooses on my plantation on'y got one
leg?"
! "Some OBJ 'em has an some OBJ 'em
, amt. You see, marsa, we got two
, kinds in de pond, an we was a little
hurried to-day, so Nanny Jane cooked
! dis one cause cotched it fust.''
WELL" said he, lookin' like he look
when he send for you in de little room,
'.I'll settle wild We after dinner"
Well, dar I was shiverin' an shakin'
in my shoes, an droppin' gravy an
spillin' de wine on the table-cloth, Twas
: dat shuck up; an when de dinner was
ober he calls all de ladies an gemmen,
= an says, Nov come down to de duck
pond. I'm gwine to show dis nigge,
t dat all de gooses on my plantation got
mo- den one leg"
s I followed long, trapesin' after de
y whole kit an b'ilin', an when we go;
s to de pond-here Chad nearly went
into CONFUSION. with suppressed
8 laughter-dar was de- gooses sittin' on
4 log in de middle Of dat ole green
!. goose pond wild one leg stuck down.
= so-an' de udder tucked under de
|. wing.
y Chad was now on one leg, balancing
himself on my chair, the tears running
j. down his cheeks.
t Oar marsa," says I, :'don't ye see!
# Look at dat ofd gray goose! OATS de
g berry match OBJ de one we had to-day
# Den de ladies all hollered an DIG
y gemmen laughed so loud dey yerd 'em
at de big house 49,.
n stop you black scoundrel" Marss
81, fooa roftin, uhit., an