Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-29
That Famous Goose story.

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Wust scrape I eber got into wild ole Mar
sa John was ober Henry She was har-
ricane in dem days. She come into de
kitchen once, where was helpin' get the
dinner ready, an de cook had gone to de
Spring house, an she says:
''Chad what ye cooking dat smells SO
nices"
''dat's a goose" say, "cookin' for Mar
sa Johns dinner. We got quality, saysI,
pointin' to de dinin' room do.
"Qualityl' she says, .'Spec' 1 know
what de quality is. OATS for you and de
cook"
Wild dat she grabs a carving knife from
de table, opens de. do OBJ de oven, cuts off
a leg OBJ de goose, an dis'pears round de
kitchen corner wild de leg in her mouf."
Fo' l knowed whar 1 was Marsa John
come to de kitchen do am says, "Gitting
late, Chad; bring in de dinner" 'sYou see
major, dey amt no up an down stairs in
de big house like dey is here; kitchen an
an dinin' room all on de same fio'.
Well, sab, was scared to def, but tux
dat goose an laid him wild de cut side
down on de botto1r~of de pan TO de cook
got back, put some dressin' and ffistun'
/ an shet de stove do Den 1 TUX da sweet
potatoes an de hominy an put 'em on de
| table, am den l went back in de kitchen to
\ get de baked ham. 1 put on de ham an
an some mo- dishes an marsa says, ,lookin-
up:
! 81 fought dere was roast goose. Chad r
az amt yerd nothin' bout no goose,
1 says. ''I'll ask de cook
Next minute yerd ole marsa a-hollerin':
NANNY Jane, amt we got a gOoses'
'Lord-a-niassy, yes, marsa. Chad, You
wu'thless nigger, amt you TUX dat goose
out yitF
s.is we got a goOsef'' said /.
'.Is we got goose! Didn't You help
pick ii.n
see whar my hair was short, am /
snatched up hot dish from de hearth,
opened de oven do, an slide de goose in
Just US he was, an lay him down befO
Marsa John.
s'Now see wha; de ladies' II have for din.
ner," says ole marsa, pickin' up his eRrvin
knife.
s'What II You take for dinner, missF
says l. Baked ham,
mo-" she says, lOokin' up to whar Mar
81 John sat; Il think I'll take leg ob dai
goose"-jes so.
Well, marsa cut off de leg an put lit
tie stufiin' an gravy on wild y spoon, an
says to me, ''Chad, see what dat gemmAI
II have"
ssWhat IL you take for dinner, sahg
says : 'sNice breast o goose or slice Q
, ''No; 1 think III take a leg oh da
goose"
/ didn't say muffin, but linOwed berr,
well he want gwine to git IL.
But major, you oughter seen ole mars
lookin' for de udder leg Ob dat goose. Ii
rolled him ober on dc dish, dis Way an' da
way, an den he jabhed dat ole bone-han
died cArvin' fork in him an he'll him NJ
ober de dish an looked under him an oi
top oh him, an den he says, kinder sa'
!. like:
''Chad, whar is de udder leg oh da
goose.'
.'It didn't hab none, !" saysL
s'You mean to say, Chad, dat de goose
on my plantation only got one legE''
. ssSome oh 'em has an some oh 'em ain'i
, You see, marsa, we got two kinds in d
pond, an was little hurried to-day, s
Nanny Jane cooked dis one cause
} cotched it fust."
''Wen," said he, lookin' like he loo
when he send for you in de little room
, ''Ill settle wild We after dinner"
Well, dar was shiverin' an shakin' j
my shoes, an droppin' gravy an spilliI
de wine on the table cloth, was dat shue
up; an when de dinner was ober he call
{ all de ladies an gemnen an says, ..No'
come down to de duck pond. I'm gwin
to show dis nigger dat all de gooses ON m
plantation got mo- den one leg"
l followed long, trapesin, after de whol
t kit an b'ilin', an when we got de pom
a There Chad nearly went into a convulsio
: with suppressed laughter dar was q
gooses sittin' on log in de middle OBJ dI
n ole green goose pond wild one leg stuc
o down-so-an' de udder tucked under
: wing.
Chad was now on one leg, balancir
v himself on my chair, the tears runnir
= down his checks
Z Z .EDar, marsa,n sars don't We Sc
/ Look at dat old gray goose. OATS de be
~ match oh de one we had to-day"
Den de ladies all hollered an de gemm'
!, laughed so loud dey yerd 'em at de b
:. house.
!, ssStop, you black scoundrel." Mar
John says, his face gettin' white an he
jerkin' his handkerchief from his pocke
is ssShoo!"
I Major, hope to have my brains kick,
Ell out by lame grasshopper if cherry one
le 'em gooses didn't put down de udder le
Il 'sNow, you lynn nigger," be says, raisi
his cane ober my head, s'I'n show you
ut ''Stop, Marse John!" 1 hollered;
ne amt fair, t amt fairn
r. s.Why amt it fairl'' says he.
er ''Cause," says I, '.you didn't say shC
We to de goose what was on de table"