Evening journal., 1897-11-17
'EVS OF NEV CASTLE
KIND 70 ANIMALS.
a Gander who became Jealous of n
Mans Attentions TO Others.

Mans Attentions TO Others.
A southern congressman was telling
about his father, well-known lawyer
of Tennessee, who served two terms in
congress years ago.
MY father was very stern to men
and very kind TO animals. During my
whole life never saw him lose his tenn
per with dumb thing but once. We
lived on a large plantation in the noun
tains of Tennessee, and on the place
could be found every species ofdomesti-
Gated animals, with the possible excep-
tion of camels and elephants, known to
biologists, and although IA source of
constant care to him, 1 really believe
my father loved every animal and fowl
he owned. Among other things we had
a large flock of geese, and though /
suppose city people know but little
about pet geese, can testify that they
make the most affectionate and faithful
pets, almost equaling dogs in their
fidelity.
"My father came home one day from
an adjoining county. where he had been
TO attend court, and found that in his
absence one of the ganders, in a fight
for a mate, had been defeated, coming
out of the battle with broken wing.
But he was still faithful to the goose of
his choice; and followed around after
the happy pair with his wing trailing
in the dust. All the sympathy in my
fathers heart went out to the unfor-
tunate gander, and, dismounting from
]. sa h. = or. he
arm, and brought it with him to his Of
flee, in the front yard of the home place.
The gander seemed to accept father at
once in place of his lost mate. and
quacked contentedly all the way home.
THAT gander stuck by the old man
closer than a brother. The way he got
familiar on short acquaintance was a
wonder. and before a week had passed
his chief desire seemed to be to separate
my father from his family, for he would
try to fight the children off from the
Office, and even had the audacity TO
tackle my mother when she went to pay
visit to the office. The old man smiled
when anyone mentioned that gander's
jealousy, and said that in week or two
that gay old bird would be talking like
a human. lie would then call the gan
der's name, Tip and the gander would
set up a terrible quacking and come to
father.
Zip proved himself an apt scholar
and, although the old man was great
talker, inside of q month that gandeI
could give him cards and spades in a
game of talk. The old man didn't say
anything about it, but when he was
talking with a friend and Tip would
chime in, could see him give the gan
der a wistful glance, sort of an appea
to him to let some one else talk little
bit.
ut was then about the time of th'
breaking out of the civil war, and al
vas excitement in our neighborhood
Men would stop and talk to each othe
as they passed in a road. and the olC
man had any number Of prominent mel
come TO him TO talk over the event.
crowding upon them. One night thorl
was quite number of them gathered
in the little Office, talking earnestly
when Tip solemnly strolled in and tool
up his position by fathers chair. Th
old man paid no attention to the bird
but listened attentively to what was be
ing said. Directly 1 saw him rise in hi
E chair. his face aglow with excitement
and, raising his arm in a aferventg gesture
4; he began:
! "I tell you, gentlemen
"'QuaclS, quaclz, quack,' put in Tip.
"The old man looked at the gandeI
and began again:
"I tell you, sirs, that
"Quaclz, quaclS, quacz, quack, putt
Tip, louder than before.
THAT we can never
"QuacS. quack, quacl, quacll
voiced Tip, in tones loud enough I
drown the old mans voice.
MY father raised his voice to q hig
pitch and went on:
"'No, never. stand such outrage
as
"Quacl, quack, quacl, quacl,
screamed Tip, in tones to suit.
care being heaped upon us, and, b
the gods, it,
"Quacll quaclS quaclSl' tt
screamed as loud as he could.
PROPER IeparallOn is not maueB
means
"Quackl quack! quackr screame
Tip. in tremendous squawls.
Warl thundered the old man, an
he caught Tip on the toe of his bee
and landed him out in the middle of tn
yard, sorely surprised gander. III
was faithful, however, but he soon fo
got all he was taught about talking. II
remained about the place until SON
> northern troops that came through d
clarcd they needed fresh meat, and G
Tip was about the freshest thing abol
r the place he was promptly capture
, and devoured." Washington Post.
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