The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-02-24

by a skunk one dark night when they
rested in shallow water instead Of GO
ing out where it was deep and safe:
There. was thunder storm and the
flashes of lightning made the mother
goose afraid Of the open water so she
sought The Shelter of~tiIe reeds and lost
.hef little one. Do not blame her, my
children. We are all inclined to shut
our eyes SO we will mot see danger
and that is why so many people get
run over and killed. jCowardice is a
terrible disease that nothing will cure
but dose of courage and good whis-
tie. .s -,s.s &s
The next little goosie to lose it's
life was eaten UP by a fox. The
mother told the little ones not to leave
the water for food until they could
fly, and never to go alone, but this lit
tie one had seen bright green leaf
upon the bank that made its mouth
water, and it could not resist 1t look
ed just like goose candle, and it felt
sure It's mamma was too particular,
and one day when no one was look
ing it ran up the bank and was snapped
up by the fox. Its mamma called and
called for her little one, but she could
not bring it back. 1t was gone where
all naughty children go. gr.
Now this cunning fox liked the taste
of goose, and he resolved to get all the
rest of the little ones, so he went and
found a bunch Of wild lettuce, which
is goose candy, and Waded into the
water holding it in his mouth and
keeping his body under water so that
only the bright, green leaves could be
seen Soon the goose family spied
the tempting sight and started for it,
but the mother goose called them
back and said: t5
Nov, my children, that is very
sweet food and would like YOU to
have some, but it is out of place. 1t
grows on dry land, and 4 am afraid
there is something wrong Let MS
wait here until someone examines it
carefully first.
Now little Miss Cackleum, the
smallest OF the flock, was full Of Curl
osity and begged so bard to be allow
ed to go and look, that she was per-
mitted to go. As she drew near, she
thought she saw the tempting food
move toward her, So she stopped half
afraid and was about to turn back. but
it commenced to 90 the other way, and
she thought she, was going to lose her
nice dinner, and she chased after it,
and stretched her neck toward Ii
when, horror, the leaves parted and
she disappeared down the fox's throat
before her Mortified mother and BROTH
,ers and sisters, SO that you see, my
children, it does not always pay to be
too smart and want to know it ali,
and we should learn BY this not to
buck the other fellows game, and be-
ware of things out of place ais poison
IS only medicine in the wrong place,
just ais stealing IS only taking soine-
thing that somebody else wants, while
robbery is taking a whole lot of what
other people ought TO have and finance
lis gobbling up everything in sight so
cieverly and cunningly that people ap-
plaud the act and then 60 TO a re-
viyh meeting and get converted so
they won't have to spend money they
haven't got foolishly
The other little gosling was caught
by the foot BY mud turtle and pull
ed under water and drowned, showing
that even the best Of us are liable to
get our feet in it il we are not careful:
Now there was only one left, and this
was the big, strofg, beautiful one, his
mothers ) JOY and consolation. He grew
to be the biggest gander ii the north