Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-03-08

Hon Is mystery ut the present mo
ment. The magazine article that / 70
terred TO says that the change is more
observable In the goose than IN any
other living thing"
That's queer"
$50 Il is. but Il will not long 70
main so. There's a man down the
street who keeps geese by the score.
and l propose 10 drop down and have
a little talk with him. Like the rest
OF humanity. have always supposed
that n goose was goose the year
round, but III IL is-true that she changes
her disposition four times n year i
want TO give her all proper credit"
ia let the goose part OF IL 20 IL 1
were you.' said Mrs. Bowser feeling
trouble in the mir all of n sudden.
but there Is the foundation of the
whole question. you see. Does the
goose change with the seasonsP III she
does. then why not all other living
things, man included? III she changes.
what are the changes? I'll be back I'm
an hour and tell you all about II. and 1
may think best to sit up the rest of
the night and write an article dealing
win the question"
When Mr.. Bowser left the house he
headed straight for the goosery. The
fire engines crossed his path. but they
could not tempt him aside There was
a free for all fight among lot OF long
shoremcn. but he refused to hat. A
tramp wanted him TO stop and argue
on the amount of food man could
live ON for week. but he was brushed
aside. The goose man was In his COOS.
cry. as II behooved him to be. and
within five minutes OF his arrival Mr..
Bowser had stated his case. Did n
goose change with the season? Under
the head of goose he included gander
as well. The promptness OF the goose
man was rather surprising.
III you will send for pail OF beer.
sir. Wen talk" he said. and his little
son soon returned with two quart
pail frothing over. He took Il that Mr..
Bowser was strictly temperate man
and offered him none OF the contents.
do goose change with the sea
sonsT he repeated after imbibing half
the contents of the pail without draw
Ing breath. Il answer you that no
do, sir We will begin with spring.
In the spring he il lambllke and would
not hurt fly. lie sits and MARBLES
love songs and makes googoo eyes at
his mates. He takes long walks In the
moonlight and can be heard TO sigh
ten rods of"
you astonish mev exclaimed Mr..
Bowscr.
''Yes. sir. and the pail is empty, and
as soon as more beer arrives we will
take up summer. Dan, the gentleman
is handing you 10 cents for more beer"
When the pail came back and had
been duly looked into. the goose man
continued:
when spring runs into summer the
goose gets cranky. He drops poetry
and love and moonlight and won't take
word from nobody. He becomes
morbid. He reasons that all the world
Is agin him, and II Is then that he
attacks and devours young children.
If you have young and innocent
child, sir, let II beware of the summer
goose"
"Nonsensel l have heard OF n goose
chasing a person, but as for in1ict-
ing
You are talking 20 man who has
lived his life among them, sir. If you
were 10 hand Danny another 10 cents,
no would get another pail OF beer. and
we would pass on TO the fall season"
Mr.. Bowser hestated, but finally
handed out the money, and four or Eve
minutes later the goose man, refreshed
and In good spirits, was saying:
September has hardly come, sir,
when the goose begins TO show n dis
position To make n ass OF hIsself. He
wants hair remover for his bald head,
though nc knows that Il won't renew.
He bosses and bulldozes and thinks
he's devil of fellow, and the only
way TO tame him down.
"What are you driving atY' sharply
( demanded Mr.. Bowser as he rose up.
Danny" said the goose man to his
son. the gentleman Will hand you 10
cents TO get IA pail OF beer"
THE gentleman Will do nothing OF
the kind" replied Mr.. Bowser.
Then the gentleman, as is no gen
/ tieman, won't get no more goose in
formation here and can go TO Texas"
When Mr. Bowser reached home he
entered very quietly and had reached
the sitting room and dropped into his
chair when Mrs. Bowser asked:
'Well. does a goose change with the
season."
"As you have been one all your life
you ought TO know" he meanly an
swered as he picked up his neWspaper