The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

What shall be during the winter sea.
son Is n mystery at the present mo.
ment. The magazine article that re-
ferred to says that the change is more
observable in the goose than in any
other living thing"
That's queer"
$50 1t is, but 1t will not long re-
main so. There's man down the
street, who keeps geese by the score,
ind propose to drop down and have
little talk with him. Like the rest
Of humanity, have always supposed
that a goose was goose the year
round, but if IL is true that she changes
her disposition four times year
want TO give her all proper credit"
I'D let the goose part of it 90 II
were you" said Mrs. Bowser, feeling
trouble in the air all of sudden.
"But there is the foundation of the
whole question, you see. Does the
goose change with the seasons? II she
dogs. then why not all other living
things, man included? If she changes,
what are the changes? I'll be back in
an hour aud tell you all about II, and l
may think best to sit mp the rest OF
the night and write an article dealing
I with 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
u free for all fight among a lot Of long
shoremeu, but he refused to halt A
tramp wanted him to stop and argue
on the amount of food man could
live on FOR week, but lie was brushed
aside. The goose man was in his goos-
ery. as IL bChoorcd him to bc. and
within five minutes of his arrival Mr..
Bowser had stated his case. Did
goose change With the season? Under
as well. The promptncSs of the goose
man was rather surprising.
III you will send for pail Of beer,
sir. wen. talk" he said ANA his little
son soon returned with a two quart
pail frothing over. He took il that Mr..
Bowser was Il strictly temperate man
and offered him none of the contents.
"Do goose change with the sea
sonsl' he repeated after imbibing half
the contents of the pail without draw
ing breath. IL answer you that he
do, sir. We win begin with spring
In the spriug he Is lamblikc aud would
not hurt a fly. lie sits and MARBLES
love songs and makes goOgoo eyes nj
his mates. He takes long walks in the
moonlight ana can be heard to sigh
ten rods off"
"You astonish me!' exclaimed Mr..
Bowser.
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 ta.;e
word from nobody. He becomes
morbid. He reasons that all the world
is agin him, and it Is then that he
attacks and deyours young children
If YOU have a young and innocent
child, sir, let II beware OF the summer
goose"
Nonsense. / have heard OF q goose
chasing Il person, but as for inhlct.
ing
You are talking TO man who has
lived his life among them. sir. If you
We're TO hand Danny another 10 cents.
he would get another pail of beer, and
we would pass on to the fall season.
Mr.. Bowser hesitated, but finally
handed out the money and four or five
minutes later the goose man, refreshed
and in good spirits, was saying:
September has hardly come, sir,
when the goose begins TO show a dis.
position to make a, ass of hisself. He
wants hair renewer for his bald head,
though he knows that it won't renew.
He bosses and buldozes and thinks
hes devil of fellow. and the only
way 10 tame him down
what are YOU driving at?" sharply
demanded Mr. Bowscr rs he rose up.
"Danny," said The goose man 10 his
son, The gentleman will hand you 10
cents TO get pail Of beer
"The gentleman win do nothing OF
the kind" replied Mr.. Bowser.
"rhcn the gentleman. as Is no gen
tlenan, wonh got no more goose in,
formation here and can go to Texas"
When Mr., Fowser reached home he
entered very quietly ami had reached
the sitting room ana dropped into his
chair when Mrs. Bowser asked:
well, does II goose change with the
season.
AS YOU nave been one all your life
YOU ought Ia know" he meanly an
swcred rs he picked mp his newspaper
and refused TO answer another word.
NJ QUAD