The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-16
DADDSEV[NlN
ARY TALL az
MRS. GOOSE AND MR.. GANDER.
~ NARY GPAHAM BONNER

IN the D3fnIafQ as t,lllY Goat. nau
been very much excited. hut now he
was quite calm again.
81 really can't bear it," he said. 81
really can't"
$50 it seems" shrieked Mr.. Gan
der.
"Ye.,' said Mrs. Goose. The unat.
tractive wife of the unattractive Mr..
Camden. at shows what goat YOU
are"
''And pray tell me why shouldn't l
he goat?" asked Sir William.
"He asks me why he shouldn't be
a goat" Mrs. Goose said to Mr. Gan.
der.
''Ha, ha." Shricked Mr. Camden in
that loud and horrible voice of his.
He thought ii was laughing but all
the other hafnyard creatures said to
themselves: There is Mr.. Gander
yelling and shrieking. What horri-
BILE voice he has"
But. Mr.. Gander didn't pay any at
tention to them. In fact. he probably
didn't hear them.
ITS quite the most absurd thing I've
ever heard" said Mr. Gander "And
yet at the same time. there is no
reason why there should not be many
other things more absurd"
like yourself, for example," said
Sir William.
Now, Billy Goat" shrieked Mr.. Gan
der. don't be rude. suppose you
can't help it, though. after the eXcit
ing time you've had. But no one can
he rude but myself. We're supposed
t. he disagreeable. and it's a good
thing, too. 1t saves us all the trou-
BILE of being friendly. We'd hate to
be friendly: simply hate it. Yes, We
would. We like TO be cross. and hor
rid to all the other barnyard creatures.
We want to be left alone. left to our
selves, for in truth we don't think any
creatures are as nice as we are"
"Oh. I see," said Billy Goat" you
ere the only ones who can be rude
Dear me, that's fine thing to say
about yourselves. Are you proud Of
being rude? I'm not proud of getting
excited over a red flag or red sweat
er as did just now. 1t gets me quite
worn out and exhausted and 1 don't
like it in the least. 1t is something I
can't help"
Il don't suppose we can help being
rude" said Mrs. Goose. "but at the
came tfme we don't try to avoid cross
nss We don e think much of our
ueighbors Why should we? Just
think who they are! Now. in the first
place. there is you"
Eyes, and pray tell me what is the
matter with my royal self? am Sit
William Goat, am"
Usually called Billy" said Mrs.
Goose, "but the fact remains you're
goat. Now there is nothing fine or
noble or brave or good or beautiful
about being goat. A goat is some
thing silly. Yes, stupid people are
called goats"
'aThat's right" agreed Mr.. Gander.
Poor Billy Goat felt very badly.
'Pm only stupid about the red rags
end flags and sweaters" he said.
Enough" shrieked Mr.. Gander.
sYou're goat, silly, Billy Goat. A
poor neighbor indeed"
"A very poor neighbour" agreed Mrs.
Goose. But then none of my neigh
Eors interest me. They're all stupid"
II feel the same about it as you do"
said Mr.. Gander. Il think we have
such a poor lot of neighbors, such a
stupid, annoying lot, that don't both
er about them at ALL"
Except once in a WHILE" said Billy
Goat, "when you both come around and
quarrel"
"Ah. anyone will do once in while
for quarrel" said Mrs. Goose.
"You're right, you're right" shrek
ed Mr.. Gander.
1--WE love to have a fight-especially
with our neighbors," Mrs. Goose said.
I'VE most certainly do" agreed Mr..
Gander.
"When folks say we are cross and
that we don't get along with any other
creatures but ourselves-they are
right. We don't b<lieve in getting along
with other creatures. We think of
ourselves and not of others. The most
sensible way to think"
1.-THE most selfish" said Billy Goat
"You're really worse than the Pig
family for selfishness." he said, after
q moment.
"Ah!" said Mrs. Goose, 81 forgot to
tell you what I thought about pigs
I'LL do so another time"