Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1912 — Slain Goose Brings Joy [ARTICLE]

Slain Goose Brings Joy

Gander That Wanders In Front of Machine Makes a Feast—Autoist Buys Bird. Darby, Pa. —A fat old gander that waddled too slowly across the Westchester pike in front of the automobile of Richard Purly of Darby, with the usual result, brought belated but none the less appreciated holiday cheer to a poor family In Darby, exemplifying the old adage that It is an ill windthatblowa good to nobody. Purdy, with a couple of his friends, was spinning out Weßtchester pike, near Manao, when a flock of geese crossed ahead of the machine. After the last one had passed the gander, which had remained -back, suddenly decided to follow, and waddled directly in front of the machine, on which Purdy had now put on full speed. The Irate owner of the bird appeared just In time to see it struck and demanded payment. Insisting that the goose weighed 20 pounds, at 25 centß a pound, he demanded $5 for it, hut after he learned that Purdy was a butcher, he dropped the price to 14 centß, wholesale, and on second judg-

ment said that he thought the bird might weigh a little under 20 pounds. Purdy guessed the weight at 15 pounds, and paid the farmer $2.10. The farmer was walking away with both the goose and the money, when Purdy called him back and reminded him that the goose was not his property any longer, took it, had one of his companions bleed lt and on his arrival in Darby presented it with his best wishes to a deserving family, who accepted it with profuse thanks.