Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1876 — A Sentimental Goose. [ARTICLE]

A Sentimental Goose.

On a farm near this city is a goose that lately lost its mate. It mourned sincerely tor several days, refusing very properly any attentions' from other goos is. But goostic faithfulness could not survive human charms. Goosey became enamored of the man who has charge of fowl and brute. Thrown in his company constantly at feeding time, she always welcomed him with affectionate greetings, and followed him until the gate shut him from her sight. Encouraged by his friendly offices, her esteem deepened into love, and now no other companionship satisfies her for a moment. Long before daylight she commences calling for him, and she will take no food except from his hands. She follows him day by day, round and round the field, while he is plowing, and the highest farm fence cannot stop her. When he comes to town she can only be left behind by being shut up in her house, and then she keeps up a continual calling until he returns. True to the romantic character in love stories, she is drooping —slowly fading from earth Her constant exertions to be near her charmer are slowly but surely killing her. This is no fancy sketch. We have the “papers” for every word of it. It is a sad case of leap-year license.—Chattanooga iTcnn.) Times. N .

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