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"No, perhaps not," agreed Mother Goose. "Well, if you can find no other place to stay to-night come with me. I have a big house, and with me live Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, who is getting to be quite a big chap now, Little Tommie Tucker and Jack Sprat and his wife. Oh, I have many other friends living with me, and surely we can find room for you." "Thank you," answered Uncle Wiggily.
After I had punched and pounded the three Hallowe'en left-overs from last year until they faded away, I had the pleasure of seeing the young lady to her door, yum! yum!" "Hurrah! and I bet all differences are patched up again between you!" cried Jack. "Everything is lovely, and the goose hangs high," sang Paul. "Meaning poor old blundering Ward.
But in speaking he always hit the nail on the head, and carried his hearers with him by the energy and perspicuity of his argument. But by degrees the world of the Goose and Gridiron had learned that Buggins talked of things which he did not understand, and which he had not studied. His facts would not bear the light.
Suddenly he let the stick fail and said, "You are the stupidest goose that ever waddled on God's earth, but I am sorry for you. I will go out into the highways and wait for three days to see if I find anyone who is still stupider than you. If I succeed in doing so, you shall go scot-free, but if I do not find him, you shall receive your well-deserved reward without any discount."
Minnie gave her mother a look of such astonishment as proved that the fine edge of the sarcasm was lost. "To tolerate a Cavendish! I can't think what you mean, mamma! Eustace is not an ignorant goose, though you seem to think so; nor am I." "I am glad your Honours are pleased," said the ironical mother, with a laugh.
Perhaps it was no more than a goose quill, or a cock's plume dipped in dye, but to Joe it seemed as glorious as if it had been plucked from the fairest wing in the gardens of paradise. The marvel of it came over Joe again as he stood close against the bars to greet her.
Pepper, cheerily; "and you baked it so good, Polly." "So it was baked good," said Polly, all her good humor returning. "And it did not make so much matter, did it, Mamsie, that he was tough?" "No, indeed," said Mrs. Pepper, laughing; "he lasted all the longer, you know, Polly." "Mean old gray goose!" exclaimed Joel, at the remembrance; "he most broke my teeth, trying to eat him."
A begun work is half ended. A Scots man is ay wife behind band. A new tout in all old horn. A broken a Ship hes come to land. As the fool thinks ay the bell clinks. A man may see his friend need, but will not see him bleed. A friend is not known but in need. A friend in Court is worth a penny in purse. All things are good unseyed. A good Goose indeed, but she hes an ill gansell.
What a goose I was, to fancy that this young man could take pleasure in being with me. He did; but then he was just amusing himself; it was not I; it was the country and the fishing, and so on. What a goose I have been!" As fast as the blackberries dropped into the pail, so fell these reflections into Diana's heart; and when the one was full, so was the other.
June 13. -I shot ten ducks and geese before breakfast, including one of the large black and white geese with the crimson head and neck. On my return to camp I weighed this exactly eleven pounds; this goose has on either pinion-joint a sharp, horny spur, an inch in length.
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