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On my first arrival in Florence I thought the goose-pond green of the water rather agreeable than otherwise; but its hue is now that of unadulterated mud, as yellow as the Tiber itself, yet not impressing me as being enriched with city sewerage like that other famous river.

But others held that he had perished differently, and laid his death at the door of the fairy dancers. As to the farmer's son, it is said that thenceforward he went home from market by the high-road, and spoke the truth straight out, and was more careful of his company. "Don't Care" so they say fell into a goose-pond; and "I won't" is apt to come to no better an end.

But the horse had already shaken off the halter and flung himself into a goose-pond, where he changed himself into a little fish. Farmer Weatherbeard went after him, and changed himself into a great pike. So Jack turned himself into a dove, and Farmer Weatherbeard turned himself into a hawk, and flew after the dove and struck it.

I'm gwineter show dis nigger dat all de gooses on my plantation got mo' den one leg. "I followed 'long, trapesin' after de whole kit an' b'ilin', an' when we got to de pond" here Chad nearly went into a convulsion with suppressed laughter "dar was de gooses sittin' on a log in de middle of dat ole green goose-pond wid one leg stuck down so an' de udder tucked under de wing."

But in a moment more she clenched her little fists, forced back the tears, and gave vent to her favourite saying, "I don't care." That sentence was Dot's bane and antidote; it was her vice and her virtue. It was her standing consolation, and it brought her into all her scrapes. "Don't care fell into a goose-pond, Miss Dot," said Nurse, on one occasion of the kind.

It is strange that this beautiful body of water is called a 'Pond. The geography tells of many in Scotland and Ireland not near so large that are called 'Lakes. It is not respectful to speak of so noble, deep, and broad a collection of clear water as a 'Pond'; it makes a stranger think of geese, and then of goose-pond. Mr.

"I don't care if he did," said Miss Dot; and as Nurse knew no further feature of the goose-pond adventure which met this view of it, she closed the subject by putting Dot into the corner. In the strength of Don't care, and her love for Sam, Dot bore much and long. Her dolls perished by ingenious but untimely deaths.

On my first arrival in Florence I thought the goose-pond green of the water rather agreeable than otherwise; but its hue is now that of unadulterated mud, as yellow as the Tiber itself, yet not impressing me as being enriched with city sewerage like that other famous river.

She expected some linsey-woolsey by the carrier, to make Christmas petticoats, and she was glad to see the hooded waggon ploughing its way through the snow. The goose-pond was firmly frozen, and everything looked as it had looked years ago, except that the carrier's young son went before the waggon and a young dog went before him. They passed slowly out of sight, but Madam Liberality sat on.