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wounded wing entirely healed. In the following spring, 

 when the Wild Geese migrate to the northward, a flock 

 passed over Mr. Piatt's ham-yard ; and, just at that moment, 

 their leader happening to sound his bugle-note, our Goose, 

 in whom its new habits and enjoyments had not quite 

 extinguished the love of liberty, and remembering the well- 

 known sound, spread its wings, mounted into the air, joined 

 the travellers, and soon disappeared. In tho succeeding 

 autumn, the Wild Geese, as was usual, returned from the 

 northward in great numbers, to pass the winter in our bays 

 and rivers. Mr. Piatt happened to be standing in his 

 yard when a flock passed directly over his bam. At that 

 instant, he observed three Geese detach themselves from 

 the rest, and, after wheeling round several times, alight in 

 the middle of the yard. Imagine his surprise and pleasure, 

 when, by certain well-remembered signs, he recognised in 

 one of the three his long-lost fugitive. It was she indeed I 

 She had travelled many hundred miles to the lakes ; had 

 there hatched and reared her offspring; and had uow 

 returned with her little family, to share with them ih9 

 iweets of civilized life. 



