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was there, except to get food. "Whenever the 

 dog barked, the goose would cackle, and run at 

 the person she supposed the dog barked at, and 

 try to bite him by the heels. Sometimes she 

 would attempt to feed Avith the dog ; but this 

 the dog, who treated his faithful companion 

 rather with indifference, would not suffer. The 

 goose would not go to roost with the others at 

 night, unless driven by main force ; and when, 

 in the morning, she was turned into the field, 

 she would never go from the yard-gate, but sit 

 there the whole day, in sight of the dog. At 

 last, orders were given that she should be no 

 longer molested, but suffered to accompany the 

 dog as she liked. Being thus left to hereelf, 

 she ran about the 3'ard with him all the night ; 

 and, wliat is stranger still, and can be attested 

 by the whole neighborhood, whenever the dog 

 went out of the yard, and ran into the village, 

 the goose always accompanied him, contriving 

 to keep up Avith him by the assistance of her 

 wings, and in this Avay, of running and fljung, 

 followed him all over the parish. While the 

 dog was ill, the goose never quitted him day or 

 night, not even to feed ; and it was presumed 

 that she would have starved to death, had not 

 orders been given for a pan of corn to be set 

 every day close to the kennel. During this 



