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old Goose, as soon as the young one had taken her 
place, sat down by the side of the nest, and shortly 
after died. As the young Goose had never been in 
the habit of entering the kitchen before, the fact can 
only be accounted for by supposing, that the old one 
had some way of communicating her thoughts and 
anxieties, which the young one was perfectly able to 
understand. We give this anecdote on the authority 
of a Mr. Brew, who states if to have occurred at 
Ennis, in July, 1828. 
So strong are the affections of these loving birds, 
that some who have exposed themselves to their 
vengeance, have occasionally found themselves fear- 
fully worsted. A Game Cock, near Ashford, in 
Kent, priding himself, no doubt, on his prowess, 
happened, a short time ago, to take offence at a 
Goose, during the time of incubation, and, attacking 
her with great fury, pecked out one of her eyes, and 
destroyed several of her eggs. An old Gander, 
seeing the danger to which his mate was exposed, 
flew to her assistance, and many desperate battles 
took place. One day, in his absence, the Cock re- 
newed his attack upon the Goose, when the Gander, 
hearing the bustle, hurried up, and seizing the Cock, 
dragged him into the pond, where he ducked him 
repeatedly, and finally drowned him. 
Another somewhat similar instance occurred at 
Astbury, near Congleton, in Cheshire. Several Geese 
were feeding near a barn, where some men were 
threshing, and a Sparrow near them, when a Hawk 
suddenly pounced upon the latter, and would have 
inevitably carried it off, had not the Gander flown 
to its rescue, and, with his beak, struck the Hawk 
