ling children” to leave those low com¬ 
panions. The goose took those ‘‘darling 
children” right by the tail feathers and 
pulled them back. The gander waddled 
up to the hen and took one nip which 
sent her squawking to the barnyard, 
where the big rooster was challenging the 
world. 
“I’ve been insulted!” she screamed, 
“and my dear children have been stolen 
from me. If you have the courage of a 
mouse you will defend your wife!” 
“Where is he?” l’oared the rooster, and 
he started on a run for the orchard. There 
was the goose with all her children at 
school, and right in front was the gander 
with his great beak open and that right 
wing all unslung for a blow. The rooster 
got within about six feet of him and then 
halted. He didn’t like the looks of that 
sharp beak. 
“Good morning, Mr. Gander! I saw 
you over in the next field, and I came to 
ask how the worms are running over 
there!” „ , 
As he went back the rooster, after the 
manner of husbands generally, sought to 
pacify his wife. 
“After all, your children are in a good 
school, and you will now have more time 
for your neglected household duties. 
Nursing those children has been a hard 
strain on you. Now for a little recrea¬ 
tion !” _ * i-t 
From my own experience I can testily 
that Prof Gander is right. No one can 
train a child properly if the mother is 
foolish naturally, and seeks to interfere 
with the child’s education. Those who 
undertake to “take a child” into their 
family may well take heed from Prof. 
Gander. It were far better that such a 
child never saw his mother again. She 
may easily ruin the life which she brought 
into the world. . , , ^ ,, 
But at any rate, this bird on the table 
was well educated to live the perfect life 
of a goose. Have another slice! I know 
vou can eat another helping of this dress¬ 
ing. Pass back your plate. Of course I 
know mother would like to hold that 
other goose back for a later meal, but 
that is not the true Thanksgiving spirit. 
Pass back for another slice and I will 
use my influence with the housekeeper to 
carve the second goose. Its education 
has been finished. n> c * 
The Lost Art of Neighboring 
“I have never been inside of that house 
except to attend a funeral.” 
Have you ever heard a remark like 
that? Of course, you have, and not once, 
but scores of times. And the pity of it, 
to allow the days and years to pass by 
with never the friendly visit, and then 
when death claims a member of the house¬ 
hold the neighbors gather from far and 
near to pay the last tribute of respect to 
the departed. Surely it is right to per¬ 
form this duty, but why wait until such, 
occasions arise? Why not go when peo¬ 
ple are in health and are ready to enjoy 
and appreciate human companionship.' 
The threadbare excuse given by the 
majority of people for not being neigh¬ 
borly is' lack of time; but surely in these 
days of labor-saving devices we ought not 
to be so overworked as the women were 
a half-century ago. and we know that they 
found plentv of time to visit their neigh¬ 
bors. Often while the} were enjoying a 
social chat they were doing helpful 
things for that -same neighbor, such as 
quilting, sewing carpet rags, or even par¬ 
ing apples for drying. 
The telephone comes in for a largo 
share of blame for the modern way of 
staying away from one’s neighbors, and 
to a certain extent this accusation may 
be a true one. But all the telephono 
conversations in the world cannot take 
the place of the friendly call in the home, 
when crochet patterns, dress patterns or 
any kind of patterns may be exchanged, 
together with helpful advice as to the 
use of them. The sight of a cheerful 
face on a dark, gloomy day is like a beam 
of sunlight to 0110 who longs for human 
companionship. People dwelling apart, 
not mingling in any way, grow suspicious 
of one another, and the little differences 
grow to be big ones. There is no better 
way of eradicating these differences than 
to meet together in a social way and pass 
the hours in games, in discussing affairs 
of state, singing songs and telling jokes. 
A neighborhood feud will soon be a thing 
of the past when such things are brought 
about. , ,, 
“Get acquainted with your neighbor; 
you might like him,” has been well said; 
but when strangers move in and do not 
return the calls of the older residents, 
what are you going to do about it? This 
often happens, and the feelings of the 
would-be neighborly oue can well be im¬ 
agined. But one woman bravely said: 
“Never mind; I'll go once; then if the 
call is not returned, I’ll never go again. 
My duty is done.” 
The city dweller has been known to 
boast of the fact that, he does not know 
his next-door neighbor. There is a little 
excuse there, as that person, no doubt, 
has a circle of friends of his own, and 
can have many diversions besides. But 
in the country it is different, and there is 
no doubt that the growing indifference, 
selfishness and apathy of the rural resi¬ 
dents are driving people to the city faster 
than anything else. For many years now 
we have had drives of all kinds, special 
days and weeks for everything. Why not 
inaugurate a sociability drive, and thus 
encourage neighborly friendliness, which 
■s fast becoming a lost art? A .8. 0. 
James Carriers 
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