Eureka Reporter | 1907-04-26 | Page 2 | Gander Showed Sound Sense

GANDER SHOWED SOUND SENSE brought human A d to rescue of his consort there Is a neighbor of mine says one of our readers who keeps a big flock of geese and I 1 recently discuss ed with him the degree of intelligence possessed by these birds As an illus he told me the following story that old gander came home alone one morning in a great hurry he was evidently in great trouble about something he rushed up to me and bowed several times then he said something chith I 1 could not un der stand and reeling round wad died os off down doan the path by which he had just arrived presently he stop ped to see if I 1 was following and finding I 1 was not he came back and repeated the performance this time I 1 followed to his manifest sati satis stac fac tion and he led me to the pond on the bank all his geese were squatting around the grandmother goose of the family and she had a rat trap secure ly gripping her left leg my appear ance was hailed by shrieks of delight from the whole party and when I 1 liberated the old lady not much hurt there was a grand chorus of thanks the old gander followed me some distance homeward bowing hig his acknowledgments all the way illustrated sporting and dramatic news