9. "What do you mean by the goose taking her?" said the pastor.

10. "Sure," said the woman, "it is the goose whose life she saved when

it was a little gosling. And now it comes every Sunday at the same

minute to take her to church.

11. "It gets her skirt into its mouth, and leads her along quite

safely. When it comes to the bridge it puts her next the rail, and

keeps between her and the water.

12. "It stays about the church-door till the service is out, and then

it takes her by the gown and brings her home just the same."

13. The pastor was greatly pleased with this story, and soon after he

preached a sermon on kindness to animals.

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