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BILLING THE GOLDEN GOOSE.
The magpie and the crow, particularly
when 'tame,' have a habit of carrying off
all kinds of small metal objects and putting
them in a 'storehouse.' The ostrich and
the emu, on the other hand, sometimes try
to perform wonderful digestive feats by
swaiiowmg Duuons ana similar articles.
Everybody has heard of the goose that is
alleged to have laid the golden eggs. One
that tried to emulate that example has
been . killed at Ballarat. It is reported
that Mr.. A. Williams, grocer, Bridge
street, Ballarat East, purchased during
Ghnistmastide a goose from Mrs. Jones,
Ballarat North. The bird was killed
for Christmas dinner, and its crop, on
being opened, was found to contain what
a miner would describe as 'good payable
,gold.' Altogether there were about 30
large specimens of gold in the crop of the
goose, sufficient, Mr. Williams states, to
almost cover a 2/ piece. The royal metal
had evidently been picked up by the bird
while feeding on the slimes from old allu
vial diggings in the neighbourhood. There
'golden' bird was taken, and, it is consi
dered likely- that many, if not all, of tbem
had during their wanderings among the old
diggings feasted on the precious metal.
Mrs. Jones has not yet been informed whe
ther the 29 other Christmas geese had been
'prospected' by the respective purchasers,
who Teside in various parts of the district.
There is, apparently, some hope yet of
getting the breed that will really lay
golden eggs!
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