History of the town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from its first settlement, to 1882 . paid for the same with the customary scrip and passedon to Esquire Weeks, and of him bought a flock ofgeese in like manner. With a promptness which inother circumstances would be highly commendable,he hastened with his geese to the recently purchasedfarm, and put them into the garden then in full bloomand foliage. Crooker, learning that Weeks geesewere in his garden, repaired at once to the scene ofthe mischief and there found Atherton complacentlyviewing the geese as they eagerly regaled them
History of the town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from its first settlement, to 1882 . paid for the same with the customary scrip and passedon to Esquire Weeks, and of him bought a flock ofgeese in like manner. With a promptness which inother circumstances would be highly commendable,he hastened with his geese to the recently purchasedfarm, and put them into the garden then in full bloomand foliage. Crooker, learning that Weeks geesewere in his garden, repaired at once to the scene ofthe mischief and there found Atherton complacentlyviewing the geese as they eagerly regaled themselveson such vegetables as was most grateful to their a commanding way, with staff in hand, Crookerapproached Solomon in this way : Sar, what do youmean, sar, by turning these geese into my garden, TOWN OF RICHMOND. 2O3 sar? Solomon, apparently undisturbed by the vig-orous onset, replied, Whjs sir, have nt I the rightto stock my farm with geese ? They will be good forChristmas ; besides, I need the feathers. Feath-ers, replied Crooker, feathers you shall have, sar,and tar, to boot, if y
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