Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-07
Chambers Rebellion.
From the Nco England Farmer
AMUSING STORY.

AMUSING STORY.
.Hr. FesscndR-The enclosed is from
Henderson's Treatise on swine, and is an
amusing account of the early days Of the
Porcelain Club IN Scotland. thought
at least that it would entertain you, and
is at your service to use at your pleasure.
Yours, &c.
Though swine were kept so early in
the south of England, it appears from the
following anecdote they were little known
in the north of England and south of Scot
land Within the last century probably
about ninty years ago, a person IN the
parish of Ruthwcll, in Dumfrles-shIre,
called the "Gudeman O. the Brae," receiy-
ed a young swine as a present from some
distant part, which, from all the informa
ton ! could get, seems to have been the
first ever seen in that part of the country.
The pig having stayed across the Lochare
into the adjoining parish Of Carclayioc, a
woman who was herding cattle on the
marsh, by the sea side, was very much
alarmed at the sight of a living creature,
that she never seen nor heard Of before.
approaching her straight from the shore as
if it had come out of the sea, and ran
home TO the village of Blackshaw scream
ing. As she ran, it ran, snoring and
grunting after her, seeming Glad 1t had
met with q companion. She arrived at the
village so exhausted and terrified, that be-
fore She could get her story told she faint
en- away. BY the time she came to her
self crowd of people had collected to
see what was the matter, when she told
them, that, "thcre was a dell came out
of the sea with two horn in his head (most
likely the swine had pricked ears and
chased her roaring and gaping all the way
at her heels, and she was sure It was not
far off," A man called Wills Tom, an
old school master, said if he could see 1t
he would ''congere the dell" and got a
bible and an old sword. It imedlately
started up at his back with loud grumph,
which put him into such fright that his
hair stood upright on his head, and he
was obliged to be carried from the field
half dead The whole crowd ran some
one way and some another; some reached
the house tops, and others shut themselves
up in barns and byres. At last one on
the house top called out 1t was 1.-THE Guild
man O. the brae's grumphy," he having
seen it before. The afray was settled,
and the people mostly reconciled, although
some still entertained frightful thoughts a.
bout it, and burst not 90 over the door to
neighbours house after dark without one
to set or cry with them. One of the
crowd who had some compassion on the
creature, called out, give it a lock Of
straw to eat, 1t will be hungry"
Next day it was conveyed over the
Locharc. and seemed to find its way
home. It being near the dusk of evening
/ it came grunting up to two men pulling
thistes on the farm of Cockpool. They
were much alarmed at the sight, and
mounted two old horses they had tethered
beside them, intending TO make their way
home. In the mean time the pig got be-
tween them and the houses. which caused
them to scamper out Of the way and land
IN LOchare moss, where one horse was
drowned, and the other with difficulty re-
heyed. The night being dark, they burst
not part one from another to call for assis-
tauce, lest the monster should find them
out and attack them singly; nor burst
they speak above their breath for fear Of
beng devoured At day break next morn
| inc they took a different course, came BY
Cumlongan castle & made their way home,
where they found their families much a.
harmed on account of their ABSENCE
They said they had seen u creature, a.
bout the size of dog. with two horns on
IFS head, and cloven feet, roaring
out ike lion, and if they had not gallop
ped away it would have torn them In pie
Ices. One of their wives said shout man.
II is the Guidman o the Brae's grunphy
it frighted them a. at the Blackshaw yes
tier day, an poor Mcgee Anderson maist