Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-05-16
LOG CABINET LETTERS.
CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF A HoG-cHAsE.
Loo CABIN, NORM BEND,l
April 13, 1910.

dotp,i East
Respected Sir-l was woke up this morn.
ing about daylight, by the tarnelest racket
Ihave ever heard in my born days.
The Gineral was up, and out in his field
with all the dogs, giving chase to parcel
of long, sLAB-sDED, Lop-EAaED HOGS, that had
got in over night through a hole in his
fences. puli'd on my boots. and hitched
up my ak, and iined him, and for about an
hour we had about as tight pull in driving
them critters out, rs | ever want TO have
agin. For spell thought there was no
SIGH thing as CITING rid on 'em; FOR some on
'em showed considerable fight. As though
they had best rights there,--but the GneraI
he hung|to it, and slated round among 'eu
considerable, and didn't like to give up;
and so to rights we cleared EN- all out, ana
turned to and fastened up THE HOLE IN THE
FENCE, and then went round 10 see what
damage they had done; and it was surpris
in TO see how much roofing and destruc
ton these critters had done over night. Ii
will take more than twenty men for a week
TO cure it. The Gineral was rale rathy
about it, and called up the man whose bust
ness it was to go round every day 10 see
that the fences was "Oll Korrect." "Now,"
says he, sinister Jones, this is a neglect
that can't overlook no how. II was the
only one dependent on this farm, it might
be a different matter; but when know
that many depend on matters going straight
here, can't let this negligence OF yours go
by. SO you must qult--!or | can't have
any man on this farm who neglects his
duty" Mr.. Jones looked considerable
streaked, and said that it was not entireIy
his fault, and thought he'd git round the
Gineral by telling him that he had been at
a"Log CABIN Meeting" about three miles
off the evening before; but this only seemed
to set the old Gineral hoppin' mad, and SO
he told Mr. Jones his best plan was to quit
the clog Cabin party, and go right off tt
Washington, and jine the Government
party,--and if he didn't know any body in
the Government, he'd give him letter OF
recommend, saving, "This is man who is
willing to neglect the duty he is paiu tt
perform, and will go electIoneering even
at the risk of letting the hogs git in the gar
den." And so MIR. Jones has to quit, ant
the Gineral snow looking round for gooc
man to fill his place.
felt the first go off lcetle sorry for Mr.
Jones--but when | come to talk with the
Ginera about it, found he was sorry too
"bu,," SAYS he, "Maor, the etarnal primer
or the hogs will have the upper hand
There says he, "was good fence, and il
Mr.. Jones duty to see the bars all up AM
secured and he was paidior attending to it
the coming crops depend on ii, and all thu
people and their families employed here de
pend on these crops; now, If he neglect
his duty, and the hogs undo in one nigh
more than can be restored by all my work
men in a month. you see at once, we al
must quit and 60 on the highway with thu
hogs. No-no," says he, Il don't ask wha
mans politics are--it he negects his duty
that's enough for me, he is no longer m
man. and | would serve my own brother o
son iist So"
"Wl,' says |, .'Ginera believe you ar
right but" says ], ''that amt the way thing
are managed at Washington any how
Folks there's" says |, saint considered fit 10
any office unless they can show their abilit
to go off electioneering, and work sharp t
keep in office the folks who appoinle
. them. "-"Well," says the GlnerlI, "wha
is the consequence, and what do we see
Do the folks who have charge OF the grea
political farm, think that the people are g
ing 10 stand still and see the ruin that 10
lows such conduct, and not make an eitor
to come at the abuse?
tell you what it is, the old Hero hi
got the old 1913 grit in him, or I'm miSti
Remand when he gifts to the White HOUSE
if he don't keep an eye on making foil
look well to their duty, without tear {
without favor, will be The first man TO rC
mind him of this days HOG CHASE; aud the'
is no mistake about it, for he sand at'brcaI
fast openly and before all the workmen an
strangers at table, that coop GoyEaNMEN
and,Goop FARMING were exactly alike; an
to keep both up, and going strait and righ
could only BE done by "ErAuNAL VIC
IANaE"--and so sure as there was a hole
the fence, or bar Gown, whether in Il
LAWS that protect the people, or the FENc
that protect the corn fields, THE HOGS won
git into the enclosure and do much mi
chief; and he whose duty it was to look
these matters should be held to strict a
countability-or there was no use IN havir
laws or fences" The Gineral has motto
that it will never answer for man at 4
head of farm, or al the head OF Cover
nent, to have PETS or FAvoRITEs IN OH
any longer than they do their duty ialt
fully. SNOW" says he, ''there is M
Jones-I would rather 60 bare foot for
week than part with him; but it wont
to trust him to crafty my liking for hi
for how can | comnensate THE MANY w