Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-11-26

BroGRA ply OF A PoRKER.-Extract from
Mr.. Poole's Report submitted to the Essex
Agricultural Society at its recent festival:
Lam, too. has her share of swnish hon
ors derived from the extraordinary merits
Of a single individual Of the race, Of whom
the committee have it IN their power to pre-
sent biographical sketch. We are in
debted to Mr.. John Alley, Sd, under whose
patronage this individual was reared and
educated, for some particulars of his life
OF bis rigin we know blu. little, excep,
that he was the son Of his mother. who died
suddenly when he was few months old
and feft him an early orphan. He became
remarkable for his rapid growth and the
excellence OF his appetite, and soon arrived
at that middle age Of swinehood when his
porkship appeared living epi,ome Of good
nature and good living. He continued to
expand in size until he became Daniel
Lambert Of the race, and possessed great
freight in swinish society. He was a solid
character, and his specific gravity was on
ly equalel by his gravity of demeanor;
indeed, there was nothing waggish abou,
him-hus his tail His corpuIency proven
ted him from travelling, and although he
had never been TO roam Rome) he was
familiar with The rich store Of ancient and
modern Grease. The state Of the money
markets gave him no concern, and he
cared little for the rise and fall Of stocks
except cornstaiks, which he ALWAYS ap-
peared anxious 20 &c: dorm. He curly ac-
CURED a disgust for party politics, by
observing the greed;ness with which some
parlizans have thrust their shouts into the
public swill phil. He even thought that
some aspiring individuals had much better
have Il stye in their eye than the White
House at Washington. In his polit cal
views there seemed to be same'hing like
Inconsistency. He was in favor of pro-
lection, and was a ravenous advocate Of
home consumption. He also favored large
corporations, and at the same time was a
strong advocate for rc,renchment. and de-
Lighted in cutting down ce.lrr;es. He never
vas candidate for any public station, and
il is believed that his modesty woald pre-
vent him from accepting the offer Of any
Office, from ,hht Of Committee on Swine
down to the President of the United States.
Notwithstanding he was ten feet long,
from extremity 10 extremity, the event
proved that he was not long for this world,
and in his last extremity no friend was
found to save him from the hand of the as
sassin. He was rapidly increasing in size
until the time of h S departure, which was
in November last, at tho ag. Of two year:
and six months. AT the post mortem ex
animation of his remains, i; was found lha
his enormous bulk had reached Tire weigh
Of more than, trelre hundred pounds VIVA
prodigaity ofianess was herel wha: mas.
meeting of pork concentrated in singl,
individual The county Of Essex challenge
The world to produce his equal. Mr.. Alley
informed us. with apparent sincerity, tha
he subsisted mainly on raw Indian mel
and pota,oes--but the committee had sup
posed il more likely that he had lived o.
green turtle soup and pound cake, with ar
occasiona. meal Of boiled salmon and can
vaSs back ducks.