Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-12-20
Swine.


the Chairman Of the Committee on swine at an
agricultural fair in Mass. Badgers read it
and laugh, and "laugh and grow fat"
If we consider swine in all the sta
ges of their existence, how lovely are
they ever.
Just look int the sow's parlor--
neatly kept-clean trough, sufficient
supply of earth, sprinkling of straw
and everything comfortable.
Last night that beautiful animal re-
clining on her side, with languid but
happy look, became the mother of nine
interesting pledges of affection; sin
gular coincidence, but just Mrs. John
Rodgers number in the primer. What
little loves they are! what sparkling
ewes! what white and beautiful skins!
in form and moving how express and
admirable! the paragons Of animals!
what vigorous infancy, worthy to be
compared, not with puny human ba-
bies, "muIing and puking in their mar
ses' arms" but with the infant Hercu-
les!
/ Follow one of them on his career.
As he emerged from his mothers care,
with the maternal injunction, "root hog
or de- after brief and vigorous devo-
Ition to the sports and frolics of youth,
how easy and graceful the transition to
early hoghood.
AS his days advance, how absorbing
his devotion to his beings great end
and aim-the taking on of fat. How
his moral qualities are developed! how
thankful for the delicate attentions OF
his keeper in cleansing his skin with
suds or butter milk! but how he grunts
his gratitude for the gentle shampoo
ling of his back.
AS bis time draws near, contrast him
with the sportive, thoughtles, straw tos
sing individual you saw him few
months ago. How contemplative and
lphilosophc he grows. He appears to
be both an Epicurean and Stole
One would Judge that he had, from long
contemplation made up his mind to die
with the calmness and dignity of Caesar.
But these appearances are deceptive.
This point has puzzled your commit
tee not little. There is great pusil-
lanimity, or deep and unfaihomed
PHILOSOPHY about the hog; andupon great
deliberation, your committee areinclin-
led to the latter opinion; but after all,
they must leave it as still mooted
question, and recommend its careful
consideration to the society. But the
fact is, when the water and the tub and
the knife are ready, the hogs philoso-
ply seems to fail him. The poet says
that
"Freedom shrieked as Kosciusko FELL"
But that was but the playing of the
gentlest breeze among the strings of the
Eolian Harp, compared to the shrek
Of the 400 Id. and bot now apparently
Stoical porker. as he is hurried by
two butchers at his ears and one at hi:
tail, to the place of sacrifice.
But let the veil be drawn over the
scene; and view him as with snout to.
ward earth and tail toward heaven
with all his inward beauties revealed
he hangs by the gambrel, changed from
hog TO pork.
PoRK!--how suggestive of savory
sausages, Of racy steaks end juicy spare
. ribsl How calleth it up to the minds
eye, the plump, the round, the delici-
Gus ham; the boiled, mingled fat and
i. lean, and garnishee with caulihower oil
, cabbage, and the crisp and brown ba.
ked. enthroned amidst envious and ad.
miring beans!
We should not venture on these tan.
talizing visions if this worshipful com
pany were not just well fed; and even
now, as it is out of place 10 let the inn
. aginaiion run riot on serious busi-
r ness occasion like this, we humbly beg
] pardon.
But to return to our fat and well
, dressed hog:-who can wonder that,
with all his anticipations of roast and
boiled, and broiled, and baked, and
fried, with such sight before him, the
lordly Byron, "his eye in fine frenzy
rolling" should joyfully exclaim,
ATS Grease, bat Eving Grease no more"
But lest while we indulge our cnthu-
siasm upon SOUS and pigs, you should
think US great b0res, we herewith
bring this report to close.
For the Committee.
J. II. w. PAGE, Chairman.