Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-02-19
MRS. DONOVAN'S PIG.

A few days since (says the st. Louis Re-
veil!e) an Irish lady, residing in the lower part
of the city, was thrown into state of extreme
agony, on discovering, for the first time, that
beautiful famale pig she had been tending
| with anxious care and solicitude was 'clane ,
gone and missing In many minds this an
nouncement of the loss of pig will awake
no sympathy, because they have never, like
Mrs. Donovan, 'tinded' it through the inter-
esting stages of juvenile porkerhood up to the
period when its hams and shoulders had at
tanned marketable siZe-when, in short, it
| was hog round to the tune of weighty con-
sideration. On discovering her loss, she post
ed to Justice Butler for search warrant, pro-
cured it and an officer to serve the document,
and then, with her young son Tim, started of
to pen owned by negro near Spruce and
Fifth street. Tim had discovered the pig in
the Negroes pen.
& Is this the road, Tim" inquired she.
Fax, it is, nanny responded her hope
| full.
Thin, afficer, DEAR says she, well soon
take it from the dirty mayer. Its meslf that
prayed to the blessed vargin the day, asIwint
along the sthrate, that I'd get back me pig,
and troth, her riverince was pintln' Tim to the
spot at the same time
Arrived at the pen, Tim pointed out the pig,
and his mother commenced coaxing it to her
with loaf of bread. AS the other porkers
would divide the bounty of Mrs. Donovan
with her favorlte, she grew so excited at the
onmannerly bastes, that it was with Difficult
ty Tim could keep her out of the pen.
well, there is your pig, madam says the
officer; surrender it into your possession
And is it IN the pen you give it to me " in
quired Mrs. D.
Certainly, madam, answered he; Il have
found your property, and deliver 1t into your
possession
oh, yis phase to do all your duty, officer
dear, and git out me pig
What get in the pen inquired he.
'Yis, av course says she; would ye have
me climbin' among the pigs, whin it's your du-
ty and, besides, didn't his honor give ye the
bit of paper to git the pig
This appeal was too much for a gallantman
to back out from, so over he went among
twenty full-grown porkers, and after getting
covered with mud from head to foot, he sue
ceeded in getting out Mrs. Donovan's pig,
and, attaching cord to its hind leg, he sur-
rendered the cord to the lady and her son Tim.
About fifty negroes had gathered around du-
ring the progress of these proceedings, and
they were passing their opinion on the matter.
Oats funny proceeden,' said the owner
of the pen de idee of white folks stealin' a
nigger's pig in daylight
Got no right to be nigger,' says another.
'Dafs fact, child-heah ha heah!
isn't got muffin to say, cept dat pig'll naturally
come back, Stephen
The bissins of the Vargin Mary follow
ye,' says Mrs. D., for you're dutiful officer
and off she and Tim travelled one way, while
the officer, blessing them and the pig in quite
different strain, started the other.
The officer had barely time to change his
clothing, and get back to the Office III respec-
table trim, when III dashed Mrs. Donovan, and
Tim at her heels.
what is the matter now " inquired the JUS
tice.
Och, dear, the pig i" exclaimed she; it's
elaine gone back to the nagefs pen.'
Yes, and PM -- beg pardon,.' SAYS the
officer, bit Pm blessed if it don't stay there
until the end of time; before | get it out again
It was the mayer that tuck it, says Tim
he cut the ro. :, and gin grdnt, and. be ia.
bers, about fut wint the haste after him, In
spite of all we could do
How do you know that this is your pig ?
inquired his honor
l How do know, is it ? exclaims Mrs
Donovan. Sure know it from every trait
in its character Didn't raise the barrow