Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-03-20
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

printing laws, leaving in the treasurers hands
a balance of two pounds, three shillings, and
sixpente. Anybody who doubts the dignity
to which Reuben's pig has arrived had better
address a letter TO the secretary of the War
SOP (Warsop is in Nottinghamshire) Pig In
surance Society at once, whereupon he will
receive a full confirmation of these present
assertions.
To the cottager, with fifteen shillings per
week, and six healthy children, all hearty as
lions the pig of the family is an important
member of the household. Reubens pig
certainly represents all the hopes and chan
ces Reuben has of giving his household oc-
caslonnl treats of animal food. The huppi-
ness of the family on New years day next
depends materially upon the development of
that leg which Reuben's pig is now careless
" rubbing against the door-post, with the
Obvious hope of reducing little local irrita-
ton. Reuben may well lounge against the
sly in the evening-when his days hard
work is over--aud, putting his smoke into
the cool evening air, anxiously contemplate
the proportions Of its tenant. He remem-
bers with a shuddcr how year or two ago,
when provisions were uncoInmonly dear,
and when work was scarce, his pig suddenly
died, and was unfit for any thing but to fill a
hole in the gaIden. That was, for time,
simply ruin. Reuben had no money to buy
another pig, and terrible days aud nights en-
sued. lie remembers how an earnest man
came one evening TO his gate and in mild
kind voice began to talk with him about his
loss. lie remembers that Mt first he was
confused 10y the strangers words, and that
be was about to turn away aud to give up
the conversation as too deep tor his cornpre-
hension, when suddenly he caught a glinmeI
Of the truth. II was very faint glilnner
ut first, but it soon grew brighter.
"You have lost your pig" the stranger
! said, "Hnd you are sorcly distressed at the
/ loss--it has overwhelmed you; but your
ucighbors have not lost their pgs, so that
/ they ure in comparatively prosperous con.
dition, aud should help you IN your need
while you should promise TO help them at
future time when any of them require yon
assistance. You see, all these things ar,
equitaby arranged hy striking averages. -
There are sixty pigs in your village. Taking
the experience of the last forty years, ont
out Of the sixty has either died of disease, OF
hccu rendered by il unfit for consumption as
| human food. One year you have been the
unfortunate loser another year the calamity
will fall upon your neXt-loor neighbOr To
each of you the loss has been Il calamity. -
Now, would you not willingly pay ihrecpcncc
once year to insure yourself against the
loss OF your pig for the future ? For 10y the
payment of that sum by the sixty owners oI
pigs in your village, fund will be provided
to supply the place Of the pig that is annu-
ally lost"
These were the words OF the stranger, MS
he lenned over Reuhcn's gate, TO condole with
him upon his loss. They explained the prin-
cples, not only of porcine, but of human life
assurance. Reuben wus convinced, and now
annually insnres the lives of his pigs lie
still finds il difficult, however, to make all his
neighbours understand the advantages of the
Pig Insurance Society; but that is not much
TO be wondered Mt, when people who pretend
to he particularly sagacious on all points, are
slow to nvuil themselves of the advantages o
Man Insurance Society.