The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-04-17
TIE FOX AND PIGS.


N.rh has been written to show the reason
r-rowcrS of the brute creation but nothing
,. h have ever read of the dog. the horse.
,crlan'. the spider, the ant. or the bee.
..u.. - prove more clearly that hrutes or
..y's think and form conclusions. than that
-t:.h am about to relate of the action Of
+ 1ss.
On certain dav many wears ago. a farm
= IN he northern part Of Conncrticu'. was
a@'uc<> 10 the following proceeding on the
,,-, ot inx, that had somewhere secured
i-lim>rlf a small pic, and was taking it upon
lack TO his hurrow On coming to a small
--rai stream he seemed to hesitate for a
elle upon the bank, and then laid down
80 dead PIG. and went of into a piece Of
-.rl> near hv from which he soon returned.
n a stick of wood in his mouth H. laid
own. and took M the nir and then a
--.r laid the Pic down. and took M The wood
N'srrminc to he satisfied with the trial. he
ro,' acain to the woods and brought hack A
1-,e- stick than before. RI" made the same
,,-' trial anain. hv takinr m w." rr. and
li+n, anparentlv satisfied with the trial. 10
| '',r ',ol .hc wood in his mont a"d su.on,
i
vh !, 20 I've 81, w'"~.. Ne .,r ,vns w." nn
| 80 'ank and lrvinr It down H." tool, W. ~.
'i, and crossed the Strram with II in <aGtr.
qrl hor,. II away for his own h-.alr, ~
hlr 81 his cubs Ie' any owe "v,,'r;n .hc
action Of The fox as hc NAV. the truth o' ~.
',~y NAV hr relied on.
At another time. fox mad" his WY into
nron, which was built Of rails. in which was
a fnc famv Of PICS. a!ong with their natu-
n protector their mother The fox was cv-
g"ntiv afraid to attempt takinn one Of the
r.S, TIL he was snrc he could make his cs-
ape from the pen with it in safety. So he
ok stick Of wood in his mouth. and sprung
trough the opening between the rails with it,
Az! then sprung back again and repeated
8" operation Of springing backward and for
ward with the sick in his mouth. till he was
'n'l>ticl that II would he safe TO seize Mo.
III? h" was mistaken. He had not made the
roper ra'cn'ation for the difference between
a''Talcht stick. and living struggling pic:
a'H before h" could get through the aperture.
p" ''lnd himself in the jaws of the mother;
'7Iln>cad Of making his breakfast from
%e;Hg pig, he was himself devourcd.-Era.
'LiEICAL ANECDOTE.-Some thirty
tive Years ago, Mr. Williams, clergyman
u the old school, somewhat eccentric, came
% Salem from The country to exchange desks
WIN one OF hI' brethren in the ministry
'i'lng til" sa1Iath intermission, he said to
re dauch'er--
Il am gong to lie down; and if St Paul
"'Fn>'Ii comes don't YOU disturb me-"
Nr Bentv. who preached in the East
.'nr'h' had been very intimate with Mr.
"''IiamS' hnt had not seen him for several
'"ars, hearing he was in town. hurried or
"'''r '''n'r I" make his old friend call.
e" here Is brother Williams :" he inouir-
Cd, "a he met the daughter
"iic can't be disturbed. SIR. not even if St
'oUl should call"
"''T 500 hm WAS the impatient re-
-,'.''r IN the lnim'able manner peculiar to
Mr. Gently.
hesi'tance TO such a must was out of the
Iaost;on
me room Of the sleeper was shown. With
-'h''" voice and a corresponding shake.
~ Williams was aroused He was delight
- 70 Sc" his friend Bentlv, reiteratinc in his
''"0"y hl> rratifcation.
! think, Brother Williams" saws Mr.
"".'y' that YOU are little inconsistent"
10" 50, how so: Brother Bentlv."
"'" I You tell your daughter YOU was not
'% disturbed. even if St, Paul called ? vet
appear 10 be very glad to see even me-"
N'' no. Brother Bentlv, not inconsistent
d. ] was-Iam glal to see YOU. The
'''"' Fan why. hope to spend blessed
'''! with him. but yon, Brother Bcntlv.
Yer