The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-02
Some Rich Scenes III the Hog War.


The official rcmova. Of tie iilrcrics about
town was not unatteu,iri by ~ccuc> that some
what relieved the ;c,!.on> and aluoyinr char
a"'cr Of the '!l;y. In one quarter o! the cit
' there Wa- heck -anl-uc,N rtc, bctwern
The offers and IL. II ltcii;,~ ami party o.
>;a"ari !ri-lwoanrn an! t!cir l.riin2 VINE
The latter lti'!c, had Il litte the start. an!
l!!NinG g,t liz II toCr-lcggrd treasures ont Of
,ir pen, anl through Il fence. were intent
"ron !1'IHc them up a steep III into the
woods. The mcrrury RANGED at over loo
degrees In Ia" sun. and the race was a warm
one: Ia; Ihv i'!!> and The the women iri,
the ">'a~> an. ''ir da'k,.;. an! .jiun, the
>rn.ni' Of t'i4 I'LL. ca. h ,r.rmI plant owner at
tered a '"nt OF triumph. and r..rh c;n,ncipa-
tel h"@ ave VOICE 10 gyun; OF Supreme sat
Isl. tom.
\n " = a'.l his all iorm,l great difficulty
in caprngin. a >iy old por>cr in one o. the
d'wn-'own wars. \ <ympa;h..iug Imcr,-
d'r. himself III" owner ct a !arncin. pr"
"' months If az. rhrh !r h.I hidden in
III" nrichhorho'd. aud viii, Il IL. WIS dc>pcr.
Hir!I a;",ii w"ail tr Uncarti,cd lent I'll hi>
energies II III !, .,ct the obstinate, animal in
20 ;hr cart. Just t> t!t, combined efforts @.
II" putting I'll, were cro~nc,. with success.
ana piggy rolled oscr hol p!,.~> All a prisoner
III The vehicle. Pat. hv some familiar look or
mark. I'll at once made a >artliu. discovery.
rn'i exclaimed a he caught the >,jucakin-
creature hy two inches Of tail
Och murthcr murthcr, what av
done"
Whats The row." cried the officer.
Row enough. >h;r. BE iabcrs. sh;r, its
mc own pir I've helped ycz catch
'All right :" exclaimed the star" and a.
mil the laughter and icers of the crowd, the
cart drove OFF, and Pat returned to his house
cnrs;rg himS"ltroundlv
woman who kept grocery store and a
plGgcrv in Water street. and whose attention
was about equally divided between rum and
customers. and swi'l and swine. hearing tha;
the Offices were denoishnr ri.->tvcs and
drlvin" off their inmates. too, her resolution
quickly Removing the ic,l,,ing and lurni-
turc from a basement room where her ..chil-
der slept. she bestowed them in an attic
fI, ,l,t.r fI,.,~ Il
apartment broke up the pen and piled all
the boards that had composed the elticc >nur-
~ III the wood>hed This done, she quietly
awaited The expected foray of
the agents of their llonors the .authori,ic,.'' -
Presently they arrived ard were astonished
TO find the coast clear. Biddy was quietly
knitting by the door of her crourerv, and
talking with cousjn who had lust dropped
IN
"Wherc are your pigs, ma'an ?" asked the
officer
leone, Sir" replied BidIy.
'.GOne where ~
"Och! in the country, to be sure Est
put thin to boord through the hot sayson,
Sir"
"Where is your pcn?"
"Is it the pin1 What would have Il out
for whin the pigs was gone Sure there it is
all piled up shnug in the shid"
AT this moment a door opened and sharp
and most unmlstakablc squeal rang through
the house.
'Botheroyshun :" cried Biddy, "tllim hogs
av Pat Murphy's is by the back dover agin
Here Phelim dhrive aft them hogs, and
bate the lite out of thin ~
Its of no use, ma am" said the keen-eved
and sharp-eared officer, "yonr pigs are in the
house, and in spite of Biddy's wit, quick
ness and protestationS, the refugees were soon
found and carted away.
\ woman in the Seventh Ward actually
concealed whole litter of infantiie pigl,,gs
in box under her bed, while the mother was
thrust into cellar. All very ''cu,e." but the
silly creatures uonld squcal, and thus lead to
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