Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-29

mis- pigahip saved him the trouble, clearinv A..
prook In gallant style at one lean, and then
Starting across the country ona full RIM RAJ
tnazar urged bis beast with whip and apur.
pms tho poor beast was kept on such low diet
Ihat he hadn't the strength for more than a
ge9.le trot' and the pig ran as never did pig
Worse than that, he wasn't at all pa,,icn,s,
aoont the road, going straight through svampa
ana dashing over hedges, TO the horror of BAL
tnazaf, who was forced to follow him tbrouOh
mick and thin till they came to the palace.
wnen tne pig jumped over the iron gate, and
iay quietly down to wait for Balthazar. n,
1Altnazar, who was scared, scratched, tired
ana angry, didn't jump over the gate, but went
IN ~ Tue usual way where all the guards and the
pig. - y "'''''' nv =
AT length came the Lord High Fiddlestick.
and tying blue ribbon about piegy's neok.
sold Balthazar to lead him into the great hall,
Wnere ,he Queen was waiting for him.
Atthe same moment the ivory doors we're
.nrown open, The band playing "Lo! the Con
queflng Hero Comes" and Balthazar sav the
Queen sitting on her throne, dressed in green
sabn' with train forty yBrds long, and ali her
lords and ladies around her. =
"fouF Majesty" commenced he, 81 have the
homer to offer you the finest plR--'i
disappeared. - - p's '"u
Your Majesty" suffered he, "there was q
pig" And no ran out into the ante.ebamber
but no pig was there. Coming back he stumbled
over something that grunted and squealed, and
"oh, oh" roared BAlihszlr, dancing about
and slapping his legs.
"He is mad!" cried all the ladies.
HE 10 drunk" shouted all the lords.
your Majesty" "quavered Balthazlr. Don't
you see the pig anyWhere7 | certainly"
ON! screamed all the courtiere, che
wants Her Msjesty to help him look for the
pig" ~ Wv
"Oh!" exclaimed the Queen, "sometbiuU
train!n WI "J
"He Ia a ma0ioIspnI evo,a;r,od o..
body. '
"Kill the Wretchm
balthazar made a jump for the door; the
lords rushed after him. His Invisible torn entor
nipped him up, aud dozen sword thrusts went
inrough hisJaoket. HoWling, he ran toward the
iron gate; but, before he could reach Il out
oasned incl In the sight of every body, and oh,
norror OF horrors, with BalthAzar's bag of Ruin.
cas- about bis neck. Balthszar gave veil that
made the very woods ring.
Away flew the pig, the guineas chinking
merfily-and alter him came Balthazar, houn-
dering stumbling, swearing, and half dead with
fright and anger.
All the good country folks held up their
hands, and some followed them to the park
forest, where no good Christian ever walks af-
ter nightfall.
For long time they could hear the pig
..quealing, and Balthazar shouting; but at
length the noise died away, and nothing more
was ever heard Of him; only hunter, who
had been belated that night in the forest, came
into town pale aud trembling, swearing that,
though he could see nothing, all night long he
heard shrieks, and harsh voice chanting:
He who by evil makes his gains.
Shall have his labor for his pains"
And 1t is certain that, whatever became of
Balthazar, Widow Msson's pig walked quietly
Into her garden the next morning, with bag
OF golden guineas around his neck, and a blue
fibon trailing fifteen yards behind him.