Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-29
M0RNINGIlEADER.
WEDNBsDAT 5IoRNING, o0T. a9. Iss9.
Rev. J. 9. Wood, in hi. a Animal Trait

Rev. J. G. Wood, in his Animal Traits
and Characteristics" thus glOrihes one:
'a "A curious animal is q pig. gentlemen :
Very cunning, too-a great deal more SEN
Gible than people give him credit for.
had pig aboard my ship that was to know
ing BY half All hands we're fond Of him,
and there was not one on board that would
have seen him injured. There was dog
on board, too, he and the pig were capital
friends; they ate out Of the same plate, and
walked shout the decks together, and would
lie down side By side under the bulWarks
6 IN the sun. The only thing they ever quar-
relied about was lodging. The dog, you see
cir, had got q kennel for himself; the pig
had nothing of the sort We did not think
he needed one; but he had his own notions
shout that matter. Why should Toby be
b6tter housed Of night than he2 Well,
sir, he had somehow got it into his head
that possession is in nine parts Of the law;
and though Toby tried to show him the
rights of the question, he was so pig-head-
ed that he either would or could not under
stand. So every night it came to be catch
ss catch can If the dog got it first, he
would show his teeth and the other had
% lie under the boat, or to find the softest
plank where he could if the pig was found
in possession, the dog could not turn him
out, but looked for his revenge noxt time.
One evening, gentlemen, IL had been blow
ing hard all day, and 1 had Just ordered
slose-reefed topsails; for the gale was in
ereaEing, and there was good deal Of sea
running, and it was coming on to be wet;
in short I said TO myself, as I called down
the eompaniOn-ladder for the boy to bring
up my pea-jacket, we are going to have q
dirty night The pig was slipping and
turmuIIug 2 dUUuJ UIlB deeEs, IOr Lrie sIITp- 10 ,
over 80 much with the breeze, being close
hauled, that be could not keep his hoofs.
At last he thought he would 90 and secure
his birth for the night, though it wanted o
good bit of dusk, But 10 and behold Toby
had been of the same mind, and there he
was safely housed. Umph, umph says pigy
as he turned and looked up at the black
sky to Windward but Toby did not offer
70 move. At last the pig seemed to give
Il up and took a turn or two, as If he was
making up his mind which was the warm
est corner. Presently he trudges off to the
lee scuppers, where the tin plate was lying
that they eat their cold tatoes off, The pig
takes up the plate in his mouth, and car
ried it TO part of the deck where the dog
could see it, but some distance from the
kennel; then turning his tail toward the
dog, he begins to act as if he was eating
cut Of the plate, making it rattle, and mum
ching with his mouth pretty loud. What
thinks Toby, has piggy got victuals there
and he pricked up his ears, and looked out
toward the place making a little whining.
Champ, champ, goes the pig, taking not
the least notice of the dog, and down goes
his mouth to the plate again. Toby couldn't
stand that any longer; vietuals, andhe not
there Out he runs and comes up in front
Of the pig, with his mouth watering, and
pushes his cold nose into the empty plate.
Like shot, gentlemen, the pig turned his
tail, and was snug in the kennel before the
dog knew whether there was any meat in
the plate or not "