Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-11-21
A MINISTER'S STORY OF A PIG.

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and characteristics" thus gloriiies one:
A curious animal is a pig, gentlemen
Very cunning, tooa great deal more sensi
bic than people give them credit for. had
a pig aboard my ship that was too knowing
by half. All hands were fond of him, aud
there was not one on board that would have
seen him injured. There was dog on board,
too, and the pig and he were capital friends
they ate out of the same plate, walked abou!
the decks together, and would lie down side
by side under the bulwarks in the sun. The
only thing they ever quarrelod abou. was
lodging. The dog, you see sir, had got Il
kennel for himself, the pig had nothing OF
the sort. We did not think he needed one
but he had MS own notions about the mat
ter. Why should Toby be better housed of
u night than he, Well, sir, he had somehow
got it into his head that possession is nine
parts of the law; and though Toby tried to
show him the rights Of the question, he was
so g-headed that he either would not or
could not understand. SO every night it
came to 'catch as catch can If the dog
got it first he would show his teeth, and the
other had to lie under the boat, or to find
the softest side Of plank where he could il
the pig was found in po ossossion the dog would
not turn him out, but looked for his revenge
next time. One evening, gentlemen, it had
been blowing hard all day, and | had order
ed close. recfed topsails, for the gale was in
creasing, and it was coming on 10 be wet =
in short, said to myself, as | called down
the companion ladder for the boy to brin.
up my pea jacket, we are going to have a
dirty night The pig was slipping and
tumbling about the deck, for the ship lay
over so much with the breeze, being close
hauled that he could not keep his hoofs. AT
last he thought he would secure his berth
for the night, though it wanted good bit of
dusk. But 10 and behold Toby had been
of the same mind and there he was safely
housed. 'Umph umph !! said piggy, as
he turned and looked up at the black sky to
windward but Toby did not move At last
the pig seemed to give it up and took a turn
or two as if he was making up his mind which
was the warmest corner. Presently he
trudges OFT to the lee scuppers, where the
tin plate was lying that they eat their cold
'tatoes off. Pig takes up the plate in his
mouth and carried it to a part of the deck
where the dog could see it, but some distance
from the kennel. Then turning his tail to-
ward the dog. he begins to act as il he was
eating out Of the plate, making it rattle, and
munching with his mouth pretty loud
What, thinks Toby, has piggy got yictuals
there!' and he pricked up his ears, and look.
ed out toward the place, making little whin.
ing. Champ, champ goes the pig, taking
not the least notice Of the dog, and down
goes his msuth to the plate again. Toby
couldn't stand that any longer; victuals and
he not there! Out he runs and cones up
to the front Of the pig, with his mouth wa
tering and pushes his cold nose into the plate
Like a shot, gentlemen, the pig turned tail
and was snug in the kennel before Toby
knew whether there was any meat or not on
the plate" .sal .,a-..,.-g i.