The weekly Butte record., 1863-03-21
A Pig with Talents.

The Rev J. g. Wood, in his Animal
Traits and Characteristics" thus glorifes one !:
A curious animal is pig, gentlemen Very
cunning. too. 4 great deal more sensible than
people give him credit for. l had a pig on
board my ship that was too knowing by half
Al hands were fond Of him, and 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 ont of
the same plate, walked about the decks togeth-
err and would lie down side by side under the
bulwarks in the sun. The only thing they
ever quarreed about was lodging The dog,
you see, sir, had got kennel for himself the
pig had nothing Of the sort. We did not think
he needed one but he had his own notions
upon that matter. Why should Toby be bet
ter housed of night than he? Well, sir, be
had somehow got it into his head that posses
sion is nine points of law and though Toby
tried TO show him the rights of the question,
he was so pig headed that he either would not
or could not understand. So every night it
came to be catch as catch can.' If the dog
had got in first, he would show his teeth and
the other had to 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 out for his revenge next
time One evening gentlemen, it had been
blowing hard all day, and l had just ordered
close reefed topsails, for the gale was increasing
and there was good deal of sea running, and
it was coming on to be wet in short. said
to myself, as called down the companion lad
der for the boy to bring up my pea,jacket-
I'VE are going to have dirty night" The
pig was slipping and tumbling about the decks,
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 90 and
secure his birth for the night, though it wanted
a good bit to dusk. But, 10 and behold
Toby had been of the same mind and there he
was safely housed. 'Umph, umph = says pig
gy, as he turned and looked up at the black
sky to windward but Toby did not offer to
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 off TO the lee scuppers,
where the tin plate was lying that they ate the
cold 'tatoes of. Pig takes up the plate in his
mouth and carries it to part of the deck
where the dog could see it, but some way from
the kennel; there, turning bis tail towards the
dog. he began to act as if he was eating out of
the plate making it rattle, and munchipg with
his mouth pretty loud. What thinks Toby
has piggy got victuals there ?? and be pricked
up his ears and looked out towards the place
making little whining. Champ, champ 3,
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 ::
victuals. and he 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 tail, and was snug IN the kennel before
Toby we'll knew whether there was any meat
or not in the plate"