The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-03

A Sailors Story of a Pig.

\ curiou, animal is pig, gentlemen.
Very cunning too-a good deal more SEN
sible than people give him credit for, !
had a pig o. my ship that was toe know
ing BY half All hands were fond of him
aud there was not one on boare who would
have seer, him Injured There was dog
On board too, aud the pig and he were
capital friends they ate out of the, same
plate, walked. about the decks together,
and would lie down side by side under the
bnlwarks, in the sun. The only thing
they ever quarrelled about was lodging.
The dog, you see, sir, had kennel for
himself; The. pig had nothing of the sort.
We did not think he needed one but he
had his own notions about that matter
Why should Toby be better housed of
night than lie? Well, sir, he had some
how got into ais head that possession was
nine parts of the law F.; and though Toby
tried to show him the rights of the ques-
ton, he was so .pigheaded that lie either
would not or could not understand. So
every night it came to be "catch as catch
cam If she dog got in first he would
show his teeth, and the other had to lie un-
der 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 next time. On
evening, gentlemen, it had been blowing
hard all day, and | had just ordered close
reefed topsails, for the gale was increasing
and there was a good deal of sea running,
and it was coming on to be wet, in short
I said to myself as ] called down the COM
paaion ladder for the boy to bring up my
peajacket,: owe are going to have .
dirty night" .,, rsue ,amas., ,.,.-
The pig was slipping and tumblipg
about the decks for the ship lay ever 50
much with the breeze, being closely haul
ed, that he could not keep his hoofs. At
last be thought he would 80 and secure
the birth for the night though it wanted
a good bit Of dusk. But 10 and behold!
Toby had been of the same mind and
there he was safely housed. HUmph,
umph," says piggy 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 .
turn or to, as if he was making up his mind
which was the warmest corner. !. Present.
ly he trudges off to the lea scuppers, where
the tin plate was lying that they ats their
cold 'tatoes out Of. Pig takes up the
plate in bis mouth and carries it to apart
Of the deck where the dog could see it,
but some way.from the kennel, then turn.
ing his tail towards the dog, he begins to
act s,if he was eating out of the plate,
making it. rattle and munehing with his
mouth pretty loud "What!" thinks To-
by, ''lms piggy gotcvictuals thereg''I and
p licked up his earsand looked out, maxi
ing little whiniug-a .sChamp, champ
goes the pig, taking n u the least notice
of the dog; and down goes his mouth to
the plate again. Toby couldn't stand
that any longer ;Avictuals and 4 heA not
Itherei! OutIhe runs and comes .upqin
front oflthe pig, with his mouth Watering,
aud pushes his cold nose into the empty
plate. j dixie a shot, gentlemen, the pig
turned talk and was snug insthe kennel
before Toby we'll knew whether there was
any meat.on' tho plate or not 4aisnal
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