Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-08

and to certain works of art in which
they have been represented-not in land
scapes, | may remark; so if there had
been market for live pigs adjoining my
studio | could not have selected an avail
able one from the lot.
thought about it good deal during
the day, and the result of my meditations
was, that on my homeward way in the
afternoon | made circuit around by the
residence of Peter Van Popp, Dutchman
whom | employed to take care of my gar
den, and to do such other heavy work as
might be necessary about the house from
time to time. . pei. .....
. Ii consultation, found that Peter
was Just the man for the business. He
had brother who kept small farm up
in the vicinity of Schraalcnburg, back of
the Palisades, Oh the Hudson; AID Peter
said a.-. '".a .r. .r .- e'
Next week I goes oop to see Hans, and
my wife she goes along, too, SO brings
you a.pig home, Mr.. Popp."
Good !" said [. "I'll pay your fare
for your trouble, Peter, besides the price
of the pig. A good one, now None of
your snuh-noscd, pug-cyed fellows, you
know--a sleek intelligent one" ........
Yah" ........ .....
A few days later the pig came. was
just leaving the house to 90 down town
when | met Peter with the pig in bag
81 got him." Peter remarked-very un.
necessarily. however, for the pig anuounc-
ed the fact loudly in his own behalf.
Nothing but pig could have Squealed in
! such manner. ..s...... ....
Where shall we put him ?" inquired
Peter. - ..tI #..
' "Oh, put him in the barn"
There is barn attached to our house,
bat there was nothing in it. Animated
=, by desire to put the barn to some useful
purpose, | bought cow and put her il
= there last summer, but she gave no milk
after the second week, and so | sold her
| was glad | had another tenant for the
{ barn. .. ..... ....
c But Peter sho,k his head. Tha
p would mt do. A barn was no place fo
pig. would have to have pen, h
s said. #.. |
"ft would hardly do to let him run il
i, the garden" said, musingly "Can yo'
build a pen p
l. Yah, Peter said he could and so
y sent him off after tools and materials
b leaving the pig tied to tree by one LEG
My family gathered about the ncw-come
!. and viewed him with deep interest. II
is Was little fellow, but healthy. as wa
10 proved by the capacity of his lungs.
mercy " cried Susan, "what nois
II it makes; He must be hungry"
u Susan's experience with babies encoul
10 aged her to this conclusion.
d. IL know what'll make more noise tha
ID that" said my Fred,with roguish twir
kle in his eye. ..t
in "What is it, ?" asked, to encourae
'k my son.
Two more pigs" said Fred.
id When | came home at night the pi
at was fast asleep in his pen on heap
straw, and | felt quite pride in him.
IN had secret hopes Of my own in regard
or him, though did not impart them to S
Ie san He only cost S2--tbat is, per s
k The pen cost $40. and Peters fare brougl
a the sum up to Sl4 SO. t's i' ...o.'.
| watched the growth of our pork
Il with high degree. The swill-pail
at ways stood by the side of the wood-hou
ou door, and, though it was not an agreeab
ct. object in an aesthetic point of view,
Us could not for sometime get over voxato
kind of curiosity as to its contents.
ic- found some strange things in it sometlm
viewed as articles of food; one
ny Fred's boots. for instance, or q pair
scissors, or teaspoon. Once, when
2 found silver fork in the swill | reno
m strated with the servant .girl--a stuI
German creature who had succeeded
ok our intelligent Bridget when the latter
eft married. W
but at is not SO much that | care for
silver, Katrine, but | don't want the p
4 I ker choked to death in his prime. q
is My wife discharged Katrinc. in an !
, vonu "a ftar tnia hooat