The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-11-07

. gagged IN a hand at cards. but whose al
= tention had been attracted BY the arden
n and impassiOned remarks Of the speaker
Il quietly remarked, "Come, sir, don't b.
Dragging SO much about the swiftness o
: your horse, for have hog, for trif
!. ing wager, / would not hesitate to rur
!. against him" Peals of laughter greeted
: this strange proposal, to which-when
partially subsided-the owner of "Grun-
~" quietly interposed, "Well, gentle
men, now challenge to run my hog
. Nero against that:gentleman's fast trottel
In harness, one straight heat, six Eng.
lish miles. for one thousand guilders a
side" Done! !" Done" was the eager
response from many voices. "Provid.
: ed" the challenger resumed, "that the
horse carry two persons, and that four.
teen days time be allowed me for train
ing my animal" Agreed" Agreed
resounded all around for the joke was
deemed too good and too novel to give 1t
the go-by. @ a"o -|#
Preliminaries being satisfactorily ar
ranged and the stakes deposited, it was
agreed that the match should come of
that day fortnight, at II O'Clock in the
forenoon, precisely; and the beautiful
avenue leading from Hague to the sea-
shore at Sheveningen was selected as
WIG SouioSs AS NEWS VI lillS CAll0oA-
binary match for trial of speed between
fast trotting horse and a full-grown
porker spread like wild-fire, and caused
the most intense excitement, not alone
in sporting circles, but among the peo-
pie generally-all eager to see the fun.
The day was anXiously looked for, and
the training of Nero began.
On the first day poor Nero was starry
-, stnic. " .,'. a.'i..ef hAnn given hy
his owner that no one should feed him,
himself alone attending TO that matter.
On the second day Nero was pretty
sharp set, when, punctually at II o'clock,
his master made his appearance. A
rope was securely fastened to one of his
hind trotters, and his master drove him,
with many kick and forcible persua-
sion, all the way over the course to
Scheveningen, where he fed him upon a
scanty meal of two behring's, which Nero
ravensously devoured after which he
had to trot him back to the Hague. 1t
may be proper here to remark that the
hog prefers fish to any other kind of
food.
On the third day Nero felt perfectly
raVenOus, but he had to bide his time,
and his master had to resort to the strict
est hog discipline to start him off, when,
at III O'Clock, he presented himself to
eral and energetic application of the
booted foot, and Il little loud and angry
discussion between the respective par
ties, they arrived at their journeys end,
where Nero was RECALLED with three her.
rings, being one extra, and which he
dispatched voraciously in double-quick
time, looking for more, but in vain. He
was then, with much coaxing and kick.
ing, persuaded to resume the return trim
homeward, and which was safely ac-
complished, although not without con-
siderable opposition, accompanied by |
vigorous squealing and determined !
grunting on the part of Nero. !
On the fourth day, punctually at II |
0 c!ocN, when the master presented him.
sell, Nero seemed to understand some
what the object of his calling, hc walked
Off, not only without compulsion. but
with considerable alacrity, at a good
round pace, to get to his journeys end,
where his master RECALLED him not alone
with his coveted dinner of three her
rms, but, as reward for his tgactability
anu good conduct, with one herring eX-
ira, and which Nero devoured with in
credible velocity as soon us they came
within reach Of his grinders.
On the fifth day Nero was fully up to
the game, and his master experienced
considerable difficulty to keep up with
lim. AT Scheveningen the usual allow
lncc, now OF four herrngs, was placed
It ms disposal and disposed of by him in
short metre.
On the days following, and up to the
lihe Oh the race, his master had no
urther difficulty with Nero but to keen
Up with him, Nero invariably taking
he lead-although on the return trims
he same difficulty always required. A
l5orous application of boots was in such | ,
asses the only convincing argument
Win Nero, who never could see the
,oint nor comprehend the necessity t,f
ms back track movement, and ever
'pstfeperousiy squealed and grunted his ,
objections deeming this extra exercise =,
probably superfiuous to his health, as he
lad never shown any signs of either
dyspepsia or indigestion. But, be that
y IL may, Nero had to submit to strict
josephine, his master intending to thus
ram him up to fame and renown.
On the ninth day Nero had become
PERFECTLY trained, and having become
extremely thin upon his scanty meals, ,
Re now ran like race horse-a yeritable /.
eclipse distancing his mas ,
or, who followed with fast trotting ,
lorse. Both exercise and spare diet !
we're, however, strictly adhered to the !
lay preceding the one on which the
ace was to come off. On that, the thir- :
zenith day, as on the first day, Nero was !
lmost starved. At the usual hour of IL, ,
lis master appeared, but Nero was I
doomed to isappointment-no trot, no
lerrings on that day. With eager eye
nd impatient grunt he signified his de-
ire to be released from his pen; but,
las, it was not to be; he had to submit ,
o day of fasting and prayer-or, 1T
east, prepare for the race.
On the fourteenth day both horse and
log appeared at the starting post, eager ,
or the race. 1t was beautiful day, and
he road was lined the entire distance OH
10Th sides with anxious and delighted
pectators, eager to see the sport Punct-
tally at II o'clock, at tap of drum, off :
hey started, amidst the shouts and hur- !
abs of the multitude. The first two i,
niles were closely contested-it was en- {
,hatically neck and neck race; but ,
Nero, light as feather, and having in ,
lis minds eye, probably, his delecatable /.
neal, now fairly flew over the course, {
leaving the horse behind. !
keeping the lead the entire distance
amidst shouts and hurrahs, the waving {