The Hillsborough recorder., 1870-03-16
EDrf0R's CORRESPONDENCE
On THE WING, March 10th.

THAT EDUCATED HoG.
We saw Wicked Benz il Petersburg. |
For our readers benefit vel tell the naked
truth on Ben--the kog;-he's a perfect
trump Of hog. The smartest out. Did
anybody ever dream That hog could be
taught such things? Well. He is white
Chester; feet long, $50 pounds heavy,
and has a clear shining hazel eye. He is
yearsand months old and was Uttered near
Baton Rouge, Ia, His master exhibited
him in q great many funny and surprising
tricks. For instance, he had numbers from
% to 20 and he Showed Ben Off as 4 Mathe-
matician. ..Ben," said he, :. what is the
third ofsI2l?' The hog took the figure Z
in bis mouth and gave it to his master.
His master then borrowed watch and show
ing the face Of it to Ben asked him what
time it was? He took up in his mouth the
| figure - '.How many minutes after,
BenY' he asked. Ben took up the ? and
10. The gentleman looked at his watchand
4 it was exactly 20 minutes after 4 o'clock.
We then saw him play hand Of cards.
And he played the game well. A spccta-
tor in the crowd played with him. Such
hog, such hog This is time of wonders
certain. For in
NORFOLK,
There, they showed an armless woman
who was grinding a hand organ with her
toes. And all day long as you passed BY
you would hear that organ grinding away
/ "Dixie." And a little thin man with black
side whiskers standing in the door and hol-
lering 20 yes, gentlemen, 0 yesl'' The
tune the organ played in the hog show al
Petersburg was Captain Jinks." And
then again in Norfolk we saw the littlest
bit Of man that ever went on two legs
He was travelling around by himself selling
his photographs. Major S. E. Houghton
was his name. He was from Illinois and
stood just 81 inches in bis patent leather
no. s child's boots. His weightwas forty
one pounds. He was dressed in a swallow
tail black broadcloth coat with heavy gold
watch and chain in his fob pocket and he
strutted with gold headed cane that was
presented him BY the citizens Of Boston.
The Major is making Southern tour.
THERE Is A COAT
AT a place called Jerusalem near Norfolk
that will drink wliskey like an old topper.
A Mr.. Williams who owns the goat told
about it. He says he has frequently seen
him get drunk and then .'go for and whip
out all the old Billies in the neighborhood.
I Mr. Williams also mentioned what we ne
yer knew before; that all goats will chew
tobacco. Just to think cf i'll Only two
animals--and both hard cases-a goat and
man--chew tobacco.
a MARRIAGE IN PETERSBURG.
While in Petersburg last Thursday .
/ couple were married in the evening BY Mr.
Gibson--an Episcopal Minister. The par
ties we're Mr. GEoRGH SIarsoS-an Insll-
rance Agent IN thateity-and Miss KEN
SEDY-said to be one Of the handsomest la
; dies in the city. Miss Kennedy has only
been resident Of the city for the lasi
; twelve months. She came from New Or
leans Many handsome bridal presents
We heard about two hundred dollars worth
were given the bride the day before TIC
marriage. They took bridal tour to New
York.
: NEg JERSEY FARMER Is S3ErHcAGo-
LIMA.
Iii Portsmouth vs. ms. vii avery clevci
and substantial Jersey farmer on bis way
with lis family to EARN he has bought il
Warren eouniyia Ills State. Chas lied.
don j. his name. He has settled on the
! Raleigh and Castor road at place called
Manson Depot. This gcntlsusal has brought
Glcag with him four sheep thc father d
. which wss imported from England BY 10
rillard. the Snuff man. and cost four thous
and dcilars. These sheep are tLe South.
down species and lie intends breeding from
the Leicester cr,w. Their general average
] is two lambs tothe sheep. They have blacl
I faces and black legs, arc broad snd low, ani
their gllite WOOL grows some eight inches
long. lie also brought plows be paid thir
4 " six dollars apiece for aud Two CultiyatOn
that cost him si2O. lie believes Il chca.
per to work mule tlian i hand. Mr. He'd
\ den has also Devon, aud an Aldsrna,
> Cow. TIE Devon gives near FIVE gallons
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