The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04

OVS LIN 0hASES AND ANAlEI1ES OE IlG-
DRIvING.-From the perusal of this article
We beg leave to warn off vulgar readers OF all
denominations, whether Of the "great vulgar
or the SMALL" Warn, did we say? We drive
them off; for Horace tells us that they, as well
as pigs are to be so treated. obi protanunl
cutgus, says he, ct drceO. But do thou lend
thine ear, gentle shade o. Goldsmith, who
didst make thy bear-leader denounce "every-
thing as is low;" and thou, Steele. who ddst
humanize upon public-houses and puppet-
shows; and Fielding, thou whom the great
hlcharuson, less in that matter land some
others) than thyself, did acuse of vulgarity,
because thou didst discern natural grntiiity IN
a footman, and yet was not to be taken in by
the airs of Pamela and my Lady g..
The ttle.is little startling; but "style and
sentiment" as lady said, "can do anything"
Remember, then, gentle reader, that talents
are not to be despised in the humblest walks
of lie; we will add, nor the muddest. The
other day we happened to be among set of
spectators, who could not help stopping to ad-
mire The patience and address with which
plg-driver huddled and cherished onward his
drove OF unaccommOdating eleres, down a
street in the suburbs. He was born genius
for maneuver. Had he originated in high
er sphere, he would have been general, or a
Stase-manager, or at least the head of a set OF
monks. Conflicting interests were his forte;
pig-headed wills, and proceedings hopeless.
10 see the hand with which he did it! aow
lowering, yet firm; how encouraging, yet COM
pelling; how indicative of the space on each
side OF him, and yet of the line telore him;
how general, how particular, how perfect! No
6arber's could quiver about head with more
lehtness OF apprehension; no cooks pat up
and proportion the side ofa pasty with a more
final eye. The whales, quoth old Chapman,
speaking of Neptune.
1.-THE whales exulled under him, and knew their
mighty king"
The pigs did not exult, but they knew their
king. Unwilling was their subjection, but
more in sorrow than in anger" They were
too far gone for rage. Their case was hone
less. They did not see why they should pro-
ceed, but they felt themselves bound to do So:
forced, congomerated, crowded onwards ire,
sistibly impelIed by tate and jenkins. Often
would thev have boted under any other mas
ter. They squeaked and grunted as in ordi-
nary; they sided, they shuffied, they half
stopped; llcy turned an eye to all the little
outlets OF escape; but in vain. There they
stuck-fOr their very progress was SORT of
sticking-charmed into the centre of his
sphere of action, laying their heads together,
but to no purpose; looking all as if they were
struggling their shoulders, and eschewing the
tip end of the whip OF office. Much eye had
they TO their lett leg; shrewd backward
glances; not a little anticipative squeak and
sudden rush of avoidance. 1t was superuhous
clutter, and they felt it; but pig finds it more
difficult than any other animal to accommo-
date itself to circumstances. Being out of
his pale, he is in the highest state OF wonder
ina ,fIr.IA H. =.
nate, OpiniOnate. not very social; has no de-
sire OF seeing foreign parts. Think of him
in muldtu0e, forced to travel, and wonder
ing what the devil it is that drives iml
Judge by this of the talents OF his driver.
We beheld man once, an interior genius.
Inducing pig into the other end of Long
lane, Smithfeld. He had got bin thus lar
towards the market. 1t was much. His
air announced success in nine parts out
OF ten, and hope for the remainder 1t
mad been happy mornings work; he
had only to look for the termination
OF 1t; and he looked las critic of an exalted
turn of mind would saw in brightness and in
joy: Then would he go to the public house,
and Indulge in porter and pleasing security.
Perhaps he would not say much at first, being
oppressed with the greatness OF his success;
but by degrees, especially 1t interrooated, he
would open, like Eneas, into all the circum-
stances of his journey and the perls that be-
set him, Profound would be his set cut; tull
of tremor his middle course; bgh and skill
full his progress; glorious, though with a
quickened pulse, his triumphant entry. Deli
cate had been his situation in Duckinspond
row; mastery his turn at Bell-alley. We saw
him with the radiance OF some such thouobt
on his countenance. He was lust ente,ino
Long lale. gravity came upon him. as he
steered bis touchy convoy into this his last
thoroughfare. A dog moved him iuto a little
agitation, darting along; but he resumed his
course, not without happy trepidation, hov-
erlng as he was on the borders of triumph.
The pig still required care 1t was also PIC
with all the peculiar turn of mind of his spe-
cies; fellow that would not move faster than
he could help; irritable; retrospective; pick
ing objections, and prone to bogge; achap