The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
The City Hog Law.

khe lily hAOs Law.
The City Council intend reyiging the
Hog Law. 1t is creating considerable
opposition now as in the past. The city
authorities, from time to time for the
past Is or 20 years, have made efforts to
enforce hog law, but as vet have not
succeeded. The older hogs of the COM
munity are we'll posted, and know the
gaps and holes through which to escape.
The following is the result Of some in
quisitige youths interview of the aswise,"
which We publish to show the state of
the question
No doubt many of our citizens have
noticed the past few days, the long faces
and serious countenances of some of our
worthy fellow citizens" the hogs Of our
city. They may, perhaps. have also no.
ticed small groups of hogs, seemingly in
earnest conversation on the corners OF
some of our streets and in the lots and
gardens of SOM of their "two footed"
neighbors. Their serious looks, and
earnest manner aroused my suspicions--
and although | do not in one sense, be-
long to the s'feminine gender vet my
curiosity was sufficiently excited TO re-
solve and if possible, find out the cause
of this suspicious maneuyering on the
part of the hog portion Of our quiet city.
I at once began to mature my plans to
solve this, to me, interesting mystery
for / must admit that various-were e.
surmises with reference to it. could
not think them so base and ungrateful as
to contemplate a conspiracy against any
of their more intelligent brethren, for by
their long residence among US, they had
become entitled to all the privileges of
citizenship, except being allowed to vote.
Eureka | had it, they wee in league
with the Radicals, and were going to
contest their right to vote 1t the next
Presidential election, by virue of citi-
zenship. An opportunity sosn presented
itself, however, that at once hspelled all
my fears-and my coat sleeve was sever
al times brought into requisidon to wipe
away the tears of sympathy, that flowed
freely for the poor, unprotected, uneared
for. and heretofore, free and easy swine
This morning early, | discovered several
hogs seemingly, in close conclave, in my
nearest neIghbors garden. Now, /
thought, was my time With much eau.
ton aud trepidation, succeeded in get
ting near enough to hear something Of
Upon counting noses, | found the meet
ing consisted of the sacred number
''seven" A mother, three we'll grown
shoats and three of mixed color, sizes
and sex.
The old matron seemed to have the
floor CD at the time, and had probably
been speaking for some minutes; the
first | heard however, was: ''Yes, my
friends and dear children, l already see
the dark cloud of trouble surely aud
steadily approaehing-our days of feast
ing and roofing in these delightful gar
dens and lawns are numbered, soon VIC
will be no more allowed to roam, free and
undisturbed through the streets, the
lanes and the houses of this beautiful
city. Soon we will have to bid adieu tC
those old and familiar mud holes" tha
since our earliest childhood have beer
our delight and pleasure-already the
muttering '.cusses' are heard, and the
dark cloud is visible on the brow of oul
enemy the lightui6gs fash is seen, anG
will soon be felt. The storm, in all 1t:
fury will soon burst upon us-we are /
doomed swine. We are 'gone up" OIL
soon will be stpenned up The times
are momentous,-our enemies are abroad
aud "wide awake''-sour Chains ar,
forged. already their clankings arc
l.. 4 -stl. A. Ao Of
foes, our CASE has been upswar has
been declared Their guns are being
put in position They have HARNEssEI
their artillery horses-every thing is pre-
pared aud soon We will have to take
"CHARLIE's choice" or WALKERS line
aud bid farewell to the old familiar
haunts of bygone days. The wintei
of osr discomfort" is upon u.s. Blancf
and Sweetheart will soon be after us.
must admit, my dear friends aud chill
dren, am not prepared to advise yol
now, only remember that this seriou
question is by no means ''all in hog
eye" but is a matter not to be gruntet
at, and the only advice l can give yoI
now is-that SO soon as we finish up
these young peas aud potatoes, we g,
out and notify all our friends of thei
approaching danger, and should tn,
worst come to the worst, let US al
keep 'stif upper lip and "root.hog ol
die"
| After this address of the old lady, sht
quietly wiped her eyes and nose with on,
of her fore feet, and layed down in
nice new hole one of her sons had roote,
for her, in a patch of rare and beautiful
81 Jucunda" strawberry plants,-bu
while she had been speaking rather
reverend looking old gentleman hog
slowly raised up and adjourned the meet
ing, to meet again on Sunday morRpg a
5 o'clock, in the adjoining garden, Chat
mine, the old cuss
As these hogs seem to be some of tn
leading ones of the city and what voul'
in our language be termed 'city parents,
L will try to get the proceedings of thei
next meeting and report them according
| ly. LONE WHO OWNS Hoes"