Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-28

ed plaintively, "Did it hurt him p
Was promptly snubbed with the re-
/ ply, "Of course it hurt him. What
do you suppose eoOns is made for p
Then turning TO me she put what
was plainly enough with her a test
question: IL allow you have killed
your coon in your day p saw at
once that | must forever sink beneath
her standard, but, failing in real ex-
perienco or accurate knowledge con-
corning the coon, | knew no subter-
tuges would work with her. Instinct
lad taught her that had never kill
ed a coon, and she had asked me thus
ostentatiously to place me at once
and forever before the family ia my
true light. mo, ma'am." l said !;
"now you speak of it, | realize that !
never have killed o coon" This was
something Of a staggerer TO Susan
and her father, yet as the mother Is
| pleasurable dissatisfaction with me
disl layed itself by more and more
accurate salivary shots at the fire,
they rose 10 the occasion, and began
to palIiate my past. Maybe" ven-
tured Mr.. Newty, "they don't have
coon round the city of York" and |
felt that | needed no self-defence
when Susan firmly and defiantlv
suggested to her mother that per-
haps | was in better business.
Driven upon herself for some time,
the old woman smoked in silence un-
til Susan, seeing that her mother
gradually quenched larger and
larger circle upon the fire, got up
and stretched herself, and giving the
Goals vigorous poke, swept out OF
sight the quenched spot, thus obliter-
ating the result of her mothers pre-
else and prolonged expectoration !;
then hinging "a few dry ooughs upon
the fire, illumined the family with
the ruddy blaze, and SAT- down again,
leaning upon her fathers knee with
faint light Of triumph in her eye.
ventured few plattudes con-
corning pigs, not penetrating the
depths Of that branch ofrural science
enough to betray my ignorance.-
Such sentiments as "a lutte piece OF
bccon we'll broilod for breakfast is
very good" and Nothing better
than cold ham for Lunch" were re-
ceIyed by Susan and her father in
the spirit | meant, of entire good
will toward pork generically | now
look back IN amusement at having
ia en into this weakness, for the Mo-
safe view OF pork has been niue
from infancy, and campaigning upon
government ralions has, in truth, no
tendency 10 dim that ancient faith.
BY half past nine the gates Of con-
versauon were fairly open, and our
part orthe circle enjoyed itself s0ci J.
ly.- taclturnity and clouds Of Vlr-
gInia plug reiguing supreme upon
upon the other. The Two little chill
dren crept under comforters some
where near tho middle Of the bed,
and subsidized pleasantly to sleep
The OLD man at last stretched sleepi-
IS, finally yawning out, Susan, | do
believe | am too tined out TO 20 and
see if them corral bars are down. /
guess you'll have 10 90. | reckon
there amt no bears round To night
Susan rose TO her feet, stretched her.
rclf with her back TO the fire, aud
realized for the first time her anus
ing proportions. In the region OF
six feet, tall, square-shouldered, Of
firm iron back and heavy mould Of
limb, she yet possessed that supple
ness which enabled her as she rose to
throw herself into all the attitudes Of
the Nlobe children As her yawn
deepened, she waved nearly down TO
the ground, and then, rising upon
tiptoe, stretched up her clenched
fists to heaven with a groan Of pleas
uro. Tprnirg to me she asked, How
would you like TO see the hogs Y"-
The old man added, as an extra en-
couragement, "Pootiest band Of hogs
in Tulare comfy There's hitler of
the real sissor-bill nor Mexican racer
stock than any band | have ever
seen in the State. | driv the origin
al outfit from Pike County to Ore
gon 10 81 and So" By this time
was actually interested in them,
and joining Susan we passed out in~
TO the forest.
We walked silently on four or five
minutes through the woods, coming
at last upon fence which margiued
wide circular opening IN the wood
The bars, as her father had feared
we're down. We stepped over them,
quietly entered the enclosure, put
them up behind u, and proceeded to
the middle, threading our way
among sleeping swine to where q
lonely tree rose to the height Of al
least two hundred feet. Against
this we placed our backs, and Susan
waved her hand in pride over two
acres Of tranquil pork The eye, af-
ter accustoming itseift to the dark
ness, took cognizanco Of certain
rigidness of surface which came to be
recognized as the objects Of Susan 5
pride.
Quite pretty effect was caused by
tbs shadow Of the forest. which, cast
o6iquely downward by the moon d.
vided the corral into halves Of light
and shade.
The air was filed with heavy
breathing Interrupted by here and
there o snore. and at times by eres-
cendos Of tumult. caused by forty or
! ffy pigs doing battle for some fav-
orite bed.pIaee.
| was inf prmed that Susan did
not wish me TO Judge Of them again
in full light Of day. She knew each
individual pig BY its physiognomy
having, as she said, ''growed with
EN-"
! AS We strolled back toward the
bars dusky form disputed our wav
two small, sharp eyes ard will
crest Of bristies were visible in the
obscure light. That's old Arkan.
sas, said Susan "hs's eight year Cd
co4e June, and / never could gel