Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-04-12
OUR PORKER.

OUR PORkER'
CA PIG !" exclaimed in great astonish-
ment, pausing in the act of helping Mel
lie to a slice of steak. We were at break
fast.
"Yes, my dear" said Mrs. Dobb, "a
pig. We could keep one just as well as
not, and it would be quite little item of
saving, when meat is so high"
Why, Susan, you'd have to buy food
for it-corn and apples, and don't know
what all--it would cost more than il
would come to-"
"No," persisted my wife, ait would
not, James. Father always kept pig.
"But he lived in the country"
"That makes no difference. l was
talking with neighbor Jones about it over
the fence yesterday, and he said we throw
away swill enough every day to keep ten
pigs" :, -, ,. 1,
knows about our swill, said l.
"Why, he judged from his own ex
perience, James. He keeps pig"
"And while we are on the subject,
Susan, I'll just take the opportunity to
say that l do not approve of your firt
ing with married men over the fence"
FLAMES, do be serious Flirting, in
deed--with pigs and swill for basis OF
conversation. You just want to vex me. ;
"Oh, pigs are pretext; anything will
do for q pretext when a woman Is de
, termined to flirt. l knew woman once
who tried to use the portrait of her dead
grandmother as a preteXt for filtration.
And as for Jones"
"Now, James, you shall not go on IN
that way before the children, too. Look
at Nellies eyes"
"Perhaps you'll pretend, continued
that Jones didn't bring you bunch Of
his Isabellas at the same time"
eyes, and you ate the best part of then
last evening yourself, for l saved then
for you, and you know Mr.. Jones grapes
are much superior to ours Pm sure I'm
thankful for all he gives me. Will yor
get pig for me, James, or won't you ?"
''Oh, if you ask it as a favor, Susan
of course will. I'll get you anything
that will be source of pleasure, yol
know; but if you want pig for pet
don't try to pretend it's for economy
sake"
"a petr pouted Susan. "How ridicu
lous you are! detest pets"
"Then why don't you avoid them, my
dear?"
''What are you driving at? want tt
know
''Why, you are in one now, Susan
: Be calm. The coffee will get cold. :"
Y Mrs Dobb gave one more despairin!
look, and poured the coffee. Before
left the house 1 had promised to see abou
getting pig.
? Now if there is any eatable animal
know less about than do about another
it is the pig / remembered having seel
pigs alive when l was a boy; but since
grew up my knowledge of the species ha
been confined to the porcine corpses
have seen suspended from hooks in mai
ket-places, and to certain works OF art /
which they had been represented-not i
landscapes may remark that if ther
had been market for live pigs adjoinin
my studio | could not have selected a
available one from the lot. l though
about it good deal during the day, an
the result of my meditations was, that o
my homeward way in the afternoon
made circuit around by the residence {
Peter Van POpp, a Dutchman whom
employed to take care of my garden, an
to do such other heavy work as might b
necessary about the house from time
time. On consultation, l found thi
Peter was Just the man for the busines
He had brother who kept a small far
up in the vicinity of Schraalenburgh, bac
of the Palisades on the Hudson; an
Peter said:
"Next week l goes oep to see Han
and my wife she goes along too, so brinl
you pig home, Mr.. TOpp."
"Good ~ said |. "Ill pay your ia
for your trouble, Peter, besides the pri
of the pig. A good one, now None
your snub-nosed, pug-eyed fellows, "
know-a sleek, intelligent one"
"Yah, said Peter,
A few days later the pig came.
was Just leaving the house to go doy
town when l met Peter with the pig in
bag, po.o, .o,,,o,.,,o 81 ,,o,,,
necessarily, however, for the pig announ
the fact loudly in his own beha
Nothing but a pig could have squeal
so.
"Where put him ?" asked Peter.
"Oh, put him in the barn" said
There is barn attached to our house, |
there was nothing in it. Animated by
desire to put the barn to some useful p
pose, bought cow and put her In tn
last summer, but she gave no milk al
the second week, and so / sold her
was glad / had another tenant for
barn.
But Peter shook his head. That would
do. A barn was no place for pig.
would have to have pen, he said.
"It would hardly do to let him run
ID the garden, l suppose" l said musing
'can you build pen, Peter ?"
"Yah," Peter said he could, and s
sent him off after tools and matters
having the pig tied to a tree by one
MY family gathered about the new-coI
and viewed him with deep interest
was little fellow, but healthy, as
proved by the capacity of his lungs.
"Mercyp cried Susan, ''what nois'
makes! He must be hungry, jams
Susan experience with babies encoura
her to this conclusion.
"I know whatll make more noise I
that" said my Fred, with roguish ty
kle in his eyes.
"W,hat is it," asked, to encourage
son.
"Two more pigs" said Fred.
When came home at night thepig
fast asleep in his pen on heap of str
49, and felt quite pride in him. had
oret hopes of my own in regard TO b
though did not impart them to SUI
He cost $2-that is, per Sc. The pen
3 about $40 more, and Peters fare bror
the sum total up TO $l4.68
l ] watched the growth of our POI