The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-02
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Two families in Slawson have had an
experience somewhat similar to that suf.
fered by Mr., Cobleigh several weeks
ago. These families live in a double
house, and each had pen with two
pigs. Last Friday the woman in ono
part discovered that her two pigs were
free from their pen, and looking after
geological specimen at the foot Of the
yard She also discovered at the sane
time that the gate to a cabbage. yard adj
joining was open, and that the pigs might
at any moment become ravshcd by
view of the gores within, Her husband
being away, she hurriedly secured the
gate, and then set about 20 return tho
truants by the following ingenious plan;
Taking shoveliul of corn, she ap-
preached as close to the animals as posi-.
BILE, and, holding the tempting morscl
near enough for them to learn its inviting
chara cter, she screwed her face into an
expression of winning sweetness, and
backed slowly toward the pen. It was
beautiful illustration of woman's faith,
and we regret to write that it did not
work. The pigs took one snuff at the
contents Of the shovel, just to show tha.
they took some interest in the matter,
and, being convinced thereby that there
was nothing injurious in the experiment,
fell to roofing about again with renewed
fervor' The nearer the woman grew to
the pen the straighter her face grew, and
presently lost every vestige Of soicitude,
and assumed instead an expression of
medium ferocity What she may have
done will never be known, as at this
juncture her husband made his appear.
ancc on the back stoop, and, her eye rest.
lug upon him, she commenced to apostro.
phize him 10 the language married people
alone are adopts at, After requesting
somebody to show him the IDIOT who had
let those hogs out, that he might punch
his head, he drove straight at the tru.
ants, aud missed them, Of course. Then
he drove at them again with clothes
pole, and missed them again, although
he made another pole by hitting that on
a stone. Any one who has helped to
drive one or two pigs will readily under
stand the number of articles that passed
through ,hc air, and the style of conver-
sation the man kept up during the chase.
Finally, he got one Of the animals 10
corner. and being by this time utterly
regardless of personal appearances or
consequences, threw himself upon the
T brute, neatly scrapiug the fence with the
top Of his head, md falling upon the pig
IN bol IN, oh
every one of bis muscles except those in
the throat These we're at once put in
active operation, and the man for a mo-
meut Thought he had captured planning
mill. Then he raised slowly, keeping
tight hold Of the animal. end getting on
his feet, and the pig in his arms, struck
out for the pen, preceded by his wife aud
+ the other woman, aud closely aud aux-
iously observed by all the neighbors for
a half mile around. In this way the pro.
, cessiOn laborously moved the pig, hav.
ing worked its head to within two inclei
Of the mans ear, was pouring thereon q
tale Of unparalleled distress, which, if not
calculated to N It the stoutest heart, act
f ually threatened to split open the stoutest
head The man was utterly powerless to
/ avert the horror, having both hands en-.
= gagged, and could only twist his ear lit.
tie out of range, and scream at the top
Of his voice his plans for the future Of
, "them hogs" On reaching the peu, and
while in the act of dumping the bowling
0 viper over the side, the woman next door
made an unfortunate discovery. Their
, hogs were in the pen; the truants were
/ hers. The man, who was still holding
the pig and might have, with reason
D taken prominent part in the debate
/ contented himself by merely expressing
hope that he might be damned, and
then trudged around to the other pen,
q where he arrived after much unlocked
E for tribuation, and again hoistcd the
$ bowling monster up to the top, when the
n woman next door made another and still
/. more startling discovery. Her pigs were
8 in the pen. Whats that?" screamed
4 the man, who was so fixed he could not
d very well see into the pen, and was
obliged to lift his voice to make himself
c heard above the din. Them amt my
n pigs" screamed the woman. "Why amt
!. they ?" he yelled. "'Cause my pigs are
G here" she shrieked back. 1t is needless
|, to say that the strange animals were
(. urged out of that garden without the use
v of subterfuge.-Dantury Ne'rs.