American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-08

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 Fri
day the woman in one part discovered
that her two pigs were free from their pen
and looking after geological specimens at
the foot of the yard. She also discovered
at the same time that the gate to a cab
bage-yard adjoining was open, and that
the pigs might at any moment become
ravished by view of the glories within.
Her husband being away, she hurriedly
secured the gate, and then set about to re-
turn the truants by the following ingeni-
| Gus plan: Taking a shovelful of corn, she
approached as close to the animals as pos
sible, and, holding the tempting mOrsel
near enough for them to learn its inviting
character, she screwed her face into an
expression of winning sweetness, and
backed slowly toward the pen. 1t 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 that
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 fer
vor. The nearer the woman came to the
pen the straighter her face grew, and
presently lost every vestige of .olicitude,
and assumed instead an expression of me-
dunn ferocity. What she might have
done will never be known, as at
this juncture her husband made his
appearance the back stoop, and,
her eye resting upon him, she
commenced to apOstrophise him in
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 truants, and
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 stone.
Anyone who has helped to drive one or
two pigs will readily understand the
number of articles that passed through
the air, and the style of CONVEX
satiOn the man kept up during
the chase. Finally, he got one of
the animals in corner, and being by
this time utterly regardless of personal
appearances or consequences, threw him.
self upon the brute, neatly scraping the
fence with the top of his head, and fall
ing upon the pig in such way as to hold
in allegiance every one of his muscles eX-
cept those in the throat. These were at
once put in active operation, and the man
for a moment thought he had captured a
planning mill. Then he raised slowly,
keeping a tight hold of the animal, and
getting on his feet, and the pig in his
arms, struck out for the pen, preceded
by his wife and the other woman, and |
closely and anxiously observed by all the |
neighbors for a half mile around. In this |
way the procession labOriously moved;
the pig, having worked its head to within |
two inches of the mans ear, was pouring
therein a tale of unparalleled distress, |
which, if not calculated to melt the |
stoutest heart, actually threatened to
split open the stoutest head. The |
man was utterly powerless to
hands engaged, and could only twist his |
ear little out of range, and scream at the
top of his voice his plans for the future |
of ''them hogs" On reaching the pen,
and while in the act of dumping the |
bowling 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 hold |
ing the pig, and might have, with reason,
taken prominent part in the debate, con-
tented himself by merely using some
strong EXPLANATIONS, and then trudged |
around to the other pen, where he arrived
after much unloeked-fOr tribulatiOn, and
again hOisted the bowling monster up to
the top, when the woman next door made
another and still more remarkable discov-
cry. Her pigs were in the pen. "What's
that e' screamed the man, who was so
fixed he could not very well see into the
pen, and was obliged to lift his voice to
make himself heard above the din. 'Them
amt my pigs" screamed the woman.
"Why amt they9" he yelled. ''Cause
my pigs are here" she shrieked back. 1t
is needless to say that the strange animals
were urged out of that garden without the
use of MISUNDERSTANDING Meas.