National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-31
Among the Pigs.

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Two families In Slawson, says Tho
Danbury News, have had an experience
somewhat similar Ia that suffered BY
Mr.. Cobleigh several weeks ago. Thes,
families 1.-Two In double house, and
each had pen with two pigs. Last
Friday the woman in one part discov
cred that her two pigs were free from
their pen, and looking after geological
specimens at the foot Of the yard. She
also discovered ri the same time that
the gate 10 n cabbage yard adjoining
was open, and that tho pigs might ut
any moment become rayished by view
of the glories within Her husband
being away, she hurriedly secured the
gate, aud then set about to return the
truants by the following ingenious plan.
Taking n shovelful Of corn, she APP
preached M close to the animals rs pos.
sible, and, holding the tempting morscl
near enough for them to learn it's invi.
ting character, she screwed her face
into an expression Of winning sweet
ness, and backed slowly toward the pen.
II was u beautiful illustration Of wo-
mans faith, and we regret to write that
il 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 iervor. The nearer the
woman came to the pen the straighter
her face grew, and presently lost every
vestige of solicitude, and assumed in
stead m expression Of medium ferocity.
What she may have done will never
be known. "a Mt this iuncture her hus-
band made his appearance on 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 some
body to show him the idiot who had let
those hogs out, that he might punch
his heod, he drove straight nj the tru
ants, and missed them, of course. Then
he drove at them again with 4 clothes
pole, and missed them again, although
he made another pole Ivy hitting that
on stone. Any one who has helped to
drive one or two pigs will readily nm.
derstand the number of articles that
passed through the air, and the style OF
conversation 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 APP
pearmnces 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 mus
Giles except those in the throat. These
were at once put in active operation,
and the man for moment thought he
had captured planeing mill. Then he
raised slowly, keeping 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 al the other
woman, and closely and anxionsly OBJ
served by all the heighbors for half
mile around.
In this way the procession laboriously
moved, the pig, having worked its head
to within two inches of the mans eur,
was pouring therein tale of unparal-
leled distress, which, ii not calculated
to melt the stoutest heart, actually
Threatened so split open tAe stoutsst
lttu. lLt Ilhu NHb tIOStiN pbNtiicSS
to remedy the horror, having both
hands engaged, and could only twist
his ear little out OF range, and scream
Mt the top OF his voice his plans for the
future of "them hogs" On reaching
the pen, and while in the act Of dump
ing the bowling viper ovei the side, the
woman next door made an unfortunate
discovery. Their hogs were in the pen :;
the truants wero hers. The man, who
was still holding the pig, and might
have, with reason, taken a prominent
part in the debate, contented himself
10y merely expressing a hope that he
might be damned, and then trudged
around to the sther pen, where he ar
rived after much unlocked for tribula-
ton, and again hoisted the bowling
monster up to the top, when the woman
next door made another and still more
remarkable discovery. Her pigs were
in their pens. whats that ?" scream
ed the man. who was so fixed he could
not very well see into the pen, and was
obliged to lift his voice to make him
self heard above the din. "Them amt
my pigs, screamed the woman. "Why
amt they ?" he yelled. "Cause my
pigs are here" she shrieked back. 1t
is needless to add that the strange ami
mails were urged out of that garden
without the use of subterfuge.