The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-04


ae8 Aaat Mars ssat13 ssrIit. keep
fm there Pat rnnl,ar Al rrr side
desperately tryiax 70 guue die tulsg
wb,rA h. les gp !. a., 81. ha gstiss i
Uacle san. smiling A. a Nav mgra.
hslI.uv The blas elgtL. aa5zk Ia uae
sa &c release Au-t f-s= her rer.5se4 4. h.
cal. o. he Is % tie sasze tigse extend.
iag c0ngratulAtloaa O. aH aa then
safety aud eEtoliag his own courage
as something deserving particular DO.
tiee We stood. Pen Ike. az fhe deer
thinking bow ap,Iv tAc story Of bow
John AID Betsy killed the bear applied
90 rucls Sans case. The momeu,
Aunt Mary WAS fire.. she few 40 10 the
glass directly o. sec bow her cmls
had Jared. She vas expecting 10 ride
out n5th Mr Dean. the editor Of tho
/ Ash6cld spike. ia the afternoon Pat
/ took up the basket. mentioning 70 cer.
/ tain locality where such wild pigs
ought a. ta sent. and started for the
bam where piggy aas 10 live. We ell
/ fall inta line and marched Uuclc >am
putting ana blowing like . porpoise.
kind hearted Grandma carrying q bis.
Gait which she meant Ia offer. and we
|bragvllt u, the rear crashing frantjcalv
the coffee pot with both hands Now
/ it i~ mystery how that coffee pot go
into ouI pu,session. unless. in the en-
ci,emcut ut the rnomcut, we conceived
the idea that arms might be necessary
or being naturally tender hearted $50
saw il stardiug wistfully on the edge
of the fatle with handle in readiness
and took il out Of pity. We must say
/ that piggy Was waited ON to the barn
with As much ceremony, style and as
great flourish of trumpets as if he had
been the president going to the White
House. Pat cautiously sat the baske I
down in the middle of the little pen,
| built up in one corner Of the barn, des.
tined TO receive him aud pulled of tue
blue cloth, when out dashed his pigship
amid a shower Of biscuit crumbs. He
was too tired TO run much but squatted
down and watched us with his little
bright frightened ey es. Uncle sam,
ALWAYS doing something he ought not
to- reached his cane over and gave
piggy such a smart punch that it
stirred up all the Indignation in him
and he made several spirited oXamiua-
tions of the nen. and, ah "A revelation
burst ulon us. There was a cathode
in that side of the barn that had beea
overlooked and through this unlucky
opeping he shot like a rocket Out of
the barn we rushed lust in time To
catch a uarting pliupse of a small pair
Of legs disappearing through the Oh,
posite fence. Nothing more could we
discover all our calls and researches
alike nrovea fruitIess Iivipgstone was
lost Where ia Stanley we asked. in.
wardIy fearing he was not. Hush.
keen still m find that little sernent -
II ,yas po, stanIv hut Amt Mary that
broke the silence And we bushed.
and waited solemn as death warreptA,
while abe mounted the ton rail of the
fance and begap IN cali and converse
very pIiblv in mir lauppape A few
minutes Of intense interest elapsed
when to our establishment a yerg pink
snout WAS elevated above a slump Of
grass. only short distance If, accom-.
panied by suspicious gruntmgs eau
tiousIy he venturcd out Of his covert,
and approached his supposed relative
who continued to assure MIN in pig
there was no foul play about, when,
very unexpectedly. two stout fingers
closed over his sprig of tail and Aunt
Mary rolled of the fence into the grass
with him squeezing in her arms She
hung to him bravey and regained her
footing, When another obstacle pre-.