Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-12-01
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Our POrker.


ishment, pausing in the act of helping
Nelly to a slice of the steak. We were
at breakfast.
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 it
would come to-"
"No," persisted my wife, it 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 the other day, and he said
we threw away swill enough every day
to keep ten pigs"
Il should like to know what Jones
knows about our swill," said l.
Why, he judged from his own expe-
rience, james. He keeps pig"
And while we are on this 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"
James, do be serious Flirting, in.
deed-with pigs and swill for basis OF
conversation. You just want to vex
me-"
"Oh, pigs are a pretext; anything
will do for pretext when woman is
determined to firt. l knew woman
once who tried to use portrait Of heI
dead grandmother as pretext for 8
Irritation. And as for Jones ="
| Now, james, you shall not go on il
that way; before the children, too
Look at Nellies eyes "
Perhaps you'll pretend" continued
that Jones didn't bring you buncl
of his Isabellas at the same time"
"Yes, and you ate the best part o
them last evening yourself, for I saved
them for you, and you know Mr.. Jones
grapes are much superior to ours; In
sure Pm. thankful for all he gives me
viii you get pig for me, James, o
won't you
cob, if you ask it as favor. Susan
of course will. l will get you any
thing that will be source of pleasure
you know; but if you want pig for
pet, don't try to pretend it's for econo
my's sake"
A petl /" pouted Susan. Glow ri
diculous you are detest pets"
"Then, why don't you avoid them
my dear?"
What are you driving at? 1 don
know"
Why, you are in one now, Susan
Be calm. The coffee will get cold"
Mrs. Dobb gave me one despairin
look, and then poured the coffee. Be
fore l had left the house l had promises
to see about getting pig.
| Now if there is any eatable animal
know less about than | do about anoth
er, it is the pig. 1 remembered having
seen pigs alive when / was boy, bu
since / grew up my knowledge of tn
species has been confined to the porcin
corpses have seen suspended from hook
in market places, and to certain work
of art in which they have been repre-
sented-not in landscapes, i may re
mark so if there had been a marke
for live pigs adjoining my studio | coul
not have selected an available one froI
the lot. / thought about it good dea
during the day, and the result of m
meditations was, on my homeward wa
in the afternoon | made a circuit roun
by the residence of Peter Van Popp,
Dutchman whom / employed to tax
care of my garden, and to do such otf
er heavy work as might be necessar
about the house from time to time. 0
consultation | found that Peter was jus
! ], the man for the business. He had
) brother who kept a email farm up in th
vicinity of Schraalenburgh, back of th
: Palisades on the Hudson and Pete
said
Next week I goes oop to see Han
and my wife she g es along, too, so
brings you pig home, Mr.. Topp."
GOOD, said /. IN pay your far
for your trouble, Peter, besides the priC