Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-16
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MI. Hogg's Nose.

ing to that peculiar cOgnomen, and no one
disputed but tina; his father before him
was a Hogg, or the son was known by all
his neighboys to be a bit Of bore, aud a.
some affirm by a little roofing aud oc'
casionally squeezing his nose (hog like,
into other peoples corn.cribs, he managed
to keep good bacon. In course Of time q
little Hogg made his appearance on the
Island, but Old Hogg did not seem at all
surprised, as he said such things had hap.
pened in the family before. and he rather
thought it run in the blood, as his great
grandfather had informed him years AGO
of young Hogs making their appearance
every now and then in the family.
So time passed on and all the neigh.
bors seemed satisfied with Old Hogs ex-
PLANTATION that it really did run in the
blood, but many remarks were made about
the remarkable resemblance the nose of
the young Hogg bore to that of the old
Hogg. Be that as it may, young Hcgg
soon proved himself an excellent rooter
and by odd bits picked up, 20 one knew
how or where he grew as fat as any young
porker, and in the course Of time as large
and bristly as the old Hogg himself, aud
il kind OF rivalry sprung up between the
two Hogg occasioning considerable squeal.
ing, %grunting and srumbling so young
Hogg betook himself to the other end of
the Island where there was room to do his
own roofing Independent of Old IIogg
But as the Hog is an animal that has not
much regard for another Hogs rights,
those two Hogs on Hogs Island seems to
have followed in their tracks, and often
made raids into enc ancther's corn patch
and cribs, but each Hogg was confident
hat he was q great looser in corn, not to
mention stray chickens and Turkies; but
as report goes, old Hogg had come to the
conclusion that be had lost a three hun.
dred pound hog, how or where he could
not tell. He blamed young Hogg, though
be had no proof against him but he de,
termined to root around and try to find
some track Of it., and after two days diii>
gent search, he was lucky enough to end
a hcgs snout near young Hogg's cabin,
and Instantly secured it as evidence
against him. Now Old Hogg
knows this is his own nose, 50 putting his
own nose in his pocket he FASTENED to
Squire Bacon as he said to get satisfaction
If young Hogg for his own nose and Hog ::
He found the Squire at homo and was re.
quested to proceed with his complaint !;
SO Old Hogg commenced with his
grievances, telling him he had lost a hog
and suspected his son, young IIogg, to be
the persoH who had taken it; and that be
went round there and found the Hogs
nose near young Hegg's shanty. Here
| Squire Bacon put in a word aDd asked
Old Hogg if he was positive that the nose
that he had found was his own nose J.
"Wall, Squire, l knows my own nose,
when | sees it and | knows that hure
nose is my nose, and young Hogg kEows
knows my own nose from his noses.-
noses are short noses you knows Judge,
but young Hogs noses are long noses and
he knows it, SO you see Judge | knows
this hogs nose is my own nose." So under
the impression that every hog did or
should know his own nose, Squire Bacon
isssed a summons TO bring the other Hogg
before him on a certain day, and wren
this was done the following ludricous ION,
versation ensued. us your name Dir.
Hogg." Yes, SPUR, that's it, my name
is Hogg." "But l want your given
name" why, Hogg, Squire, tLa,'s it,"
But Mr.. Hogs l want your Christian
name wall, Squire, | amt got none
some call me Renae Hogg, some Daddy
IIogg, but mostly Old ilogg." The
Squire then proceeded to ask the name
of his o n-but the same answer, "Hogg
sir, young..Hogg'! What! Has your
son never been baptised?' ''Wak nc
Squire, there never was no parson nor
pope on the island for sixty years to my
knowledge" So Squire Bacon did the
best he could under the circumstances
and issued q summons and delivered it
to the Sheriff Harm to serve upon young
Hogg to appear before him on such a day
and upon this Old Hogg withdrew with q
satisfactory grunt with one nose in bis
pocket and one on his face and consid.
erably merriment was manifested in the
little settlement and surrounding dig.
gings, and everybody said they would be
sure to be present and know for a fact
what Hogg that nose belonged to. But