The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-18
the hog prefers fish to any other kind of

the hog prefers fish to any other kind Of
food.
On the third day Nero felt perfectly
ravenous; but he had to blde his time,
and his master had to resort to the
strictest hog discipline to start him Off
when, at II o'clock, he presented him
self to drive him over the course.
After liberal and energetic applica-
tion of the booted foot and little loud
and angry discussion between the re-
spective parties, they arrived at their
journeys end, where Nero was RECALLED
with three herrings, being one extra,
and which he dispatched voraciously In
double quick time, looking for more, but
I'm vain.
He was then, with much coaxing and
kicking, persuaded to resume the return
trip homeward, which was safely accom-
plished by vigorous squealing and deter
mined grunting on the part of Nero.
On the fourth day, punctually at II
o'clock, when his master presented him
self, Nero seemed to understand some
what the object of his calling; he
walked off not only without compul-
sion, but at a good round pace, to get to
his journeys end, where his master re-
galed him not alone with his coveted
dinner of three red herrings, but, as
reward for his tractability and conduct,
with one herring extra, which Nero de-
voured with incredible velocity as soon
as they came within reach of his
grinders.
On the fifth day, Nero was fully up to
the game, and his master experienced
considerable difficulty to keep up with
him. AT Schevening the usual allow
ance, now four herrings, was given him
and disposed of in short metre.
On the day following, and up to the
time of his race, his master had no fur
ther difficulty with Nero but to keep up
with him, Nero invariably taking the
lead, although on the return trips the
same difficulties always recurred A
vigorous application of boots was, in
such case, the only convincing argu-
ment with Nero, who never could see
the point nor comprehend the necessity
of this back-track movement, and
squealed and grunted his objection.
On the ninth day Nero had become
perfectly trained, and having grown ex-
tremely thin upon his scanty meals, he
now ran like race-horse, veritable
Eclipse, invariably distancing his mas
ter, who followed with fast trotting
horse in harness.
Both exercise and spare diet were,
however, strictly adhered to up to the
day preceding the one on which the race
was to come off. On that, the thirteenth
day, as on the first day, poor Nero was
again starved. AT the usual hour of II
his master appeared, but Nero was
doomed to isappointment--no trot, no
herring on that day.
With eager eye and impatient grunt
he signified his desire to bereleased from
his pen, but alas it was not so to be
he had to submit to day of fasting to
prepare for the race.
On the fourteenth day both horse and
pig appeared at the starting-post, eager
for the race. 1t was a beautiful day,
and the road was lined the entire dis.
tance on both sides with spectators
eager to see the sport. Punctually at II
o'clock, at tap of drum, off they started
amind shouts of the multitude. The first
two miles were closely contested it was
emphatically neck-and-neck race; but
Nero, light as feather, and having in
his minds eye his delectable meal, now
fairly flew over the ground, gradually
leaving the horse behind, keeping the
lead the entire distance. Amid shouts,
the waving of handkerchiefs, and the
widest excitement, he reached the end
ing-post, beating the the horse by half q
mile and winning the race triumph
antly.
For this extraordinary performance
Nero was rewarded with a pailful OF
herrings, which having feasted upon to
his hearts content, he waddled back to
Hague.