The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-21
Johnny and the Pig.

This is not exactly fairy tale. It
relates to the pranks of Johnny Numb, a
venturesome boy, in connection with q
well-behaved pig belonging to his uncle,
who lived in the country.
Johnny was about twelve years old,
and took more delight in teasing than in
pleasing. Every summer he went to
spend his holiday with his uncle, and it
is safe to say his country friends shed
but few tears, and INDUCED in but few
regrets, when he returned to the city
again.
When at his uncle's farmhouse John
ny was the busiest fellow you ever saw,
but was always at mischief. Dressed in
a costume that he could not iniure much,
he roved over the farm, through woods
and orchards, leaping brooks, and often
getting into trouble.
He appeared to be born for mischief,
and there wasn't two Or four-legged
creature on the farm, from a tame tad
pole to the sober sided bull, that did not
stand in dread of him.
He used to catch two hens, and. after
tying each to the end of string, about
five yards long, he would let them go,
and laugh, as though almost tickled to
death, as he watched them start off in
different directions, and then come to
grief at either end of the string. It was
high fun for Johnny to see them get
vexed, and pitch into each other, each
thinking the other to blame for her
trouble.
And so it was all through; he appeared
to grow fat at the expense of everything
else on the farm. One of his principal
victims was lazy, good-natured pig,
large enough to take his own part, but
evidently rot inclined to fight.
Johnny used to go out with some swill
for piggy whenever he wanted some fun,
and, after coaxing him near enough, he
would seize the good-natured porker by
the hind-legs, and, taking one in each
hand, he would raise him up and make a
musical wheelbarEow of him.
This was fun for Johnny, but piggy
appeared to see it in an opposite light,
and the louder Johnny laughed, as he
walked him along on his fore-legs, the
louder the pig squealed and howled to
be let alone.
His friends often demonstrated with
him; and toln him that he would come
to grief some day, but ne kept on, and
laughed at the idea of anything getting
the best of him.
One day he caught the pig, as usual,
and raising him up by the hind-legs,
proposed to have some sport. But the
pig at once became mulish. He evident
" concluded that such fun was played
out. He got his back up, and not only
refused to be made wheelbarrow Of
that is, to walk on his fore-legs- but he
even refused to squeal.
This somewhat surprised Johnny, and
he tried for some time to worry him into
bipedal promenade, but all in vain
ooh you won't-eh? Well see. .
said he, dropping the pigs hind legs,
and starting for switch.
The moment piggy felt himself on his
legs again he gave a loud grunt of de-
fiance, and turned upon his tormentor.
who, seeing that the fun was in danger
OF changing hands, took to his legs and
IAN for the nearest fence, followed by
the enraged porker at full gallop. It
was a sharp race, and just as Johnny
gained the fence piggy reached him.
Seizing him by the leg of his trousers,
ne began to pull back in terrible earnest.
Now it was Johnny's turn to squeal, and
he made good use Of his lungs in that