The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03
FAN WAGoNER's woNDHRFtL rIG.
Following his Mnster-Good Nv n watch Dog
Holding Horses.

MONTGOMERY, Orange county, Feb. l.
" It's wonderful pig an It's father g from the
best blood the English ev'r sent TO 'Mcrca."
This remark was made by Sam Van Wagner.
a farm hand livingin the town Of Shawangunk.
Ulster county, and one who has strong
penchant for training everything in the animal
line that he takes II fancy TO. Now. yer src.'
continued Sam TO Il knot Of loungcrs in a coun-
try store. :" that pig amt crankcy like some pigs
IT, an it's N easy thing TO train 'cm rs we'll aa
other animals wen they is n that frame T
mind I've train'd dogs. cats. n big bear. SPUR
rels. mice. woodchucks. an onct sheep. but
nev'r before tackled n pig. I've made dogs an
cats do most ev'rything. I've got slur'ls
to stan up an waltz round like
dancers. I've tran'd mice beiter'n yer
ev'r seen 'em before. an the bear /
'ad | made walk like II soger with gun n his
fore paws an shoot at mark. An the sheer.
most 4 yer ave seen i'm perform teiur' my
little boys wagon carry pail I water. roll ov =.
most ev'rything else tole i'm to. But mi. ri !,
beats 'em all an yer be s'nrIsed wen irl
he's little Teller. Jest nice fur good ro-ter. !
tended to make good squar meal 4 i'm. tut !
saw that | could train i'm. an set bout dom
it. Yer may think I'm egertism. an knq =
morn some other folks: but tell yer seed u
mi T that iii improve { r can. - took
a jackass at fust Us all pigs ar, yer kno'. hut.
yer Sec. good. KIND hgndln' an treat
%ent start lf''' en- M yer ITS knd T GS pa@
an 'alf black. spottd an mark'd iusi-cln-s
From the start he seem'd good nutur'd. an
took such n fancy ter the little cu-s that Keep
is pen "a clean an nice as the ole woman d"Ds
the 'ouse. an' that ; sayln' good 'eal. Beside,
give i'm the v'ry best Z grub. an one 7 the iu
things got i'm to do was To- eat out T nly aud
like u little pup w'uld. Then | got i'm - hr,
al { M
me a good vile TO do mat but he done it iu.i
like II dog w'uld. He then, begun To- 'mlproW
onct r twice 10 Kit i'm To- do Whatever wan Il
i'm to- He soon .ot 10 Ice awful sOel lk"
an, yuldnt leave the ons. ~. ,mnrN
nevr do any arm bout the premises like other
pigs rootin' an. scrachin round all ov'r. Bout
the mex thing learn'd i'm to do was e, 81 ui
on Is Ind legs. monkey-lke. yer kno'. Then
got the oe woman FUR 10 make i'm SOM
eg'mentals. an We dressed i'm NJ n rm ik" a
Gen raj. Twas jest fun TO SEQ i'm with ~ sngri
clos on. He'd prade W an down ON ~ inI
legs Jest the same ~ train'd dog. an Wl-
ev'ry bit ~ tame. Then the mex thing taught
i'm was 10 churn on the boss cnurnin ma
chine. an he'd do I Jest rs good as ti!" h-
'Foundand dog ey'r done N the wurld, Ms
little Fred got so he'd pla' with jim iur oui'
an I was 'musin 10 see 'cm two cut NJ ali .Nri'
fdidos bout III" place" nmn,d i'm Nn'i
from the marks on i'm. an he'd ans rr To- b..
! An he's u capital watch dog ut nite. tno. The
pen ] keep i'm n is clos TO the ouse. AN ~. g.
~
comes within Il unartr mile T tln ou-D thu
he don't wake me an the ole woman up With 'I'
snortn' an gruntln. He's gut H. tamil ar wit.
! the hole family a. We am with each other. ai
he'll take an apple ont T hag r bask"t jet iik'
tame squirt will II nut ont Z ycr. mock, {
| It's years since COMMENCED tranin i'm. Int
| keep goin' on an lcarnn' i'm tricks ali tn
time. | wuldn't take "A farm fur i'm.
nv herd I the great success I Tn" fum'u will
an NAL train'r. Abe Van Ripper. Z Gosh'n. OrIn.'
county. in trainin' bear cubs. an ! train
canary birds, an oiner An mails. but l'd like e.
see some Of 'em try pix. the stuhh' rne-t Z al
| the an mails ev,r I've seen. week r two go
bUrrod Il small rifle from Major an CO. nps
! teachin Spot e. do with I jest wat ornrii ,
the bear to DO. an before | eet tnrp' with Boa
he'll shoot I on. III bet. ~. -.ree. no lsn'0
can buy that pig. III soon'r los my 'ti.'N
part with i'm. lfany Eyer Wuld llkc fnsee gu
! perform. Jest stop zen yer up nN Way
! shO' yer the ly"-t ~hote n thrW urli. NHN. q
yer kno' nev'r hat to ii my ho-- wen / lr'V
! up 10 the barn. SPOT is always ON and. a.l
soon ~ chuck the lines ont hos got 'cm o. b.
teeth tiEhtr n n drum he'd. an he nrv'r lets %
20 ether I'LL spy Let 40.
When \un Wagner hud finished d"- 'rIiiiu.
! his wonderful pig he started ilr home VITA
| triumphant mr.. saying, Come up an sef nl
| He's loose, but he nrN' r. goes way. H. Won
! arm yer bit an yer'il always fnd me- an in
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