The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-10-23

The Newfoundland correspondent OF
the Montreal GaEette--a much esteemed
clergyman, by the way, tells The follow
ing tory, which we cory beeanse OF the
source from which II comes:
Az the pew mine, Little Bay, case
bAs occurred OF a pig having remained
closed in under a house for nearly five
months without food Of any kind and ST
length comes forth alive, but in very
woe begone diapitsted condition. The
animal bad crept In under the noor Of
house built on slopiug ground, and when
the foundation was finally closed In, pig.
KY must have been wrapped In profound
slumb0r, 10 a comfortable bed Of shAvings
which filed mp partially the empty space.
The house was unfinished and remained
daring the winter, hence the noiso made
by the prisoner on awakening, and his
struggles to get out were unheard.
Finding himself IN durance vile, the pig
like true philosopher, accommodated
himself TO circumstances, and wisely de-
termined not to fight sgsinst the iuevita.
Bile. lie wrapped himself 10 the shavings
aud went TO sleep for the winter. His
mysterious disappearance was comment
ed on, but II was supposed he had lost his
way IN the woods, being OF 3 rowing dis
position. lie was plump animal and a
ana1f, n tka amman uk0 inlandad IN iuru
him into bacon about Christmas, and It
WAS fortunate for himself that he carried
eidticum 10 his own fat, on which he
subsisted during the winter. The house
was closed 10 on the 22d OF November,
1878, aud the day piggy was lost sight Of.
All through the following four months be
slept peacefully, perfectly indifferent re-
garding the Afghanistan campaign aud
the Issndula disaster.
But with the warmth Of April suns his
energies returned; he rubbed his eyes and
turned over, managing to utter some
feeble grunis. By this time the house
was occupied, and the inhabitants we're
amazed at hearing these mysterious noises
underneath the floor of their kitchen.
Piggy began to feel the psngs of hunger
after his long fast, and his grunts for re-
lief became more imperative. An open
ing was made aud poor piggy staggered
forth, The ghost OF bis former self-a stalk
ing skeleton Ills condition drew tears
from The eyes OF the woman who owned
him, who only knew him by a peculiar
turn 10 bis tail, which survived the des-
truction OF all his tissues, Her JOY over
the resurrection OF the lost pet was touch.
ing. The news spread rapidly. The
miners gathered from all quarters to view
the wonderful pig who had lived for l42
days without meat or drink.
One OF them more book learned than
the rest, remarked that il reminded him
of the seven sleepers of Ephesus; the OBJ
servation was pro.snely scofied at by the
others, as It was felt TO be an unwarrant-
able pig, of which they had all reason to
be proud. Piggy's fortune was made.
Presents flowed in upon him. Delcscies
unheard Of in the dietary Of pighood,
were literally supplied to nourish him
during his invalid condition. Warm
compounds Of oatmeal aud biscuit, flavor
ed with delicious scraps and tit bits from
kindly housewives, soon began TO tell on
his condition and swell out bis lean
fanks. Ilis story went the rounds OF the
mines, aud everywhere awoke sympathy
aud enthusiasm. Whether he will be
sent on for exhibition at st. Johns can
not say, but there can be no doubt that
an enierprising Snowman would fnd II a
paying speculation. The facts, however,
are as bave stated them, aud the account
| can guarantee AS perfectly reliable.
Whether h, beruating, In the case OF pig
is new fact in natural history am un'
able to determine.