The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-23
Jimmy's Pig.

i don't say that 1 didn't do wrong,
but what | do say is that l meant To do
right. But that don't make any differ
ence. Ii never does. l try do do my
very best aud then something happens,
and | am blamed for it. When [ think
what a disappointing world this is. full
Of bamboo and all sorts Of switch
es. | feel ready 10 leave it.
1t vas Sues fault in the beginning;
that is, il il hadn't been for her il
wouldn't have happened. One Sunday
she and l were sitting in the front par
Tor. and she was looking out of the
window and watching for Mr.. Travers;
only she said she wasn't, and that she
was just looking to see il it was going
too rain, and solemnizing her thoughts.
l had just asked her how old she was.
and couldn't Mr.. Travers have been
her father if he had married mother,
when she said, Dear me, how tire
some that boy is; do take a book and
read, for gracious sake" 1 said,
What book" So she gets UP and
gives me the OJserCcr, and SAYS.
There's a beautiful story about a good
boy and a pig; do read it and keep still
If you know how. and l hope it will do
you some good"
Well, l read the story. 1t told all
about a good boy, whose name was
James. and his father was poor, AMI so
he kept a pig that cost him TWENTY-FIVE
cents. and when it grew up he sold it
for thirty dollars. and he brought the
money To his father and said: "Herc,
father; take this. Oh, how happy /
am to help you when you're old and not
good for much!' And his father burst
into tears, but | don't know what for
| wouldn't burst into tears much if any
body gave me thirty dollarS-and said.
BLESS you, my noble boy; you and
your sweet pig have saved me from a
watery CARVE" or something like that.
1t was u real good story. and it made
me feel like being likewise. So | re-
that | would get aJittle new pig
Tor twenty-five cents, and keep it till it
grew up, and then surprise father with
twenty-nine dollars, and keep one for
myself rs a reward for my good conduct.
Only | made up my mind not TO let any,
body know about il till after the pig
should be grown up, and then how the
would be delighted with my
. thoughtful and generous act!' for
that what the papers said James'act was.
The next day | went 10 Farmer Smith.
and got him TO give me a little pig for |
nothing, only | agreed to help him
weed his garden all ummer. II was n
beautiful pig, about as big as our baby,
it was a deal prettier. and its tail
elegant. | wrapped it up in an old
shawl, and watched my chance and got
i up into my ROOM, which is on the
bird story. Then took my trunk and
.mptied it. and bored some holes in i,
or air. and put the pig in it.
| had the best fun that ever was, all
hat day and the next day, taking are
If that dear little pig. ! gave him one
IF my coats for a bed, and fed him oil
milk, and took him out Of the trunk
little while fOrexercise. Nobody
.oes into my room very often, except
he girl to make the bed. and when she
anne | shut up the trunk, and she
suspected anything. | got q
VII Die c~oal-scuttle!ul of the very best
md. aud put it in the corner of tho
Dom for him TO play in, and when 1
Bridget com ng meant to throw
he bcd-quilt owe it, SO she wouldn't
Inspect anything.
After l had him two days l heard
mother say, Seems to me | hear very
Iueer noises every and then up
tairs.' knew what the matter was,
ut l never said anything. and l felt so
Apply when l thought what a good boy
was to raise a pig for my dear father.
Bridget went up to my room about
ight o'clock n evening, just before l
Tas going to bed. to take up my clean
We were all sitting in the din
,g-room, when we heard her holler as
she was being murdered. We all ran
mt to see what was the matter, and
ere half way up the stairs. when the
ig came down, and upset the whole
.mily. and piled them up on the top Of
imSelf ut the foot of the stairs. and be-
,re we got up Bridget came down and
I'll Overus. and said she had just opened
ne young masther's thrunk and out
lmps the Ould Satan himself and she
lust see the priest or she would be q
cad woman.
You wouldn't believe that, though [
Did them that l was raising the pig to
I'll it and give the money to father;
all said that they had never heard
such an abandoned and peremptory
Oy. and father said, "Come upstairs
it'll me and I'll see if l can't teach you
lat this house isn't a pig-pen." l
ont know what became of the pig, for
3 broke the parlOr window and ran
way. and nobody ever heard of him
gain. ,
Id like to see that boy James. 1
on't care how big he is. I'd show him {,
lat he can't 60 on setting good exam T.,
les to innocent boys without suffering
he deserves to suffer-" Jimmy ,
in Earper's Young People.