Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-03

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day forenoon q citizen Of Detroit
was going up Monroe avenue with
a basket on his arm, and at pro
ciseiy the same moment a farme,
was coming down the same ave.
nue. with rope in his hand and
a limp in his left leg. They met.
The citizen would have passed on
and purchased > peck of green
tomatoes for pickles, but the
farmer halted. him with ths
query:
Say, isn't your name McDu6?'
mo, sir.' WAS the prompt re-
ply:
Il believe it is continued the
farmer, e. be looked him over.
Were you one of the judges on
hogs at the State Fair!'
No, sir, l never judged . hog
in my life, aud wasn't inside the
fence while the fair lasted
'Mebbe you are not the man,
though you look like him. Have
you q minuet to spare9'
mo, sir; I've got to 60 back
and go up into the City Hall
tower.
'Then I'll 60 With you; I want
to see the tower, and I want to
tell you about McDuff.'
Cant you come to my Office in
half an hour?' asked the citizen,
as he halted.
No, sir. 1 want to tell you
now. You see, l sent q prize hog
to the fair. ! was laid up with
the rheumatism, and the old
woman aud boy brought him in.
That hog
I've got to take that car in
terrupted the citizen.
'And I'll take it, to. I'm look
ing for that hog, and l might al
well 60 one way as another. That
hog was regularly entered, put in
a pen, and everybody who saw
him said he was the boss over
everything in his line in that
show. His breed vas the Golden
Sunshine, and a purifier, clean
err
You must excuse me, but I've
got to meet a friend at the Depot
protested the citizen.
I'D just as lief walk down with
you, for l don't see the cars very
often. Hundreds of people saw
that hog and admired him, and
dozens of men told my old woman
he'd walk off with the first premi-
um. I now come to this Nc
Duff
yes, yes, but l can't wait an
eaher moment.
You needn't wait for me, I'll
walk along and tell you as We 60.
This McDuf was one of the three
Judges on hogs. A friend of his
had little runt of pig there
with hard knot in his tail, and
his hind legs were IS crooked as a
COW path, aud while two of the
Judges pulled strong for my hog,
this McDuff declardd in favor of
the other
you see that I can't possibly
wait to-
Il see you can't, but when the
Judges found themselves divided,
what happened? This McDuff-'
At this moment the citizen
off, and had got ten feet
the start when the farmer caught
up with him and said:
This McDuff claimed that my
Golden Sunshine was too light in
the snout, and he prevailed on the
old woman to let him out and give
him a roofing exhibition
The citizen was lost to sight
around the corner, but the farmer
put on steam and got near enough
to say:
'He bolted off the grounds Just
as McDuff knew he would, and ]
have just limped over sixteen
square miles without hearing of
him. Say, I believe you are Nc
Duff
The citizen made for Central
Market on q trot, but hadn't been
lost in the crowd over q minute
when tho painting farmer arrived
and said:
And I demand satisfaction for
the job you put up on . woman
who hasn't had q tooth in her
head these fifteen years
He pulled of his coat and made
such q fuss around there that q
policeman had to take the Golden
sunshine man into his private
charge.