The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-03

Will you take him = said hopeful ly. Indeed he Is great beauty. and l am sorry to part ~ith him. but if you would take hin
 Fl dont think my brother cares for pig. bat some of the res; nigh; like ii. answered the benign woman. So II you are quite sure you don't want him
 If l ~asfed him ever so much i couldn't keep him. Do take him. And hope that at least your visitors will en- Ioy him.
 No, until they had depaited- little pig and ali-did reeolleei. and iel, hot 10 the very end of my fingers, that to the remote ancestors of these my dear and excellent friends. the ancestors of III, li,tle pig mus, have been the mos, ob- noxious of food, But when one has put ones foo; into 1t the best thing Is to lei il stop there. wi,hou, any a,temp, to draw Il out. So lrested content My pig vas safely disposed of
 Al hts usual hour my husband entered. looking pleased and amused.
 So you've got your luie pig at last. M vas so delighted about u, and so kind. l; was kept on purpose tor you t,ll
 
 his carnage. drove to town with II h,m- self. and sen, t by messenger in fuli time 10 be cooked for dinner to-day. And the last word he sad 10 ne was. Now. be sure there's plenty ot apple sauce. and ,ell me to morrow morning how you ali liked your pig.
 listened ln blank dlsnay Then told the whole story.
 My husbands eountenanee was a sight 10 behold. Gwen him away. t,,,en away your little pig: Wha, will Nj say. after ali his kindness and ,ke trouble he took Ho@ shall ever face hun to- morrow morning..
 In truth l, ~as mos, pcrpleAing pos,- non.
 There Is only one thing 10 be done said my husband. decisiSeiy Nou mus, send and fetch the DIS back immc- dia,ely
 l explained wish srca, { sn;; ;,cn ,ha, ihs was difficult. Il nei impossible. ss he ~as probably Us; then Tn she 4e9 al ei bang roasted. siN n les of.
 Hlt NC ms; haze him somehow ol other, Nc must ca hIu of II least be able ,o >ay NC have eaten him. NJ ~lil be d!sappointed gune hart n hS feelings and 10 wonder. How eoud you do sH d lhias
 fel, very guiigy hn, stiil, Il l had te do Il all owe ,2aan. l did no, see l.eui1 have donc d#.t-s en,i, And the pIs was safe to he casca ant enjoyed by some body
 Ba; no, by you which ~as not ~ha, Nj wished Gouldn [ you manage II somehow. Why no, invite yourself To dine v!lh your friends and the pig:
 Alas |, WAS. as sad. sn miles oil and there was only half an hour ,o spare. and ~e had a housefu ot friends our selves that day.
 But the day after Couldn't ~c d,ae over. fetch hIm back a. lcas, ~ha; re mains of him and cat him cold the day after =
 This was too bnghi an ldea ,o lose. Bu, stll one difficulty remained. Mha, was to be said ,o our k'ndl, friend when he asked '' how we enjoyed ou, pug = ,o- morrow morning.
 :. declare don't know how 10 face him." sad my husband. mournfuliy. -Afer all his kindness and the trouble he took and the pleasure he had m pleas ins you. The first question he IS sue 10 ask is. how did your wife like her pisE What Tn the world am to say to him v
 Crushed with remorse. yet suggested that the plain truth. ss people call 1t, IS usually not only found the rlgh, thing but the most covenient. However this merely icminine 1isdom ~as ne,a,Iyed by the higher powers, and II MAS agreed that our donor should only bc told that the pig ~as no, ;o be eaten un,il ,o-mor- ro~; on which to morrow we should drive over and fetch ~ha, renamed of him. so as 10 be able 10 say ~ith accura- cy that ~e had eaten him ana f nd him good
 This Was accordingly done. The fatal moment passed how did not venture to impure my husband reappeared at home, and we took pleasant drive and presented ourselves for afternoon ,ea ], our fnends' house. They were too hos pitable to look surprised or ,s wonder what we had come for
 Alter few minutes polite conyerSa- ton we looked d; one another 10 see winch should make Inc confession ard pu, the request.
 ihe-the iit,le p's sad at last IT. grea; humility.
 :" oh Inc l..ile DIS has been cooked and eaten. He turned out sfe.i sa. cess. some oi the family essoyed Aia. immensely.
 linen !, he 4.'e dns>hed = asked N',h meek desPoadsa
 '' slll rlHg ani in4u te No thlns there ls A fragment &efi ei hlu. becaase mf brother ihoasA yog' ought ,o be asked to dinner to-c.3 .o eat j.
 Wet, II migh, lke t home ~i,h me were [, only 4 fe~ raou,hfaIs We have spectal reason. Ny husband ~l.l explain.
 Wh,eh nc did. pouring ou, the whole story ot my slns ilrsf, n being SD iooissh As to say liked pig. then in accepting |, and lastly n gising !, away.
 And If you had seen ho~ pleased M vas, ard the trouble ke look abou, !: all. va. al~ays the burden ot the story, ,il feit as | neyer could Isf, my head up again.
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