The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-03

lie SIS he swee;e>; lam5 na, pig ,hat ever pesl>lied n a.ten; bloom. AS he iay en my kitchen table. W hite as milk from head to tai. his poor httle punk eyes hall open. and hIs uny feet let Us say al once hls pc,iaoes- stretched out as fl m helpless submission To destiny. my heart melted. 50 dld the hearts of all my women servants. who gathered around hlsn. contemplating hlm with an air of mid melancholy.
 lie does look so like bsby'' said one. tso he did-ihe Duchess baby in Alices Adventures. winch IS by turns an infant and li,tle pig
 don't ,hink could cook him. re- marked the cook, ma,ronly and tender- hearted pc, son. wao had good deal 10 do with babies.
 And I'm sure l couldn't ca, him. the paror-maid added. aI,h dignity.
 Ne none of us could eat him." was the general chorus. And they all looked d, me as If were a sort of female Herod Evidently they had never read Charles Lamb. and were unappreoiaiive Of their blessings
 As for me. T slowly took n the difficult lie. of the position. and as gsted down sn the rnar,yred innocep, lyIng on the table-,o quote line from an old drama Il" knes hos lnuFdrrers feel
 Yet was only an accessory after the fac,. Iaus Il happened. 4 mach valued Niend. ho Is always ready 10 do a and-- seSs ,o anybody. one day offered my husband a Sucking p'g. which was re- fised, aad g,vca to somebody else. lnn- a-dla,ely ai,erward happened to say l was soITy for this. as l liked pig.
 Then. answer >d my friend. you shall lave one he very next bat afiIves. l snail noi forget. l. is A promise Which a.tef zn interval of sevefal months. during which myself had entirely forgotten IL ~ts thus faithfully kept.
 \ special m -ssenser broagh, the pres =ni ,o my door. with the injunction that ae vas 10 be booked taa. day for dinner ithe pig. no, the rnessengei). And psete he lay with the sympathetic do- nes,ic c.reie a; once laneating and sd- mring hun.
 wen, out and gathered the collective opinion of the craaing- It was much the same as that of the kitchen. Sewerai other members of the family pro- kCAACA Eiaak tHCN 1tNE eAtG tOi DIX. zmd one even went so far as 10 say ,ha, a poor pIsgIe-~igsle appeared on the table she solld be ool sed to d.ae out
 Was ever lackle.s mouse mother in such qaaadary. Whal was to 10 :: Even ;ho3 3sh-,' n common with Ela s,u,t o~E ,o me sos impeachment - even thoaga i h>ed pis-ho~ could | have enc cooie excius.vely for my owu elsns and further. hos could eat hIm ap all myself. And he required, like aa sucking pigs. 10 be cooked and eaten immediately.
 BetxeeI the dread of annoying my whole family. or the kindly friend who had vished ,o give me pleasure. was Tn despair. u.i a bright IdeA struck me Near al hand wAs A household of mutual Eiends-a large household, whs could easily consume even tao pigs, and 10 whon4ray trend would, ! know, have been as glad to give pleasure as to my self
 Pack fsc>qlg p agasn very carefully, sad i. and let hIm oe iaken al once 10 Eden Cottage They are sure 10 enjoy him"
 -oa. yes, Mz'am.- And smile of relief oyerspread the coun;ensnecs q my domes,i-s especially the cook. as Pgy disappeared n great di gn,iy. for. 10 save time. ]. ser, him ia the carnage. So he departed. followed by much admiration but no regrets save n1Ine.
 Bg; l a2i eesoaed without my host. Half an holr afsersafd, my parlor mad presen,ed herself x.;h long face.
 He has come back. Ma'sm'
 Who.
 The ii,;.e pig. They say they arc nueh obliged. b2i naae af the family like pork
 He $ no, pork" cried indignantly. A ssee;,, tender, loving sucking pig. en-