The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-11-08
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AtHbEbOrnueAs at a. Hog.
II there is one thing on earth more
provoking than another, it is the
American hog in u place where he
should not be- A hog ia a dAer-yard !
or field OF growing grain, ora garden,
would have been too much for job, /
who would probably have immediate
ly gone ont OF the piety business, ani
begun making rm k but
little calculated to advance the cause
of Christ.
When hog breaks down the bar
riers between himself and society, and
invddcS the sacred precincts ai man's
cultivated fiilds, there is going to be a
4uiphuriouS odor in the atmosphere,
and the world is going to be made
blue with energetic forms OF eNmcs-
sion
Did YOU ever see the owner in fee
# fertile and blooming close, greet
a hog as he bowed himself into his
presence? We derived the above
phrases from a law book, and know
them to be suitable to the occasion.
If you never saw trag@sdy in its high
est sense, we will describe ono to
you.
The hog enters ut the right upper
entrance or amy other entrance he
happens to observe, and strikes an at
titudc Of deep reflection, He pauses
and surveys the ground whore the
deadly rencountcr Is to occur, and he
gruntS defiance to the world. II YOU
have never seen O'Ncil play Monte
Christie" save your half dollar and
leave your front gate opon when there
are no hogs i'm sight Take position
at your window and wait the hog
that was nowhere in. sight enters. Al
ter pausing to allow the applause
to subsidc, he says in striking panto-
) mine.
"The world is minc-cr thrilling the
~ in world with tragic effect. HAY
ing seen the hog render this heroic
) passage, You will be overcome with Il
burning desire for his exit, and will 20
= forth to hasten it, only to find that
| his hogship is so infatuated with the
= heaItincss Of his reception that he i,
10th to 90. 10th as hele used should
be spelled with capital a." Their,
5 is no other kink of 10th so 10th il
e character MS that used by Il hog il
;, leaving the premises that he has in
vaded
You seize club and seek to con.
Y vince him that his room is better than
+ his company. He differs with you
and you are obliged to argue the ques
ton. He waivers, seems almost con
Il yinced then hesitatcS, and lastly
I questions the correctness Of your con
e illusions. You insist he demonstrates
You assert; he denies. You com
mand he declines to obey. You III
G que the question with him and poin
V ont to him the course YOU deem j
best for him to persue; he indicate
that he is OF a different opinion an
/, shows his preference for the other WA
e. of going on to victory. He goes; yo
he follow. He leads You into hooks an
N corners and over gently rising slope
Re and you plunge after him into dar
and uninyiting ravines and rush hea(
long into the thorny jungle of gooS'
n berry bushes. You corner him an
he think you have the best OF the argl
A mcnt, only to find that he has linesse
I'd and he goes between your legs at a
~ unexpected moment and downs yo
d You strike at him as he approaehe
d. and he takes the club between Ii
y. teeth and barks your Sims with it
er YOU fall over his back, He dcclin
to exit, and in the h;ut of the discu
sion, you get rifle and enact tt
last scene in the greet tragedy, !
he shooting the life out of him. Ten
he one you think you have him thel
rs bun you have not. When you seek
M drag him out, YOU find that he is t
En- heavy for YOU, and he is triumpha
at even in death-Through Mail.