Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-01-17
, Neither Pig Nor Puppy.

Aidear friends Of mine, who has Q
never-failing fund of anecdotes. was
telling the other day how the expression
Of ..neither pig nor puppy" originated
During the Know-Nothing eampaignin
Virginia, James Lyons met Henry A.
Wise. his ,kinsman, on the stump. Mr..
Lyons accused his antagonist of having
changed from one party to another with
ludicrous facility Wise, in turn, re-
torted in kind and said further on: In
my neighborhood dwell two farmers.
One was hospitable and the other un-
sociable. They were differently consti-
tuted by nature. The first had an init.
nation that Hon. Abel p. Upshuf, then
Secretary of the Interior, would spend
a day at his house while visiting the
cou lty Nh: Upshur was cinordnately
fond OF roast pig. but his e4pectant host
discovered that this dainty was not pro-
durable, so, far as he knew, in time tc
crafty the appetite Of; the Secretary.
The other farmer happened to hear OF
this and, in a generous moment, or.
dered a negro to catch ono of his finest
pigs and carry it to his friend, The boy
did rs he. was ordered and forthwith
proceeded, on his Journey. Half way
there was public house and SaInbo
stopped to get drink Of whisky. The
bag containing the pig was put behind
a door for ifancied security. Warmed
with the liquor, the negro told the
whole story of his mission. Some wild
fellows heard it and determined to have
bit of fun. They removed the pig
from the bag and introduced puppy
in its place. ..,........,.- -
The negro shouldered his load, re-
sumed his journey, and finally APP
peared with his burden before the de-
lighted farmer who was profuse in
thanks. He told the boy to unite the
bag and let him see the .present. p To
the consternation Of the negro and rage
OF the farmer the puppy darted out,
with q lively bark. The negro WIS
wrathfully commanded to put the
puppy back and 60 home to his master.
who would be seen later. Reaching
the tavern on his return trip. the young
scamps who had previously tricked him
invited him to drink, and while some oil
them piled him with whisky, Others
hastily removed the puppy and restored
the pig to his old quarters. = -
The negro again took up his bag and
trudged -h0meward in q state of mel.
low but utter, perplexity. Confronted
by his master hestoid llow he had start
ed with a pig that. had turned to q
puppy and could not account for ii
short Of a diabolical Intervention. The
farmer swore that there was no puppy
about Misplace Land selnphatieally or
dered the poor negro to unite the Bag
and let the dashed thing 60. 'Ubeyine
the order, ont rushed the pig, with a
grunt of delight at dcliverance. The
master famed out ut the negro for his
lying propensities and threatened him
with condign chastisement. 1.-The as
tonished darkey flung up his hands in |
desperate protestat:on, wildly ejaculat-
ing: Fora God, massa, when, Il first
Started that was pig, and it turned to
a puppy, and When I started again it
was a puppy and turned to a pig! The
burned thing can turn to pig OF
puppy whenever it chooses!"
Mr.. Wise had no occasion to make 1
the application to his opponent. The |
crowd took it in unanimously and bore !
the. speaker off on their shoulders in |
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