The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-22
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lnere, nave heiped You nicely"
said the OK, when they had finished.
at is always bad manners to leave
what is set before one, and, as you
said, there was too much for you. Ia,
ia, Saveloy;" and he went away.
Next day it was the same thing.
Tom filled the pigs trough with all
sorts of good things, and Little Cherry
waited about till he was gone, and then
thrust in his head and began to eat
them up. Poor Saveloy did not feel
half so pleased as at first, for the OK
had such big mouth that he man
aged to put away much more food than
the pig did; but then he had also such
Uery sharp horns that Saveloy did not
like to be rude and say any thing. 1t
is always well to be polite to people
a0ith sharp horns!
One day the farmer and his daughter
came to look at the pig.
Dear mel" said the farmer, "he's
still as thin as possible. How can that
5eP"
$50 he is" cried the daughter. "And
yet l prepare his food myself every
day, and give it to Tom to take to him.
| wonder if he spills it on the way? He
is very careless boy"
Yes, he's a good-for-nothing lad, :"
said the farmer, and so they went on
blaming poor Tom, which was very
unjust, and all the while Little Cherry
was frisking about in the field on the
other side of the fence, trying to at
tract their attention. ''How much they
think of Saveloy!" thought the envi-
GUS OK. 81 wish they would look at
mle'' And just then the farmers
daughter did.
why, father" she said, 'just see
what mad spirits Little Cherry is ini
And how big he is growing, toor'
$50 he isl said the farmer, "big and
fat as well. Why, he is as round as a
barrel; he must have been in my clover
field"
''Indeed haven't" said Little Cher
ry; but no one understood him.
"Indeed he has not" said poor Save
10y. But no one understood him,
either
Zone would think we had been fat
tening him for Christmas" said the
farmer, looking at him. upon my
word, Polly, if the pig doesn't improve
by your wedding-day I've half mind
''Not to have Little Cherry" cried
the daughter, kissing him. ''Oh,
father! that would be too good. No"
"Well, we shall see,' said the farm
er. II don't like the looks of that
pig" and they went away. As for
Little Cherry, he nearly danced for
joy, and could not resist dropping
more than one hint to his brother and
Buttercup of what was going to hap
pen.
"Who knows but may be guest at
the wedding, after all?' he said. Zone
hears news down at Saveloy's some
times, my friends"
Next morning the farmers daughter
came herself to see that Tom did not
spill the pigs food; but poor Saveloy
was none the better for that, for Little
Cherry was close by, and the moment
their backs were turned he put in his
head, and began to gobble up the food
as quickly as he could. In vain the
poor pig demonstrated. Little Cherry
only stared at him fiercely, and asked
him what he meant; jerking about his
sharp horns so roughly that Saveloy
ran away, too frightened even to be
near him. Little Cherry knew he was
no better than a robber, but he didn't
care; and when people don't care how
bad they are, there isn't much hope of
curing them.
The farmer now often came to look
at the pig and the OK. He shook his
head at Saveloy, but patted Little
Cherry on his sides; and one day he
said to his son-in-law-to-be:
''See now, isn't he fine fellow? A
baron of him would be noble thing
for our FEAST and after all can afford
it. As for that pig, it is regular
scarecrow, and l believe it has the
jaundice. Come, we will make up our
minds. 1t shall stay where it is, and l
will have the OK, in honor of you, in
stead"
Little Cherry could now triumph
openly.
"Ahar' said he to his brother and
Buttercup. 'Have you heard the news?
1t is not l, after all, who am to be set
aside and despised. On the contrary
l am to be the most honored guest at
the wedding, and to be made baron
into the bargain. AS for Saveloy, they
call him scarecrow, and won't have
him at all.
80, my poor friend" said he to the
poor pig, Il hear you have got the
jaundice, and are too i'll to go to the
wedding They have asked me in
stead, and am going; but you really
should try to pick up. You look quite
wasted"
But next day the farmer came into
the field with two men in blue shirts.
One had a large sharp knife in his
hand, and the other a piece OF rope
with moose in it.
(Which is the beast you are going to
kill?" said the man with the knife.
"ThiS," said the farmer taking hold
of Little Cherry, who nearly fell down
in fit. 1--WE were going to kill the
pig, but something is the matter with
him; he won't fatten; so we will have
the OK instead, and what we don't eat
of him we will sell. He ought to fetch
good price, for he is as fat as but
ter"
Poor Little Cherry would have liked
to shrek aloud, and toss them all three
into the air. He did moo. He did u
great deal of mooing, and Buttercup
and Big Cherry mooed too. for pity;
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