The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-19

was frlek1ng ABOUT IN the nelQ on Cno
other side Of the fence, trying to at
tract their attention. "How much they
think Of Saveloyl'' thought the envf-
GUS OK. II wish they would look at
mel" And just then the farmers
daughter did.
"Why, father" she said, ..just see
what mad spirits Little Cherry Is in!
And how big he Is growing, too!''
$50 he Is, said the farmer, "big and
fat as well. Why, he is as round as q
barrel; he must have been in my clover
field"
Indeed I 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.
'.Onc would think we had been fat
tening him for Christmas," said the
farmer, looking at him. upon my
word, Polly, II the pig doesn't improve
by your wedding-day I've half q mind
"Not to have Little Cherryl' cried
the daughter, kissing him. 'Oh,
father! that would be too good. No."
.Well, we shall see" said the farm
er. Il don't like the looks Of that
pig" and they went away. As for
Little Cherry, he nearly danced for
more than one hint to his brother and
Buttercup of what was going to hap
pen. eo
"Who knows but may be a guest at
the wedding, after allP'' 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 tho 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 fellowp A
baron Of him would be a noble thing
for our feast; and after all I can afford
it. As for that pig, it is regular
scarecrow, and I believe it has the
jaundice. Come, we will make up our
minds. 1t shall stay where it is, and I
will have the OK, in honor Of you, in
stead" ..... .....f r.. r'..........
Little Cherry could now triumph
openly. .. -. ...r,a ..,r.,gu 79N
"Ahar' said he to his brother and
,Buttercup. "Have you heard the newsp
1t is not /, after all, who am to be set
aside and despised. On the contrary
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" .g-aas a#.7l
$50, 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" 7rya'.
=, 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 piece Of rope
with a moose in 1t. "a, ia5 .'....Is 4
(Which is the beast you are going to
killp" said the man with the knife.
T "I'Ais," 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
q good price, for he is as fat Is but
ter I.l a.. .s7sss .r., r.. aftli alol ... 4
Poor Little Cherry would have liked
to shrek aloud, and toss them all three
into the air. He did moo. He did q
great deal Of mooing, and Buttercup
and Big Cherry mooed too, for pity;
and he struggled, too: but 1t was all
no use, for the three men were too
much for him, and succeeded in slip
ping the moose over his head, after
which he was led away to the slangh-
where they killed him. ad1 4.
0aueloy was fast asleep in his sty, go
he never knew what had happened,
or why after that day he was left to eat
his meals In peace, and grow fat again.
Az for Buttercup she went to give
milk to the farmers daughter In her
new home; but Big Cherry remained
1T the farm, where the grass was 30
good ami the clover 80 sweet; and only
yesterday his old mistress brought her
baby boy to see him, and put the little
fellow on his back for ride. ~ sI.ll Z,
Big Cherry had never felt so. proud
In his life. - Theodore Grift, in LILLE
Folks. Goblet l5'5 az q !.
How Nero Punished an Ugly Enemy.
Nero is a large Newfoundland dog.
He is more useful than, some idle boys.
He knows a great deal, too. One day
Nero's master came In from the field
with hismen. Somebody asked what the
dog was good for. go back. Nero"
cried his master, land bring my hoer'
Nero trotted of at once, and before
long came back with the hoe in his
mouth. He had picked it out from all
the others. tshn4
Nero is, often sent on errands, and
brings parcels from the shops very
nicely. He goes alone to the market.
He has an order for meat in his collar,
and brings the dinner home in q basket.