The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-23
HE DIDN'T "cATcH ON"
A Moving story OF an Unsuccessful At
tempt To Catch n Pig.

There are many things in this world tnal
look comparatively easy, but which tria
demonstrates call forth mans most serious
effort. We have always labored under the
impression that a sixty pound pig could DC
grabbed By the hind leg and carried OIL Win
comparative ease by n man of ordinary size.
This Grade idea. however, has loosened ITS
grip on us during the last few days.
Last Thursday we ambled up To n pig like
a member of the Manhattan Bail club get
ting on deck for n strike and reached for his
hind leg Just then he had 10 take step we
had not expected him To make, and the leg
was not there any more Several moro
reaches were made, but all fell short, and
what was the most surprising part OF 1t, the
pic, which was 50 absorbed In is roofing
that he never looked up, always happened to
move just at the right time to be missed.
| While regarding IL rs 4 coincidence for the
animal did not even know sc were there, we
stole up so quietly, 1t was one Of those ap-
MOVING condolences that it is not easy TO a.,
count for Ii We were writing d treatise on
coincidence we should give this n prom,1eht
place Presently We got the animal ia a Cor
ner, and in order IN be sure fell down on it
bodily Again ono Of thoS. internal Glance
movements took place. Tho pig tool; two
steps 20 gather potato, and ~e fell Has op
tho place where the pig had just been Thea
he lOCScd round for the first time, aud. pcg-
ceiying nc lying there, grunteI his astonish-
m.nt aud uotted away. He was 50 aston
ished at seeiny u man lying there on his
stomach, splitting gravel out OF his mouth,
that BE went az and stuck his head III q bar
rel to give his brain 4 Isst
Then We slid up quietly and by a finely cyl
culatcd cryptosrainus movement sIiatchci
him by the aMf'iet. FMS was probably
%Gagfal5eA tie barrel 70 rise ap suddenly
and hit us Oh the nose The wrestling match
seemed 10 begin 1T this point First we got a
collar aud elbow hold on tho barrel and stood
it sn rs he1d Then the pig got grape vine
lock aad threw g5 over the barrel. Then we
COZ q Cornish grip on the animal and threw
him. and were in turn downed by the barrel
Then we got half Nelson, Grpco-Roman
lock on the pigs neck but il got cut with
li1lf turn AID sOniorsau't and grabbed us by
the seat OF tbc trousers Claim Of foul dis
allowed ., ferialc referee on the front steps,
on grounds that tie pigs tail had also been
grabbed in She turn Then tie pig, with
new style ot wrestling, heretofore unknown
10 u. tu.u-l u'1 soGcrauit ia pig bind
folded b. barrel could play this sog5 OF
games. il occurred b us that there was
80 telling wale 1 iai ht not d. wiki hifhoad
loosa This idea and jle feeling tlat he
might put his head ont oi tha barrel or ,be
barrel bead Gus, or cet us Oh, Il oar head,
bad n.o.l dem0ralziug effect. Suddenly,
by q coup de ni4iI a-t We stood ,ne barrel IN
nj. with the pir5 headquarters "a tIe air,
and though, wo had the match won. bd- the
animal wiggled down ia the barrel, and as
g lowered 1t on It's side toproycAt his weight
moving him any further, be mado an *
traorlinary movement. lie smashed out tho
barrel head, and aa we had him by the leg,
lracced rs after Linn into the barrel When
sc let go, 20 prevent the nails in the barrel
from tearing our new clothes, We found oar
selves I'm the barrel auj thr pig in a field
about half a milc from the house.
\ woman, who lad baen sitting IA the
steps to act as a referee, gave toe match to
he pig. Carson New Appeal