Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-07-07
How a Pig Caused the War of 1872.

st. Nicholas for July.
1t all happened in this wise: Two
citizens of Providence, r. l., fell into
a most unseemly discussion on ac-
count of the lawless trespassings of a
pig owned by one of them. The ag-
grieved party possessed a very fine
garden, in which it was his custom
to spend his hours of leisure, wedding,
grating, and transplanting the flow
ers and vegetables in which he de-
lighted. But often, as he entered
his garden in the evening, his ears
would be saluted with a grunt and a
rustic, and the fat form of his neigh
boris pig might be seen making a
hasty fight from the garden in which
it had been placidly roofing all day.
In high dudgeon the gardener
sought his neighbor and complained
of the pigs frequent visits, declaring
that little time spent in repairing
the pig-sty would restrain the ami
MAILS rowing propensities. But to
this the owner Of the pig responded
that if he would keep his rickery
fences in proper repair, the pig might
take its daily airing without tempta-
ton, and the garden would not be
endangered.
Repeated misdeeds on the part OF
the pig famed the smoldering fires OF
dissention into the flames of open
hostility. At last the crisis came.
The owner of the garden, rising I'M
usually early one morning, discover
ed the pig contentedly munching the
last of a fine bed of tulip-bulbs. Flesh
and blood could stand it no longer,
Selling pitch-fork which lay near
at hand, the outraged gardener
plunged its sharp tines into the hap
less pig, and bore the body, thus
fatally impaled, to the sty, where it
met the gaze gifts owner an hour or
two later. Thereafter it was war 10
the knife between the two neighbors.
Now, what had this to do with the
war of 1872? The answer is simple,
The two neighbors belonged to the
political party known as the Federal.
lists.
Through all the outrages that Great
Britain inflicted upon the United
States: while seamen were being i'm.
pressed, American vessels stopped on
the high seas, and while every pos.
sible indignity was being committed
against the flag of the United States
the Federalists remained friendly tC
Great Britain, and contested every
proposition for the declaration Of
war. .-a..
But the Democratic party was eager
for war, and as British oppression be-
came more unbearable the strength
of the Democrats increased. 1t sc
happened that the election district il
which the two neighbors lived haG
been about equally divided between
Democrats and Federalists, but the
latter party had always succeeded il
carrying the election. But in 1871
the owner of the garden was candi
date for the legislature on the FEEDER
alists ticket. His neighbor had al
ways voted the ticket; but now
with his mind filled with the bite
recollection of the death of his pig
he cast his ballot for the Democrat
When the ballots were counted TIT
Democrat was found to be elected by
a majority of one.
When the newly elected legislato
took his seat, his first duty was t,
vote Tor a United States Senator. Ill
cast his vote for the candidate of tn,
Democrats, who was also elected b,
majority of one. When this Sena
tor took his place in the United State
Senate he found the question of wa
with Great Britain pending, and afte
a long and bitter discussion it cam
to vote. The Democrats voted 70
war, and the Federalists against il
Asa result of the voting, war wa
declared-again by majority of on
vote.
Jerseys at the Top.