Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-05
HOW A PFC CAUSED THE WAR OF,
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HOW A PIG CAUSED THE WAR OF
1872.
1t all happened in this wise: Two
citizens OF Providence, II. l., Tell into
most anseemly discussion on account Of
the lawless trespassings of pig owned
by one of them. The aggrieved party
possessed very fine garden, in which
it was his custom to spend his hours of
leisure, wedding, grating, and trans
planting the flowers and vegetables i'll
which he delighted. But often, rs he
entered his garden in the evening, his
ears would be saluted with grunt and
rustic, and the fat form of his neigh
boris pig might be seen making hasty
flight from the garden in which it had
been placidy 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 retain the animals rowing pro-
pensities. But to this the owner of the
pig responded that if his neighbor would
keep his rickety fences in proper repair,
the pig might take its daily airing with
out temptation, and the garden would
not be endangered.
Repeated misdeetls on the part Of the
pig famed the smonldering fires of dis
sension into the flames Of open hostility.
At last the crisis came. The owner Of
the garden, rising unusually early one
morning, discovered the pig contentedly
munching the last of fine bed of tulip
bulbs. Flesh and blood could stand it
no longer. Selling pitchfork which
lay near at hand, the outraged gardener
plunged its sharp tines into the hapless
pig, and bore the body, thus fatally i'm
paled, to the sty, where it met the gaze
Of its owner an hour OF two later.
Thereafter it was war to the knife be-
tween the two neighbors.
Now, what had all this to do with the
war Of 1912? The answer is simple.
The two neighbors belonged to the po-
litical party known as the Federalists.
Through all the outrages that Great
Britain inflicted upon the United States;
while seamen We're being impressed,
American vessels stopped on the high
sees, and while every possible inaignity
was being committed against the flag of
the United States, the Fedelalists re-
NAMED friendly to Great Britain, and
contested every proposition for the dec
laration of war.
But the Democratic party was eager
for war, and as British oppression be-
came more unbearable the strength Of
the Democrats increased. It so hap
pened that the election district in which
the two neighbors lived had been about
equally divided between Democrats and
Federalists, but the latter party had
always succeeded in carrying the cleo
ton. But in 1911 the owner OF the
garden was candidate for the legisla-
ture on the Feileralist ticket. His
neighbor had always voted that ticket;
hut now, with his mind filled with the
bitter recollection Of the death of his
pig, he cast his ballot for the Democrat.
When the ballots We're counted the
Democrat was found to be elected by u
majority Of one.
When the newly elected legislator
took his seat, his first duty was to vote
for United States Senator. He east
his vote for the candidate OF the Demo-
Gratis, who was also elected by q ma
jority of one When the Senator took
his place in the United States Senate
he found the question OF war with Great
Britain pending, and after long and
bitter discussion it came to vote. The
Democrats voted for war, and the Fed
eralists against it. As q result Of the
voting, war was declared-again by a
majority of one vote.-JIillis j. -lbbot,
IN st. Nicholas. ''
COPNERED THE CONDUCTOR.
Tn q town II, tba MO1owl; Valley livos