The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30

! bat he never throws II up 10 as. conse
uucntly never loses his power to fatte1
BY expressing admiration.
| As Fonny drew near the McGcary cot.
,agc he kept sharp lookout for DR.. Dor
| rift, who was sure to come running To
meet him. The widow was waddlinR
about in the yard hanging out clothes;
but the doctor was not in sight. The boy
was lifting the gate latch when Mrs. Nc
Geary laid eyes on him.
land It's there We are Fonny," she
called out cordially. "and II s meself that Is
glad 10 see sc. Come into the house and
| sit down in the big rocsin chair 1t used
to be JAMES, and it's fond enough of set
| tin in it he was, too. the poor man; and
it's dead and gone hes been these four
years. and me two childer after him
Where's DR. Dorritt. Mrs, McGearyf"
asked Fonny.
Over in the grove has he went this
mornin', and in the shade has he kept all
day. Niver a hoof of him home TO his
dinner, though I've kept his trough full
since II o'clock There's picnic there
The Republicans from West Branch are
havin' it. and they have politicians and
candydates and al! other kinds of mates
and good things. and plenty to drink. I'll
be bound. And spaches. illigant spaches,
with many foine. long word into them,
and loud enough for me to hear ut me tub
in the back yard Ii what they call a
barbecue Tables loaded with Everything,
and that ; the sacret Of the doehtors stay
in SO long Trust him for gettin the
best that's goin' Therell not be Re
pooblican there fuller than himself, if
you place.
him." said Fonny. whose curiosity in re-
gard to the "Lollytieians and ndydates"
had been whetted by the exuberance Of
Mrs. McGeary's rhetoric.
Away he went, calling to Dr. Dorritt
cheerily; but no aifectioHate gfHht re-
sponded. As he entered the grove the
odor Of savory cooking salnted his nos
tlils. The speeches were over and dinner
was near at hand.
Moving along slowly feeling that he
was entering important circles, fonny
foot struck something metallic. On look
ing down he discovered DR.. Dorritts col
lar, light brass chain with three or four
juggling pendants. He picked it up,
wondering how Lis friend had managed
to lose it. He looked everywhere, but saw
nothing Of the pig Politicians-at least
men whom lac took 10 be politicians Oh
account Of the loudness OF their voices
were numerous MatrOns and madens
in ribbons and fine rigging were there
also; but his beloved four footed friend
was nowhere to be seen
The savory odors came from some dis
lance west of the long tables, and thither
fonny went. The people were standing
about some object Of interest so numer-
ously that he could scarcely edge his way
through. Being boy, however, he was
not to be dismayed by anything in the
nature of crowd, and at last stood in the
inner circle. A deep trench in the earth
was half full of bright Goals, over which,
reduced to the condition of dressed meat,
hung the forms of COW, a calf, two
sheep and two pigs, all roasted to the
most appetizing brown. They were hung
on poles and had been turned until every
part of them was thoroughly cooked
This was the barbecue" which Fonny
had been so anxious TO see.
The delicious CdoT Of the steaming
bodies filed the air OF the entire grove. |
iOOhNl ~ lINII Win CSCS llht
;aucers. Such an array Of cooked flesh !
would be an unusual spectacle 10 any one.
It was startling to him CHANGING down |
he row Of crisp bodies, his ewes rested
moment on the two pigs and then sud |
ienly protruded III horror. There-there |
,yer the dreadful bed ot Goals was the |
'Orm OF his pet-his friend Sc0rched |
md blistered rs it was the poor boy |
it, The head was still at
ached, and the left ear had lost curious
y shaped piece in the doctors early |
with dogs A scar high mp on
he nose was anot her mark of identified
ION.
Fonny looked at the terrible sight for
minute or more in agonizing silence.
Then, pointing to the hot and smoking
or1n of his pig he sent forth shrek after
hriek of anguish.
There there That is my pet pig
he only pet have in the world Who
Tiled him? Nobody had right to kill
i'm. Oh shall die shall die My
cor DR.. Dorrittl"
This thrilling interruption to the fes-
ivities created immediate CONSERVATION
he unmistakable anguish in the bows
Oict, tilc ullSptdhaDlc Voc depicted Oh
Is face, had All effect Oh even the hard
ned consciences Of the politicians.
Fonny still held the poor slaughtered
octor's collar in his hand. Between sobs
nd groans he told that the pig had lived
t Mrs McGeary's, pointing out the house
) me spoke, and had wandered into the
rove merely 10 lock around that lie and
e alone owned hin; tina; lie would have
led himself rather than had the pig sac
feed The laundering butchers who
al done the foul deed were called up and
nestioned They admitted that they had
tken collar off the neck of one of the
Igs they had prepared for the roast.
hey identified the collar and the pig but
though they shared in the general re
ret, they could not restore the life they
I'd taken
Some of the younger guests of the pic
&c flew to Mrs. McGeary's and told of
lie tragedy. Over came that lady, boil
< with wrath, and threatening Ito put
re law on them" She was gifted with
'eat force and fiuency Of speech and on
lis occasion she did not bride her tongue
the least The piece of her mind" to
hich she treated The politicians was par-
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