Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-02-25
coffee and Mis- Jennie awaiting me


down staiFs.
"Peek.a-boo" was one VI those
long, lsnk, hungry, scrub pOrkeri
that can run like the wind when
hey like. Wei him once q day
on bushel Of corn; he was placed
In crate with sliding door of bars,
he saw thecorn dumped into a trough,
and was then carted, hungry, and
squealing, to the three hundred yard
limit. Here the word Ego" was
shouted, the door opened, and piggy
went down the homestretch like a
fash Of porcupine lightning.
Even the first day he went straight
along without an error and after q
spell of twelve days he was pheno.
menon; say "go," open the door, and
away he would start; commence
pouring the corn into the trough as
he came nearer, and he spurted in
the last fifty yards like a professional
pedestrian. Then he was taken
back to his stye, and by the time the
household awoke to the duties and
pleasures of the the day, Miss Jennie
and l would be completing oul
toilettes a little later than the rest
Greatly to the Colonel's annoyance
some one put prominent advertise
ment of the race into the papers, and
friends from far and near came
round to see the fun. House anG
grounds were thrown open to the
public, and the place was thronged
with eager people to see Miss Jennie''
roam porker "Peek-a-boon meet the
Colonel's bay mare ''Verdant."
At six o'clock, p. NJ, the saddline
bell rang out; ladies began to GROUP
on the grand stand specially erected
for the occasion. Again the bell
and "Verdant" came out lOoking
like a picture. She took shor
canter past the stand, and then turn
ing, passed it again going to tn,
starting post. AS she neared TIT
post "Peek-a-boo" was carried ou
in his pen, squealing Justly as usual
and noticed the mare lay her ear
back and kick somewhat vlciously
as the music did not suit her. -
sob, no." l thought, "here is ;
new development"
The starter asked if we were ready
! looked up the course and saw tn,
man with the corn in his arms a
the trough. took hold of the tral
door and nodded; the flag fell
$50" l Numbered. "Peek-a-boo'
shot out with a Economical squeal
darted in amongst the mares legs
"Verdant" reared, nearly fallin
backwards, turned around once, an
shot off like a rocket to find "Peek
a-boo" beat her on her merits, litel
ally outrunniDg her, and was MUNICH
ing his corn contentedly when sh
came up. tvHi
The Colonel swore dreadfully; W
offered to repeat the wager, but h
was "frozen out" We won the So
600, and the colonel made an excus
and left the Valley House two day
later. e.ar
| "Peek-a-boo" hereafter is to liy
in clover; he is to feed on the fat
the land and die a natural death
his placid porcine temperance new,
to be troubled ~ fear of butcher {
shambles, for him the horrible kni
and scalding tub will hold no terrorc
he will see mis- brothers led out
slaughter and will live along to
good old age, with the promise fro
his fair mistress that when he die
his head will be stuffed and mounts
as the fieetest hog in Iowa.
Happy pig!
And Miss Jennie
All! dear reader, it Is q most pr
sale ending. Miss Jennie was happ
ly married this spring, and my sha
OF the plumber went towards buyir
her wedding present, She had n,
ticed the strange dislike "Verdant
had to pigs one day when Il
mare was leaving the stable for exc
else, and on that knowledge took I
the Colonel's bombastic wager
challenging him to run the mare
50 queer race"
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