The National tribune., 1888-07-19
ITO be con,inued.I
How a Pig Caused the War Of 1919.
Tst. Eicholas.1

1t all happened in this wise: Two citizens of
Providence, L. l. fell into most unseemly
discussion on account of the lawless trespass-
ings OF pig owned by one of them. The az
grieved party possessed a very fine garden in
which il was his custom to spend his hours of
leisure, wedding, grating. and trausplanting
the flowers and vegetables in which he delight
ed. But often, as he entered his garden in
the evening, his ears would be saluted with
Erunt and rustic, and the fat form Of his
HeighbUr's pig might be seen making hasty
fight from the garden, in which it had been
placidly roofing all day.
In high dudgeon the gardener sought his
neishbor and complained Of the pigs frequent
visits declaring that little time spent in re-
pairing the pig-sty would restrain the animals
rowing prOpcnsities. 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 without temp
taton, and the garden would not be endan-
gercd.
Repeated misdeeds on the part Of the pig
famed the smoideriug fires Of Discussions into
the flames of open hostility At last the crisis
came. The owner Of the garden, rising un-
usually early one morning, discovered the pig
cOutentediy munching the last Of fine bed Of
tulip-buibs. Flesh and blood could stand it no
longer. Selling pitchfork which lay near at
hand, the outraged gardener plunged its sharp
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thus fatally impaled, to the sty, where it met
the gaze of its owner an hour or two later.
Thereafter twas war to the knife between the
two neighb0rs.
Now, what had all thisdo with the war of 1912?
The answer is simple. The TWO neighbors be-
longed to the political party knows as the
Eederalists
Through all the outrages that Great Britain
! inflicted upon the United States; while seamen
were being impressed, American vessels stop
/ ped on the high SEAS and while every possible
| indignity was being committed against the
| flag of the United States the Federalists re-
manned friendly TO Great Britain, and contest
| ed every proposition for the declaration of war
But the Democratic party was eager for war
| and as British oppression became more unbear-
| able the strength Of the Democrats increased
| 1t so happened that the election district in
which the two neighbors lived had been
about equally divided between Democrats
| and Federalists but the latter party had al
| ways succeeded in carrying the election. But
in 1911 the owner of the garden was a candi-
date for the Legislature on the Federalst ticket.
His neghbor had always voted that ticket !;
but 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
| were counted the Democrat was found to be
/ elected by a majority of one.
When the newly-eleeted legislator took his
seat, his first duty was TO vote for United
States Senator He cast his vote for the candi-
| date of the Democrats, who was also elected by
| a majority of one. When this 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 Federalists against it. As a result of the
| voting, war was declared-again by majority
Of one vote.