Democratic messenger., 1888-08-18
He Didn't "Cetch On"
Carson (Nev.) Appeal.

There are many things in this world
that look comparatively easy, but which n
trial demonstrates call forth mans most
serious effort. We have always lnborc,l
under the impression that sixty pound
pig could be grabbed by The hind leg and
ISNrriei of with comparative ease by a
msn Of ordinary size. This crude idea
however, has looscned It's grip on us dur.
ing the lest few days.
Last TSyrsday we amblcd up to a pig
like member Of the Manhattan Ball club
getting on deck for strike, and reached
for his hind leg. just then he hal to take
u step we had not expected him TO make,
and the leg was not there any more. Sew.
cral more reaches were made, but all fell
short, and what was the most surprising
part Of il, the pig, which was so absorbed
in It's roofing that he never looked up, nj.
ways happened to move just at the righ,
time to he missed. While regarding Il as
u coincidence (for the animal did not even
know we were there. we stole up so quiet)
II was one of those annoying coinciden.
ccs that 1t Is no, easy to account for. II
We We're writing treatise on coincidence
We should give this II prominent place
Presently We got the animal in corner
and. IN order to be sure. fell down on |,
bodily. Again one Of those internal
chance movements took place. The pig
took two steps To gather a potato, and we
fell fiat on the place where the pig llad
just been. Then he looked round for the
first time, and, prcceiving us lying there
grunted his astonishmcnt aud trottc,l
away. lie was so astonishcd at seeing a
man lying there on his stomach, splitting
gravel out Of his mouth, that he went of
and stuck his head in u barrel to give hi.
brain rest. <
Then we slid up quietly and by n finely
calculated crypt ogramus movement snatch
cd him by the hind leg. This was prob
ably what caused the barrel 10 rise up sud.
denly and hit us on the nose. First we
got collar and elbow hold ON the BARRE
and stood IL on its head Then the pig
got grape vine lock and threw us over
the barrel. Then we got Cornish grip
on the animal and threw him and were in
turn downed by the barrel. Then We go,
a Cornish grip on the animal and threw
him and were In turn downed bv the bar.
rel. Then we got a half Nelson, Greco.
Roman LOCK on the pigs neck, but Il go,
grabbed us by the seat Of the trousers
Claim Of foul disallOwed by female referee
on the front steps, ON grounds the pigs
tail had also been grabbed In the turn
Then the pig, with new style of wrest.
ling, heretofore unknown TO us turned us
summersault. Ia pig blindfoldcd by u
barrel could play this sort Of games. Il &C.
Cured To us that there was No telling
what he might not do with his head loose
This Idea, and the feeling that he might
put his head out of the barrel, or the bar.
rel head out, or get us out of .ur head,
had dcmOralizing eject. Suddenly, by
coup de main act. we stood the barrel ON
end, with the pigs hinder quarters in the
air, and though we had the match won
but tie animal wiggled down IN the bar.
rel, aud as we lowered II ON It's side To
prevent his weight annoying him any
further, he made AN extraordinary move.
mcnt. lie smashed out the barrel head,
and. MS We Ind him by the leg, dragged us
after him into the barrel. When We let
20, to prevent the nails in the barrel from
tearing Our new clothes, We found our
selves In the barrel and the pig in the
field about half mile from the house.
A Woman, who had been sitting on the
steps TO act rs referee, g've the match to
the pig.