The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-12-20
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The Racer of the Tennessee Mountains Is
Always Hunsry.

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Whoever places the horse or the dog
next to human beings in the scale Of in
seligence and sagacity has never made
the acquaintance OF the Tennessee hog,
the razor hack. One who knows the pig
only as the fat, sleepy. grunts occupant
of the sty has no idea Of the spirit and
wisdom, the daring and enterprise of the
~speeies, when bora and reared among
! the rugged mountain Tegionsof the Cum
berlandS IN contrast with the close pen
which Is ar<he world his northern cousin
ever knows, freedom is the very air his
pfrship breathes from the time when he
OPENS his narrow. speculative eyes. in the
beechen shade Of the hills. until the nm
lucky dav when be IS coraered By human
/ craft and numbers and reduced 70 bacon.
His education begins in infancy guided
by his mother, who shows him The way
into ali the best gardens, orchards and
co-ields He is 3 shifty fellow WIS
the recommend given by : Cumberland
valley farmer 70 . recentnortheEn settler
( II the porker he was about to sell hina.
He has alias shlrsei fer hisslE-s The
purchaser gave one thought TO his own
garden patch: but net enough. for his
summer was spent IN devlslng barriers
over which. OF under which. or through
which i was pas1lms for THAI hos to
make his way, and the mans anger was
finally lost in admiration Of the agaclty
Of the animal. whose feats Of agility and
ingenuity enabled him 10 maintain his
own healthy condition; and also 70 treat
his friends, for he Is not wholly selfish
Th2ve sen him plant his long snoas
under 3 gate. and raiSe IL and more.
until he had worled himself hallway
through. then hold it, resting On his
strong razor hack until the drove Of
half s dozen q more followers under his
charge lad auirnal through, than.
with an expressive grant. he would lad
: radon the coEn field. where q forest
Of tall stalks, from twelve 10 seventeen
feet hgll, had been LETT supposedly bara
70 Iaay during the short. wet winter.
Piggy knows. however. that now and
lhsn an e4r has been overlooked; and he
enters the rows, cooking his head, now
on this side. new On that, squirting Up
Al the top q each tail stalk. until heA
AZ a1r al the top; thea quickly be strad-
dis the b0ttssm u the salk, and rides
L down within his reach. QaSekly i
i aex0Srei and smother sought ou5 and
aHsurea. until the fed Is CLEANED: when
he rallies his troops and guides them into
pastures uew. Gates and bars ara :
la-nc&ek - hiua Baxlxd wire Is
an agreeable 5rEi5aut 70 his IAinoceEos-
Ike hide and tie hopeless farmer IS
o.tel AZ his wits ea3 anti tie time
wh=1 friendly autumn aVeNs the mount
ain Sl@ with M which p1ovS
more attractive TO these ubiquitous mon
arcl.s lhzn are the cultivated arda1&
.a Tennessee hog knows 1hzs tie
Aws q his nz1lFe >zge protect him
While the hamlzn wo4ld IL masters q
@l m,zss k.k o4 faF themselves.
aa hsas4eoa7 A unpleasant
1l5ag 10 meet ! a drove q these pets
wh.zn oat a sea Tey wln turn n
lN4v 4ld chz@ nan and DOG I'll
both are - MasZl9 GU = reach oaz
fallen tr ard tae-e Tier wzl had
.n Il Say waA ~ e-es, Il aAsp
.lra u 6r@-W~ thar Nza-
~ E@ which c4zz.G e &C.
zba, ~ tAr 2 savage
s remind u feny - the MD
sEx. whace Srzag lr z2e-
Aa4gS.n ASrEIES