The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-28
THe SCOTCH PIo.
Experiences with the First Pi2
Ever Seen In That Country.

About lI2O, a gentleman living In
Dumfriesshire. who was called the
.Gudeman o. the Brow" received
present Of fine young porISer from
some distant place. which seems 20
have been the first ever seen In that
part OF the country. This little pig
WINS OF rowing disposition. and ono
day wandered across the Lochar into
the adjoining parish. Here a peasant
woman. who was herding her cattle
near the seashore. was terribly alarm
ed at slgnt OF the strange creature.
which. she thought came grunhng up
out OF the water, and away she fed.
screaming with terror. into the village
OF Blackshaw. Naturally crowd
soon gathered around her. TO whom
she declared that dell (deviD came
oat OF the sea. with two horns on his
head. and chased her. roaring and
gaping all the way at her heels, aud
she was sure he was not far of. AT
this the rustics were sadly dismayed.
but an old schoolmaster said brayelv
that lac would .ronjure the dell" and
proceeded al once TO bring out Bible.
and an antique swords but when sud-
denly the little swine started up.
grunting. at his back. the courageous
pedagogue was 50 frightened that his
hair fairly stood on end. and they bore
him half dead from the fsld Tho
whole crowd then took to their heels,
hiding themselves in barns. and even
climbing up on the house-tops; and the
panic continued until one who had
seen the foreign gift called out FROM
his perch on a roof. that IL was ouly
"the gudemeu o. the Brow's grumphy."
Next day the pig was convey cd
across the Lochar. aad his head turn
ed in the direction OF tho Brow" bat,
on the way. he trotted up, la the dusk.
to two men gathering thistlcs, who.
as startled as the woman, mounted
their horses and would have ridden
home. but. the strange animal getting
in their road. they were driven into
the Lochar moss. where one OF the
horses was drowned. AID they remain
ed all night. not daring TO speak above
a whisper. for fear the monster should
discover and devour them. When,
finally. morning broke, and they sue
ceeded In making their way. by
another road, home 10 their anxious
families. they had remarkable tale
To tell OF having seen IA creature
about the size OF dog, with horns on
its head, and cloven feet, roaring out
like lion" and. II they had NOT
galloped away. IL would have torn
them 10 pieces; and they must have
been somewhat crest-fallen when one
OF the wives cried: "Hoot mani IL
has been the gudeman OF tho Brow's
grumphyl IL frightened them a AT
the Blackshaw yesterday, and poor
Meggie Anderson maist lost her wits.
and Is aye out o. a'e fit into another
sin syne." Meanwhile, Master Grum-
ply spent his night In the corn, and
the next day proceeded on his journey
homeward. But he third time sent a
canny Scotchman nearly DAT Dy
snorting about the feet OF a colt he en-
countered. on which was riding
Gabriel Gunsou, with load OF white
fish. slung in a pair or creels. The
young horse. startled out OF his
equanimity, ran away. throwing his
master in the road. and when Gabriel,
on picking himself up. spied the pig
not far of. he took TO the woods and
remained hidden there for twenty
hours. and until he was completely ex-
hausted. while terror excited his
Imagination 10 such an extent that he
afterward described the innocent little
porlxer as ''big as calf, having long
horns. eyes like trenchers. and a back
like hedgehog"