The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-10
PIGS IN THE CLOVER.


little sitting room, with smile OF sat
isfaction on his round. ruddy face.
The flames leaped and roared up the
wide-mouthed chimney, sending back
cheering warmth, which. although
the spring was well advanced. gave an
air OF comfort 70 the otherwise chilly
apartment
All his life-or at least as much OF 1t
as he could remember-had been
made miserable by housekeepers, and
not until meek and modest Amanda
Brown had become an inmate Of his
home had he known "A resting place for
the ,aole OF his foot
One had been independent and high
strung and would not allow him the
slightest Authority inthis own estab-
lishment os
Another had been caught carrying
away sundry packages OF tea coffee
and sugar To her friends. 10 say moth
ing OF the homospun table linen and
other articles OF domestic value which
she had boldly pilfered.
And still another WAS so untidy that
the whole home looked like n curiosity
shop before she had been one week
under its roof and the meals which
she sat upon the table were hnnseating
In the extreme and as indigestible as a
rubber shoe,m All l
But now there, was a most decided
change. oFrom garnet 70 cellar the old
farmhouse had been thoroughly
loansed and renovated. and as Farmer
Talbut said, 1T shone like new pin.
Amanda Brown was q plump. rosy
checked maiden. Of 40, summers. &rm-
or Talbut well knew that be- had
secured a, prize in the, way OF a house
keeper. and he intended 10, keep her
II kind treatment made her willing TO
remain.
Manga mans, heart has been reached
through his stomach. and Farmer
Talbuts heart WAS In warm sympathy
With his organs " digestion. He was
o bpchelor and II was his latention TO
reinptp SO W the end Of the chapt'
Ms experience In the houseke~ ~
Hne had convinced him what liz spin'
30 II he we're tied 10 wome . woui'
and be had made up his II a forever
this. that nothing In Ind long ere
ever domlneor over Pctticoats coul'
wns IN M. rivht ~ i'm 30 long as IN
lie was abo' ina.
p0ssessed en- At 90 years OF age an'
70 keep H. Sugh Of this worlds good
hut IN comfortable for life.
asids . should here be mentioned that
W from his aversion 20 women. III
kind-hearted man.
However after Miss Amanda Brown
appeared upon the scene his feeling
soon underwent decided change.
Perhaps after ALL he thought
women were not all alike; al least
Amanda was widely different from mos
OF the women Of his experience an'
somehow she had knack OF making
everybody around her so comfortable
One afternoon Farmer Talbot cam,
rushing ~ the door. and In an excited
voice called 10 his housokooper.
Mandy Mandy The pigs are In
the clover. and there isn't man with
In mile OF herel DO come and hell
me-"
Throwing her apron over her head
Amanda hurried Oft TO the clover field
whore two half-grown pigs were max
Ing sad havoc by tramping down the
patch. OF which the farmer had all th,
spring been justly proud.
To encourage the intruders 90 max,
their way out with as little trouble a,
possible. he let the bars down ant
tried 20 drive them TO the opening. but
there Is nothing 80 obstinate and ex.
M L.. 81 t.fsr
and they rushed squealing by the open
ing without as much as a glance.
Round and round went the pigs
squealing and grunting at every step
and round and round went Farmer
Talbut. putting and wheeling In hot
pursuit with Amanda close at his
heels.
At last. stopping short In the center
OF the field and hopping the sweat
from his flushed face. no exclaimed, IN
adespairing voice:
''It's no use, Mandy; tho posIxy little
things won't go out until they get
ready, so we might as we'll go back To
the house"
Lot us try once more" said Aman-
da; you go this way. and I'll 90 that
Gnd we'll head of the critters"
So saying. they started In opposite
directions. with the pigs squealing just
ahead.
II was iaugha1le sight 10 see the
pigs and their pursuers as they all
rusned excitedly toward the open bars.
AS the animals drew near the opening
the foremost one turned az though 10