The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-05-02
he 0Aiboaaus Sentinel.
SA1TlnAY, A 1891.
1.-THE PIGS IN The CLOVER"

Farmer Talbut sat toastlIg his Sims
before a glowing wood fire in his
cOzy little >ittin9rOnm, with II smile
of satisfaction IN his round, ruddy
face. The dunes lraI+d and reared
up the wlde-mo tined chimney, se"d
ing back ii cheering warmth, which,
although the spring was well advanc-
ed, gave an air "f comfort To the
otherwise ct.illy apartment.
All his iif--nr at least rs mnrh If
it IN h" c,nid rememb-r-iiad heen
made miserable by Iluusekeepers, and
not until meek and modest Amanda
Brown hud brcome All inmate of his
home had he known resting-plac.-
for lie sole of his foot.
One had been independent and
hi.;-strung and would not allow hum
the slightest authority i'll his owu cs-
adjustment
Another had been caught carrying
away snniry packages Of tea, coffee
and sugar to her friends, to say Moth
ing of the hoaes,,un table linen and
other articles of domestic value which
she had boldly wIier-d.
And still another was SD untidy that
the hole home looked Xix Il cuiiusi-
ty shop hefu,r size had been one week
under IT, rolf; and the meals which
Sac sel upon the table wtle iail>r.i-
ing it, { ~. extreme aud as i~ndiyestible
rs Il rubber since.
Bat u"w there was u most decided
change. From garnet to cellar The old
faimll"l.>e had ne.n thoroughly cleans
ell and iri,o> ated. and us Farmer Ia
but said, III >iione Ike IL new pm"
AnarHa Brown was IL plump, rosy
check, d maiden of 10 summers. Far
MR. Talhut we'll knew that he had
secured Il i,riz. III the way of ii !iuu>e-
kte,,ri, II lc Intended to k.e,, l,eI,
il XII. Il treatment made her willing to
Remain.
Mas. Il mans ircart had been reach
ed through his stomach, and Farmer
Irlhut'> lIeIit WAS IN warm sympathy
with his nrsa Is of digestion. tie Was a
batn.I1r, and il WIS his intention
t" rerntilI 50 Ia the end Of The chapter.
HIS eA. "rritnce i'll the housekeeping
line had c,n,l ste.i Inn What lie
wouli be if liz we've tied tu il woman
foreycr; an.i he had made up his
sttHu, fpiiS - WIS, tNdb totIilS Ill
pet ico.,s could evtr domiuter over
hl.n so long as he was i'll his r,sht
mind.
lie was about 50 years ot age, and
po>sc>sc,! e.uitcii al inns wnilus goods
to Keep hin comfortable for life.
But II should here be mentioned
TIL Il, aside iioni his aversion 10 VIZ
men, he VAS IL hiiltt healted maIl.
HuAcvrr, after Miss Amanda Brown
apptir d utson the stelIe his feeling
su"n under Nrnt IL decided change.
P,lnaJ>, ot.cr all, lie Thought, wo-
M N,ic hot IL alike; at least,
Anna.da MAS widely different from
MS, "t the w,Incn of his ex ...rience,
aAt, som.hoH size had IL kIack of max
ing rv,IyHod, around her 81 comfort
aple.
One afternoon Farmer Talbut came
Rushing /" iii" 4 "I, a"d III an excited
HuIc.. called /" his ho~u>rk,erwl
"Ma".iA Ma..dA /! The pigs ale in
the cl"ve. aad there ISM IL man with
III Il mite of acre ID" come help me :"
TfloWin1 hri apron over her head,
A" q iit |nuill,d III 10 the clover field,
where ;"u .Ia.. gown pigs we've hilk
liz SD havoc by tr.nping DOM the
pa'ct, of wIich the far ner lad all the
spring been ,slly podd.
/" ei.,tur - lie Iniruttt Is to make
Their Aas .ni witt. ;> little trouble as
possible, he let the bars down. and
t.rn Iriei /, drive them 10 the Oh EN-
lag bat ilitie Is nothing So OBSTINATE
ad eNa,irla;ing a. il cou 'ie ut
y ufg pig, and they rushed sgueal-
as IL .!auce.
Round aud round went the pigs,
squrallng and gtrLting at every step;
ami r"ulri aad found ran Farmer Tai
but, utlin@ aud Nhr' ziig in hot l.ur-
SUIT, with Amanda close ut his heels.
Al last, stopping si."it in the center
of the fl Il and m"lping The sweat
FROM ii flushed f.ce, lie exclaimed in
IA de>rairn.g soicc:
"it's," IT,, Mandy the pesky little
thinSs We: - "nt iii they got ready,
8" We might as well go back to the
house,"
az / us tiy once moie." said Aman-
da "!Aou go this way. and III rn that, |
anu we'll lead eff the critters" ro>ire
81 saying, they started ill ol'eaiing
directions: With the pigs SOU !
just ahead. !
1t was 4 lalghabie sight to see the
pigs aud their piilsners lis they i'll
rushed excifedly toward the open
bars. As the animals drew near the
ope ling the foremost one turned lis
tn",usii tn rush back into the field. AS
he did S" Amanda sprung forward. If