The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-11-25
A PIC WITH A TlN HEAD.
What a Harlem Doctor Saw as He Was
Out Walking.

WhaG = Harlem Doctor saw as He was
Out Walking.
ibid you ever see pig with tin
headg" inquired Harlem doctor Of q
New York Times reporter
"a pig with a tin head? A real
live pig with tin headP' That was
the reporters answer. It was equiv
alent to a great big mo"
'Well. l have seen one. said the
doctor. Saw it the other day up In
Harlem. / was taking walk all by
myself-Pm sorry that you were not
with me-when, all Of sudden. /
heard child. little girl cry out;
oh. papa look at the pig with tin
head on himg'
"This little girl was the daughter
OF one OF those farmers who raise cab
bages. radishes lettuce and other
green things for the city market
The farmer himself and the farmers
wife were on their hands and knees
pulling the weeds out OF lettuce bed
and didn't hear the childs cry. So
the little thing tried 1t again; Oh
papa, why don't you look up and sac
the pig with u tin head on himP'
~ Then the father did look up and
saw that one of his own Berkshlres, q
youngish fellow had stuck his nose
80 far into great apple can that he
really did look like u pig with u tin
head. The farmer ran to the rescue,
getting over the ground as fast as he
could in his great humping boots.
But it was at least fifteen minutes be-
fore he could catch the pig which
was rushing about all over the prem.
ises as though he was either drunk
or crazy.
NJ 'tAt last however the pig was
caught and then the farmer and his
wife set at work to take the can off
his head. Do you know they couldn' t
bulge it. The can stuck fast, 1t
couldn't have stuck faster If it had
really been part of the pig.
After trying all sorts OF ways to
loosen the can for about five minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer one and the
same instant sat down on the ground
and fixed their eyes upon the pig and
the can, as though each was studying
how to separate the one from the
other. Then it seemed to dawn upon
them that the case was hopeless one.
whereupon each quit looking at tho
pig and the can and began looking at
each other. The wife burst out cry
ing; the man had TO bite his lip TO
keep from doing the same thing.
''All the while / had been standing
by the fence watching the perform
ance in the yard. thought it about
time to offer bit Of advice.
What's the matter?" | asked.
Looking up the disconsolate pair
saw me for the first time. They did
not answer in words. They simply
pointed at the pig and the can.
Will it not come oGfP' inquired
just as though 1 had not witnessed
the unsuccessful attempts to get it off.
"The farmer shook his head sor-
rowfully and the wife shook hers and
gave a fresh boo-hoo,
=" 1ll tell you what to do with him,
said I, Take HIM to tin shop and
be quick about 1t
"A minute later the farmer his
wife, his daughter the pig and the
can and myself were speeding down
Columbus avenue behind the farmers
galloping horse. We reached the tin
shop In II jiffy lifted the pig out o.
the wagon and carried him into the
back shop.
1T was the work of about two
minutes for the tlnman to unsoldel
the bottom from the can. Then he
took his shears and cut path up the
side of the can. A little twitch then,
and young Berkshire was as good az
ever except that he had a slight Gu
just back of his right ear where the
sharp edge OF tho can had rubbed
against him.
How muchP' demanded the
farmer.
twenty-five cents answered the
tinman. That's our regular price
for upcanning pigs heads
"Do you suppose doctor. " asked
the reporter, 'that that tinman ever
did such a job as that beforep"
mo 1 do not" answered the
doctor; 'he was probably trying t.
be funny"