The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-30
FARMER BEy.s SHOPPING OLD PIG.
Farmer George Gave Fair Warming and
shut Up His Own Wandering Porker.


NORWICH. Pa. Dec. 2S.-Farmor George
Parker and Farmer Ben Parker are neighbors
in the Barley Hun settlement. They are not
related. Farmer Ben Is good-natured easy
going citizen and Farmer George is inclined
to be a little crusty and hard to suit. Poland
China pigs seem to be the favorite breed for
pork with the Barley Run farmers. and Farmer
George Parker always raises one OF these pigs
to kill for his own family use. So does Farmer
Ben Parker. There has never been any re-
striction placed on the running at large OF any
ones pigs in that locality. but lately Farmer
ems big Poland China got to be such n
nuisance around his premises. Farmer George
said, that he went to Farmer Ben one day last
week and told him to shut his pig up.
IF you DON'T" said Farmer George. and
he comes snoopin' around my place again. I'll
put bullet through him and throw his car
cass into your yard
Farmer Ben didn't say much. and his neigh
Dor went homo and shut his own pig up in its
pen so nobody could complain OF him IL the
worst came to the worst That same night
Farmer George heard a noise out in his
orchard. and wont out to see what was up.
by Jinks!' said he. heres that blame
snoopin old black no. O. Ben Parker's again !
I'll fix him"
He went in the house and got his rifle. and
shot the trespassing hog dead in his tracks.
Then he got his hired man. loaded the pig on
to stone dray and hauled 1t up to farmer
cnrrass over into the yard. and tho noise they
made br2uTht Farmer BE- Ben # the door,
"Nothins up" replied Farmer George. But
something 8 down. ana syour blame snoopi9'
old pig! I've tqmted his carcass in your yard
Then Farmer George and his hired man went
home and went to bed. Next morning tho
hired man went out 70 feed tn" pig e.. ard re.
S'H Rn sh him u %p said Farmer George t
80 the hired man went out to hunt I'D the
pig: ~ and by he came back. ..D.. - d..
his pen up yender. as biz as life"
out Of tho house He went straight to tho pig.
PEN Then he went from there straight to the
orchard, because a pigs track lrd from the
track ended exactly where Farmer GeooRe
had shot Farmer b9n,s shopping blnsk pig the
plight before Put Farmer George didn't t"rry
II wish You could a seen. his coat tails as he
tore Ben the hroa
'em. sure ms guns. and never split a dropw
Farmer George got to Farmer Ben's all out
smoking, his pipe. and. sure enough. in the
pen WIS Bens rs frnntng contenteHMly
Observation-Disclosures miner"
"lIuh Z" said Bon. Grinning all over his face.
"Where's-the-pig-l umbled-over your
fence-last night gasped Farmer George.
"IIe's-mine"
"lourn!" said Ben. grinning more and
more: WHY. you said 1t was that snoopin'
but itI,wasn't" said Farmer George.
where is heI"
Why" grinned Ben. he's all cut up and
ready to pickle"
Farmer George glared and brenthed hard for
q few seconds. and then turned and made for
took his pipe ont OF his mouth and shouted
after his retrenting neighbor:
Say. George! Come up an I'll give you a
fryin' o. sassase meat They say snoopin' old
black pigs makes the prmest kind'
But up to date Farmer George hasn't sent
for any sausage meat. and it will not go we'll
with any one who mentions shopping old pigs
around tho George Parker farm.