San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-27
A CHURCHGOlNG PIG.
A Pet Animal That Has Proved Himself
q Nuisance TO Its Fair Owner.

A Pet Animal That Has Proved Himself
a Nuisance to It's Fair Owner.
There is u little woman living three miles
from Arkadelphia, Ark, who has u pig,
which is, she declares, the bane of her life
and worse than white elephant. The pig
was present from her father-in-law, and
she doesn't feel inclined to give it away or
to sell it, and would be perfectly Mortified
to think of killing it, Having no children
and being very lonely, she unwisely petted
the pig good deal during his babyhood,
and now he persistently refuses to be neg
lected One of his weaknesses is following
his mistress about the place, and nothing
can break him of it. He has recently
added to this mania for going with her
when she goes abroad, and this sometimes
leads to unpleasant complications.
~ never saw such a miserable creature"
said his mistress. 1.-THE other day was
going over to spend the day with Mrs.
johnson, and just knew that wretched
pig would try to follow me, so coaxed
him into his pen and put the bars up, and
even drove good nail into every one,
because he sometimes managed to get out.
After had him securely fastened in got
ready and hurried away, for it was little
late, and it is more than a mile over there,
you know. found the house full of COM
pany-young people from Little Rock, and
most of them old acquaintance of mine.
Among the number were three young men
whom knew long before met John.
well, we were all sitting ON the gallery
having a good time when away down the
road caught sight of cloud of dust just
as Fatima's sister Anna did, and in the
midst of the cloud was that pig coming at
long trot, his nose to the ground, squeal-
ing in the most heartrending manner. He
was tracking me! Some of the children
had left the gate open, and he came right
in, and just at that moment the miserable
thing caught sight of me and Immediately
began jumping about and cutting more
fantastic capers than any pig ever did be-
fore.
'How those folks did laugh at mel In the
midst of the merriment the pig stretched
himself comfortably in the shade and went
to sleep and remained quiet until l started
home, when he pranced and snorted after
me.
'But it was ON Sunday" went on the
lady, laughing and blushing at the remem.
brance, ''that he capped the climax and
covered me with confusion. After that
visiting day he refused to be coaxed into
his pen any more, and whenever I made
any motions in that direction he always
had business away down at the farthest
corner of the pasture. That was what hap
pened Sunday morning, and was SO anx.
ious to get off to church, said to John,
Let's slip off while he isn't looking The
pig was roofing away down in the pasture,
and didn't seem to be noticing anything.
John and slipped around the house like
couple of thieves, and absolutely climbed
the fence to keep the pig from seeing us,
and away we went.
Eve reached the church, and in the hush
Of that solemn place we forgot all about
the pig. It was Sacrament Day, and John
and were kneeling with the others around
the altar, and our minister was passing
the plate of sacramental bread, when ]
heard a sound that turned me cold from
head to foot. The pig was coming up the
road, squealing as he came. Another mo-
ment and he was at the door. Then ]
heard the lively patter of his hoofs along
the aisle, and then-I shudder when ]
think Of 1.-THE crowded by the side of poor,
mystifed John, mounted up with his fore
feet on the railing of the altar and squealed
for the breadi
"Oh, could have died without the least
bit Of trying. Somebody took a walking
stick to the pig and he went home in a
great hurry. l wanted to cry, but John
laughed like maniac just as soon as he
got outside the church, and he laughs yet
every time he thinks of it. But it wasn't
SO very funny, do you think sop"-Cor. st.
Louis Globe Democrat.