The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-04-14
AN OLD STORY.
The Colonel Couldn't work II on e
New One.

The Colonel Couldn't work II ON e
New One.
-Four men were sitting about the iit'
tie station of Lone Rock, out in WIS
cousin. one night waiting for train.
They were on their way up to Richiand
Center. where court was in session.
They were good friends, as strangers
at railway station usually are, ana
they were telling each other stories
The last narrative had been about
mule, and that reminded gentleman
from Indiana of mule his father once
had. So he told this story:
"My father was native of Virginia,
but he went to Indiana in the early
Years and settled in Boone county. tie
started in to raise hogs, and ne ana
pretty we'll. But he had one hog that
would always get out of the pen and
| make trouble with the other stock.
No matter how high they built that
pen he would always climb ous-so
over it hand over hand. just like
sailor. Then they would put on an
other course of rails clear around, and
| in day or two he would climb over
that. Then another course, and in
few DAYS he would get over that, too.
So they finally built a pen SO high Tor
him that they had TO work with lad
ders to get the top rail on the fence.
And yet he went over.
Next farm to that of my father was
one belonging to Judge Bottom. he
raised mules. He had the darndes''
biggest lot OF mules you ever saw.
And they could outkick man at the
worlds fair. He didn't do very good
business with them for some reason
| or other, though De deserved to,
and he finally fell into my ia
theirs debt. But they were al
WAYS good friends. and father said
he would take one of the mules
to square the account The judge
agreed to that kind Of trade. but
thought he should have some boot SO
father gave him little pig insthe bar
: gain. And the judge took the pig
) home and put it into the lot with his
, mules And it stayee there and throve
and got fat. It became q handsome
} mig. and almost the finest in the coun-
! ty. Everybody in the neighborhood
: was proud of it.
"well. sir. one time this big. climb
ing gentleman pig of my fathers con-
9 cIudcd he was due to climb the fence
r again. and so over be went lie had
a tushes about seven inches long, and
] every time he got out of the pen he
killed some other pig. forgot to tell
: that in its proper place. Every time
I he got out he killed another pig; cnt II
S all to pieces with his awful tusfies-
S And SO he was going down the road TO
e ward the judges farm. crashing hi'
G terrible jaws and granting threats al
Q the whole male hog creation. AND
e there he came upon this Adonis among
p swine from the mule pen Of the judge
IS ut was Sunday and the people wer'
d at service in the schoolhouse. Ant
o thev looked ont of the window ant
l. saw with horror the meeting OF tina
'e terrible swine slayer and the Judge
is beauty. And they held their breath
er with terror as the two came together
k The hogs looked at each other for
moment, swapping and smiling tn
# ground, and then at it they rushed an
E. began tossing at each other in the side
d. and the people quit listening TO tn
n sermon and the preacher quit preach
q ing. and all hands came over to tina
of side of the schoolhouse aud looked wit
he bated breath at that fight.
q, "They expected to see the big no
nc from nv fathers place tear his Zoe
at pieces in moment But what wa
ne their surprise to see the handsomest
re nigs turn about with his tail to h
OF enemy at the most critical moment
es the fight, and deliver kick, exacil
like that of mule, directly betwee
OF the eyes Of the most terrible boar
tn the countryl And the kick was fata
s.. II was totally unexpected. and 1t WI
y instant death.
IN "You say that happened in Indiana
OF asked another of the travellers
70 "Yes; on my fathers farm in boo'
~ ~ county"
'cn aYou are a liar. That story start
ur' from nv grandfather's town ia Senc
IS county, N. Y Many time have
-, heard
'iii Hold ON, there; hold on" said
third man. "Your grandfather's fan
-, no be hanged! That story was started
l, Canada. My father told it to me VIII
Ia was a boy, and the tin was very o.
ny It concerned the earliest traditions
e "u the province OF Ontario. This is
lie way it,"
p "When you fellers git through lyil
about that pig" said a native. II do
mind telling you the truth of 1T. 1
mes fight between them pigs went of rig
Tue out here in Juneau county, and G
ay prove it by"
az There comes the train, said
ady man ''ueo i"' IA ~. ,.,.s tha ,
: of their quarrel Chicago Herald
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