Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26
NOTHING IKE STRATEGY.
A Mother Of Pigs Utilized the Wings o =
Rooster to Her Advantage.

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Rooster to Her Advantage.
B. J. Lloyd Of Franklin county Tenn
has a sow. Toward the end of last fall tbs
SOW, with her litter Of young pigs, was
turned into the orchard to pick up pre-
oarious livelihood as best she could fro. a
| the stray fruit that might drop from Il e
trees. She managed to make a pretty
creditable scuflle of 1t between her CLEAN
| ing of the fallen fruit and her rather per
! sistent roofing, but there came &, time
when the fruit ceased to fall with any de
gree Of Pcodigality, for the simple reason
that there was none left to drop
Now, one day when the season was pref
ty well spent and the old sow with her
steady roofing and her unsatistied longing
for the fruit that had passed was in much
the same condition, she CHANGED to observe
on the tOpmost bough Of tree big ripe
red apple. First she made a dash at the
trunk Of the tree, hoping to shake the ap-
pie from the limb, as she had done many
one during the season. But the tree was
an old one and her strength was made
quate to move it. This no doubt non
plused her to certain extent, but she
showed no outward sign of failure With
persistence worthy a nobler cause she
rushed frantically against the nearest ad-
joining tree, thinking no doubt that she
might give 1t a shake which could be trans
mitted from limb to limb to it's neighbor
till the apple was finally dislodged. But It
was no go. The apple held on, though its
twig did waver a little under the Door
sOw's repeated exertions.
About this time sprightly game roost-
er, sporting his first plumes, CHANGED to
find his way into the orchard, and, Of
course, took possession Of It with as l0rdly
an air as If it had been arranged under his
Immediately jurisdiction and for his espe-
oial benefit. Meanwhile the sow began to
eye him a little obviously. She was ia
mthar enough with the feather tribe to
know that they had the advantage of her
above her own native heath, and she had
no notion Of giving away to the rooster her
information concerning the whereabouts
Of the apple. Instead however, she set to
work roofing here and there in an appar-
emily aimless manner, but really and truly |
that she might divert the rooster into |
searching for worms in the fresh turned |
soil, so that the coast would be clear for /
her to pursue her Investigations in regard /
to the apple
Suddenly happy thought seemed to
take possession Of her. Rushing back 70
the tree she called her pigs around her
and by sundry grunts and squeals, which
we are as yet unprepared to translate lit
orally, confided her design to them AT
least judge this to be the case, for imme-
diately they, with one accord, united with
her in giving such a succession Of startling
5queals that at first the young cock was
scared within an inch Of his naughty life.
It took all the courage which he possessed
10 prevent his fleeing ignominiOusly, but
be stood his ground tremblingly, as If he
expected "every minute would be the
lext, - as the old woman said Meanwhile
he racket among the hogs was unabating,
md the ROSTERS curiosity getting the bet !
er Of his trepidation he ventured a little {
learer to ascertain the cause of the com
notion This was the cue for renewed {
mercy on the part of the sow and her
lutiful family. Throwing a deal more 6
igor into her voice, she turned her eyes {
lSyward, whereupon the pigs threw a deal l
more vigor into their u voices and turned e
heir eyes also skyward. This proved too {
much for the rooster, so he clipped in
lvely staccato and turned his eyes sky. z
Yard As he did so, the CLEAN of the red g
pple doomed up beneath the blue, and t
BIO mystery was solved. a
With preparatory tapping Of his glossy b
vngs and a crow that almost failed to g
uaver the proud cock mounted the bough n
nd made his way confidently through the q
'aves to the coveted apple He clucked
nd gurgled complacently to himself as o
Q went, showing in every movement with y
hat contempt he held the poor hogs that b
ere stin gazing upward and would have Al
II benefit Of his exhibition Of superiority. | p
hen tha apple was At length xeaohed. b. a