Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-05-09
NOTHING LIKE STRATEGY.
4 Mother Of Pigs utilized ths winEs % >
Rooster 70 Her Advantage.

Rooster 20 Her Advantage.
b. J. Lloyd Of Franklin county, Tenn,
has q SOW. Toward the end Of last fall this
sow, with her litter OF young pigs, was
turned into the orchard to pick up pre-
carious livelihood as best she could from
the stray fruit that might drop from the
trees. She managed to make a pretty
creditable scuffle of it between her CLEAN
ing of the fallen fruit and her rather per-
sistent roofing, but there came a time.
when the fruit ceased 10 fall with any de-
gree Of prodigality, for the simple reason,
that there was none left to drop.
Now, one day when the season was pret-
ty we'll spent and the old sow with her
steady roofing and her unsatisfied longing
for the fruit that had passed was in much
the same condition, she CHANGED TO observe
on the topmost bough of a tree a big ripe
red apple First she made n dash at the
trunk Of the tree, hoping to shake the ap-
pie from the limb, as she had done many a
one. during the season. But the tree was
an old one and her. strength was inade-
quate to. move it. This no doubt nom
plused. her to a certain extent, but she
showed no outward sign of failure. With
| q persistence worthy a nobler cause she
/
joining tree, thinking no doubt that she
might giveit shake which could be trans
| mitted from limb to limb TO its neighbor
till the apple was finally dislodged. But 1t
was no go. The apple held on, though its
| twiR did waver a. little under the poor
sow's repeated exertions.
About this time a sprightly game roost-
er, sporting his first plumes, chnnced to
find his way into the orchard, and, of
course, took possession of 1t with as lordly
an air as If it had been arranged under his
Immediately jurisdiction and for his espe-
cial benefit. Meanwhile the sow began to
eye him q little obviously. She was fa-
miliar enough with the feather tribe to
know that they had the advantage of her
above her own native heath, and she had
no notionof 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 to
tho 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 1 Judge this to be the case, for imme-
, diately they, with one accord, united with
her in giving such q succession of startling
, squeals that at first the young cock was
scared within an inch of his naughty life
} 1t took all the courage which he possessed
! to prevent his fleeing ANONYMOUSLY, but
7 he stood his ground tremblingly, as If hi
| expected ''every minute would be thu
. next" as the old woman said. Meanwhile
+ the racket among the hogs was unabating
. and the ROSTERS curiosity getting the bet
! ter of his trepidation he ventured a httl'
t nearer to ascertain the cause of the com
D | motion. This was the cue for renewet
g energy on the part of the SOW and he
: dutiful family. Throwing deal NOR
t vigor into her voice, she turned her eye
e slKyward, whereupon the pigs threw q dea
= more vigor into their IL voices and turne'
their eyes also skyward. This proved to
much for the rooster, SO he Clipped in
/ lively staccato and turned his eyes sky
a ward. As he did SO, the gleam OF the re
. apple loomed up beneath the blue, an
e the mystery was solved.
% With preparatory Tapping Of his gloss
y wings and crow that almost failed t
|, quaver the proud cock mounted the boug
r. and made his way confidently through tn
:, leaves to the coveted apple. He clucke
- and gurgled complacently to himself {
:, he went, showing in every movement wit
\ what contempt he held the poor hogs TIA
- were still gazing upward and would hay
= full benefit of his exhibition of superiorit.
- When the apple was at length reached, !
" gave one crow, loud and long, to heral
= his victory, and dived his beak half inc
= down into it's mellow cheek, when lol I'll
N rosy red apple, with all its luciousnes
= : was down in the midst Of the squealir
m pigs
~ The old SOW looked up softly as h
10 teeth sunk deep into the apple land WIN
IA ed her other eye "-St. Louis Republic.