Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-15

! noticed that the last wagon that
went by this morning had a spotted
animal of the kind on it. I'll bet he's
got out some way without anybody
seeing him. Let's see if he'll jump
over a stick"
He held out a stick as he spoke, and
the pig went oyerit at once.
"Like as not he does so other
tricks. said Tony, "only I don't know
what they are. But this is Hoop &
Co.'s educated pig, as sure as fate
They'll think he's lost" said Os-
car.
"Of course they will, and they're
certain to offer a big reward. He's a
great card, and worth mint Of
money to 'em. You drive him home
and shut him up, and wait till they
advertise for him. ! only wish I'd
found him"
"But don't think it would be right
to shut him up, now we know where
he belongs" said Oscar. eve ought
to take him back"
"That would be silly. Why, you
wouldn't get cent"
anyhow, we ought to do it" per-
sisted Oscar, who, though only IL
years old, could be very firm on occa-
sion. Hell be wanted to perform
this afternoon, and the circus people
ought to have him. Fanny will help
me drive him, and if we start now we
can get to Scottsboro before the cir
Gus begins"
"Do as you choose, of course" said
Tony; ''it amt my loss"
"Will you go up to the house and
tell mother where we've gone? She
won't care. You can explain things
to her"
eyes, I'm willing to do that" an
swered Tony, "and I'll help you get
the pig into the road, for all ! don't
think you're doing justice to your
selves"
If any of the boys and girls who
read this story ever tried to drive a
pig, they will know how tired, warm
and out of all patience Oscar and Fan
ny we're when at last they succeeded
in getting into Scottsboro the pig be-
longing to Hoop & Co.'s circus.
Mr. Hoop himself came out of the
big tent to thank them for what they
had done, and he could not repress a
smile when he saw that he owed the
restoration of his property to two
barefooted, poorly dressed children
whose dusty garments and flushed
tired faces showed how hard it haG
been to keep Mr.. Pig in the way hi
should go.
you're going to stay to see the ex
hibition, of course" he said.
And, in less time than it takes t.
tell it, Oscar and Fanny were passed
into the big tent, and were told to look
at everything in the menagerie, and
then take two reserved seats near the
ring.
They forgot their fatigue very
quickly in the delight of wandering
from cage to cage, and talking over
the beauties Of the lions, tigers ant
bears, and when they at length tool
the seats reserved for them in the ex
hibition tent, their cup of happines;
seemed full.
The sagacity of the elephants, the
wonderful feats performed by thu
Shetland ponies, and the tricks o.
jugglery shown by japanese, de
lighted them very much, but they en-
ioyed more than anything else tn,
tricks performed by the educated pig
and they forgave him all the troubl,
he had caused them.
Indeed, they regarded him as 81
very wonderful that they though
themselves honored in having mad,
his acquaintance.
The circus, and the wonderful
things theyhad seen in the menagerie
gave them food for conversation fot
weeks afterward, and though Ton.
often assured them that in restoring
the pig to his owner so promptly, the.