The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-20
PIG, PUG AND A
PORTUGUESE BOY
How a Pig Chew d a Lads Leg
Pa ents Wouldn't Eat
the Pork. =

A well-t0-do Portuguese who lives In
Eauhi was. un,-- lately, the proud own
or OF oncof the latest pigs in the coun-
try lie. the pig. was not only big
specimen. but a very intelligent one. as
pigs 20. However. ne possessed one or
two bad habits which eventually got
him into trouble and the meat market.
lie would not stay at home In the
choice quagmlre. In which he had been
brought up. but insisted on visiting
other pigs In the neighborhood. lie was
cut Tor spells and harmony.
Lately the animal wandered into the
backyard OF the house Of one OF the ma
tive boat boys. Nothing was thought
90 the visit OF his pork chops at the
time. for he was In the habit OF call
ing on the boat boys pigs in a friendly
way. and talking over feed trough poll
tics. But when he started TO root
around In a little vegetable garden be-
longing to a Portuguese next door.
there was n row at once. a Portuguese
boy ran out from the house, shouting
to his plgship TO get out Of the party.
Piggy shook his curly tail into n de-
termined knot and stood firmly crunch
ing the products OF the field.
Finding that words were useless, the
boy tried 70 persuade the pig 60 va
cate y kicking him. The pig had never
been used % anything OF this kind and.
turning quickly. dug his teeth deep into
the fieshy part OF the youths right leg.
The boy hOwlcd until help came from
the native boat boys house. The suf-
fering lad was carried indoors and, an
other boy was SEM for a doctor. Mean
while. several men armed with clothes
lines and sticks went after the pig.
which they succeeded in capturing only
when the frightened beast had. in his
| flight from vengeance, tumbled head
\ long into n pit.
Upon the arrival Of the doctor the
excitement had aDated. Relatives OF
/ the bitten boy were impressed with the
idea that the pig had taken a piece out
OF the leg. 50 difficult a matter IL was
Co make the edges OF the gaping wound
meet before the doctor could sew u up
The skilled man OF surgery made a
good job OF ~. however. and now the
boys wound Is mending. But the story
does not end here. The parents Of tbs
injured boy were angry at the owner
a the pig for allowing his pOrker e
indulge its wandering prOpensities
They talked OF damages. To appeast
the parents appetites for pay the own
or OF the pig offered the animal q
them. suggesting that they feast upor
his to0thsome being. WHAT Eat a pil
that has chewed a piece out OF the lei
Of our boyi" they cried. "Never' W.
are not cannibals. that we should de
YOUR our own nesh and bloodi" SO tn
pig was sold TO Chinese pork dealer
and that's how this pig went 10 market
When seen last night by an Adver
tiser reporter. the boat boy said tina
n 10 hadn't been for his pug dog
I might have Jared worse with the youth
. The pug dog. according TO the boat boy
, reused into action by the shrek OF tn
, Portuguese. rushed to the rescue an
|. attacked the porker with all his littl
might. biting his legs and ears, an
: snout. and finally inducing the pig {
{ let 60. The boat boy Is fond Of saga
Z cious animals. and would not part wit
his plucky dog for a whole drove {
a hogs