The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-14

~ UR hero's name was
IN Dombey. Nobody
at the old farm
T. house had ever
dreamed of making
IN u household pet of a
S&sa little black pig, but
*" before they began to
.& think about the odd
N ity of the undertake
h been accomplished, and the
<,v ruled the household from
4 maid.
Vened in this way; Dombey,
|. brothers aud sisters, was
n sunny pen one morning in
.pringtime. He closely re-
4 bis brothers and sisters in
4 Ls clean cut toes, in his deli
lp pointed ears, in his pretty
= \, in his short, curly, wiggling
last, but not least, in his
b.queal-perhaps the loudest
gsst Of them all. But there
distinct mark OF difference
bin and the others-while
u snowy white, Dombey was
with beautiful white star
Nehead.
he very first his mother
lpOn him with disdain. Then
bin grew to dislike, and the
70 hatred which almost
IoN DOmbey's death. No one
be reason. They surmised,
that on account of his SOM
be appeared to his mother an
ifkness rather than of light.
b was only three days old
aEen into the house and laid
id which stood in n corner of
hshioned kitchen, near the
Then his paradise began.
I'D with sweet milk out of a
Hle He was washed and
nd brushed every morning.
grew very soft and silky un-
constant care, and everybody
Othem and fondle them.
FtoOk kindly to all the pet
'eelved. Why shouldn't he?
y Of love are planted in the
'Very little animal, whatever
IN life. And Dombey did
As tried to show the family
9P'eciated the love and care
upon him, and this end in
NJ he played under the apple
le orchard, he would bring
Fple he could find and lay it
shS at the feet of his mis-
a'Nways waited, too, for her
Up, and rub his ears, and
AAt good little pig he was!
curly tail would wiggle with
" would start out again to
'lOer OF tue family had been
S,ppy by Dombey's coming
zero, the great black New.
whose home the farm had
vN0years. During all these
'uO mad been the most i'm
ssSOaage Of the household,
uol take kindly at all to
Fg' He even felt q certain
v0a'empt for his mistress
'uOuld be interested in so
% object as a pig, and n
~ mat Who before had
wi any one ever making a
p'' Of a pig! He certainly
'aa 10 dog he knew had
!. .'ll Of such a happening.
'Ound that his own food
'iS ~ 10 him regularly. His
TuSa' T' too, were not for
me- ne was still allowed to en-.
Spo0n zap by the fireplace
4Il' Best of all, his mis-
MN the usual attention
M. Then he began to take
~.s n.S OF the little pig, and as
e,v larger he and Nero be.
iends. WV ="
a'aed together in the Frog
,.I Wy y me barn every morning.
S"S., SIae hens when they were
,,sS 70 stray from shelter
N \" with apples under thu
o'ohard. When the fall
S,"inA S,Aea mischief by getting
r'p 'op patch and pulling VI
Wv WV OF plants. Dombey
|, ~, 0% them when the size
'S.1 s'p patch adioined til,
\ S'.. 'Ae apple trees grew
M Vg ~ Often the hired mel
tDSi. 'ue wire fence, Dombe,
ti, .eu to tear it down tw,
,a~a ues week, at least
aps1 ono discovered hoy
t1a - "ouiu 30 10 III
Ssp Of Of tho orchard, an,
M sl' wi, with full force, woul'
e.i,sa aSSa'Ast the wire fence
h Slu ANY, and moved from it
4 IJa9goa J,H,o Dombey, with tn
,i,l uc pink nose and hi
l, 'a !. TIE work.
IA / "a. al ordinary traditions
!, arS ny Ioye dirt. When
n e,.,.,@ ,su muddy he and Ner
n,.o,,a S,Sc on the wide verar
f0uAded three sides {