Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-01
Piggy Whitefoot'. Lesson.


Piggy Whitetoot lived down 10y the
edge of the meadow with his mother and
brothers and sisters. who all stayed nj
home quietly. but Piggy Whitcfoot would
run away.
One day, when his mother wasn't look
ing, he scrambled over the side Of the
sty and away he ran. 1t was great fun.
What was this long, sandy place in
front Of him? Truly, he believed IL was
a road-a real road-and Piggy White
foot running on it. Was ever anything
so tinet How far he could 20! He didn'
know before that roads were 50 long
Then he heard great shouting: Pig
~ Nhitefoot is ont. Piggy Whitcfoot is
uuti'
Then the children came running toward
him. waving their hands, and one boy
had "A stick
Piggy was almost frightened to death.
| Some OF the children were in the road ia
| front Of him. so he couldn't run that
way, and one boy had raced down the
road end was behind hun, ana he couldn't
20 there. of course; and he didn't know
ANY other way 10 find his home
SO he Squealed and squealed as loudly
as he knew how, ana ran round and round
and nj last, all ont OF breath. he rushed
I IN At the open barn ;iuo", just where Mr..
Bates. the childrens papa, had hoped he
would go.
On he ran through the barn. away into
| ne corner where he crept under some
Then Piggy thought he was safe. No
body could see him now, and he would lie
still. and by and by the people would
give MP hunting for him. and when thcy
had gone away, he would Just race back
10 his mother. Then wouldn't Il be fun
| 10 tel his brothers and sisters how smart
he had been, and what 4 gay time he
| had been cnjoyingE
But that wasn't at all what happened.
just rs he was thinking how smart he
Wi, Mr.. Bates reached under the hay.
anu. taking hold of Piegy's hind leg,
pulled him ont.
Now" said Mr. Bates to the children.
we must drive Piggy back to his
mother"
So they started Piggy down the road,
and they all came on behind him.
But Piggy Whtcfoot didn't wish 10
/ DE driven home. He knew his brother
would make fun Of him; so he stood still
and wouldn't GO
Then Papa Bates took whip ana
whipped Piggy, hut il didn't hurt much
50 he Didn't move
What shall we Ito with This bad pig?
sand papa.
the puppy. His name was Dafry Down
/ DIZZY but they called him DIZZY for
short
Papa know that Oily wouldn't bite.
50 he said To- him, Chase the pig, Diliy.
Go for him"
DHly rushed after Piggy Whilofoot
| with worry loud bark. Piggy didn't
like this. bat still ne didn't want to 60
| home, 80 he ran round and round again.
with Only nj his heels. Papa Bates try
ing 10 make him start down the road
and the children MI laughing AMI clap
ping their hands.
Papa soon saw that something more
must be done if they were to get Piggy
IN Tho sty that night; 50 hc brought \
rope, which h" tied 10 one Of Piggy
hlnd feet, and down the road they
| started.
But Piggy Whitcfoot was very
naughty, 50 papa had to lift him alona
u little way at time. Piggy Nonli run
few steps and stop short. until papa
! lifted him along again
Little by little they came 10 tn" stv
! ! hen papa took the rope and tied two
| Of Piggy feet together, and put him in
| with his mother.
! How Pigsy's brothers and sisters did
| laugh at the funny way in which he
/ walked with his feet tied together. His
! mother told him she hoped he had
| learned q lesson, and would mind her
! after this
Piggy Whilcf1ot didn't ike all this nj
/ al. so when il was dark hc began biting
/ the rome. lie worked all night at il.
| pulling aud nbblng the rope until be
! fore morning he had broken it in two.
! Now, you wouldn't have thought h.
! would try 10 get out Of his siy again
| after all his trouble the other time: but
| Piggy wanted 10 show his brothers and
! sisters that he was smart, after all: 50