The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-09
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raced down the road and was behind
him, and he couldn't go there, of
course; and he didn't know any other
way to ind his home.
So he suuealed and scuealed as
loudly as he knew how, AMI ran round
and round and at Lass, all out of
breath, he rushed in at the open barn
door, just where Mr.. Bates, the chill
d-en's papa, had hoped nc would go.
On he ran through the barn, away
into the corner, whore ne crept under
some hay.
The piggy thought he was safe. No
body could see him now, and he would
lie STILL and b. ana by the people
would give up hunting for him, and
when they had gone away, he would
Just race back to his mother. Then
wouldn't it be fun to tell his brothers
and sisters how smart he had been,
and what a say time he had been en-
ioying?
But that wasn't at all what hap
pened.
Just as he was thinking how smart
he was, Mr.. Bates reached under the
hay, and, taking Aold of Piggy's hind
leg, pulled him out
Now" said Mr. Bates to the chill
dren, we must drive Piggy back to
his mother"
SO hey started Piggy Gown the road
and they all came on behind him.
But Piggy WhiteGoct didn't wish to
be driven home He know his broth
ers would make fun Of him; so he
stood still and wouldn't so.
Then Papa Bates took whip and
whipped Piggy. but It didn't hunt much
so ne didn't move.
What shall we DO with this bad
pig?" said Papa.
Then he whistled for Oily. Dilly
was the puppy, His name was Daffy
Down Oily but they called him Dilly
for short.
Papa knew that billy wouldn't bite,
50 ne said to him. Chase the pig,
Di1ly Go for him.
D!lly ushcd after Piggy Whitefoot
with q very loud bark. Piggy didn't
like this. buc still he didn't want to 60
home. 20 ne ran round and round
again, with Duiy at his heels, Papa
Bates trying to make him start down
the road AMI the children all laugh
ing and clapping their hands.
Papa soon saw that something more
must be done if they were to ger
Piggy in the sty that night; so he
brought a rome, which he tied to one
OF Piggy's hind feet, and down the
road they started
But Piggy Whirefoot was very
naughty, so Papa had to lift him
along little way at a time Piggy
would run q few steps, and stop short,
until Papa lifted him along again.
Little by little they came to the
Sly Then Papa took the rooe and
tied two Of Piggy's feet together, and
put him in with his mother.
How Piggy's brothers and sisters did
laugh nj the funny way in which he
walked with his feet tied together
His mother told him she hoped he had
learned a Lessen. and would mind her
after this.
PIGGY Whitefoot didn't like all this
at all; SO when it was dark he began
biting the rope. He worked all night
at it. pulling and nibbling the rope
until before morning he had broken
It in two
Now you wouldn't have thought he
would try to get out OF his sly again
after all his trouble the other time;
bul Piggy wanted to show his broth
crs and sisters taat he was smart,
after all; SO he scrambled over the
side Of the sly once more and away
ne ran.
Not mp the road this time Oh, no!
He remembered what happened when
ne went there, so he ran quite another
way today. out into the green mea-
dow
How lovely ana soft the grass was.
lie put his little pink nose down
among the grass roots, and overturned
some of ,hem. and took bite. They
were SO sweet. III, HIS HiClAtI anu
brothers and sisters were silly not 10
get any Of these nice things to eat
and race about in the big meadow.
But what was mat big thing running?
lt wasn't a pig, for pigs were never
so tall; ana it was brown, too. and il
had funny things like branches grow.
ing out on the sides cf its head and
OH! hear dear it was running right
toward him,
Piggy Whhefoot was scared. He
squealed and ran as fast as he could
go. He could hear those big feet
hurrying after him. What ever should
he do? Louder and louder he squealed.
Nearer and nearer came the feet. He
looked back just once, and he saw the
big brown head down almost to the
grotOd. and right at his heels, His
curly tail hung down as straight as a
string. he was so frightened; and he
rua0ed up to the sly, squealing:
Quick, mother Oh, quick! open the
door and let me in
His mother couldn't think what in