New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27

cut along arter they. them,
Jerry, still kicking vigorously, heard the ON
! inous swish Of water in pail overhead IL
seemed monstrous that sensible woman like
Mrs. Turfy should be willing to bear what would
certainly be pecunary loss apart from sent-
mental considerations. But he would help her
/ in spite of herself
AN II, Mrs. Turfy. ah'm'-
y deuge Of water from the window above
narrowly escaped him.
Jerry gave final kick.
"Ah'm gwoan to fetch they, Mrs. Turfy." he
said, charitably. Don't yew fret"'
And, hearing more sWishins of water, he put
up his elbows and started running. Ahead of
him were the truant swine some distance along
| the road.
''To-aly ho." cried Jerry.
\ wind-horne grunt came snorting back to
| him. 1t gave zest to the chase. Jerry vowed to
himself that there WAS no merrier way of spend
! ing afternoon.
Now. the things that followed upon this as
clear in his mind to-day-Mr. JUL says-as they
| were then. Clearer if anything. for some new
detail is always presenting itself to him, and the
story grows in length as well as in grewsome-
ness. But l have to be brief. What happened,
shortly, this
TIE road which the swine had taken winds
like a string OF white chalk fer half mile. rising
| gradually between green hedges to the level of
the moors Then the hedges give out and the
road runs straight to the horizon but on either
hand the open mooriand les. And it was
! Jerry's object to prevent the swine reaching
this and turning off into the infinite scrub that
! climbs and dips for miles to right and left.
! To begin with, ha fancied it easy mat
| ter The red was clear on the white of the road.
and the hedges prevented doubling. Nor were
the creatures. II seemed. in any great haste.
| though they went at a perscvering trOt
Only when Jerry made great squirt and came
| up with them. it was not easy. No sooner
| was he at them than they lodged. each diff
| ferent side Of the road. squealing, but always
! going forward. In vain he tried to head them
off a grunt and q rush, and one or other was
in front again And the moors were getting
close.
sink UNI exclaimed Jerry. after a fifth fail
| ure.
Sink yourself!
Jerry gasred. 1t was the impish pig that had
spoken. Never had Jerry known pig speak
| before. And this one young. All the
! same a Of Jerrys calibre not going to
I be fouted by a sucking pig.
What dr yew saay?" he inquired. stcrnly.
| Sink yourserr
/ With this repetition the little creature made
most violent dart between Jerry's legs.
All. would zee MOVE" said Jerry. deeply in
censed.
He grabbed at the things curl OF a tail. 1t
| skipped aside like a rabbit But chance
sisted Jerry. His hand lighted the tail Of the
sow and closed tight
| ALIVE got one on eer' he cried in glee.
| "G-r-r-r!'
Come along whoam. will 'eer' Jerry con-
! tinued-
| G-r-r-r! Instead of compliance, yet another
| grunt The on. All Of u sudden Jerry
| realized that he could not let go. His feelings
Jerry hints-were more easily imagined than de-
! scribed And it seems not unlikely that this
| so. sort of horror made him feel warm all
over. and his reasoning faculties deserted him.
| All that he knew was that the more he tried to
draw away his hand the more it chung to the
sow's TAIL or the sow's tail chung to il. What is
worse. they were on the moors now.
"Halpr' cried Jerry in a fright
! Just coming over a track to the left. Moon
| bridge way was Mr.. StaIlycoOt. the rector, and
it was TO him. with sinking heart. that Jerry
| appealed. For he was apt to be absent minded.
| though benevolent. and he was decidedly deaf.
Still. one would suppose that even a deaf parson
would perceive the horrible incongruity of
man being dragged across the moors at the end
| OF sow's tail
| "Halp!' Jerry cried. desperately, as he drew
near at the gaop. "Halp"'
| BLESS my souIr' The rector stopped and adj
| ola