Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25
A Well rained Pig.

Don't hurry supper, mother" said Mr..
Sanders, looking in at the kitchen door.
I'VE have fourteen little pigs, and the old
mother Is cross must be there for
while to tend to her. Here Is The Cad
man. for Caddie." he continued. holding
something out in his hand. Il heard her
say she wished something alive to play
with Take it quick Caddie." he said to
bright-eyed, red-cheeked little girl Of ten
or so-and putting the tiniest Of pink pigs
In Caddie's arms. he was on.
Caddie was so delighted she almost
dropped the pig. but she managed to get
to her small rocking chair, and cuddled the
little thing in her arms.
Her mother saw her delight. and brought
her little flannel blanket. Then she
found in the cupboard bottle that had
been Caddie's when she was a baby. She
warmed some milk. filled the bottle and
mouth and he drank out of it just as a
baby would. When he had finished his
supper he went to sleep wrapped in the
blanket.
A basket was fixed for him and the baby
pig was tucked away for the night.
When Mr.. Sanders came in Caddie said:
"Oh, father. I never saw such cunning
thing in my life! Is it all my own?'
Eyes. but 1t may not live, you know"
Il think he WILL" said Caddie. II am
going to call him Billy. and teach him lots
Of things. shall take him to my school.
II hope he won't eat up your scholars"
said her father, patting her cheek. you
will have to set them up high out of his
reach"
Caddie Sanders lived with her father and
mother in what was called Mine HILL"
The few houses there were set among the
boulders and looked as II hanging on the
rocks. Several attempts had been made
to work the mine. but without success, so
far as silver or steel were concerned, but
the granite was Of fine quality and largely
used for railroad purposes, and many men
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father bought the little place where they
lived for very little; it was mostly rocks,
making fine places for Caddie to play: Be-
ing a cheerful little girl she enjoyed her
home. She helped her mother in many
ways and still had plenty Of time to play
Being an only child and without any
money for toys she had to contrive her
own amusements. The school her father
alluded to was sort of cave or grotto
which Caddie had found on the place. 1t
was wild. pretty place with rocks for
past the door. Her scholars were squashes.
solemn crook-necked squashes. Caddie set
them up In rows-made eyes and horns and
legs. The stems made very natural tails.
Caddie used to wish for something really
alive to play with. So the pig was
source of delight.
He grew very tame, and would come
whenever Caddie called him, and away
they would go to school. Caddie taught
Billy many amusing things, to bow, to
shake hands. to sit up. When the lesson
was done they would play hide and seek
First Caddie would hide, then Billy Billy
usually grunted a little too soon. and then
Caddie found him. One day he did not come
when Caddie called: She called and called.
but no Billy: She looked in all the places
she could think of: At last she went to a
place called the Throne"
At the Throne the rocks were very rough
them and the funny brown knobs which
Caddie called Jewels. Caddie often sat
there with Billy and ate chestnuts, of which
she gave Billy large share. Caddie ran
She found him there squeaIing and caught
in the rocks SO he could not get away
Caddie could not move the rock alone, so
she did not know what to do. for there
was no one near and her father was away
at the Quarries. Caddie cried little, then
she patted Billy. who was crying, too be-
cause he was being pinched so hard. Just
then Caddie saw two men coming toward
came there to examine the rocks to see
II they could be used. She ran to meet them
and told them Of Billy's plight The men
had hammers in their hands and tapped
at rocks as they went along.
''Oh. please" said Caddie. won't you
help me get Billy out of the rock?"
"Who Is Billy?' asked the man, kindly.
What is he doing in the rock?"
I'VE were hiding" said Caddle. land
Billy caught his foot"
"A pig said the man when he saw Billy.
THAT is funny pet" He struck the rock.
One Of the punches or knobs dropped apart.
who owns this place, little girl?" asked
the man.
MY father, John Sanders" replied Cad
die.
The man gave another tap, another bunch
cracked and showers Of reddish brown
stones tumbled out. Billy tumbled out too
not much the worse for his tight squeeze.
He made a bow at Caddie's request, and
shook hands with the men, who thought
him q wonderful little animal and Caddie q
wonderful little teacher. Then they went
were garnets in abundance on his place.
and they would like to purchase the right
Of way to put up machines to convert them
Sanders made a good bargain with the
men, and the proceeds brought many COM
forts to the little home. and later good
education for Caddie. Billy lived to a