The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-06-08
A NJ AN AND
A HOG

well aud ia. widow Garter would
make a match 10 Il after IL deacOa''
year - mourning was 10
tine year aud two weeks aud seveE
hourS after hts Wifes death tb- deacOI
sauntered ar,sund Co the widows gate
- a sunday evening. lie was In bis
best clothes, ami he bad made ~ his
mind o. top "a. QUESTION snd have ths
DAY ST The widow sat on tlse "
rsaada wharking at the bugs and aies,
and b. took a sat beside her.
As q pTrIude be- legan 90 tell brr
ats,ut thu drought ia Texas. aud hs had
cot along s. far a. a. state that every
COW wanting a drink had "a walk loo
miles for Il vhen the widow rUse up
with a cry she had esplcd q bog Ia
her hack gapien. II was q spotted
bog. and his sn"ut was playing bot
among her Eariy Rose pOtatUes. lie
had hurst Ms way IA from the ailey
Withuut rrfcrrncs O. it, lr-ing the Sab
hath day and had alrsady rooted ~ Q
DOZEN hills
Its = hog On the GARDEN she en-
plalue,l as she turned 60 the deacon
-Yes. I $50. aud III son have him
out 81 that 90
II i said that every person l-orn has
an antipathy The deacon had one.
aud Il was hog,. lie always bad two
90 three Ia the Pm. aud he never
missed giving them sly whacks when
occasion offered To - interrupted as
De- was by = hog. and that ON sun
day 10 l.ODt. made bis bIood hoil lie
might have O. racc that I'orker around
for fifteen minutes before finding cut
whether the widow would say yes o.
no Whcn the real pinch came
4 think rs one 20 Perkins hogs"
said tine widow a. the deacun Slid "a
th. veranaa aud looked around for .
club
1t dO~Sn't make any difereB~e who
OVns him he's Ia your garden"
You don't mean you'n kill himr"
"I'll break every tone In bis l.usiy"
There was q grimnrSs about the
dearon that the widow had never seen
l.-furr. hut before she could say any
thing further b. -, Ofi with n club in
his hand The hog had his head turned
the other way and was very busy. aud
the first thing be- knew he reviewed
Sucl a thump acrrss thr hack that he
SUPPOSED an aITle tr~e had fallen on
him lie tOok q skate Zoe . few rods
ani then turned ai'Out and saw the
man aud his club.
Anyl0ly who thinks q hog has no
feelings will ct lift lie knOws the
dinerrnce ls.tween = square deal and
a sneak. and when he i huinlllated he
feels rrv-nsrfuL o. didn't take this
particular h"E over ten s.--onds % rcal-
In that b. had l--en played Vw down
aud Co dsshls ga = csarse u actioa.
lie WIS near the hale h. came la a.
but b. started ga a run for the hoase.
MorcoS~r. ~ S.Iueale.i - h. ran-
The squealing - q hog an a quiet
sunday evening In any community win
i,Tihg cut anxious lnquirsrs. The dea-
cIn knew Il. lot ~ went racing after
his victim. lie dOiE.-i around the
iEeH uesr VI ~ '"ce anS uaaas -
near enough 10 deliver e blow. u was
a blow Hsant ." kih the pOrksr -
stone dead that MT single bristle
w"uld stir after tb" club came down.
hut u MISSED the bags n"~e By an ihch
aud bit ir'e.
Have y"1 killei yOurseifr' demand
nj the widow from tia end ~ the
vrranda a. IN" deaoon danc,Si arOund
aud hlrted his snarting nRgers IN the
mir.
Hast the blamsd hog" vas shouted
IN reply.
why. I'-acoa stlllwsil-
! say blast him. and III brcuh his
blamed hack b-fore st through with |
him
There was anOSher chase after the
hog. Tae pogker t"ok = turn arOund
The frunt yard. doing all the damage I
b. c"uld % the uOwer hsSlS. aud ~ The
ieacon PursDesl him half . doE-n peO
Pc were boxing On and commenting. I
lIe knew o.. but he eOntinued the rsce.
What viii Rot q man DO 90 ST evea
with q bosi when bOth had reached