The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-31
THE MARSHAL'S PIG WAS LOST
CONE. NOISE AND ALL, WITH NO
" KENK IN ITS FAN.

INV EIy-V VtN u ktt VI nVNVuRr sFW'ss
wrraked on Those Hawkins boys.
There was CONSERVATION yesterday in
the ranks Of the William Henkcl Republican
Association. In front Of the bulletin board
a good sized crowd had gathered. h
daily bulletin from Ronkonkoma had just
peer pusted and it read as follows:
Pie ESCAPED Marshal Henkel has gone
fishing. but an effort is being made to roach
him by wireless; a posse has been organised
by the Hawkins boys. no firearms allowed.
ait may all be a mistake said one
optimistic member. "SiHce the strike il
you get a telegram at all II is just as likely
TO read that ones best horse has broken
a leg as that his mother-in-law is MORALLY
ill.,"
-Yes, said another. I'VE may as well
make up our minds to wait until the marshal
gets back; then wen know the worst.
Q At that moment Joe. the corner newsboy,
brought in yesterdays copy Of the Ron
konkoma CIdrion Trumpet, for which the
association has subscribed ever since
Marshal Henkel made the promise Of a pig
roast. Joe ran the gantlet Of eager mem
hers and safely delivered the precious
sheet to the chairman. He scanned IL
quickly and changed color.
Boys" said he, and his voice trembled.
boys. it's only too true. Listenl" He
read this;
LOST. A pig belonging to William Henkel,
four feet long. ten feet rounG. and no kink
in its tail. Finder viii be rewarded. Please
return pigs house.
Everybody looked at everybody else in a
frightened wy until the .chairman's gavel
broke the silence.
well. boys, let's consider what to do.
But there are some things in the ad that I
don't understand. The no kink and the
rigs house being returned. l supposed they
kept pigs In ems. a q whoeve heard Of a
pigs tail without a kink in it?"
Maybe it's because be hasn't got any
all" suggested one.
The severe glanoes cast upon the would
be Joker sent him permanently to the back
ground and the threatened gravity of tn /.
discussion was maintained. The hair
man picked up the Clarion Trumpet.
There may be something more IN this
hat will explain. An. here we are!" and
he began to read:
: The pig which Marshal Henkel has been
fattening for a roast to be given in September
to the William Henkel Republican Associa-
ton WAS released last week from the chain
by which II VAS fastened to a peg in the back
yard and WIS put temporarily in a doghouse
until John could finish the new pen. The
change was made sooner than at first planned
because IL was seen that the pigs spirits
were dropping This melancholy affected
the tail strangely. There were originally
three distinct kinks. but two weeks ago John
discovered that there were only two remain
ing. Last week when John went to inyesti-
gate he found those two gone and the tail
hanging limp. The nearest reliable naturalist
to consult was several miles away, so the limp
tail was ascrlbed to melancholy and the
change decided upon. rs soon as the pig
found himself In the doghouse with all his
legs free to work one kink came back inn
mediatefy and he began roofing in the ioorless
house, Next he tried TO get out the door
but succeeded in getting only his head and
front feet out, This wa. too discouraging
for anything and the lone kink disappeared.
apparently for keeps.
Last night the lIenkel family heard a slight
disturbance in the yard, but thinking IL was
some proving dog paid no attention to il.
In the morning. however. when John went
TO feed the pig he found both the pig and
house gone. John told the marshal at once
and d general alarm was sent out. Up TO the
time OF going to press the pig was still at
large.
This blow told severely on the marshal
and he felt that he couldn't 90 to New York
with the fate OF his pig in the balance and
found wanting, 30 he went fishing with his
old friend Frank Newton. In the meantime
the Hawkins boys have organized a searching
party. and to avoid accident have agreed TO
leave their guns at home.
, well. boys" said the chairman when
he had done reading. what shall we do2"
Az animated debate followed and after
much discussion it was finally decided to
go to Ronkonkoma in a body and there
organize a searching party. The ticket
Office OF the Long Island Railroad was
called up or the telepao one and a private
car engaged. A telegr m was then sent to
Ronkonkoma TO say they were coming.
After this there was a counting OF heads
and an order sent out for ham sandwiches
and mineral water. As 10 on as these
preparations were completed the members
lined up and marched 90 the ferry with
banners flying. They waited half an hour
for a boat TO take Them over. In spite
Of the sooty atmosphere Of Long Island
City they found the private car ready and
everybody liinbed aboard and made him
self as comfortable as was possible under
the mournful circumstance
In the meantime there was q damp gloom
in R~onkonkoma. The Hawk ins boys had
secured the country around for a radius
of eight miles and came in at moor without
getting a glimpse of the pig. John, the
marshal's man, had gone about all day
with a hangdoH air. although when he
was alone in the barn IN obssrvant Az
would have noticed that his spirits rose
materially. The same fly would have seen
John look occasionally into a large dis
used box stall. and IL he listened Carefully
might hav heard something resembling
a suppressed grunt. He Would then see
John close the loo softly, tiptoe back
ward. and after pulling his face out TO a
proper length venture into the yard
again. These mann uvres were repeated
several times that day, in fact until the
telegram came saying that the William
Henkel Republican Association was on it's
way TO join In the search. This was a bit
OF news that John had not anticipated.
but he determined to make the best OF H.
Accordingly when the train was due he
hitched Bill ant n of the other horses
to the hayrack inc drove TO the station
TO meet them. There were some attempts
at sidestepping when the worthy poli-
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