The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-28

building of the pen was an all day job.
! Mr.. Bowser stuck right to Ii, however,
and just at dark he had the "institu-
tion" finished and the bedroom filled
with clean straw. Mrs. Bowser sug
gested feather bed and wooden blan
kets, but her words passed unheeded
He had figured on going out into the
| country next day TO buy his pig, but as
he stood surveying the finished pen u
man came through the alley and STOP
ped to say:
"Hello neighbor Been building
plgpenY
"As you see"
"But where's your pigY
I'll get him of some farmer tomor
row."
"See here, neighbor," continued the
man after looking the pen over more
closely, don't you think of buying n
pig of farmer. He will cheat the
eyeteeth out of you. | live over OH
Chestnut street Last fall bought
pig; but, as | didn't know anything
about building n pen, he hasn't got
along as well as hoped for. I didn't
suppose that pig wanted any privacy.
, and / didn't provide for bedroom
My wife Is down with rheumatism and
can't feed him, and If you want that
pig I'll give you bargain. can have
him over here in ten minutes"
whats your lowest priceY"
II ought to get $12 for him; but, see
ing he will fall into kind and courteous
hands, I'll make It ten"
"Why, ought to get a pig out In
the country for SO or $3w exclaimed
Mr.. Bowser.
Man, are you Joliing?" replied the
other Don't you know that pigs have
| gone up 400 per cent; that farmer
VIII put common breed off on you
and charge you SO for bringing him in /?
He VIII be a tenderfoot pig not used
to the ways of a city, and It will take
you three months to put single pound
of flesh on him. Whatever yon do,
, don't buy tenderfoot pig. The first
time, he hears a little German band
playing he may try TO commit suicide.
l wouldn't sell this pig of mine TO
everybody. no matter what price was
offered, but you seem to be man
with heart in you. A pig wants talk
Ing to now and then He wants to be
made TO realize that he has at least
one friend left In the world"
Brought Pig Home.
Mr.. Bowser closed with the offer.
and the pig was brought over and paid
for. He was long, lani pig. There
were two knots In his tail and a CLEAN
In his eye. IL the man hadu't Insisted
that he was n thoroughbred Lcghorn
and II Mr.. Bowser hadn't seen that he
had bristles he might have passed for
n greyhound. The animal made dive
for his bedroom as soon as placed In
the pen, and Mr.. Bowser went in to
dinner with warm glow stealing over
him. Mrs Bowser had nothing to say,
and the subject of the pig was not
brought up until they had finished and
sat down for the evening; then as Mr..
Bowser was getting ready to lay down
his orders as to the future welfare of
his protege there came long wild
wall from the back yard to lift him
out of his chair and cause him to ex-
claim:
"By John! But what in thunder is
thatW
"Only that pig of yours" quietly an
swered Mrs. Bowser
"Pig? Pig? But what alls the pig?"
The reply was another wall, ending
in sort Of hyesaish chuckle.
ITS the blamed catsr'
TITS your Leghorn pig"
Mr.. Bowser donned his hat and over.
coat and went out to the pen. He had
emptled pail of swil into the trough,
but none of 1t had been touched The
pig had come out of the privacy of his
bedroom and stood slantcd up against
the side OF his pen, and he was grunt-
ing and barking and walllng and
chucklng.
Mr.. Bowser spoke kindly to him. No
go.
Then he was cuffed on the ear and
made a savage grab ut the hand that
did 1t and sent out such shrleks as
must soon attract crowd.
Mr.. Bowscr picked up piece OF
board and menaced the Leghorn with
It, and the next moment he was knock
ed Hat on the earth, and the pig was
out Of the gate and streaklng 1t down
the alley. The one room porker had left
the two room pen forever behind him.
"WellT queried Mrs. Bowser as Mr.,
Bowser came sulking in to sit down
and pick up his paper.
"Well, what" he demanded, Il
know nothing about. pigs, Mrs. Bow
ser, but | do know that you can
catch the 1910 train In the morning
for your mothers, and you'd better
ask the cook TO help you pack your
trunksw NJ. QUAD.