The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-08
Jack 10 the Rescue.
Thy Phelps l., Grave. u, West Norll
field, Mass.

hs Jack TO the Rescue.
:, Thy Phelps l.. GmVea, H. West North
" field, Mass
No Clarence and Harry Ellis. two Detroit
- boys. aged twelve and Fifteen, while
spending their vacation last summer ON
- their Uncle Morrison's farm In Central
v Wisconsin, had an experience with hogs
!. which they will not soon forget. Among
y the many delights which the farm gave,
y the one that gave the boys most pleasure,
: during early summer, was picking wild
n Strawberries IN pasture a half mile
y from the house. The shortest way 10 this
;, field Was across the hog pasture. a ten
acre lot which was between the straw
" berries and the house.
On these trips they were often az
companicd 10y Jack, farm dog OF
shepherd and bull breed. The boys took |
:, a strong liking Ia Jack and 80 did the dog |
10 the boys One forenoon the boys |
started for Strawberries with two tin |
pals aud lunch. They sent Jack back
Boys" their uncle called from the
barn, "soe II there's any gophers In those
traps | set ON the hill The little pests
are goin TO kill all the grass II ! don't
git rid of them somehow"
The boys went 10 the traps but found
no gophcrs, II guess It's too early.
They haven't come out yet" said Harry.
So they went along TO the strawberry
field. After their pals were filed, they |
sat down 10 rest, and remembered that
they were hungry. so they brought out
their lunch and had picnic.
Lets 20 back by the traps" said
Harry, when their picnic was through j
with. "a gopher might have got into
one of the traps now"
When they came near the traps they
heard pig squeal, aud then squeaI
louder "Well. that's funny; | wonder v
what's that matter with III"
perhaps It's lost" said Clarence.
Hogs could be heard all over the 5,
pasture, answering the pigs squeals with 81
great grunts.
Come On, Clarence, see it; its in a al
trap" said Harry. Take these berries ~
while get ii out or it may get its leg =
broken" bi
Clarence took the berries while Harry OF
stopped to bend the spring and release
escape that il pulled up the stake that 'i'
held the trap chain, and hobblcd off with
the trap on its foot. ih'
iioii.' III airaio VI lie noSs, Crlcu ~
Clarence. RAJ
The hogs were acting queer. They were In
toward the boys, making noise '','
with their grunting that sounded more WI
ike roaring waterfall. ma
"Oh, hogs won't hurt your said Harry ai''
With scorn. why, can drive them
way with this stick" He picked up Ho
ANDY stick and raped hog smartly on
he nose. The hog 'squealed and ran to ,
ne side.
Clarence was treasured He had un- i,
mted confidence in Harry. SO together 1
hey chased the crippled pig in and out pris
T the drove OF hogs. Finally Harry pea
iught the end of the chain and stopped ilea
he progress of the pig, who squealed Ola
uder than ever The hogs were now aiW'
aking deafening noise around them. ana
ven Harry began to get nervous. II
You'd better get out of here" he you
outed to Clarence. Run and climb :.
er the fence" The next instant -.
out struck his leg and he heard his fii i
)users rip.
Run quick !" he cried, and in second "
was knocked down Hoarse grnnts tired
d the swapping of tusks surrounded IN
II, above which he could hear the "
leals of the pig. ana
larry still had his stick, and half rising lady,
struck about vigorously and soon had hef .
AIRED circle, while the hogs Stood Lucy
'und him with swapping, foaming jaws. ana
ring this time he saw that Clarence ever
S safely out of the pasture H. Lowell,
rted to clear way between the fence carry
himself, but was jjerked back by me
,ething that pulled at his hand ~ lookiI
excitement he had slnned a 6noer thong
1ugh the ring at the trap-chain's end, laitil
he could not pull it out. ana II
hained to the pig, he fully realized on 10
danger for the FIRST time. He tried six n
lly to free his finger bnt the rina wasn't
above the knuckle, and his struggles we
blackened the finger. If he escaped wheh
must fight his way through to the crying
e. The continued tugging of the ana
made terrible pain in his finger. poc E,
'ly ne dragged the pig toward the one
e. The pig ran about him. Winding you q
egs in the chain and nearly tripping her TO
The hogs began to move in on money
He hit hog over the back and his put m,
broke into pieces. He looked up pocket
cried aloud in terror. He was SO i star
the fence, but he could not reach it. uld II
lrence was running aro,nd excitedh the gu,
II otiler size OF the fence and-and- ny, ~
Harry looked toward the ana gel
and saw Jack coming like an collars
' down the long slope from the 30
;. Could he make it? nome.
try began to kick at the nearest SO late
In an instant the frightened pig day ms
between his legs; the hogs made our COZ
and he fell under them, while hogs IN to
bout him and over him. He covered nitched
&c with his hands, expecting to feel door AM
ogs' teeth. Then to his astonish- IN wa
they left him lying alone in the sihce' !
inc. A roar at one side was an wa, was lock
lation. In the middle of the drove me cur
was Leaning rigbt and Ieft n hlsod 81 wa
out and ear. here and there sbowinn and get
.hese leaps were not for nothing. some OH
It the dog made lunge at large course
nd fastened so hard that b;s ho1d That wa
not to be broken Harry roc some on,
crossed the fence, and sat uown haiias a
could see of the world was wb;rl;na pretende
reat rate. l found
glad you didn't spill them," he at tne to
"Auntie-" then it was all was insul
He opened his eyes only when me was
Mt threw cold wafer in his faoo one was
It the house. and stoo,
what he
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