The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-29
BY DONALD ALLEN.

Copyright, 1912, by the AssoGid'ed
Literary Press.)
Moses Flint. farmer, had eon. out
on the veranda after breakfast 10
take a few whiffs at his pipe when
his wife heard him grunt and locked
out from the dining room TO inquire:
What's busted now?'
DO you see that as he pointed
down the highway.
ITS that gal coming in her 'lectrie
runabout"
And do you see that" he asked, as
he pointed to a spot in the road in
front of the house.
our spotted hog.
And do you remember what hap
pened four weeks ago.
She ran over the hog.
And two weeks ago
She ran over him again.
And now she's going to do the
same thing for the third time. Yes,
sir: because ] stood up to her and
told her that folks couldn't go around
the country running over what thcy
pleased and grinning over il. sha J
, come to show her defiance.
You said you'd have her arrested
And won't /? By smoke, but You
watch Moses Flint If she so much
as grazes that hog with 4 wheel
there'll be something doing
Don't let her scare YOU, Moses,
with any of her bic talk"
Scare me- I'd like to see tho
woman that could do IT."
Moses lounged down TO the gate
and leaned over it to glance at 'he
hog wallowtng in the dust. The on
coming electric kept to the middle
Of the highway, and the girl who was
driving 1t wasn't paying Very strict
attention.
by gum" muttered the farmer.
Don't shoo him up, Moses called
the wife from the veranda.
The hog slept on. Thirty seconds
more and 1t happened. A squeai-
an exclamation-two yells--and the
hog went limping away. End The
farmer sprang forward and saved rhe
electric from overturning.
IL didn't see HIM" stammered
the frightened girl as She caught her
breath.
mo. OF course not. If there had
been a barn in the road you wou!dn' t
have seen IL, People can't see what
the. don't want to see
Sir"
"Oh, you needn't go to string me.
That's the third time you have run
over that hog, and each time you did
II a-purpose. You wanted to show
that you had all the rights there was,
and that l had none. Well. it's three
times and out"
IT the hog has been injured / viii
pay for IT."
Hes been hurt. Of course, but ]
can't say how bad. He may be dead
to-morrer morning. Then there's the
shock to his feeiins. He is asleep on
his own land. feelin' secure, and all
TO once you bang over him
Il will pay for his feelings, tool"
stiff1y replied the girl.
you'll sure have to. Let's see.
You've run over that hog three times.
1t orter be with five dollars time.
What? Fifteen dollars for the
hog and he not badly hurt ex-
claimed the owner Of the electric.
TT orter be twenty"
TITS simply extortion. and I won't
pay IT. MY brother Fred will drive
out here and settle the bill Stand
clear OF the machine, sir"
Don't you get excited. Miss. There's
a speed law on this road and you've
been breaking 1t. I'm going to have
you before the justice!"
But | was not speeding.
Lucinda, how many miles an hour,
shouted the farmer to his wife.
About twenty-five. Moses
st wasn't over five."
Don't dispute us. young woman
You are in bad scrape and hadn't
better make 1t wuss by any Sass. III
get in there and we'll go on to Judge
Browns"
you'll not get in here, sir''
"Oh, that's 1t, eh?"
The wife came running down with
a rope. and the vehicle was pushed to
the fence and tied there. Then the
farmer said:
'IIl go on foot, and the judge will