The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-17

O disma, tune and the shnky wag,
~ on rafting and jingilng in all
its joints from being left exposed and
unsheltsred In all sorts OF weather.
Joe went TO tho barn and got sack.
From tho oak grovo he managed 70
serape mp -four sackfuls OF leaves
These he placed In corner OF the
fence. Then he cut pole about ten
feet long and ran Il cater cornered
through the wires OF the two lines OF
fence about three feet from the ground.
Several shorter ones were placed be
hind II 10 the angle formed by the
fence corner post
With his Ratchet he cut pine brush
from the bushes In an old field and
piled them on the poles In the fence
corner. the stems all pointing TO the
front, until thick thatch formed n
sIoping roof which would shed rain.
Then he piled more pine brush about
the two sides formed by the converging
wire fence and climbed over and sur
veyed his work
He had made cory rain and wind
proof shelter. and he smiled as he
thought OF how tho~a uncared for pigs
of SulliyHn's would enjoy II. Across
the road was spring branch and nm
abandoned washtub from the house.
With an approach OF dirt banked 10 its
edge. which. set down and placed IN tho
neld. formed watering place for tho
pigs. Joe thoughtfully put several
large stones In the tub no that the wa.
ter was not over I'VE inches deep. In
case one Of the pigs fell In V would not
drown.
Next morning Jim Sullivan brought
the pigs, lively spotted little fellows,
but poor N snakes. Joe turned them
loose In the ne,d. and they began eat
ing the tender young no n n they
were fsmshei. Inns scrawny horses
were also rnvenously devourinR tho
green stun. After supulating that Sui
Ivan was 20 Ill the water tub each
morning and evening Joe locked tho
gate and went up TO the house
Mother. you and sister come with
me. I've got somsthing 10 show you,
he said.
"All right. Come on, Annie called
Mrs. Weston. And they followed Joe
down the rond TO his 'farm," - they
called the four acres.
"oh-h, brother. look at those old
horses In your farmi Let's run them
outr' cried Annie.
Hurry. soni They arc tuet gobblins
your rye"
Joe laughed.
THAT'S what put them in there
.or. I'm renting It for pasture for
awhile
But they are eating up the ryer' OBJ
jected his mother.
'sThat won't hurt it--really dement's
Il Those first shoots nipped OF makes
the roots throw out twice as many
more, and makes each plant stronger
and thicker"
"oh. and there nro two horrld little
physics I'm there tool III chase them
out for you" said Annie.
81 thought you said that hogproof
fencing would keep them outr' In
quired Mrs. Weston.
ut willard keep themtn too, Those
are my pigs. and put them In there.
I traded pasturage with Jim Sullivan
for them"
"They are mighty little-and poor"
observed his mother.
1T feels sorry for thcm-just look at
their POOR little ribsesp said Annie,
(which do you like best, sis"
"That cute little one with the whit
face and the curly tail. "
"All right that's your pig, and hi
name Is John l.. Sullivan, and tn
other one is named Mike sullivan
'Oh, thank you for John L.. Buddy
I Just love my pig nowF'
"The other one belongs to you
mother"
.why, I'm obliged to you, son, but
hardly know what to do with 1t. w
have no pen, you know
.You and Annie just save the Kitten
en- scraps for them. I'll feed them o.
this rye and oats awhile, and that WI
give them good start. Then I'll bull
n pen nearer the house. III we kee
them growing right each one ought
weigh 800 pounds by next fall
"But, son, we couldn't use all tina
meat
"No'm; know that, and 1 didn
mem for us TO eat them. wnnted 20