The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
@ BILLY P1G =

"Fiddlesticlks!o sald the bid eow.

 "Fiddlesticlzs!" said the old COW.
 You'll find it true when I come back" Billy Pig warned her, and off he trotted across the meadow. In the distance he could see a farm house.
 "Ooof! Ooofl" parked a dog, and Billy Pig began to run as fast as he could in the opposite direction. Be- fore he knew it he was out in an- open place where shiny rails were stretched along the ground. Billy Pig had once seen a railroad track in back of the farm where he lived, so of course he knew just what the shiny rails were for.
 "Hello!" called a squeaky voice, and Billy Pig looked up to see whole car full of pigs, peekihg out between the boards at the side of the car.
 "fIellol' said Billy Pig, very much fattered at being spoken to by pigs who rode around in car. Where are you going?" asked one of the pigs.
 "1'm going to have great adven- ture and find my royal mother" Billy Pig replied.
 You'd better come along with us," the pig suggested. But Billy Pig couldn't jump into the car no matter how he tried That's too bad" said the pig. But l if you'll walk in the direction of the city Pm sure you'll have an adven- ture"
 Billy Pig thanked him and started off down the tracks. After he had walked so far that he could just see | the car way back in the distance, he began to wonder when something ex- citing would happen. He didn't have long to wait, though, for up the track came a great fierce engine with smoke coming out of it's 1 top. Billy Pig was so scared that he began running around in a circle The 1 thing kept coming closer and closer until it was almost upon him. With a big jump he left the track just as the engine rushed by.
 For a minute Billy Pig was too frightened to realize where he had 1 landed. When he did look around he began to squeal louder than ever. For where do you suppose he was?
 He had jumped off the track into big hole and he couldn't get out. He tried to climb up first one side and then the other. It was no use He was down in a big hole and there he l had to stay.
 Soon it began to grow dark and Billy Pig felt very hungry. He won dered what they were having for sup per at home, and whether his mother missed him. Then he began to cry. l la Fx<It Ell All night long he dreamed that he was living in a beautiful yard where there were nice fresh apples and corn for him to eat. Then just as he was about to begin the lovely meal he woke up.
 "Oooh!" Billy Pig squealed, for he realized that he was still down in the 1 big hole and the hungriest pig you can imagine.
 "Oooh!' he sduealed again.
 Must be a pig down there" said a gruff voice. Suddenly long arm reached down the hole and pulled Billy Pig out by one foot.
 "F'ine young roasting pig, this" said the voice.
 At that Billy Pigs heart jumped so that he slipped out of the big hand that held him, and ran off as fast as ever he could. He seemed to run miles and miles before he was sure that he was not being chased. Then, because he couldn't think of anything else to do. he continued to run in the same direction.
 Suddenly the most wonderful thing happened Billy Pig saw big fence and just on the other side were his little brothers and sisters and his mother eating breakfast. Under the fence Billy Pig squeezed as fast as he could.
 His mother was so glad to see him that she gave him great big pile of potato skins without even stopping to scold him. I really think, however, that there was no need for her to scold, for he was the happiest little pig in the world at being home again.
 Perhaps you're wondering if he ever did have his great adventure. To tell the truth, Billy Pig never ran away after that-or at least he hadn't the last I heard