The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-27
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~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
A PIG PARTY.

It was the day for the party which
Grandfather Porky Pig was to give in
order that all the pigs might show their
JOY that they didn't have to go to
school to learn to be clean.
Were going to show today" said
Grandfather Porky, as he stood upon
stump in the pigpen. that we're
regular pigs. We love the mud, the
great and glorious mud. the nice, oozy
mud. the soft, dark. squashy mud"
Hear! Hear, Cheers." shouted the
pigs in their squealing voices.
To-day, in addition to playing In the
mud" said Grandfather Porky, we're
going to see which pig can make the
greatest pig of himself when the farm
er comes around with the dinner. The
one who does the best receives a
prize"
"Goodie!" they all grunted.
i am glad" continued Grandfather
Perky, that my family and grandchil-
dren and relations love the mud. I
love 1t so myself! am glad they take
after me. All, to dig in delicious mud.
to feel its softness, to get good and
dlrty-what else is so fine? And that
lovely word of squashiness which
sounds so like mud and pigs is second
only to the word-foodr
"They say" began Miss Ham, "that
they've named all notable and famous
people after u.s."
You don't say?" inquired Mrs.
Pinky Pig. Tell US about it, my
dear"
'Why, I've been told" continued
Miss Ham, that every child or person
who is greedy and selfish is called a
pig. Often the farmers son has said
to the farmers daughter, There.
don't take the best apple for yourself.
You are a little pig!'"
Grand, simply gorgeous" said
Grandfather Porky.
but they don't mean it as compli-
ment, though" said Sammy Sausage.
1--WE all know that. We love to say
they have named creatures after us,
but we all know It's really not an hon
or at ALL"
'Never mind how they mean 1t
young Sammy" said Grandfather
Perky. "It's fine to have creatures
with two legs named after u.s.
''They have named q weed-pig-
weed-after us, too, eh?" asked Pinky
Pig.
True" said Grandfather Porky
''but while it's mighty nice to eat, it's
20 hox
two-legged creatures often named af.
ter u.s.
81 have something finer to tell you
said Brother Bacon.
''Tell 1t to u.s." all the pigs squealed
'Yes," said Grandfather Porky, "tel
us what Is so fine"
| ''In the big world they are trying Il
save and cherish us-so we'll never
grow scarce. They love us so! They
are forbidding folks to eat us at times
Isn't that glorious? They have at las
come to appreciate u.s." grunted Broth
| er Bacon.
| Fine" they all squealed.
Pork and bacon are expensive nov
they're fine and expensive. The,
| Know at last what pigs are like-wt
aren't cheap food, but luxury. Heigh
| ho!''
/ mo longer cheap food, but a lux
ury," squealed all the pigs.
Wonderful" SAID Porky Pig, IAN,
what good idea to appreciate us b.
forbidding folks to eat us on certain
days if they think we're CROWN,
scarce. But the best part of it all i
that they aren't keeping us from eat
ing as much. All, no! they let us eat
for they know that we SO fully appre
ciate the joys of eating"
Just at that moment the farme
came along with thu dinner for tn
pigs.
THE party, my party" shrieke'
Porky Pig.
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