The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-31
DRIVING A Pig.
BY CLARA c. HOLMES.

Not many folks in WILDLY know il.
but did have one gentleman friend
once confded Miss Amelia, glancing
up from her sewing.
With mischief cleaning In her
roguish eyes, Constance asked:
"One experience was quite enough
for you, was it. Miss AmeliaY
well, must say was disappointed
Tisn't likely 1 shall be mistaken
again."
Then Constance fell into abstraction,
while Amelia continued reminiscently
when lived on Rock road young
man from Darrytown used to visit me.
WILDLY folks never knew what good
friends Simeon Rush and 1 got to be. !
liked Simeon awfully well, but / was
too shy TO let him know. He and /
used TO play checkers together"
simeon married Lovey and they be-
gan housekeeping in Darrytown"--th
time she was interrupted by an unwel-
come sound outside.
"If my pesky pigs aren't both out II
exclaimed Amelia.
Constance, at the window, saw two
shoats running toward the orchard.
They'll spoil the apples I" despaired
Amelia.
IN call George" encouraged Con-
stance, going to the telephone.
Amelia hurried out to the shed and
stirred up a pailful of mush but por-
ridge did not appeal to the palates Of
the rooters-they had had Whit OF
the wild.
When George arrived he and Con-
stance took to chasing one shOat,
which started with speed for Dairy
town Il miles away.
When. he might have reached that
township is still matter of conjec-
ture, for a pedestrian CHANGED along
and headed the runaway toward home.
When the man reached Little Orchard
farm he observed three people sitting
on the well curb, one looking as though
she had lost her best friend: one
laughing gleefully, and a young man
pretending to fill himself with oxy-
gen from his bicycle pump.
George went to assist the man, who
was fourishing a long stick at the
shoat's nose.
"a fine idea," acknowledged George.
"Git the point?" asked the man. "a
pig must be drove>in an opposite direc-
tion-northmfor south, and vice versa.
You got a string?"
George happened to have a trout
line
You hold the dumb thing" COM
manded the man. ''I'll adjust the string
to his tall"
George succeeded in gripping the
"dumb" things head. AS the string
would not coalesce with the tail, IL
was affixed to a hind leg.
"Where is your pig penT demanded
the man. "Everybuddy git out Of the
waSI"
The man drew the string taut. When
1t was slackened the pig started on a
'home run" that would have done
Babe Ruth credit.
Satisfied at last, the pig grunted at
his porridge, and. pig-like, the other
shoat. came to feast with its brother
Amelia came forward, extending her
hand. She was greeting Simeon Rush
1t was Constance who invited
Simeon. into the house.
Amelia made herself hospitable,
chatting and preparing lunch.
"How is Lovey nowadays7" she In
quired.
"well. as fur as 1 know" frowned
Simeon
"Do you ever play checkers now
adays?" he asked at last.
''Not often; bat I have our board"
Lets play checkers, Amelia"
81 don't want to play unless you
play better than you used TO-" she de-
INJURED.
'T'u do my best"
But she won the first game.
1--WE play too one-sided," she re-
volted. thinking about Lovey.
"Give me one chance more, Amelia"
he entreated, smiling into her eyes.
She won two games out of three;
then she arose
you don't play any better" she re-
minded,
he graSpeo ner nanoS, noldlng them
fast. She fiinched. the word coming
involuntarily.
'Joveyl"
'Iovey left me three years ago
don't you known
81 didn't know" she replied. little
wistfully.
Amelia" he faltered, 81 wonder II
you will consider marrying me now7"
She flashed him a smile, and in it
he saw light he had never seen in
Lovey's eyes.
That night Amelia's beautiful face
beamed brightly in her new happiness.
There was a commingling Of humor In
Amelia's mental composition. As she
gazed at the sparkling creature in the
glass before her, she said to it:
Amelia Babcock, today you learned