South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30
The Ethics of Piggy 0. Henry

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them started Bnt. TO Rufe. I'd
seen him two or three times walking
about and looking ~ the s.de-shOw
pictures with his mouth full ot pea
nut candy. but he never came nigh.
The crowd piked a littie bat
trying 90 work the shells without
capper is Ike fishing without bait
closed the gave with only S42 Of
the unearned Increment. while ] had
been counting ON yank'ng the yeo-
men for $500 a: east. I went home
az II and went 10 bed I supposed
that The circus had proved too allur-
ing for RUFF, and that ne mad sue
rumeI to 10. concert and all. but /
meant 20 give him a lecture on gen
cral business principles n the morn
ing.
Just after Morpheus had got
both my shoulders 90 the shuck mat
tress 7 hears a houscfui Of uubccom
Ing and ribald noises like young
ster screechlnE with green apple
collie. ] opens my door and calls out
in the hall for the widow lady and
when she sticks her head out.
saws. Mrs Peevy. mann would
YOU mind choking of That kid OF
Hei- rcst2'
Sir saws she. it's no child Of
sine. It's the pig squaling that
ur friend Mr.. Taum brought
home TO his room q couple OF hours
ego. And II you are uncle or sec
1nd cousin or brother 90 IL. I'd ap-
1rcciatc your stopping it's mouth, sir,
yourself. if you please.
II put on some Of the polite out
side habillmcuts Of external society
and went into Eufe's room. He had
gotten ~ and Iit his lamp. and was
pouring some milk into tin pan
on the floor for dingy-white. half
grown. squcalIng pig.
How Is this. Bufe? says ].
You fIimflammcd IN your part Of
the work tonight and put the game
on crutchcs And how do YOU eN-
plain the Pig il looks like back
sliding 90 me.
Now. don't re too hard on me.
JEFF. sage he. You know how long
I've been used Co stealing shoats. It's
got TO be- "a habit with me. And to-
night men I scc such fine chance.
] couldn't help takiu' it,.
well saws C. maybe you've real
y got ElrptopigiiI- And maybe
when we set out Of tlc pig belt
youU turn your mind t1 higher and
more rcmuucrativc misconduct. Why
YOU should want 60 stain your soul
with such distasicfUi fcchle-mind-
ed. perverted. rcar.u- beast as that
/ can't understand
why JEFF. says he you ain't I'm
sympathr with shoats You don't
understand 'sm like ] do. This here
seems t0 mc TOO boz an animal OF
more than common powers OF ration
and intelligence. lie walked half
across the room on his hind legs
a while ago.
Well I'm going back TO bed.
says /. Sec IL YOU can impress IL
upon your friends ideas and intc!li-
gence that he's rot 20 make 50 much
noise
"He was hungry. says Rufe.
Hell go 20 sleep and keep quiet
now.
II always get up before breakfast
and read the morning paper when
ever / happen 20 be within radius OF
a Hoe cylinder or Washington
hand press. The next morning ]
got up early. and found 81 Lexington
daily on the front porch where the
carrier had thrown IT, The FIRST
thing I saw in IL was doubIc-cOl-
ann al on the front page that read
Ike this:
$4,000 Reward
The above amount will DE- paid.
and no questions asked. Tor the
return. alive and uuiuju~ci. OF
Beppo, the famous European cdu-
Gated pig that straycd ur WAS
stolen from the eideshow tents OF
Binkley Bros circus last night.
Geo. Il. Tap.,y Business Mgr.