Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-21
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For IN" moment dropping the editorial we
"nd Slipping int" that delightful personal in
''narN that h"trays the rapid approach or
i""ral"mania desire to have a little con
vcrs" With YOU who follow about a coupl.
OF pigs.
I'VE IN the country, the beautiful Sow
ern Riv"r, near Annapolis. In end room
with six windows and big double French
door. struggle against Fate and In favor ~
tire" meals each day. willing TO cut out the
ruiii"s. but insist"nt upon tho point Of grub
] call this room my Office: others would say
den" and look dcvilish. Call il what YOU
VIII, that's where / work.
We mot the editorial we" but Mrs W and
II call our place Waricc- tho Severn It's
K" continuation of our names She was a Loo
until hard luck hit her. Distantly "A Vir-
ginla Loo. It's remarkable how many r-la-
tiv"S tn" general had! Sixteen acrcs fence us
~. 400 feet Of water front lie before us.
My post office address is +. o. Box ga An
iap"lis, Md. only. II YOU write (Which Meas.
DOB max" sur" to put "Warlrc- on the Severn
ON IN" envelope. 1t gains for us tho respect
ar tho postmaster
Now about those two pigs. What is life in
IN" country without "A pig pom? W" have a
'h'rlS"y COW who is mother ot the finest
h''f"r mat ever used four feet. and sho gives
nv" gallons of solid cream every day No
f'"S"nah." us" can he made of five gallons
" ""E' :" We decided to get TWO pigs 10 di-
"a" tn" cNCcss with the chickens
ON tn" beautiful Sunday afternoon iust
passed into history. drove over to Mr. Moss
nous" ana bought the pigs SIX weeks old.
"hl'" aud black funny littl" things While
th'} NnSuuIlN Tapped cornmcal mash out OF
II pan. slipped up behind and grabbed ono
WIN each hand. by the first convenient hind
Leg aud popped them into a runny sack
arriving NJ me. opened the sack and
reached for a pig. The other siipp.d ont and
beat 1t down the hill into IN" orchard While
looked fo"lishly mt his rc,rcatinc spots tho
. o. Np
followed suit yelled for help disturbed u
Weekend party into activity and began the
pursuit.
always had IN" impression that a tame
PS could he caught rather easily have
run down rabbit. and have measured sncod
with F." racer snake, pigs looked simple Rut
listen, brother: Don't eyer ,lcncpd ON v,ur
wv" les t" "v"r'ak" four ~ a pigs can
mink ~ nothing more futile more undivn
NOD, NOR "Ndspcrating.
w nil" Alien and Helen and Aljcc and Nrs
w ana IN" baby guarded tn" n"ares, pir
started th' other down an orchard valley ina,
runs 1" IA" river. Ever and anon could
h"sr screams and shouts behind mo whcr.
~" summarizing body we're trying 10 corner
their baby pork. Mine was losing himself IN
hramhlcs. and was his heels suddenly n.
turned dashed between my legs and started
h"lo!nE M the hill.
li'' stop that pig" yelled: and tho
army on the home base diverted their a,ton
won from their pig TO mine just long enough
To- let theirs ret away. While ,ntpn I.u,had
In d"r!sion and turned back toward the w,,.r
FOR on" solid hour and "a certain nuph.r or
minutes IL Was "a race back forth and
Wy an" down until my pig dashed into the
river and hogan swimming
may no; I've pigs equal ON land I'm, !,
wat"r I've got him. 1 went in. clothes. shoes
ana all. and caught him fair in fficen feet
ct river II YOU ever tried TO swim with ono
nun" h"'H'nH PIGS hind logs and Il ton OF