Year: 1869

A pig and dog on board a ship on the
voyage from India to London were very
good friends; they ate out of the same
plate. walked about the deck together, and
would lie down side by side under the bull
warks in the sun. The only thing they
quarreled about was their lodging. Toby,
the dog. had very nice kennel; the pig
had nothing of the sort. Now piggy did
not see why Toby should be better housed
Of a night than he. So every night there
was a struggle to sec who should get into
the kennel first. If the dog got in he
showed his teeth and the other had to
look out for other lodgings; if the pig
gained possession, the dog could not turn
him out, but waited for revenge next time.


One evening it was very boisterous, the
sea was running high. and it was raining
very hard. The pig was slipping and
tumbling about the deck; at length it was
SO unpleasant that he thought the best
thing he could do was to go and secure his
berth for tho night. though it yet wanted
a good time to dusk But when he came
to the kennel, there was Toby housed; he
had the same idea as to the state Of the
weather as the pig.


"Cmph. umph" grunted piggy. as he
looked mp to the black sky; but Toby did
not offer to move. At last the pig seemed
to give up, and took turn to sec where he
might find warm corner for the night.
Presently he went to that part Of the YES.
rel where the tin plate was lying that they
ate their victuals offof. He took the plate
in his mouth, and carried it to part Of
the deck where the dog could see it, but
some distance from the kennel; then turn
ing his tail toward the dog, hc began to
make noise as if he was eating out Of the
plate.


"Whatw thinks Toby. "has piggy got
some potatoes therc!" and he pricked up
his ears and looked hard toward the plate.


"Champ! champ" goes the pig. and
down goes his mouth to the plate again.
Toby could stand this no longer-victuals!
and he not there! Out he ran. and thrust
ing the pig on one side, pushed his cold
nose into the empty plate. The pig turned
tail in twinkling, and before Toby knew
whether there was any meat in the plate
or not, he was snug in the kennel, laugh.
ing at Toby's simplicity.


LAW AND PoKER.-At q far Western
Court the case Of Smith vs. Jones was
called up.


"Who's for the PLAINTIFF" inquired the
Judge, impatiently.


"May It please the court" said rising
member Of the legal fraternity, (" Pilkins is
for the plaintiff, but left him just now over
in tho tavern playing a game Of poker.
He's got = sucker there. and is sure to skin
him right smart, if he has only got time.
He's got everything all set to ring in .
"cold deck" in which case he will deal
for himself four aces and his opponent
four queens, so that your Honor will per.
ecive that he must rake the persimmons.


Dean me-" said the judge, with sigh,
that's bad! It happens at very unfor-
tlonate time! am very anxious to get on
with the case"


A brown study followed, and at length
happy thought struck the judge:


"Bill," said he, addressing the friend Of
the absent Pilkins, who had just spoken,
you understand poker about as we'll a.
iilkin'. Suppose you 60 over and play
his hand"


And Bill did It.


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