Year: 1873

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Two families in Slawson have had an


experience somewhat similar to that suf.
fered by Mr.. Cobleigh several weeks


ago. These families live in a double
house, and each had pen with two


pigs. Last Friday the woman in one


part discovered that her two pigs were


free from their pen, and looking after


geological specimens at the foot of the


yard. She also discovered at the same


time that the gate to cabbage yard adj


joining was open, and that the pigs


might at any moment become ravished


by view of the glories within. Her


husband being away, she hurriedly Sc


cured the gate, and then set about to


return the truants by the following in


genious plan. Taking 3 shovel of corn,


she approached as close to the animals


as possible, and, holding the tempting


morsel near enough for them to learn
| its inviting character, she screwed her
face into an expression of winning sweet


ness, and backed slowly toward the pen.
It was beautiful illustration of woman s


faith, and we regret to write that it did


not work. The pigs took one snuff at


the contents of the shovel, just to show


that they took some interest in the mat


ter, and, being convinced thereby that


there was nothing injurious in the ex-


pertinent, fell to roofing about again


with renewed fervor. The noarer the


woman came to the pen the straighter


her face grew, and presently lost every


vestige of solicitude, and assumed in


stead an expression of medium feroci-


ty. What she may have done will new


er be known, as at this iuncture her
husband made his appearance on the


back stoop, and, her eyes resting upon
him, she commenced to apostrophise
him in the language married people
alone are adopts at. After requesting
somebody to show him the idiot who
had let those hogs out, that he might
punch his head, he drove straight at the
truants, and missed them, of course.
Then he drove at them again with a
clothes pole, and missed them again, al
though he made another pole by hit
ting that on a stone. Any one who
has helped to drive one or two pigs will
readily understand the number of arti-
cles that passed through the air, and
the style of conversation the man kept
up during the chase. Finally, he got
one of the animals in corner, and be-
ing by this time utterly regardless of
personal appearances or consequences,
threw himself upon the brute, neatly
scraping the fence with the top of his
head, and falling upon the pig in such
a way as to hold in allegiance every one
of its muscles except those in the throat. |
These were at once put in active opera |
ton, and the man for moment thought |
he had captured planning mill. Then
he raised slowly, keeping tight hold |
of the animal, and getting on his feet,
and the pig in his arms, struck cut for
the pen, preceded by his wife and an
other woman, and closely and anxiously
by all the neighbors for half
mile around. In this way the process
sion laboriously moved, the pig having
worked its head to within two inches of
the mans ear, was pouring therein
tale of unparalleled distress, which if
not calculated to melt the stoutest
heart, actually threatened to split open
the stoutest head. The man was utter
" powerless to remedy the horror, hav-
ing both hands engaged, and could on
" twist his ear little out of range, and
scream at the top of his voice his plans
Tor the future of them hogs" On
the pen, and while i'll the act
of dumping the bowling viper over the
,ide, the woman next door made an un-
fortunate discovery. Their hogs were
n the pen the truants were hers. The
nan, who was still holding the pig, and
night have, with reason, taken promi-
lent part in the debate, contented him
elf by merely expressing hope that
le mil ght be damned, and then trudged
round to the other pen, where ne ar
ived after much unlocked for tribula
ion, and again hoisted the bowling
Monster up to the top, when the woman
ext door made another and still more I
emarkable discovery. Her pigs were
n their pen. Z" What's that?'' scream {
d the man, who was SO fixed that he ]
ould not very we'll see into the pen, '
nd was obliged to lift his voice to
lake himself heard above the din. t
Them amt my pigs" screamed the I
oman. Why amt they?'' he yelled. S
Cause my pigs are here she shrieked t
ack. 1t is needless to add that the G
range animals were urged out of that /
arden without the use of subterfuge. r