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In the same vessel, and on the same voyage to China, the sailors had another pet, of a very singular description; viz. a pig literally a grunter: nor do I believe there ever was a favourite more deeply cherished, or more sincerely lamented after her singular exit. On our sailing from England, six little sows, of a peculiarly fine breed, had been laid in by my steward.

"You must know," said he, "I walked about all the forenoon, till I was as tired as an old donkey, without seeing a single grunter not so much as a track of one; but as I was determined not to return empty-handed, I resolved to go without my dinner, and " "What!" exclaimed Jack, "did you really resolve to do that?" "Now, Jack, hold your tongue," returned Peterkin.

"You must know," said he, "I walked about all the forenoon, till I was as tired as an old donkey, without seeing a single grunter, not so much as a track of one; but, as I was determined not to return empty-handed, I resolved to go without my dinner and " "What!" exclaimed Jack, "did you really resolve to do that?"

"I met your brother Grunter yesterday, and helped him build his straw house." "That was kind of you," spoke Squeaker. "I suppose the bad old wolf got him, though. Too bad! Well, it can't be helped, as it is that way in the book." Little pig!

"Come directly, Mas'r," says Sady. He grins. He takes the pistols out of the holster. He snaps the locks. He points them at a grunter, which plunges through the farm-yard. He points down the road, over which he has just galloped, and says again, "Comin', Mas'r. Everybody a-comin'." And now, the gallop of other horses is heard. And who is yonder? Little Mr.

Little pig! Let me come in." "No! No! By the hair of my chinny-chin-chin. I will not let you in!" answered Grunter, just like in the book. "Then I'll puff and I'll blow, and I'll blow your house in!" howled the wolf. Then he puffed and he blew, and, all of a sudden, over went the straw house. But, just as it was falling down, Uncle Wiggily cried: "Quick, Grunter, come with me!

"We want to see Twisty-Tail." For the first and second little pigs, after having been saved by Uncle Wiggily, and taken home to Mother Goose, had come back to pay a visit to the bunny gentleman. "Well, perhaps I may meet Twisty-Tail when I go walking to-day," spoke Uncle Wiggily. "If I do I'll bring him home with me." "Oh, goodie!" cried Grunter and Squeaker.

Thus this old body behaves just beautifully and wags along like the tail follows the dog when I forget all about it. The grunter lets the tail wag the dog. I have never known a case of genuine "overwork." I have never known of anyone killing himself by working. But I have known of multitudes killing themselves by taking vacations. The people who think they are overworking are merely overworrying.

"Sady, sir, come here!" roars out Master Harry. "Sady, come here! Confound you!" shouts Master George. He grins. He takes the pistols out of the holster. He snaps the locks. He points them at a grunter, which plunges through the farmyard. He points down the road, over which he has just galloped, and towards which the woolly heads again turn. He says again, "Comin', mas'r.

I think accidental conflagration is the cause. December 12. Hogg came to breakfast this morning, having taken and brought for his companion the Galashiels bard, David Thomson, as to a meeting of "huzz Tividale poets." The honest grunter opines with a delightful naïveté that Moore's verses are far owre sweet answered by Thomson that Moore's ear or notes, I forget which, were finely strung.