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the place, whining a little. ' Champ, champ ! ' goes the 

 pig, taking not the least notice of the dog ; and down goes 

 his mouth to the plate again. Toby couldn't stand that 

 any longer ; victuals, and he not there ! Out he runs, 

 and comes up in front of the pig, with his mouth watering, 

 and pushes his cold nose into the empty plate. Like a 



shot,thepig turned 

 tail, and was snug 

 in the kennel be- 

 fore Toby knew 

 whether there was 

 any meat or not in 

 the plate." 



5. One can 

 scarcely credit the 

 fact that from the 

 wild boar, with 

 his rough, hideous 

 body, savage snout, 

 and terrible tusks, 



have come substantially all the finely-molded animals that 

 mope and hobble about the better class of farms. We 

 have large breeds and small breeds ; Chester whites, Po- 

 land-Chinas, Jersey reds, Lancashires, and Berkshires, 

 Yorkshires, Essex swine, and Suffolks. All show the 

 purpose of the breeder in getting rid of all that is use- 

 less, long noses, ears, legs, and bodies, and retaining just 

 what is wanted for use. So that the perfectly- bred pig 

 looks like a brick or parallelogram in shape, has short legs, 

 large round hams and shoulders, and plump sides. His 

 little head and nose have just enough left to eat the care- 

 fully-prepared food that is set before him. 



6. Now, if the daintily-shaped Berkshire is turned 

 abroad into the forest to find his own living, he will begin 



The Wild Boar. 



