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patiating on her undesirable qualities. I don't think 

 it is quite so bad as that. I merely show that pigs 

 should be interned. No one has a deeper apprecia- 

 tion of a pig as a public duty or as a possible source 

 of profit, but I don't think I need be blamed if I 

 wish she had better table manners. I think the lit- 

 tlest boy hit the nail on the head when he confided to 

 me: "I guess folks call pigs pigs because they are 

 so piggish." As we have never gone in for hog- 

 raising he had learned the meaning of piggishness 

 before he learned anything about pigs. Conse- 

 quently he thought the name very appropriate. Al- 

 though Beatrice raises a "pathetic plaint and wail- 

 ing cry" whenever there is food in evidence that she 

 can't get at, she is still a highly esteemed member 

 of the live stock. The trouble is that I have not 

 learned enough about Froebelism to be able to "pun- 

 ish her in love." 



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