10 FARMING IT 



upon Runts, if I could find any, and one evening 

 I went across the way to consult my neighbor 

 Daniel. 



Now Daniel, my nearest neighbor, is a gentle- 

 man of wealth and position, a lover of horses, an 

 expert judge of cattle, and a famous breeder of 

 swine. Daniel loves a trade in any one of the lines 

 mentioned, and enlivens each exchange with so 

 many quips and jokes and good stories, that, 

 before you are aware, you have made the trade, 

 taking in exchange for your horse or cow or pig a 

 stock of new stories and whatever Daniel may 

 have seen fit to unload upon you. 



I believe in perfect frankness whenever I try 

 to trade with a man, or to buy of him anything I 

 know but little of. And so when I told Daniel 

 I wished to buy a pair of his best pigs and would 

 leave the price to his fairness, I knew I should be 

 treated as a man and a brother. 



"Now, Daniel," I said, "I don't know any- 

 thing about pigs, and you do, but I have some 

 decided ideas in the matter. I have thought over 

 the different breeds, and have decided to get the 

 best, even if they do cost a trifle more. I want a 

 good pair of Runts, and I don't know just where 

 I can get any." 



"What do you want Runts for ?" said Daniel, 

 with an expression of astonishment on his ruddy 

 face. 



