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her own species, Toby became her constant associate ; and finding 

 his visits to the kitchen were winked at, he made use of the privi- 

 lege, and would bask himself at full length before the fire. He 

 even ventured occasionally to follow her into the front lobby ; and 

 if, as sometimes was the case, she put him into the yard, he would 

 kick up such a row at the kitchen door to be let in, thumping on it 

 with his snout, that she was fain to admit him to his old quarteis. 

 Toby was of a very social disposition, and so fond of Annette, and so 

 grateful for her kindness, that he would follow her about everywhere ; 

 indeed to my great surprise, one day I found him standing sentry over 

 her while she was putting down the stair carpet, and he seemed to be 

 watching her proceedings with a very sagacious air. In process of time 

 there came another proof that the course of true love never did run 

 smooth. Annette fell into bad health, and returned to her home ; 

 the damsel who replaced her, had no taste for the society of pigs ; 

 so she thumped Toby away from the kitchen door, and many were 

 the blows he got from her broom, or whatever missile first came to 

 hand. Toby was soon exiled to his sty, much against his inclina 

 tion, for he evidently would have preferred bivouacking in the back 

 premises. We seldom passed to the garden without throwing him 

 some comfort in the shape of a few cabbage-leaves, a handful of 

 acorns, or a bunch of turnip-tops. It was truly amusing to see 

 Toby make his bed. As the straw which was furnished for it was 

 rather long and coarse, Toby used to take it bunch by bunch in his 

 teeth, and run into a corner, breaking it into small pieces; and 

 having accomplished this feat, he proceeded to arrange his couch in 

 the most methodical manner. One day, Betty having omitted to 

 give him his dinner, Toby in a great passion, jumped out of his sty, 

 and came running to the kitchen door to see what was the reason 

 of his being so shamefully neglected, and loud and long were hi? 

 remonstrances on the subject. Finding it difficult to get the poor 

 animal properly attended to, he was transferred to a neighbor ; and 

 we never gave him a successor, as we scarcely expected to find in 

 another of his species that gratitude for kindness and affection for 

 his friends, which shone so conspicuous in the character of poor 

 Toby," 



It may appear absurd to ciaim cleanliness as a swinish virtue ; but 

 in point of actual fact the pig is a much more cleanly animal than 

 most of his calumniators give him credit for being. He is fond of 

 a good cleanly bed ; and often, when this is not provided for him, it 

 is curious to see the degree of sagacity with which he will forage for 

 himself. "A hog is the cleanliest of all creatures, and will never 

 dung or stale in his sty if he can get forth," says a quaint old writer 

 of the sixteenth century, and we are very much of his opinion. But 

 it is so much the habit to believe that this animal may be kept in 

 any state of filth and neglect, that "pig" and "pig-sty" are terms 



