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side of the water, as well as in his native Scotland, re- 

 joices in the name of Hogg; and the mental food of 

 many an urchin in the long winter evenings is deiived 

 from Hogg's Tales. In science and philosophy, how 

 miicli would have been lost to the world if no light had 

 been shed upon it by Bacon! and what streams of foren- 

 sic eloquence at the Senate and the Bar, have proceeded 

 from a Choaie! 



In the physiognomy of the hog there is something 

 that engages the attention of the most casual observer. 

 There is an expression of cunning in his eye that be- 

 tokens shrewdness, and with the length of the nose we 

 are accustomed to associate wisdom. Humility is stamp- 

 ed on all his features, and he is a most profound thinker. 

 There is also an expression of gravity in his counte- 

 nance, not inconsistent with that contentment and free- 

 dom from care, which often manifests itself in a jolly 

 grunt or a merry squeal. 



He cannot properly be called a non-resistant, although 

 he holds some of the opinions of the new sect of Come- 

 outers. He is a firm believer in the absolute equality 

 of the sexes, favors amalgamation and is opposed to all 

 government. Here we ought perhaps to beg the pig's 

 pardon for the degrading comparison; — since he is 

 never so ultra hoggish as to take pleasure in disturbing 

 religious worship. 



In his domestic habits the hog is not abstemious or 

 over-nice in the choice of his food, and consults no trea- 

 tise on cookery in its preparation. He claims no kin- 

 dred with striped pigs, but is temperate in drinking and 

 may justly be called a cold water hog. He never sign- 

 ed the total abstinence pledge, yet never violates its 

 letter or its spirit. He is often in the gutter but he 

 always goes in and comes out a sober hog — and never 

 boasts of it afterwards. 



The hog is a gentleman. This discovery was made 

 as long ago as the time of Franklin, and that eminent 

 philosopher was the first to make this important fact 

 extensively known to the world. The-aristocratic hog 

 eats, drinks and walks about, like any other gentleman 



