I 
Foam, or The Life and Adventures of 
a Razor—Backed Hog 
THE MOTHER 
HE was just an ordinary Razor- 
backed Hog in the woods of South 
Virginia, long-legged and _ long- 
snouted, strong in shoulder, hard 
and tight in the flanks, and equipped 
with sharp white tusks that, though 
short, were long enough to inspire terror in any dog 
that dared to try her mettle. She roamed in the 
glades by Prunty’s during summer, or in winter, 
when food was scarce, rendered a half-hearted and 
mercenary allegiance to the Prunty barnyard} Nea 
(tt, 
w ' vy 
which furnished a sort of mart, where many differ- 
ent races met to profit by the garnered stores or, 
waste. ; 
The early spring had passed. Bright summer . 
had begun; redbird and robin were stating it in set 
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