Foam—A Razort-Backed Hog 
Then he gravely smelled his right foot, and his 
left foot, and grunted again. It was all new to 
him, and he didn’t just know what to make of it; 
but he let it pass. It was not long before the wear 
and tear of his wearing, tearsome life spoiled all his 
French polish, and next time Lizette got out her 
brush and blacking Foam was there to sniff that 
queer smell and offer his hoofs again for treatment. 
The sensation must have pleased him, for he gravely 
stood till the operation was done, and thenceforth 
every blackening time he came and held his feet 
for their morning shine. 
FOAM AS DEFENDER 
Has a pig a conscience? What do you mean by 
conscience? If it means a realization that one is 
breaking a law, and that it will bring punishment 
and that a continuation will surely pile up harder 
‘punishment, then animals have consciences in pro- 
portion to their brains. And Foam, being born with 
ample wits, had judge and jury, accuser and witness, 
in his own heart when he himself was criminal. 
He had been forbidden to tease the lamb, who was 
a harmless woolly fool, and the duck, who was worse. 
Scolding and switching were things he understood, 
and because they were finally associated with teas- 
ing his companions, he learned that Ste 
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