Page 37

34

a small Guinea pig up to a mammoth
anteater (no doubt they were a cross between
the latter & a wild-boar) sprang out from
behind the stumps fence corners & [fast?]
rocks, and like a prowling gang of
hungry wolves Seized the corn with a
voracity only known to Such beasts.
One Ambitious little pig about the size
of a full grown rat & which we were informed
was 5 mo. old, pitched into
a whole ear of corn, the old mother observing
this came running with Locomotive
speed & thrust her yard & a quarter of nose
under her offending offspring & hurled it
into the air to a dangerous height.
Other pigs of medium size grabed their
half ear and ran with full speed way down
the hill to enjoy the rareity unmolested.
An experienced member asserted that the
pigs had not tasted corn before since our
club met here last year, the flock is undoubtedly
the Same.

Some splendid steers were in the same
field, also two fine colts.

Leaving these pleasant things we walked
down the back lane which is bounded
on both sides by fences grown up in
elders & bushes, at the lower end is
a nice young orchard & a twenty acre
field just planted in corn.

Circling around the wheat fields which