Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-10-29 | Page 2 | Parlor Pig Enjoys Life as Bacon Time Nears

, n -sT ; . I ' -i (7 -i ' " S f - r - ty. fr r' , - " .: . j r ' ' - ' ? ' 3 aaeedsue Pieas Wlresseu 'Bottle-Baby Pig Likes to Snuggle Family Gas, a t7S-pound pig, snaggles Leloa Bachtell I home near Arlington, la. Mr. Bachtell and wife contentedly In the parlor of tbe Pet Bachtell watch la amusement, Otis loves companlenshlp. : r-j . !l!?!lP9 Enjoys Life As Bacon Time Nears ARLINGTON, Is., Oct M ( A 275-pound pig, name of Gus, is a frequent and welcome guest in the parlor ef the Pete Bachtell farm home near here. Gus developed a penchant for life Indoors when the Baehtell family fam-ily reared him behiad the kite en range. Gus waa abandoned at birth by hla mother. The Baehteils gave hiss his start with warm milk fed from a baby bottle. Although Gus now has permanent perma-nent quarters In the barnyard, he frequently follows the Bachtelli indoors. On these occasions Gus imms-distely imms-distely heeds for the scatter rug in front of the radio and reclines contentedly. Mrs. Bsthtell esys she doesn't pretest tee much. Gus is house-broken house-broken and his manners are above reproach. As pigs go. Gus Is a handsome spatted Poland China. Puppy-like, he will nuzsle the Bachtetls in friendly fashion. He grows jealous when attention is paid U Tony, the family dog. The Bachtellf say Cue has several sev-eral accomplishments: He knows his own nsme and will respond when called. He knows the sound of the Bachtell Jeep. When he hears it coming he romps happily to the spot where it customarily Is perked end awaits Us arrival. He likes humsn companionship and recently trudged a mile through field and wood to keep Bachtell company while he sawed wood. There's a big question mark about Gus' future. He is now st a weight when most pigs are lively candidates for conversion Into bacon and pork roast. The Bachtetls dislike to think sbout such a possibility. They say Gus ought to be in a circua.