Show SOLDIERS ADOPTED BY PIG odd mascot that history records as attaching itself to company of kentucky volunteers there Is in the history of the state of kentucky an odd incident in con lection with the invasion of canada by the kentucky troops in 1812 1810 A company of olun volunteers lun destined for selby s army assembled at harrods burg and formed a nucleus around which the military recruits of the country gathered on the march to the ohio on the outskirts of the tile domn kofl n named so the story runs the company saw two pigs fighting and debated the march to atch the combat Ul ben lenthe the march recommenced it was observer observe that the victorious pig was following the company and when the men en camped at night the animal lay down near at hand of course the soldiers fed their plump recruit the next day the pig followed them and this it did dally daily on ohp th march to the river 1 lien a man Is in love he Is either so happy or orr so miserable that he care what happens children are happy because they hae not learned the at ait t of being nils ints erable |