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Show AJW CR& BONNER MRS. PINK Pld "Ye, Miss Ham, I'm feeling well," suld Mrs. I'lnk Pig. That wasn't what 1 was going to ask j on.' said Mrs. Ham- "Well then I'm telling you that I ni feeling well anyhow. I am sure you must he glad to know It." "I don't care about knowing It In the tenet." said Mrs. Ham. "Then I'm telling you something wlilcli j ou haven't even had to bother to wish for," said Mrs. Pink Pig. "What I wus going to ask you. xpicnlcd Mlhi Hnm. "was where you found those nico vegetables you lmvo been eating?" "What vegetables?" asked Mrs. Pink Pig. "Now you know perfectly well," said Miss Ham. How did you know I had vegetables?" vege-tables?" asked .Mrs. Pink Pig. And then she added, "You don't know at all, and you're only guessing for jou don't know whether I had or had not any vegetables." vege-tables." "Oh jes, I know," said Miss Ham. "for I saw a bit of green sticking out of your mouth. Your table manners aren't of the best, Mrs. Pink Pig." "Not of the best, It Is true." said Mrs. Pink Pig, "hut quite as tine us yours. Pigs don't bother much about "You Know Perfectly." tnhlo manners. Thnt Is because they ore pigs of course. Or rather thnt Is ono of the reasons why they remain pigst "Pvo never heard any ono say, " 'Let's coll pigs by some other nnme as they don't really desene the nnmo if pig.'" "Pvo never heard any onu say thnt and It Is truo that I don't believe they ever will." "Well, It doesn't matter." said Miss Ham. "What would the world bo liko without us? We're Interesting looking look-ing creatures. Wc are very apt to muk people smile nnd they should bi pleased nbout that and many of oui relatives have deserved the food thej jmve had for they hue given the people peo-ple themselves In return. That was good of them Indeed." "Good of them," said lirother Hncon. "flood of them Indeed, grunt, grunt," "Gopd of them."- un'.d Pinky Pig," "good of them Indeed, grunt, grunt" "Good of them, good of them Indeed, grunt, grunt," said Master Pink Pig. "Good of them," said Plnky's mother, "good of them Indeed, grunt, grunt." "Of course," said Mrs. Pink Pig, 'they didn't actually give themselves In return, but they were taken for food." "Of course that Is truo too," said lirother Itaeon. ."Grunt, grunt, that I truo too." Thut Is truo too," hnld Muster Pink Pig, "grunt, grunt, that Is truo too." 'That Is truo too," said Plnky's mother, "grunt, grant, that Is true too," "That Is true too," said Pinky Pig, "grunt, grunt, that Is true too." "Thut Is truo too," said Miss Ham, squeal, squeal, thut Is true too." "Well. I must be off," snld Mrs. Pink Pig, "I have severul things to do." "What lmvo you to do?" nsked Miss Hum. "Oh," snld Mrs. Pink Pig, "I ,avo a little digging to do, some very line snout. digging as some ladles do embroidery." em-broidery." "And what else, pray tell?" usked Miss I lam, "Ah." snld Mrs. Pink Pig. "you want o know about thb vegetables. You think I'm going to get more. Well, I'm hoping of course, nlwuys hoping, but I'm not sure, not sure at all." And oft went Mrs. Pink Pig, followed hy Miss Hnm who wanted to see It Mrs. Pink Pig hml u now phiee sho lujd found where tiiero was some food, and Itrotlier llncon followed. Ho did rinky Pig, nnd Plnky's mother nnd Master Pink Pig too. Hut they all had n flno meal for thu farmer enmo nlonjf In a very few mis. nt.es and gave them tliefr su.iper. Kgyptlnn Inw invo married women control over their own property, |