Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1898 — Art of Hog Driving. [ARTICLE]

Art of Hog Driving.

The difficulty of driving a single hog was well illustrated at the foot of 9th street the other afternoon at about train time. Some men were driving a herd of swine to Amherst, and as they approached the bridge one of the animals became obstreperous and bolted toward the city, becoming thereby separated from the rest of the drove. The three or four men, assisted by volunteers, placed themselves between the city and the rebellious hog In a seml-eirele, while one of their number advanced cautiously and began to tickle the bog’s nose with a pine brush. This would make the animal turn round, and each time he did so he would move a few steps toward the bridge and the rest of the drove. The maneuvers were watched with a great deal of interest by a large crowd of spectators, and when Anally the wayward one returned to the bosom of the drove a very audible murmur of admiration went up from the crowd.—Lynchburg News.