(an
escaped pig, trying to swim the Connecticut river, had nearly reached the
opposite shore when it went to the bottom – news item)
O,
that so brave a feat should end
Disastrously,
alas!
Think
of the future, had it made
The river, smooth as glass.
Its
next attempt aye, might have been
The course to Boston Light;
And
then the English Channel feat
Would have allured its might.
And
then, when these were overcome,
In keeping with the age
We
would have seen this wonder pig
Upon the vaudeville stage!
High
diving, and the swimming art
We might have seen galore,
If
only that poor, unknown pig
Had reached the other shore!
Alas!
That such a bright career
Should be nipped in the bud;
Alack!
His resting place should be
Midst clams, seaweed and mud.
The
world has lost, but let it keep
This motto in its breast:
“Although
he didn’t rise to fame
He done his level best.”
Dec.
18, 1912
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