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Chapter 17

           Peterkinwasusuallysentonthiserrandwhenwewantedaporkchop(whichwasnotseldom),becausehewassoactiveandcouldrunsowonderfullyfastthathefoundnodifficultyinovertakingthehogs;butbeingdreadfullyreckless,healmostinvariablytumbledoverstumpsandstonesinthecourseofhiswildchase,andseldomreturnedhomewithouthavingknockedtheskinoffhisshins.Once,indeed,amoreseriousaccidenthappenedtohim.Hehadbeenoutallthemorningalone,anddidnotreturnattheusualtimetodinner.Wewonderedatthis,forPeterkinwasalwaysverypunctualatthedinner-hour.Assupper-timedrewnearwebegantobeanxiousabouthim,andatlengthsalliedforthtosearchthewoods.Foralongtimewesoughtinvain;butalittlebeforedarkwecameuponthetracksofthehogs,whichwefollowedupuntilwecametothebrowofarathersteepbankorprecipice.Lookingoverthis,webeheldPeterkinlyinginastateofinsensibilityatthefoot,withhischeekrestingonthesnoutofalittlepig,whichwaspinnedtotheearthbythespear.Weweredreadfullyalarmed,buthastenedtobathehisforeheadwithwater,andhadsoonthesatisfactionofseeinghimrevive.Afterwehadcarriedhimhome,herelatedtoushowthethinghadhappened.

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