Skip to main content
Museum of Freemasonry

Masonic Periodicals Online

  • Explore
  • Advanced Search
  • Home
  • Explore
  • The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine
  • Feb. 2, 1859
  • Page 6
Current:

The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine, Feb. 2, 1859: Page 6

  • Back to The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine, Feb. 2, 1859
  • Print image
  • Articles/Ads
    Article THE HUNTED PIG. Page 1 of 1
Page 6

Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

The Hunted Pig.

THE HUNTED PIG .

IJY THE AUTH 0 B 01 ? " lOJI BEOAVN ' S SCHOOL-DAYS . ' Vathers , mothers , mothers' zons ! You as loves yer little Avuns ! Happy pegs among the stubble , Listen to a tale of trouble ; Listen , pegs in yeard and stye , HOAV the Barkshire chaps zarv'd I .

I Avur barn at Kingstone-Lisle , Whcr I vrolicked var a Avhile , As line a peg as e ' er AVUI- zecn ( One of a litter o' thirteen ) , Till zome chaps wi' cussed spite Aimed ov I to make a zite , And to haA'e a " bit o' vim , " Took I up to Uffington .

Up vorig hts the Castle mound They did zet I on the ground ; Then a thousand chaps , or nigh , Runned and hollered avter ITlier , then , I , till I AVUI- bloAved , Eunned and hollered all I knowed , AVhenzo zuro as pegs is pegs

, , Eight chaps ketched I by the legs , Two to each— 'tis truth I tell ' ee—Dree more clasped I round the belly ! Under all they fellers lyin' — Pegs!—I thought as I ivur dyin ' .

But the Squire ( I thenks I zee un ) , Varmer Whitfield ridin' AA'F un , Fot I out o' all thuck caddie , Stretched atlnu't the varmer ' s zadcllc—Bless ' em , pegs in yeard and stye , Them tivo wends as stuck to I .

Barkshire men , vrom Hill and Vale , All as ei'er hears this tale , If to spwoort you be inclined , Plaze to bear this here in mind—Pegs beant made no race to ivin , Be zhai-t o' Avind , and tight o' sldn , Dwont ' ee hunt ' in , but instead At backsivyrd break each other ' s yead—Cheezes doAvn the manger TOAA' 1—Or try and clim the greasy poAvl .

Pegs ! in stubble yeard and stye , May you be never zarv'd like I , Nor clruv wi' greasy ears and tail , By men and bAvoys chough White Horse Vale .

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1859-02-02, Page 6” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 4 July 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/mmr_02021859/page/6/.
  • List
  • Grid
Title Category Page
ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Article 1
OUR ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTER. Article 3
THE BROOK. Article 5
THE HUNTED PIG. Article 6
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 7
THE GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. Article 9
FREEMASONS' HALLS. Article 9
MASONIC IMPOSTORS. Article 9
VISITING LODGES. Article 11
MASONIC CLOTHING. Article 11
THE BEAUTIES OF MASONRY. Article 13
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 15
THE ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Article 16
METROPOLITAN. Article 20
PROVINCIAL. Article 27
MARK MASONRY. Article 36
ROYAL ARCH. Article 38
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 38
SCOTLAND. Article 39
THE WEEK. Article 40
Obituary. Article 46
NOTICES. Article 47
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 48
Page 1

Page 1

1 Article
Page 2

Page 2

1 Article
Page 3

Page 3

1 Article
Page 4

Page 4

1 Article
Page 5

Page 5

1 Article
Page 6

Page 6

1 Article
Page 7

Page 7

1 Article
Page 8

Page 8

1 Article
Page 9

Page 9

3 Articles
Page 10

Page 10

1 Article
Page 11

Page 11

3 Articles
Page 12

Page 12

1 Article
Page 13

Page 13

2 Articles
Page 14

Page 14

1 Article
Page 15

Page 15

1 Article
Page 16

Page 16

1 Article
Page 17

Page 17

1 Article
Page 18

Page 18

1 Article
Page 19

Page 19

1 Article
Page 20

Page 20

2 Articles
Page 21

Page 21

1 Article
Page 22

Page 22

1 Article
Page 23

Page 23

1 Article
Page 24

Page 24

1 Article
Page 25

Page 25

1 Article
Page 26

Page 26

1 Article
Page 27

Page 27

2 Articles
Page 28

Page 28

1 Article
Page 29

Page 29

1 Article
Page 30

Page 30

1 Article
Page 31

Page 31

1 Article
Page 32

Page 32

1 Article
Page 33

Page 33

1 Article
Page 34

Page 34

1 Article
Page 35

Page 35

1 Article
Page 36

Page 36

2 Articles
Page 37

Page 37

1 Article
Page 38

Page 38

3 Articles
Page 39

Page 39

2 Articles
Page 40

Page 40

1 Article
Page 41

Page 41

1 Article
Page 42

Page 42

1 Article
Page 43

Page 43

1 Article
Page 44

Page 44

1 Article
Page 45

Page 45

1 Article
Page 46

Page 46

1 Article
Page 47

Page 47

2 Articles
Page 48

Page 48

1 Article
Page 6

Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

The Hunted Pig.

THE HUNTED PIG .

IJY THE AUTH 0 B 01 ? " lOJI BEOAVN ' S SCHOOL-DAYS . ' Vathers , mothers , mothers' zons ! You as loves yer little Avuns ! Happy pegs among the stubble , Listen to a tale of trouble ; Listen , pegs in yeard and stye , HOAV the Barkshire chaps zarv'd I .

I Avur barn at Kingstone-Lisle , Whcr I vrolicked var a Avhile , As line a peg as e ' er AVUI- zecn ( One of a litter o' thirteen ) , Till zome chaps wi' cussed spite Aimed ov I to make a zite , And to haA'e a " bit o' vim , " Took I up to Uffington .

Up vorig hts the Castle mound They did zet I on the ground ; Then a thousand chaps , or nigh , Runned and hollered avter ITlier , then , I , till I AVUI- bloAved , Eunned and hollered all I knowed , AVhenzo zuro as pegs is pegs

, , Eight chaps ketched I by the legs , Two to each— 'tis truth I tell ' ee—Dree more clasped I round the belly ! Under all they fellers lyin' — Pegs!—I thought as I ivur dyin ' .

But the Squire ( I thenks I zee un ) , Varmer Whitfield ridin' AA'F un , Fot I out o' all thuck caddie , Stretched atlnu't the varmer ' s zadcllc—Bless ' em , pegs in yeard and stye , Them tivo wends as stuck to I .

Barkshire men , vrom Hill and Vale , All as ei'er hears this tale , If to spwoort you be inclined , Plaze to bear this here in mind—Pegs beant made no race to ivin , Be zhai-t o' Avind , and tight o' sldn , Dwont ' ee hunt ' in , but instead At backsivyrd break each other ' s yead—Cheezes doAvn the manger TOAA' 1—Or try and clim the greasy poAvl .

Pegs ! in stubble yeard and stye , May you be never zarv'd like I , Nor clruv wi' greasy ears and tail , By men and bAvoys chough White Horse Vale .

  • Prev page
  • 1
  • 5
  • You're on page6
  • 7
  • 48
  • Next page
  • Accredited Museum Designated Outstanding Collection
  • LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1058497 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2025

  • Accessibility statement

  • Designed, developed, and maintained by King's Digital Lab

We use cookies to track usage and preferences.

Privacy & cookie policy