"Blind hog/pig finds an acorn" (1883, 1889)

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While I was observing Yom Kippur, some on this list were changing my "blind squirrel" into a "blind pig" or a "blind hog."

Who knows? Maybe one of the "three blind mice" could find an acorn, too?

The following JSTOR article is of interest to the Fred Shapiro-types to read in full.


(JSTOR)
Folk-Lore of the Pennsylvania Germans. III
W. J. Hoffman
The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 2, No. 6. (Jul. - Sep., 1889), pp. 191-202.
Pg. 199:
19. ...
Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while.--Remarked of one who unexpectedly, or undeservedly, meets with good fortune.


(WRIGHT AMERICAN FICTION)
Burke, T. A. (Thomas A.), (1828-1880): Polly Peablossom's Wedding (1851) 1 match in 1 of 199 pages
MIKE HOOTER'S BAR STORY.
arn Parson Dilly say so, I'd ov swore it wasn't er fac, he was cotch one day stealin' acorns from a blind hog. Did you ever hear how that hoss-fly died? Well, never mind. It was too bad to talk 'bout,


Clark, Alexander, (1834-1879): The Old Log School House (1861) 1 match in 1 of 315 pages
GOING THROUGH THE WORLD.
He is too simple to devise, and too cowardly to perform a noble act. He would "steal acorns from a blind hog," if we may borrow a phrase to suit the person. He would tremble at an enraged pismire!


Title: Sense, or, Saturday-night Musings and Thoughtful Papers (1868)
Author: Pomeroy, Marcus Mills, (1833-1896)
Availability: © 2002 The Trustees of Indiana University.
Print Source: Sense, or, Saturday-night musings and thoughtful papers
Pomeroy, Marcus Mills,
New York : G.W. Carleton, 1868.
Pg. 39:
People seldom blunder on success as a blind pig falls into a well.


Title: Wanderings of a Vagabond ([1873])
Author: Morris, John.
Availability: © 2001 The Trustees of Indiana University.
Print Source: Wanderings of a vagabond
Morris, John.
New York : The author, [1873].
Pg. 416:
As a blind hog stumbles on an acorn, so did De Soto discover the Mississippi River.


(NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM)
  Reno Evening Gazette  Monday, November 15, 1880 Reno, Nevada
...for him. He got his money like a BLIND PIG rinding an ACORN, AND if he is going.....AND skoes, hats AND cape, dry goods AND dress soodf, fancy goodi AND..

  Indiana Weekly Progress  Thursday, March 01, 1883 Indiana, Pennsylvania
...to mind the oldMying that "a BLIND PIG will occasionally find an ACORN.....elect themselves to pny during AND before the expiration uf the near..