PAT AND THE PIG.

Dunstan Times, Issue 723, 25 February 1876, Page 3

PAT AND THE PIG.

—o — Yorkshireman having killed a pig, and not wishing to divide with his neighbors, as was the custom, said to his man (who, by the way, was a sou of the Emerald Isle) ; “ Pat, if 1 give the neighbors, who have given to me, a piece of my pork, I’ll have none for myself. Can you tell me what I am to do?” “Bedad, sir,” said Pat, “it’s myself that nan do that same thing.” “ Good,” says the Yorkshireman, rubbing his hands, and looking at Pat. “Now, tell me what lam to do?” “ Faith, sir,” said Pat, “ sure and when the crathur is claned, just be afther hanging it against the door, where every mother’s son of them will see it, and early in the morning, before any one is about, get up and take your pig in and hide it away Thin when your neighbors come, just be after telling them that the pig was sthole.” “ Capital idea, Pat!” exclaimed the Yorkshireman, “I’ll do it, by George.” So when the pig was cleaned, it was hung up outside, so that the neighbors might see it. The countryman anxiously awaited the approaching night, and at last retired to bed, but not to sleep. Pat, under the cover of the darkness of the night, crept round the house and stole the pig. What was the astonishment of the Yorkshireman, when at early dawn he arose to hide away his pig, but found no pig there, can be better imagined than described. Pat came in with his “ top of the mornin’ to ye, sir.” and giving him a knowing wink, said : “ Master, how about the pig ?” “ Well Pat, the pig was stolen in reality.” «' Faith and that sounds just as natural

IH if you had lost your pig,” with another knowing wink “ (tut you blockhead, I tell you tho pig was stolen,” ‘‘Faith, and bo gorra, the sorra a bit o’ me thought you could act so well. Just stick to that; its natural as life,” “By George,” roared the now irate Yorkshireman, “I toll you tho pig was stolen !" “Och! be jabers,” said Pat, “ stick to it, and yer mbora will belave you, and sorra a bit of it they’ll get. Faith, I didn’t think you could do it so well."