PAT AND THE PIG.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 39, 10 February 1876, Page 4

PAT AND THE PIG.

A Yorkshireman having killed a pig, and not wishing to divide with bis neighbors, as was the custom, said to his man (who by the way, was a son of the Emerald Isle) : "Pat, if I give the neighbors, who have given to me, a piece of my pork, I'll have none for myself. Can you tell me what lam fo do ?" " Bedad, sir, '?' said Pat, " it's myself that can do that same thing. " " Good," says the Yorkshireman, rubbing his hands, and looking at Pat. " Now, tell me what I am to do ?" " Faith, sir," said Pat, " sure and when the crathur is planed, just be aftber hanging against the door, where every mother's son of them will see it, and early in the morning, before anyone ia about, get up and take in your pig and hide it away. Thin when your neighbors come, just be afther telling them that the pig was s thole." "Capital idea, Pat 1" exclaimed the Yorkshireman. " I'll do it, by George." So wben the pig was cleaned, it was hung up outside, so tbat the neighbors might see it. The country man anxiously awaited the approaching night, crept round the house and stole the pig. What was the astonishment of tbe Yorkshireman, when at early dawn he , arose to hide away his pig, but found I no pig there, can be better imagined than described. Pat came in with his " top of the mornin' to ye, sir," and j giytog 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 as if you had lost your pig," said Pat, with another knowing wink. "But you blockhead, I tell you the pig was stolen." "Faith, and be gorra, the ! sorra a bit o' tide thought you could act so well. Just stick to that; it's natural jas life." "By George," roared the now irate Yorkshireman, "I tell you the pig was stolen!" "Och! : be jabers," said Pat, " stick, to it, and yer nabors will belave you, and sorra a bit of it they'll get. Faith, I didn't think ye could do it so well/' . m