ONE TO PAT.
A certain regiment, having for its colonel a Scotchman, was stationed at Gibraltar. Most of the soldiers were Irishmen, and were often subjected to ridicule by their chief, who was no lover of the sons of Erin. One of their number known as Pat, determined, however, to turn the tables on him. Knowing that the colonel would shortly be passing along the rock in company with three or four officers, he sallied forth with a pick and began working with all his strength as if intending to make that part of the barren soil into a cultivated plot. Just then the expected party rode up, and the colonel, not to lose so favourable an opportunity for fun at Pat’s expense, called out lustily, “ Hello, there ! That’s a fine field ; what are yon going to plant in it P Murphies (potatoes), I suppose.” “No, your honour,” replied the witty son of Hibernia, “ Scotchmen ; they will grow anywhere.” This reply, so quickly given, provoked the laughter of his companions, and completely silenced the colonel.
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 22, 26 August 1893, Page 5
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175ONE TO PAT. Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 22, 26 August 1893, Page 5
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