Paddy Murphy's Breeches.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 332, 9 January 1889, Page 6

Paddy Murphy's Breeches.

YY'niL!, tun oiling in the South ot Ireland a lominli was lcgaled by a car-drhor with the laic of how Paddy Murphy had his breeched let out. It was thus told :— Well, sor, Paddy Murphy, who lives in a cabin clo^c by, wanted a pair of breeches. Mo he goes> clo'vn to Peter McGlogon, who li\e% in the valley below, and ta^s, sayq he, ' Peloi, I want you to mako me a pair oi breech c? ' • >Sl and by,' say- Peter, 'and 1 will measure you.' Ho the breeches wcic made, and when sent home they we in <-o small tliat Paddy could not get into them. Back he took them, and told Peter how vexed ho was with thorn. ' You've made my biecchcs too small," he say«. ' You must let them out.' ' Well,' say-« Peter, ' lea\c them with r,;c and I will do that &arne for you.' So Pat left, them \o be let out. Time went by, and i'etei did not send them back. So Paddy went down to the valley to sec whj he did nob get them. A c « soon as he got to the lioubc he saw the tailor digging up some potatoes, and ho shouted out to him, • Peter, have you let mv breeches out V ' Faith and I have !' bays Peter ; ' I've let them out for a shilling a week ever .sinco you left them.'