PAT AND THE PIG.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 2 May 1883, Page 2

PAT AND THE PIG.

A Yorkshireman having killed a pig, and not wishing to divide with his-neighbors as was the cus.tjpm, said to his man (who, by'the way,, was a son of the Emerald Isle): " Pat,:.if I give to 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 mjself 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,",saidPat, "euro/when •the creature is cleaned, just be afther hanging it against the door,''where ivery mother's son of them will see it, and early.in the morning, : before;.ajiy ? one is 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 sthoje," " Capital idea, Pat!" exclaimed .the Yorkshireman. '' I'll do it, by George." So when the pig was cleaned,.itlwas hung up outside, so that the neighbors might aee it. The. countryman anxiously awaited the approaehing night, and at last retired to bed, but not to sleep. Pat, under cover of the darknesss of the night, crept round the house and stole the pig., What was the astonishment of j the yorkshireman, when at early'dawh' he .arose to hide away his pig,, but found mo pig there, can be better imagined than described. Pat came in with his "top o'the mornin'.to ye, sir," and givitig hint a knowing wink, said: - '.,'• "Master, how about the'pig J" \Ji •■■:« "Well, Pat, the pig was stolenihi;eality." ' •:-■■. ■■&'■ ■ " Faith, and that sounds just ssx natural as if ,you lost your pig," .said Pat with another knowing'wink...,-.,.. . pig wafi stolen." : r:* n *s£^ "Faith, and be gorry, the o'me thought you could a^t^P^v v Just stick to that/jit's life." , ■■'"•'■' •'• •'.By George," roared the now irate Yorkshireman, " I tell you the pig •was stolen." "Ochl bejabers," said Pat,i»sticl? ■ to it,-and ypumabers will'belave. you, and,sorra a bit of it they'llget. .Faith I didn't think ye could do it so' well." -'Tit Its.' .RAJ ■