A PIG YARN.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 53, 1 May 1895, Page 2

A PIG YARN.

THE LATEST OUT FROM AMERICA, A prominent banker in tho Western States of America was lifted into wealth by his lisping, a fault which be had tried hard but unsuccessfully to overcome. At that time ho had a small farm, and, as his sorn crop came out well, though it was almost unsaleable on account of the oversupplied market and low prices, he concluded he would purchase two sows and pigs ani fatten them on tho corn. He called his hired man. “John,” he said, ‘ ‘ I want you to go aud buy me two thows and pigths.” “ Whew ” the hired man yelled; “do you really mean itr” “ Yeth, I do,” lisped the farmer. Well, John disappeared, and his master looked for him to return the next morning, but he did not come. Another day. and finally five days passed, aud the farmer became uneasy. At last John put in an appearance. “ Where on earth have you been ?” asked his employer. “ I’ve been for your pigs.” “ Did you get them “Yes, sir. Yonder they come down the road. And I tell you I had a trouble in getting them, and had to pay good prices for them. They’re good ones, though.” By that time the poor farmer had nearly fainted, for, gazing in the direction pointed by John, he saw a whole army of pigs coming down the road. There were 2000 of them. “J-e-r u-s-a Ki-m I” gasped the man. “ What on earth ’’ John told him that tie had done just what ho was told ; had bought 2000 pigs. He bad paid for thorn by giving orders on his employer. The farmer was almost paralysed. but saw that he would have to grin aud bear it. He made a contract with some neighbours to fatten the hogs. Shortly after that the Mexican war broke out, and the Government offered fabulous prices for provisions and stores. The farmer sold his bogs at four or five times as much money as ho paid for them and got his start.