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Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2313, 28 March 1876, Page 3

A Yorkshire man having killed a pig, and not wishing to divide with his. neighbours, as was the custom, said to his man (who, by the way, was a son of the Emerald Isle): .".Pat, If I give the neighbour'?, who have'given. to me,, a piece of my pork, I'll have none for myself. Can you tell nie what lam to do?" "Bedad, sir," said Pat, "it'smyself that can do that mme thing." " Good," says the Yorkakireman, rubbing his hands, and looking at Pat, " Now, tell me what lamtodo ?" " Faith, sir/' said Pat, "sure and when the crathur is clancd, just be aftker hangicg it against the door,, where every, mother's son of them will see it, and early in tho morning, before any one is : about, get up and take in your pig and'hide it away. Thin when your neighbours come, • just; be after telling tbem that the pig was.sthohv "Capital idea, Pat!"' exclaimed the Yorkshireman, "I'll do it, by George." So whenthe pig was cleaned, it was hung up outside, so that the neighbours might see it. The countryman anxiously awaited the approaching night, and at last retired to "bed, but not to sleep :Pat, under the cover of the darkness of the night, crept round the house and stole the pig. > What was the astonishment of the Yorkshireman, when at early dawn he arose to hide away hia pig, but found no pig there, can be better imagined than described. Pat came in with his " top of the mornin' to ye, sir," and giving him aknowing wink, said:—"Master, howabout the pig ?" "Well, Pat, the pig was stolen in reality. •' "Faith and that sounds just as natural as if you bad 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' me thought you could act so well. Just stick to that; it's natural as life." "By George; 1 ' roared the now Jrate Yorkshirelnau, "I tell you the pig was. stolen \"■ Ochl be jabcrs," 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."

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