, 1864-08-08

| wen, my SOOu WOHnh, Sdlu tue cOiOnel
on being confronted with the strange visi-
tor, who was well muffed up in shawl,
and looked like coarse, hard-working fe4
male, "what can l do br you"
And is it yourself that's the colonel,
sure?" returned the Other, with short jerk
ing courtesy.
81 am the man, madame, and so what do
you want!"
al want iistice, yOui honor! sorry a bit
less! and that I'll ay bStimes, av there's a
law in the land, so I will I'm dacent,
Woodworking woman, SdE honQr-the
Wildly MeFune, av yees Ak me me name
and it's not the thaye's in your honor's rig
iment I'm going to put up wild at all, at
alp
"Well out with it! what hashappened to
your"
"Fvc lost pig, your honor-to max
short Of long stOry-and as dacent pig,
too, as body could wish to see in a day S
walkp
"A pig, ehp said the colonel, thinking
Of the animal he had seen in camp.
"Yis, pig, your honor! sorry a bit
lessI
"When did you lose it?"
"This blissid night, sir! bad luck to the
thafe that stole itw
"And do you know where it is now?"
al does that, yer honor fer I've traced
both the thafe and the pig tOthis very house,
so havep'
."Here?" exclaimed the colonel, in aston
ishment: "traced the thief and the pig
here"
"Sorry am to hurt your honor's feel
ings; but it's the truth I'm telling yess!"
Where is the pig, then? and who is
the thiefP'
"Av your honorll stip this way a bit, III
show ye the horse that's got the pig strapped
on to it, and it's like yOursilf can guess the
thafe afterwards, sirl'
The major and one or two other officers
now coming up, the colonel mentioned the
complaint Of the old woman, and invited
them to accompany him and see what she
had to point out-adding in very severe
tone, that he would have stop put to such
lawless dOings, even though he should have
to punish every man In the regiment.
The Widow McFune now led the way to
an open shed, where several horses were
hitehed, and pointed out her dead pig
strapped to the saddle Of one Of them.
"Gracious heavensl that is my horsep
cried the horrifed colonel, while his brother
officers rOared out with laughter.
"Ah, saints dehnd Us, theng' exclaimed
the Widow McFune, in alarm, say Tcome
all this way to make my cOmplainings to
the head thafe himself Oehonel there'll
be no justice here! and I'll jist go and write
to the blissid president himsilf, SO will
nowp
"This is some mistake! some triekw
cried the excited colonel.
"Sure an it is, sir !! and dirthy trick at
that! to stale poor, hard-working, honest
woman's pigp returned the widow, turning
to depart, "did iyer the world hear of the
likes? But the blissid president shall know
Of the same, so he shall, as l av to go to
himself, so will now!'
She was fastening away, when the col
onel, who could not see the joke that was
convulsing his friends, overlook her.
Here. woman" he said; "what is your
eonfounded pig WORTH"
"Tin dOllars--sOrry a cint less"
"Well, here" returned the colonel, has
tily producing his pocket-bOok; "here is
your money; and now say no more about it,
and 60 about your business
"Sure," rejoined the old woman, dropping
parting courtesy, "sure your honOr's a
gintleman, barring you're thafe!"
The next day the whole camp was laugh
ing at the joke, and we believe the colonel
has not heard the last Of it yet. In due
time Patrick Flanagan was set at liberty
without being court martialed, and then
the whole truth came out. Onthat Christ
mas night, he had managed to escape from
the guard-house and get back again with
out being discovered; aud during his alb
sence he had played off the whole trick
the Widow McFune being no other than
his worthy self, disguised in the garments
Of one Of his female friends. In laughing
triumph be exhibited the ten dollar green
back to his intimate comrades, rcmarking:
81 said I'd be ayen Wid him betimes, and
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