The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-19

drive him to Wildly O'Rourke's door, for
I'll let y6 know, Peter, that there's no er
ghost in heaven on 'arth that can drive
o pig whin be has the digjl IN him, which
same he usually has
All right, said Peter: s'I'm wild ye. !"
Then the ghost said to Peter, Scan
you fy?"
Not much, said Peter.
With that the ghost tore off bit of
the sheet he was wearing as kind of
Roman toga, and handing it to Peter
said, Wrap this around your arm, me
boy, and yen fly wild the aise of wild
duck
Wrapping the piece of cloth around
his arm Peter rose from his bed, and say
ing. 'rm wild ye now, Tim, out of the
window they sailed together.
Before very long Peter found himself
near large building, from which he
could hear the sounds of cattle, and
soon he discerned in the obscurity the
forms of animals IN neighboring in
closure.
s.Here we are, and here are the pigs, .
said the ghost
The ghost and his companion came to
the ground close to a big, fat SOW that
was contentedly sleeping, when Peter
remarked: .'Tis no aisy job to run in
this pig. How many miles is it to the
Wildly O'Rourkesg'
'sOnly four miles, said the ghost;
'sbut have plan to make short work
of it. Have ye praty in your pocket,
PETER
81 have, said Peter.
ssThen breathe on it and hold it to her
nose and she'll follow We like dog
the which Peter did, and after an hour
Of good work they arrived and knocked
at the Widow O'Rourke's door.
"Who's knoclSin' there?' said sleepy
voice.
sits I, Pete Donnelly, and a frind.
with a prisint of q pig fer ye. Mrs.
O'Rourke."
'sThis is no time of night comm to an
honest widdy's house; but I know ye fol
pure man, Pete Donnelly, and I'll ope
the door, if yen bide minute, till /
throw on a bit of me clothes"
A few minutes later the door was
opened by Mrs O'Rourke, who, light in
hand, asked Peter and his friend in, but
when she noticed the white garments
and CHASTITY face Of the ghost she threw
up her hands. dropping the light and
shrieked, "What diyi1 of ghost is this
wild ye, Pete Donneliy?" to which Peter
replied in soothing tones:
s.Sure, be calm, Mrs. O'Rourke, it's
only Tim Sullivau's ghost Ye must re-
mimber limits but short time we
walked him, and do you not call to moind
that before he quit 70 that avenin' he
promised you big, fat sow
'sHe did that" said Mrs. OiRourke;
land / was surprised that he should
think of LAWN this world and forgettin'
poor widdy-more, by this token, that
Wildly Sullivan has had the loan of me
saucepan now foive times for to fry sau-
sages, WHENEVER her company has stayed
to tay"--
Then said the ghost, sA1rs. O'Rourke,
I'm PLACED to fond ye in this noind, for
I've come all the way from purgatory to
redame me promise, and here's the sow,
and good luck toye, Mrs. O'Rourke.p
AT this moment the SOW walked in the
open door.
"Where did ye get the sow, ghost of
Tim Sullivan said Mrs. O'Rourke.
81 cannot tell We that, Mrs. O'Rourke."
"Then I'll not take the pig, and now I
look at her, there's squirt in her eve.
and I'll have none of it, and don't loike
the looks Of We, either, ghost of Tim Sui
Ivan"
''Tll lave the pig wid ye, Mrs.
O'Rourke, and I'm quit of me promise.
So now, farewell, and I'll be off,
mot SO, begorrah. Take your divil
of a pig and yourself wild her. III see
you in purgatory before take your evil
eyed pig in me house."
care you woman Of your word, Mrs.
O'RourkeY'
81 am that, Mr.. Ghost"
"Then come along wild me, Mrs.
O'Rourke," " and, taking her by the waist,
the ghost Of Tim Sullivan few out of
the window, bearing the shrieking form
of Mrs, O'Rourke with him.