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please me ; they tell me crabs are a good thing 

 for giving folks an appetite, ah'll gang to Darling- 

 ton an' see if ah can get some." No sooner said 

 than done, and the poor old pig was given some 

 crabs which increased her appetite to her owner's 

 satisfaction. At last the eventful day arrived 

 and she was taken to Catterick to be slaughtered. 

 There was great excitement as may well be 

 supposed, and Mr. Jaques and a large party from 

 Kichmond were present. "She died a good, she 

 did," and as she was hanging up, Mr. Outhwaite, 

 who was regarding her with fixed attention prior 

 to the shop being locked up until the time for 

 weighing her arrived, said, " The fact is they tell 

 me that they lose weight Avhen they get cauld, 

 bring all t' blankets you have an' lap her up in 

 'em." This was accordingly done, and next 

 morning when they proceeded to weigh her she 

 was as warm as when she was killed. Mr. Outh- 

 waite just won with .5 lbs. to spare, and " well 

 trained and well jockeyed " the old pig had been 

 to win him his money. 



Such a victory could not pass by without an 

 entertainment, and when the company were en- 

 joying themselves at the neighbouring hotel, the 

 butcher put in his appearance and wanted to know 

 what was to be done with the pig for she had 

 never stiffened, and he was afraid she would not 

 cure properly. *' Give her away or make cart 

 grease of her, it's not every day yan can sell a fat 



