CHAPTER XIII 



PETER PIGSKIN 



ERE comes old Peter Pig- 

 skin ! Peter, of whose ex- 

 istence we have given so 

 many indications, that we 

 dare say our readers are 

 puzzled to know who he 

 is; Peter, the family stop- 

 gap and "back hander "' at 

 Cottonwool's ; Peter, the 

 man who it does one's 

 heart good to see feed ; Peter, the man who sings 



■'We won'/ go home till morning," 



and who most probably practises what he sings. Now, what 

 do our readers think Peter is ? A Sportsman, it is quite 

 clear, or he would not be in our " Analysis ;" and, sportsman- 

 like, his early appearance procures him the honour of our first 

 salute. 



When we commenced these sketchy papers we little an- 

 ticipated that the opening numbers would stretch themselves 



