Show tale of a mystery GOT pennypacker of pennsylvania was reviewing the state militia at gettysburg A young staff officer de scribed to him in a low vo ce some unimportant error that had been made but as to the cause of the er sir he said that is a mystery gov pennypacker smiled it it Is a mystery he said it Is like the pickled pork disaster that be fell ta t a pennsylvania dutchmen hans and fritz these two men bought a lot of pickled pork in partnership they put it in a barrel and stored it away in the cellar of hans home now hans though a pennsylvania dutch man was dishonest the combination Is rare well the morning after the deal in pickled pork fritz met hans on the road good morning hans he said Is there any news about our led pork antz hans answered gravely there is news and bad news A strange thing has happened it is a mystery to me well hans tell me all about it said antz antz my friend it was like this said hans this morning I 1 went down cellar to get a piece of pork for my breakfast and I 1 put my hand down in the barrel and I 1 around in the brine and there was no pork there it was all gone all gone completely so then I 1 turned up the barrel and as true as you are alive the rats had eaten a hole clean agh the hot torn and dragged the pork all out antz was amazed and stunned why dian didn t the brine run out ol 01 the holec he asked ah antz said the other that 3 the mystery the mystery |