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 cocks, the one white and the other black. As this strange visitor proceeds to anoint her child with the contents of the jar, the white cock crows, and the trow says:

But presently the black cock crows, and, jumping up, the trow exclaims:

The spell that bound old Farquhar is broken, and, jumping up from his couch, he seizes the jar on the hearthstone. Hence the origin of “Forker's Pig.”

This pig or jar was made of unglazed clay, holding about a gill. It was preserved with great care, and was fetched here and there to persons supposed to be hurt by trows. The last possessor of the said pig gave it to the writer several years ago.