Brownpaper Pete

A cowboy walks into a bar and orders a whisky. As the barman’s pouring it the cowboy looks about him. ‘Where is everybody?’ he says.

‘Gone to the hanging,’ says the barman.

‘Hanging?’ says the cowboy. ‘Who they hanging?’

‘Brownpaper Pete,’ replies the barman.

‘Brownpaper Pete? Why do they call him that?’

‘Well,’ says the barman. ‘His hat’s made of brown paper, his shirt’s made of brown paper, his jacket’s made of brown paper and his trousers are made of brown paper.’

‘Really?’ says the cowboy. ‘What they hanging him for?’

‘Rustling.’