148 HA A DEEAD DONKEY TOWT A LESSON. 



me to ax somdy ? 



Nay nooan soa/ — Awd as gooid as promised to goa on as fai' as ThCock to 

 neet, to talk ovver tbis bit ov a doo ; — bat aw tbink awll stop at booam, wbat tbinks 

 ta? Zantippa smiled, nay even blusbed, sboo knew wbat be meant an sboo felt 

 pleased ; — it wor a bit ov a compliment an it paid ber for all ber trouble. 



Please tbissen sboo said as sboo poured agbt a cup o tea for bim, an lifted a 

 pile o tooast agbt otb oven, but aw tbink tbart as weel at booam 



An aw tbink awm better be said as be lukd raand, — Aw tbink tb cbimley 

 doesnt smook as ill as it did does it ? an be lukd ber fair itb face. Shoo bung daan 

 ber beead, an stooped to pick n pin off tb floor but sboo couldnt find one ; an wben 

 sboo lukd up, tber een met. Sboo didnt spaik nor moor did be — theyd noa need. 



It wor a long time sin tbeyd bad sucb a comfortable tea, an when tbeyd done 

 they sat for some time i silence. Ha long tbev mud ba set aw connot tell, badnt 

 tb door oppend an Betty come runnin in to beg a sup o hot waiter, — for sboo said ber 

 chap bad coom booam an shood been raythcr longer agbt nor wbat sboo expected, 

 an he wor playin the varry hangment for bis drinkin. Sboo gate ber hot watter and 

 went her way. Dick lukd at bis wife, an takkin howd of ber hand said, Awm glad at 

 tba hasnt to goa seekin hot watter for tb tea, an aw hooap tha niver will have. 



Aw hope nut sboo said, an sat daan evidently varry ill set to see her stockin. 



Nab what a little can mak fowk happy or miserable ; Dick wor a? content 

 as a king becoss all tb haase wor tidy ; — he saw at somdy had been trying to mak bim 

 comfortable, an sboo wor as delighted as if shood getten a fortin left becoss wbat shood 

 done bad suited bim. 



When all cbilder had getten pat to bed, Dick said, lass, awvo been tbinkin at 

 aw dooant care soa much abagbt gooin to tbis doo, for awve a noation at we connot 

 goa an get us tea witbaat stoppin an spendin a bit o brass at after, an awve beeard thi 

 say at tbart fast for some flannel, an tbas been forced to borrow some clooas when thas 

 set off ony where ; nab if we stop at booam an spond lb brass o wbat it is tba wants 

 it 11 do us moor gooid nor tb ale. — Wbat says ta ? 



Justpleeas tbisen Dick, — aw had thowt o gooin, but as tha says its sure to cost 

 summat an awr Billy wants some new clogs, for yond taks watter varry ill ; — an aw 

 think we con have as comfortable a tea at booam. 



Awm sure ! an a deal better ! an soa as tbas decided nut to goa, awll tell thi 

 ov a marlock some otb chaps has been playing, but tba munnot split, for it wornt meant 

 to get agbt till after tb pairty. Tha knows Hungry at work wi us ? 



Does ta mean him at once ait a pail full o draff? 



Tb same chap, — an he declared if be gat aside otb steaks be d polish th lot, (an 

 aw believe be can ait owt less nor a bullock ;) soa some o tb chaps made it up at be 

 should have a dish to bis own cheek, — but tbeyd to be donkey steaks — for owd Labon 

 (at hawks cockles an mussels) bad let his donkey catch cowd or sumriiat, at onyrate 

 it deed, an soa tbey thowt if they could get some steaks off that, tbeyd just come in ; 

 but tbey knew Labon ud ray tber pairt wi his beead nor let any body mell otb donkey, 

 for he thowt as mich on it as if it bad been a christian, but tbey detarmined to skeeam 

 gome way to get it, soa Joa Longfooit offered to goa into tb yard where it wor an cut 



