150 HA A DEEAD DONKET TOWT A LESSON. 



waited to see what tother did. 



Come on to yor drinkin said th women. Aa ! thart a grand en Joa said his wife, 

 to put them steaks ith cubbord an niver say a word abaght it, an tha knows ha fond aw 

 am ov a bit o steak, an its a bit o nice mait too, tho it isnt as tender as some ; — weve 

 saword it, aw con tell thi, for considerin th price omait nah, a gooid steaks hardlj' 

 within th raich o workin fowk. 



Joa wor dumbstruck, — he stirred his tea, but he conldnt tak his cen off th steak. 

 Sam rested his heead ov his hand an said he wor poorly. 



Its for th want o some gooid support mun said his wife, Get some o that mait in- 

 to thi, — its made me feel a different body ; — awjaas frisky as a young foil ; — an luk at 

 thchilder ; — thear wi-asthng thear like young bullocks, mun it puts a bit oth natur oth 

 beast into em. 



But Sam declai-ed he felt poorly, an couldnt touch mait, but Joa couldnt 

 spaik at all. As he sat starin at thdish, owd Labon went passed thdoor (wi a 

 basket oawther arm,) shaating aght. Cockles alive ! Mussels alive oh ! ! As soon as Joa 

 heard that, he seized a fork an stuck it into th mait wi such a force at he smashed 

 th dish an pinned it fast to th table. Wo up ! he said, stop thee thear ! 



A'a Gaumless I thas been having summat to sup this afternooio aw can see, — 

 tha mud ha thowt owd Labon wor calling oth steak. — But poor Joa couldnt get a word 

 off; — drops o sweat stood ov his forehead as big as pays, an he couldnt tak his een off 

 thmait. 



Is ther summai wrang wi that steak maks thi at tha connot touch it ? awm sure 

 its nicely ennff; — what is ther to do wi thee ? 



Oh th steaks reight ennff said Joa (findin courage to spaik) th steaks all reight, 

 but awm nut ith knife and fork line to neet, — Whats that noise? he said 

 starting aghtov his cheer, wi his hair ommost stndden ovan end, an hiseen starin an 

 his teeth gurning like a sheep heead between a pair o tangs. — 



What noise ? does ta mean that rawtin ith cellar ? 



Eea! 



Oh is nobbui th childer ; — some ov ems reck ning to be donkeys an tothers drivin 

 em, theyve been at it iver sin theyd ther drinkin; — its that mait ats suited an soa mun, 

 woll they dnnnot know what to do.— 



Awm off hooam said Sam, awm varry poorly. 



Why yo booath luk awther poorly or summat said his wife, an aw think th sooner 

 yo get to bed an th better. Sam an his vdk an childer went hooam, an it womt long 

 afoor Joa wor hurrying his heead under th blankets an tryin to fall asleep; but he 

 couldnt. — As soon as he began to dooze off he began dreamin at he wor tryin to swallow 

 a donkey an he wakkend wi it stickin in his throit.— Th next morning when they met. 

 ther faces luk'd moor like two dazed cakes nor owt, for they hadnt a mite o color left. 



We re reight in for it this time Sam, said Joa; — aw believe this job '11 tell of it- 

 sel. Does ta think at it maks ony difference to fowk at ait Donkey beef. 



Weel aw cant tell, but aw did once know a chap at wor a reight caufheead, an 

 he hardly iver ait owt but veal ; — an th bass singer at awr church gets bacon to ommost 

 ivery meal, an tha knows he grunts asill as a pig;— an awm sure my childers ears lukd 



