no WITHIN AN HOUR OF LONDON TOWN, 



meat allus twice a-week, an' he made no difference 

 in the livin'. What we had in the big kitchen 

 he had on his own table. He said he waun't a- 

 goin' tu hev two cookin's. Waun't these 'ere big 

 chines what hung up in the big chimbley in the 

 bacon-room prime an' tasty ! Many a time would 

 he cum an' bring his knife an' fork an' cut himself 

 a thumb-piece off our chine, cos, he said, he waun't 

 a-goin' tu hev the missus git the cloth laid a purpose 

 fur him when she wus busy. He thought a deal o' 

 the missus an' his darter. As tu rabbuts, we did hev 

 a lot o' them, and we got tired on 'em, though I be 

 'most 'shamed tu say it. 



" I shan't never forgit one mornin' as he had his 

 breakfust off our table in the kitchen ; we allus had 

 bacon, an' this 'ere bacon wus brought on fur ye 

 with the rind on, an' you had tu eat it rind an' 

 all; he'd never 'low the rind tu be took off. But 

 that 'ere mornin' two on us waun't in the humour 

 fur it. So we takes it off an' pokes it on one side, 

 thinkin' as he'd not see it. Jest afore we got up 

 tu go tu work again he gits up an' comes round 

 to us. Without a word he gives me a rattlin' 

 clap on th' ear, an' my mate anuther. It med our 



