IN " THE GOOD OLD TIMES." 133 



out in the flesh, an' the folks round the forest allus 

 looked cool on 'em, till they cleared out too, an' 

 went elsewhere. 



" So that's a change for the better, as we've sin, 

 mother an' me. 'Tis no use savin' as times is wuss 

 every way than they was." 



