190 NOTES. 



Owld Colley hunched, and owld Colley vlinched, 

 And Colley bleowed drough her nose, 



And owld Colley kicked owld Grumbler's zhins 

 Till the blood rund out ov' his zhoes. 



The Grumbler zet the milkin pail down, 



And turned hiz zelf about ; 

 And there stood th' owld zow in the butter churm, 



Wi' her two vore vit and sznout. 



Then Grumbler tuk th' vire zhovel, 



And zwore he 'd pay her hire ; 

 The owld zow rund 'tween Grumbler's legs, 



And drowed un into th' vire. 



Then Grumbler he a grumblin lay, 



While the hens did lay away ; 

 And he vorgot to reel the yearn 



As Jane spun yesterday. 



Then Grumbler he a grumblin lay, 



Till Jane coomed whoame vrom plough ; 



And there did stand the milkin pail, 

 And likewise the owld zow. 



Then Grumbler he a vresh bargain 'ould make, 



That it should be zo now, 

 That Jane zhould be housewife at whoame, 



And he would gwo to plough. 



