Smyrna times., 1901-08-28
should wholly like tew," he added

should wholly like tew," he added
softly.
''Take her out an kiss her, then, an |
be done w.t." said Sally, more expe- |
rienced in wooing. But do We mind !
ye bain't sucked in
"What dye mane? asked Bob.
''They say as fish hawkers cry stink
In fish the loudest," answered Sally
sententiously, IAN har brother wholly
holler tew."
Dye think soo?" muttered Bob,
alarmed at unconsidered possibilities.
'But har eyes maak We jump, they be
sc bright. She's the prattiest gal We
ever see. I'll maak We a bet ont" he
added by way of self consolation.
81 spooz," he said after pause-'I
spoOz yew 'ouldn't write for me an ak
har if she'd walk out WI me. l bain't
got moo mother to dew it, wuss luck"
1t may be incidentally remarked that
Bob was % years of age and, with his
brothers, was always lamenting the
want of a mother. That lady during
her life left the charge of her young
children altogether to Sally and neg
lected them and her home equally.
"Yew may take your oath O. that"
answered Sally firmly in reply to Bob's
hint. IF We got sucked in, ye'd lay it
all on me. Ye must hoe your own land.
Ye'd better tell her brother yell meet
! her O. Sunday"
'D'ye think sooY' said Bob and sub
seQuently acted on her advice.
/
When Bob had finished the milking
on Sunday morning and arranged for
an evening substitute, he grew into a
fever Of unrest. "Sally," he called,
''wheer's my clane shut? Wheer's my
collar? Will We black my bewts for
me? I'll gle We tuppence. Come an tie
my tie. Shall weer a flower? Dye
think she'll like to goo to chapel? How
dew 1 look in my new clOthes?'
At last Sally got him off and turned
her attention to the midday meal.
She sat up for his return at night.
He came in about 10 and found his sis
ter al%e. The others had gone to bed
His face wore an expression of mingled
Indignation and shame.
'Well, how did We get on" asked
Sally. "Hev We had your tea?"
II doan't want moo tea," said Bob
les goo to bed"
Good night, then," said Sally, know
ing there was more to come, but max
ing a pretense of turning out the lamp.
"Blaame it!'' struck in Bob hoarsely
"She an har brother met me at Chet
bridge just as the Swan wuz oopenin
She said she wuz dry, 500 aXed her il
to hev some'at. Tree glasses O. stou
fer har an tree glasses O. aale fer ha
brother l paid foor, tha'ss ninepenct
an a glass O. mild bare fer me is ter
pence, an neither O. them offered t
paay a farden. Then afterwards Tor
:, left Us, an we walked to st. Mary's-or
the-Fern, an she said as we wuz trav
elers an walkin made har whoolly dr.,
500 we went into the Kings Head, a
Il she had tree moor glasses O. stout an
half o. mild fer me. Tha'ss fivepenC
Il ha'p'ny, an tenpence is one and t'rel
pence ha'p'ny. She never paid fl
u narthen."
"Why. Bob, Dor, you must ha' been
Ii fool" said Sally, chuckling inward
" For Bob is notoriously parsimonious.
v "D'ye thing 500" he said uneasil
-e carter that" he continued, 1--WE set u
- der the hedge for bit, an she axed u
70 to kiss har. 500 did, but she stunk
III bare 500 didn't think much ont Th'
she KEEP a-scrowgin up ag'in me till s.
U, went asleeap. When she woke up, J
walked to Turlham, an l aXed her
she'd like too goo to chapel. But S
~ said that wuz past 6, an she wuz dl
dr 500 we went into the Queens Head,
" she had tree moor glasxses o stout al
IL half O. mild for me. Tha'ss fivepen
III ha'p'ny an one an t'reppence ha'p'ny
one an nine. Gooin hooam to Oh
1'' bridge that wuz gettin dark, but S
wanted to set under the hedge ag'
oo Howsomedever. l said the ground W
damp, an she said as l wuZ a so
fewl, an we'd best git on to the Sw
I'h afore they shut. But I'd had enOw o
'W an come hooam. Thas's just like y
, be. mixin me up along of wench wi
Ae cost me one an ninepence an would
ny done moor if I'd ha' let her. NOw's
time when L teeal MAIN [ got !
mother. l shan't gle yew var shil
Sh- this weeak out O. my money. l m
lai look arter myself same as yew dC
nai livin hare, KEEP like a queean a-dev
narthen. Nice dewin's l call it!'
'he And Bob went up to bed grumbl
and cursing, while his sister laugl
'o silently down stairs,
she Rob ia stiIl a bachelor but no has
other girl In his eye and wants Sally
'h- test her quality before he comm
sue himself to another one and nineper
le' Sunday.-Black and White.
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