Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-08-15
her o. Sunday"
"D'ye think sooy' said Bob and sub
seQuently acted on her advice.

/ ner o SunOay-
Dye 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 n
fever Of unrest. Sally" he called.
"wheer's my clane shut? Wheer's my
collar? VIII ye black my bswts for
me? III gle ye tuppence. Come an tie
my tie. Shall a weer &ower? Dye
think she'll like to goo to chapel? How
! dew l look In my new clothesP
At last Sally got him of 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
| His face wore an expression OF mingled
Indignation and shame.
"Well, how did ye get onw asked
Sally. "Hev We had your tea
81 doan't want moo tea" said Bob.
Les goo to bed"
"Good night. then" said Sally. know
ing there vas i:cs- 10 CO.. but msk-
ing p-etense OF turning olt the lamp.
"Bl..E.e Il. - --,:cE IL BOB hesrsely.
"She an Lar bIoihcr met ne at Chet-
brid e juSt - il:- S'van wUz oopenin.
| She said she Wax G..5. 500 axcd her in
to hev soa!e'x;. T'r,- "a . stout
| fer har aa t'r-e cla.=sz . xaie fer har
brother | paid iOor--tha'ss ninepence.
an a glass . mild bare fer me is ten
| pence, All neither o th.ul offered TO
| paay a fc"t,rn. Then afterwards Tom
left Us. an we walked to ST. MJ-y'S-on-
the Fern. ~. zl-r said aS We wuz trav-
elers an walkin made lar wholly dry.
500 we went into the Kings Head. an
| she had t'rsr nicer glasses o. stout an q
half o. mild fer me. Tha'Ss fycpence
| ha'p'ny, sn t..-Ecc Is one and t'rep-
pence ha'p'ny. She never paid fer
| narthen."
why. Bob. Dor. you must ha' been n
fool" said Sally. chuckl!ng lnwardly.
For Bob is notoriously parIimonious.
Dye thing saof' he said uneasily.
"Artrr that" he continued we set un-
der the hedge for bit. an she aIed me
to kiss har 500 did. but she stunk O.
bare 500 didn't think much ont. Then
she KEEP a-xcrowg.n up ag'iD me till she
| went asleeap. When she woke up. we
walked to Turlham, an l axed her II
she'd like too goo to chapel. But she
said that wuz past @. an she wuz dry.
500 we went into the Queens Head. IN
she had tree moor glasses O. stout an 9
half O. mild for me. Tha'ss nvepence
ha'p'ny an one an t'reppence ha'p'ny is
one an nine. Gooin hooam TO Chet-
bridge that wuz gettin dark. but she
wanted to get under the hedge ag'in.
| Howsomedever, I said the ground was
damp, an she said as l wuz a sorft
| fewl. an we'd best git on to the Swan
| afore they shut. But I'd had enow ont
an come hooam. Thas's just like yew
| be, mixin me up along OF 4 wench what
cost me one an ninepence an would ha'
done moor II I'd ha' let her. Now's the
mother. l shan't gle yew var shillin
this weak out O. my money. / must
| look arter myself same as yew dew,
| livin hare. KEEP like queean a-dewin
narthen. Nice dewin's call 1T"
And Bob went up to bed grumbling
| and cursing. While his sister laughed
| silently down stairs.
| Bob is still bachelor, but he has an
other girl in his eye and wants Sally to
test her quality before he commits
himself TO another one and ninepenny
| Sunday.-Black and White,