The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-02

me she should set her brother on to
We like that"
"D'ye think soo?' said Bob nervously.
"Hev We ever kissed her?' asked Sal
ly slyly.
"Biaame it. noow Bob roared. "But
should wholly like tew," he added
softly.
"Take her out an kiss her, then, an
be done witt" said Sally, more expe-
rienced in wooing. But do ye mind
we 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
boiler 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 bet ont" he
added by way of self consolation.
| Il spooz," he said after pause-"I
spooz yew 'ouldn't write for me an ak
har if she'd walk out VII 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
lectcd 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.
her O Sunday"
Dye think soo?' 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? VIII 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 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 alone. The others had gone to bed.
His face wore an expression of mingled
indignation and shame
''Well, how did We get onY asked
C.1
Il 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 pretense of turning out the lamp.
"Blaame it!' struck in Bob hoarsely.
"She an har brother met me at Chef
bridge just as the Swan wuz oopenin.
She said she wuz dry, 500 axed her in
to hev some'at. Tree glasses O. stout
fer har an tree glasses O. aale fer har
brother l paid foor, tha's IS ninepence,
an a glass o. mild bare fer me is ten
pence, an neither O. them offered to
paay a farden. Then afterwards Tom
left US, an we walked to st. Mary
the-Fern, an she said as we wuz trav-
elers an walkin made har wholly dry.
500 we went into the Kings Head, an
| she had tree moor glasses O. stout an a
| half o. mild fer me. Tha'ss fivepence
ha'p'ny, an tenpence is one and t'rep-
pence ha'p'ny. She never paid fer
narthen."
"Why, Bob, Dor, you must ha' been a
fool" said Sally, chuckling inwardly.
For Bob is VIGOROUSLY parsimonious.
Dye thing soo?" he said uneasily
'Arter that" he continued, 1--WE set I'M
der the hedge for bit, an she aXed me
to kiss har. 500 l did but she stunk O.
bare 500 didn't think much ont Then
she KEEP a-scrowgin up ag'in me till she
went asleeap. When she woke up, we
walked to Turlham, an | axed her if
she'd like too goo to chapel. But she
said that wuz past 6, an she wuz dry.
500 we went into the Queens Head, an
she had tree moor glasses o stout an a
half o. mild for me. Tha'ss fivepence
ha'p'ny an one an t'reppence ha'p'ny is
one an nine. COON hooam to Chef
bridge that WIZ gettin dark, but she
wanted to set under the hedge ag'in.
Howsomedever, | said the ground was
damp, an she said as | wuz 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 a wench what
cost me one an ninepence an would ha'
done moor If I'd ha' let her. Now's the
time when l feeal l hain't got moo
mother l shan't gle view var shillin
this weak out o my money. l must
look arter myself same as yew dew,
livin hare, KEEP like a queean a-dewin
narthen. Nice dewin's | call itw
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.
Respectfully Referred.
| Tho Cnaor, poo, hos ~ Nhiaf T,1o