The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-08-27

1t may be incidentally remarked that
Bob was % years of age and, with his
brothers, was always Iamenting 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.
Yed better tell her brother yen meet
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
fever of unrest Sally" he called,
"wheer's my clane shut7 Wheer's my
collar? VIII We black my bewts for
me2 I'll gle We tuppence. Come an tie
my tie. Shall weer a flower? Dye
think she'll like to goo to chapel2 How
dew l look In my new clothesT
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 on" asked
Sally. "Hev We had your tea2
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 maxi
ing pretense of turning out the lamp.
'Blaame it'll" 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 paid foor. tha'ss ninepence,
an 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 SON
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 fiveDence
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 Q
fool" said Sally, chuckling inwardly.
For Bob is VIGOROUSLY parsimonious.
"D'ye thing sooT he said uneasily.
carter that" he continued. 1--WE set IN
der the hedge for bit. an she axed me
to kiss har 500 did, but she stunk q
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 Turiham, an / axed her II
she'd like too goo to chapel. But she
said that wuz past 8, 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 flvepence
ha'p'ny an one an t'reppence ha'p'ny is
one an nine. COON hooam to Chef
bridge that wuz gettin dark, but she
wanted to set under the hedge ag'in.
11OW bO1ACQCNCAy 4 6oA0 IA4C 6AOdA0 WeAc
damp, an she said as l 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 wench what
cost me one an ninepence an would ha'
done moor If I'd ha' let her. Now's the
time when / 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,
Twin hare, KEEP like queean a-dewin
narthen. Nice dewin's call itT'
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.