The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-06

narthen. l want to hev prarper on
nerstandin afoor l gifts engaged. an I
hain't got moo mother. wuss luck. an
thote as yew'd help me-"
aye get your onnerstandin talkin,"
advised Sally. THAT fare strange to
me she should set her brother on to
ye like that"
"D'ye think 500" said Bob nervously.
"Hev ye ever kissed herr" asked Sal
ly slyly.
BLAINE it, moo" Bob roared. But
should wholly like tew." he added
softly.
"Take her out an kiss her, then, an
be done Wit" said Sally, more exps-
rienced In wooing. But do ~ mind
ye bain't sucked in"
what dye maneT' asked Bob.
They say az ASH hawkers cry stink.
In fish the loudest," answered sally
sententiously, IAN har brother wholly
boiler tew."
"D'ye think sooT muttered Bob
alarmed at unconsidered possibilities
"But har eyes mask ye jump, they be
BE bright. She's the prattiest gal ~
ever see. I'll maak ye a bet ont" he
added by way Of sek consolation.
Il spooz." he said after a pause-'T
spoOz yew 'ouldn't write for me an az
har II 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 lameHting 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 1t
all on me. Ye must hoe your own land.
Ye'd better tell her brother yen meet
her O. Sunday"
"D'ye 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? Will ye black my bewts fol
me? I'll gle We tuppence. Come an tie
my tie. Shall q 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 onr asked
Sally. "Hev ye had your tea"
81 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 I axed her In
to hev some'at. Tree glasses O. stout |
fer har an tree glasses O. aale fer haI
brother l paid floor, tha'ss ninepence, |
an glass O. mild bare fer me is ten |
pence. an neither. O. them offered to
paay q farden. Then arterwards Tom |
left Us. an we walked to st. Mary's-on. |
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
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 feI
narthen."
why, Bob. Dor, you must ha' been
fool" said Sally. chuckling inwardly |
For Bob is neteriously parsimonious.
Dye thing soo? he said uneasily. |
carter that" he continued. I'VE set un
der the hedge for a bit. an she axed me |
to kiss har. 500 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 l axed her II
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, az |
she had tree moor glasses O. stout an |
half O. mild for me. Tha'ss fvepence |
ha'p'ny an enc an t'reppence ha'p'ny if |
one an nine. COON hooam to Chef |
bridge that wuz gettin dark, but she |
wanted to set under the hedge ag'in |
Howsomedever. said the ground was
damp. an she said as l wuz a SORT |
fewl. an we'd best git on to the Swan
afore they shut. But I'd had enow ont |
an come hooan. Thas's just like yev
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 1 hain't got noe
mother. shan't gle view var shillin
this weak out O. my money. / must
look arter myself same as yew dew
Twin hare. KEEP like a queean a-dewir
narthen. Nice dewin's call itv'
And Bob went up to bed grumblina |
and cursing. while his sister laughed
silently down stairs.
Bob is still a bachelor. but he has an |
other girl In his eye and wants Sally (.
test her quality before he commit |
himself to another one and ninepenny |
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