gate to know. Then aw shov’d it under th’
piller an’ shut mi een an’ tried to fancy
what sooart ov a lass shoo must be, an’ someha
aw fell asleep, an’ aw dremt, but aw willn’t
tell yo what aw dremt for fear yo’ll laff.
But when aw wakken’d, aw sowt up an’ daan,
but nowhere could aw find th’ valentine.
Aw wor ommost heartbrokken, an’ aw pool’d
all th’ cloas off th’ bed, an’ aw
luk’d under it, an’ ovver it, but net
a bit on it could aw see, an’ at last aw began
to fancy ‘at aw must ha dremt all th’
lot, an’ ’at aw’d niver had one sent
at all; but when aw wor gettin’ mi breeches
on, blow me! if it worn’ t stuck fast wi a wafer
to mi shirt lap. What her ’at sent it ud
a sed if shoo’d seen it, aw can’t tell
an’ aw wodn’t if aw could; but aw know
one thing, aw wor niver i’ sich a muck sweeat
afoor sin aw wor born, an’ when aw went to mi
braikfast aw ’wor soa maddled, wol aw couldn’t
tell which wor th’ reight end o’th’
porridge spooin, but aw comforted misen at last wi’
thinkin’ ‘at aw worn’t th’
furst ’at had turned ther back ov a valentine.