Yorkshire Ditties, First Series eBook

John Hartley (poet)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 100 pages of information about Yorkshire Ditties, First Series.

Yorkshire Ditties, First Series eBook

John Hartley (poet)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 100 pages of information about Yorkshire Ditties, First Series.
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.

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