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POEMS OF RURAL LIFE.

FANNY.

Well, John, I’m sure I little thought to vind
That you had ever sich a jealous mind.
What then! I s’pose that I must be a dummy,
An’ mussen goo about nor wag my tongue
To any soul, if he’s a man, an’ young;
Or else you’ll work yourzelf up mad wi’ passion,
An’ talk away o’ gi’èn vo’k a drashèn,
An’ breakèn bwones, an’ beäten heads to pummy!
If you’ve a-got sich jealous ways about ye,
I’m sure I should be better off ’ithout ye.

JOHN.

Well, if girt Jemmy have a-won your heart,
We’d better break the coortship off, an’ peärt.

FANNY.

He won my heart! There, John, don’t talk sich stuff;
Don’t talk noo mwore, vor you’ve a-zaid enough.
If I’d a-lik’d another mwore than you,
I’m sure I shoulden come to meet ye zoo;
Vor I’ve a-twold to father many a storry,
An’ took o’ mother many a scwoldèn vor ye.

[weeping.]

But ’twull be over now, vor you shan’t zee me
Out wi’ ye noo mwore, to pick a quarrel wi’ me.

JOHN.

Well, Fanny, I woon’t zay noo mwore, my dear.
Let’s meäke it up. Come, wipe off thik there tear.
Let’s goo an’ zit o’ top o’ theäse here stile,
An’ rest, an’ look about a little while.

FANNY.

Now goo away, you crabbed jealous chap!

You shan’t kiss me,—you shan’t! I’ll gi’ ye a slap.