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Rh J. Why ’tis the dog do sceäre the cow, &emsp;&ensp;He worried her a-vield benow.

A. Goo in, Ah! Liplap, where’s your taïl!

J. He’s off, then up athirt the raïl. &emsp;&ensp;Your cow there, Anne’s a-come to hand &emsp;&ensp;A goodish milcher.&emsp;A. If she’d stand. &emsp;&ensp;But then she’ll steäre an’ start wi’ fright &emsp;&ensp;To zee a dumbledore in flight. &emsp;&ensp;Last week she het the païl a flought, &emsp;&ensp;An’ flung my meal o’ milk half out.

J. Ha! Ha! But Anny, here, what lout &emsp;&ensp;Broke half your small païl’s bottom out?

A. What lout indeed! What, do ye own &emsp;&ensp;The neäme? What dropp’d en on a stwone?

J. Hee! Hee! Well now he’s out o’ trim &emsp;&ensp;Wi’ only half a bottom to en; &emsp;&ensp;Could you still vill en’ to the brim &emsp;&ensp;An’ yit not let the milk run drough en?

A. Aye, as for nonsense, Joe, your head &emsp;&ensp;Do hold it all so tight’s a blather, &emsp;&ensp;But if ’tis any good, do shed &emsp;&ensp;It all so leäky as a lather. &emsp;&ensp;Could you vill païls ’ithout a bottom, &emsp;&ensp;Yourself that be so deeply skill’d?

J. Well, ees, I could, if I’d a-got em &emsp;&ensp;Inside o’ bigger woones a-vill’d.

A. La! that is zome’hat vor to hatch! &emsp;&ensp;Here answer me theäse little catch. &emsp;&ensp;Down under water an’ o’ top o’t &emsp;&ensp;I went, an’ didden touch a drop o’t,