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 And so in morning I gotten up and putten on my best shoen, clogen shoen ware out at fashion then, and I went clink ma clank, clink ma clank, all t' way to townend, and farst I seed were Betty, standing at her vather's door, wi' two chaps hanging on either haarm, un I felt all over in sike conflagration, all my blood gotten into ma knuckles--oh, and a nation good mind to gi'en a bat o't' chops, for Betty took na notice of me; so I stared at her, but she minded not: so I nudged her at elbow, un she said, "Aye, Richard, be that thou? and I said, "Ees sure it be; and she said, Richard, wou'dn't thee come into house," and I said, "Ees, I wou'd," and I did, and I went into house; and there were a vary many people, vary many indeed, and Betty said, Richard, wou'dn't thee have a drap o' sum'mat t' drink?" and I said, " Ees, I wou'd," and I did, and I had a drap o' sum'mat t'drink, and I l'af'd, and wur vary merry, vary merry indeed; and Betty said, "Richard, wou'dn't thee sing us & song?" and I said, "Ees, I wou'd," and I did, and paunted a steave--

The clock had struck, I can't tell what, But the morn came on as grey as a rat, The cocks and hens from their roosts did fly, Grunting pigs too had left their stye. Down in a vale, Carrying a pail, Cicely was met by her true love Harry Vurst they kiss't,                       Then shook fist, And lok'd like two fools just going to marry.

Aye, I remember vary weel that war the varst song I ever sung Betty Hunt, and she said," thee'd sing us another song" -aye, I remember vary weel that waur the last song I ever sang poor Betty; un at last I said, "I must be ganging, Hetty," and I said, "Thee'd cum and see ma summat way whoam," and she said she would, and she did, and she see'd me a bit, 'ut way--all the way to townend; and I said, Betty, thee'd gi' us a buss, wou'dn't thee," and she said, yes, she wou'd, and she did, and she giv'd me a buss. "Weel, Betty, thee't let me cum and see thee at morrow neet," and she said, "an thee wo't, Richard; "so I gang mysen whoam and gotten to bed, and went at morrow neet to meet Betty-- eight o'clock and na Betty--nine o'clock, ten o'clock, and na Betty--eleven, twelve o'clock, and na Betty; so I tho't I'd gang mysen whoam; so, in the morning I were told poor Betty wur very badly, very badly indeed, and she had sent