"Ah,then, ye'll ha' been to th' mines, whe{a}re thaay gets it," the
boy exclaimed; whereupon the mother broke in with--"A gre{a}t cauf!
Duz he think 'at thaay dig it oot o' th' grund, sa{a}me as thaay do
sugar?"
_Chess_, a tier.--I've been tell'd that e' plaaces whe{a}re thaay
graw silk-worms, thaay ke{a}ps 'em on traays, chess aboon chess,
like cheney i' a cupboard. (_E'_ in; _cheney_, china.)
_Clammer_, to climb.--Oor Uriah's clammered into th' parson's
cherry-tree, muther, an' he is swalla'in on 'em aboon a bit.
I shouldn't ha tell'd ye nobbut he we{a}nt chuck me ony doon.
(_Nobbut_, only.)
_Cottoner_, something very striking.--Th' bairn hed been e'
mischief all daay thrif; at last, when I was sidin' awaay th'
te{a}-things, what duz he do but tum'le i'to th' well. So, says I,
Well, this is a cottoner; we shall hev to send for Mr Iveson
(the coroner) noo, I reckon. (_Thrif_, through; _sidin' awaay_,
putting away.)
_Ducks_.--A girl said to the author, of a woman with whom she had
been living for a short time as servant, "I'd raather be nibbled
to de{a}d wi' ducks then live with Miss P.
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