lost thi pet, but tha munnot tak it too mich to heart."

"Me! Net aw marry! Awm rare an fain its gooan for little dogs mak a deal
o' muck:--An somtime,--ther's noa knowin, ov coarse--but it may
be,--mind, nobbut say it may,--we may have summat else to nurse at'll
suit us better nor a bull pup."




Troubles and Trials.


Did it ivver occur to yo 'at if it wor as easy to shake off unpleasant
acquaintences as it is to shak a carpet, what a dust ther'd be i'th
world?

It doesn't do to want to get rid ov a thing just becoss it isn't to yor
likin. Its advisable sometimes to have disagreeable things handy to give
a relish to what's moor appreciated, tho less sowt after. Ivverybody
will admit th' advantages ov gooid health, but nubdy can appreciate it
like one 'at's been sick. It's th' circumstances 'at surraand th' cases
'at accant for th' opinions we form.

If rich fowk sympathised as mich wi poor fowk, as poor fowk envy rich
fowk, ther'd be noa poverty. We all know that. But then it's what will
nivver happen.

A chap 'at's worried to deeath becoss his stocks or shares have dropt
fifty per cent connot enter into a poor woman's anxiety abaat flaar or