Yorkshire Tales. Third Series - Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect by John Hartley
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"Then it'll have to be kursend ovver agean." "Ha's that?" "Dooant thee think 'at aw forget. It wor Fanny Hebblethwaite at wor allus hankerin after thee until we wor wed, an for some time after. Aw've had enuff o' Fannys. We'll call it Jerrymier." "But its a mare tha sees." "Well then, we'll call it Jimmima." "Let's mak it Jenny an ha done wi it." "Owt'll do but Fanny. Shoo wor a impotent hussy. Aw wonder what becoom on her?" "Aa! shoo's been deead aboon a duzzen year?" "Oh, well then--tha can call it Fanny." They did enjoy thersen that day an noa mistak, an monny a day after, an they're lukkin forrad to monny a pleasant little time. Th' naybors have getten used to seein em nah an have noa desire to poak fun at em. Jerrymier has takken a big fancy to th' galloway, an oft gooas an gethers it a basket full ov sweet clover, an when Grimes an Mally arn't |
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