But the man shook his head, and explained with remarkable clearness:
"I didn't say 'arnts', miss. I said 'awnts'—'aunts where I used to wander in my childhood days like."
PROOF
Shopper:—"Are these eggs fresh?"
Apprentice:—"Yes, ma'am, they be."
Shopper:—"How long since they were laid?"
Apprentice:—"'Tain't ten minutes, ma'am—I know, I laid them eggs there myself."
PROPERTY
The indignant householder held up before the policeman the dead cat that had been lying by the curb three days.
"What am I to do with this?" he demanded.