“My stars! Hark to un! Theer’s a sour temper! Theer’s sorry thanks for all we’ve done! ’Tis a very thankless generation for sartain. Gimme your arm back-along, Merry. We’m most tu good to mix wi’ common men—you an’ me—that’s the naked truth of it.”

NOTES.

[3] Copyright, 1900.

[10] Rexens for cannel-making. Rushes for candle-making.

[16] Taffety. Delicate, dainty.

[70] Church-vamp. Font.

[84] Giglet-market. A hiring fair for domestic servants, held in times past at Okehampton and elsewhere in the West.

[100] Mommet. Scapegoat.

[119] Awnself. Selfish.

[167] Copyright by Paul R. Reynold.