Has she a brother?
Or is there a nearer one
Still, and a dearer one?"
It lukt hard to see one soa young an' fair laid o' that weet stooan, past all help—One could but sigh an' walk away
"Admitting her weakness,
Her evil behaviour;
But leaving with meekness,
Her sins to her Saviour."
When aw joined Billy agean aw wor startin to tell him all abaat it—"Shut up!" he sed, "aw saw quite enuff, an' aw want to hear nowt noa moor abaat it. If it suits thee to goa maunderin abaat seekin' foi sorrow, it doesnt me. Aw want summat to ait, an' it'll have to be summat substantial, soa leead th' way into th' furst place tha comes to at tha thinks gradely."
We kept walkin on, an' havin soa mich to luk at, we went a long way withaat callin, but at last aw sed, "Wod ta like a plain sooart ov a shop or mun we goa to a showy spot?"