Unless 'at its to toff!"

An' then he left it wol he went

His mucky clooas to doff.

It worn't long befoor he coom

To see ha matters stood;

He luk'd at th' troff, an' thear it wor,

Five simple bits o' wood,

As cleean scraped aat as if it had

Ne'er held a bit o' food;

"Tha slotch!" sed Bill, "aw do believe