He war content, ner cared a pin,

An’ his good frien’ then lock’d him in.

T’ lair fra t’ hoos a larl piece stood,

Atween ’em grew a lahtle wood.

Aboot midneet, ur nigher morn,

Tweea rogues brak in ti steeal ther corn.

‘Eving a leet i’ lantern dark,

Tha seean ti winder fell ti wark;

An’ wishing tha’d a lad ti fill,

Young brush (wheea yet ’ed ligg’d quite still),