He mid become a farmer, bit by bit.

But, hang it! now the farms be all so big,

An' bits o' groun' so skeä'ce, woone got no scope;

If woone could seäve a poun', woone couldden hope

To keep noo live stock but a little pig.

THOMAS.

Why here wer vourteen men, zome years agoo,

A-kept a-drashèn half the winter drough;

An' now, woone's drashels be'n't a bit o' good.

They got machines to drashy wi', plague teäke em!