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AUNT'S TANTRUMS.

Why ees, aunt Anne's a little staïd,

But kind an' merry, poor wold maïd!

If we don't cut her heart wi' slights,

She'll zit an' put our things to rights,

Upon a hard day's work, o' nights;

But zet her up, she's jis' lik' vier,

An' woe betide the woone that's nigh 'er.

When she is in her tantrums.