Why meäke the farmers gi'e their leäbourèn men

Mwore wages,—half or twice so much ageän

As what they got.

JOHN.

But, Thomas, you can't meäke

A man pay mwore away than he can teäke.

If you do meäke en gi'e, to till a vield,

So much ageän as what the groun' do yield,

He'll shut out farmèn—or he'll be a goose—

An' goo an' put his money out to use.