Come to en by his mother's zide;

An' after that, two hunderd pound

His uncle left en when he died;

"Well now," cried John, "my mind's a-bent

To build a house, an' paÿ noo rent."

An' Meäry gi'ed en her consent.

"Do, do,"—the maïdens cried

"True, true,"—his wife replied.

"Done, done,—a house o' brick or stwone,"

Cried merry Bleäke o' Blackmwore.