7 The noiſe of her portion ſpread, of ſo many thouſand pounds; The old man call'd his ſon aſide, and thus to him did ſay; Take my advice, and dear child this very day, That morning they were married, and dinner being done, The old man being mellow, the ſtory thus began... Says he, dear ion, I'll tell to you, nothing but what is true, A poor blinking 'one-ey'd cobler, has married your ſweet-heart Sue. The young man ſtept aſide, ſir as I fall here confeſs, And in a very little time, put on the cobler's dreſs; And taking Suſan by the hand, he fell upon his knees ; Saying, pardon, honoured father, fir, pardon, if you pleaſe. Sir, I am John the cobler, and this is honeſt Sue, Oh, pardon us, dear father, becauſe I tell yon true.
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