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68 Cum weth ma, soas ! Naow do'ee cum, We'el waalk abaout tba plaace ; She sweeng'd her aarm, an lukkin glum, She scat ma in tha faace. BILLY TELLING THE NEWS TO YOUNG FAEMEK KESSELL. (J Parody.) Kessell — Hullaw Billy ! How be'ee 1 How es oal hom ? Billy. — Bad, shore nufF. T'howl magpie es dade. Kessell. — Aw ! Ee's dade, es a 1 How cum that te be *? Billy. — A ovver-ait hesselve, a ded. Kessell. — Ded a ? What waz et a ait 1 Billy. — Hoss-flesh, tell a cudd'n clunk no moar. Kessell. — How cum a te git that soort uv mait 1 Billy. — Maister's bosses. Kessell. — Thay baen't dade be'um ? Billy. — Iss, oal awin te haard wurk. Kessell. — What haard wurk do'ee main 1 Billy. — Thay putt' em te draa waater. Kessell. — What vur 1 Billy. — Te put tha vire out weth. Kessell. — Vire ! what vire ? Billy. — Doant'ee knaw ; Way Maister's houz es oal a burn down Kessell. — Vaather's houz a burn down ! How waz et 1 Billy. — Thay gashly owld lanturns ded et, I de theenk. Kessell. — Lanturns! what be'ee taalkin abaouf? whane waz et? Billy. — That theere time whane we was berrin yewer poar mawther.