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69 KesselL — Mawther ! Es she dade ? Billy. — Iss, and nevvur spok no moar aafter thaht. KesselL — Aafter what 1 Billy. — Aafter ower owld maister dide. KesselL — Es vaather dade too 1 Billy. — Iss, a tuk to es bade direkly a was towld *? KesselL — Towld ! what waz a towld ? Billy. — Desmal newas, plais shore. KesselL — Aw loar ! what wisht newas waz et ? Billy. — Wale ef yew must knaw Tie tell'ee, Tha Bank's a brok'. KesselL — Aw, dear ! Aw, dear ! Thickky es tha wishtest theeng uv oal. We shul oal be scat, evvery wawn uv us. In the following story the writer has endeavoured to show that the Cornish Dialect is as capable of pathos as of fun. The dialect put into the mouths of Richard and Betty is a specimen of what may be heard near St. Austell. EICHARD AND BETTY AT ST. AUSTELL FEAST. (A Parody.) Wawn day laast week I caaled inta owld Spletfigs fur te buy a bit a bacon, whane who shud I mit but my owld swithart Betty Polglaze; she stopp'd oal to waunce an zaid, " Way Rechard es that yew, '? " an I zaid " Iss, 'tes me shore nuff," an she zaid " Rechard be'ee cummin te St. Austell Faist temorra]" an I zaid *'No — I ded'n knaw,