4. SETH BEMOANS THE OLDEST INHABITANT
4. SETH BEMOANS THE OLDEST INHABITANT
Weheard as we wer passing by the forge:“’Er’s dead,” said he.“’Tis Providence’s doing,” so said George.“He’s allus doing summat,” so I said,“You see this pig; we kept un aal the yearFatting un up and priding in un, see,And spent a yup o’ money—food so dear!I wish ’twer ’e;I’d liefer our fat pig had died than she.”
Weheard as we wer passing by the forge:“’Er’s dead,” said he.“’Tis Providence’s doing,” so said George.“He’s allus doing summat,” so I said,“You see this pig; we kept un aal the yearFatting un up and priding in un, see,And spent a yup o’ money—food so dear!I wish ’twer ’e;I’d liefer our fat pig had died than she.”
Weheard as we wer passing by the forge:
“’Er’s dead,” said he.
“’Tis Providence’s doing,” so said George.
“He’s allus doing summat,” so I said,
“You see this pig; we kept un aal the year
Fatting un up and priding in un, see,
And spent a yup o’ money—food so dear!
I wish ’twer ’e;
I’d liefer our fat pig had died than she.”