"They'll be reet in a varra few minutes at after yo gotten that into 'em," said he.

But I geet atop ov a bit ov a knowe, an' towd 'em a fair tale, what I wanted, an' what I would have, an' I put it to 'em whether they didn't consider it reet.

An' I believe they see'd th' thing in a reet leet, but they said nought about it, but went back to their wark, lookin' sulky.

care't iv it had nobbut bin a mile, or two even; for aw'd far rayther that he had his meals comfortable awhoam, an' his bits o' clooas put reet; but Lord bless yo,eight mile a day, beside a hard day's wark,it knocked him up at last,it were so like.

"Well," replied the other, "never thee mind that;" and then, alluding to the subject they had been disputing about, he said, "Thae knows, Joe, aw know thae'rt reet enough; but, by th' men, aw'll not give in till mornin'.

We's be reet enough to-morn, lass.

Yo'n struggled reet nobly, an' battled reet hard, While things han bin lookin' so feaw; Yo'n borne wi' yo're troubles and trials so long, It's no use o' givin' up neaw.

Yo'n struggled reet nobly, an' battled reet hard, While things han bin lookin' so feaw; Yo'n borne wi' yo're troubles and trials so long, It's no use o' givin' up neaw.

Aw wish aw wur fur enough off, eawt o'th road, For o' weavin' this rubbitch aw'm getten reet sto'd; Aw've nowt i' this world to lie deawn on but straw, For aw've nobbut eight shillin' this fortnit to draw.

We'n bin patient an' quiet as lung as we con; Th' bits o' things we had by us are welly o' gone; Mi clogs an' mi shoon are both gettin' worn eawt, An' my halliday clooas are o' gone "up th' speawt!" Mony a time i' my days aw've sin things lookin' feaw, But never as awkard as what they are neaw; Iv there isn't some help for us factory folk soon, Aw'm sure 'at we's o' be knock'd reet eawt o' tune.

In another book, given to her sister Margaret, he wrote: M aidens, if a maid you meet A lways free from pout and pet, R eady smile and temper sweet, G reet my little Margaret.

Ay, ye're reet tul a trippet, thar; for Beelzebub dar'n't show his snout inside the church, not the length o' the black o' my nail.

"Is it reet the War's over?" "Yes.

Here's hoping your birthday is brutally reet.

Here's hoping your birthday is brutally reet.

so very coomfortable when theer's snow aboutthough we mak' up a bit o' fire an' that; but it's reet enough this time o' year.

"He can get across easy enough if he finds th' reet place.

"Will ye show me wheer's th' reet place, quick, for the wayter's coomin' in awful fast.

"Slovenly chap," growled the father with great irritation, "my word, if I were near enough I'd larn thee to put on the reet mak' o' clooes of a Club Day!

When he had caught up Joe on the road he had volunteered that he was steppin' up yonder, and Joe had replied that that was reet, jerking his head forward at the same time as an indication that he was steppin' up yonder too; thenceforth they had, as a matter of course, proceeded together, Ted walking a pace or two in advance and whistling to himself.

"Ho, ho! Reet!"

"I thought it had been a gander; it is a gander, surely?" "Oh, it's a gander reet 'nough.

By-and-by he managed to make his escape, and walked pensively homewards, shaking his head now and then, and muttering to himself: "Ah, hoo'd happen get to hear on 't if I went yonder; aye, the brass 'ull coom in reet 'nough.

" "Reet, I knowed ye wasn't one as 'ud play us a dirty trick.

My son-in-law," she explained to the visitor, "he's oncommon kind about humourin' my fancies, an' every year he fetches me a peck or two o' wimberriesyou can get 'em reet enough here i' th' market, an' I make us a few pots o' jam'tis the only kind as ever I could fancy.