so little human nature in thee as to put it off so long. A man doesn't know what happiness is till he gets a wife. I don't expect thou can iver be as happy as Nelly and me is, but if ta comes half-way near it thou will do middling well."
"Will ta be quiet? My word, but it takes a young cock to crow hard! What does thou know about heving a wife? The honey-moon isn't oover yet."
"It niver will be, Jonathan. Now what does ta think of my missis?"
"Why-a! I was astonished, I was that! She is a varry bonny little lass."
"And as obedient and innocent and loving as a child."
"I thought t' obedience was mainly on thy side. She seemed to me to give alt t' orders, and it appeared like as if it was thy place to obey them."
"Bless thee! she knows no better. She doesn't think they are orders, not she."
"Hes ta seen Sarah lately?"
"I saw her to-day. She was going to t' chapel to dress it up a bit. It was always Sarah's work, and there's few could do it like her."
