```An' they'll long for a true friend at last, ````Though it's nobbut an old umberel.= ```Tha's grown budgey, an' faded, an' worn, ````Yet thi inside is honest an' strong, ```But thi coverin's tattered an' torn, ````An' awm feeard'at tha cannot last long. ```But when th' few years 'at's left us have run, ````An' to th' world we have whispered farewells; ```May they say'at my duty wor done, ````As weel as mi old umberel's.'= Awd getten soa far when they called me to'em, an' after another sup we bid gooid day to th' guard, gate into th' cab an' wor sooin at Victoria station. When we gate thear, we fan th' train didn't start till past eight o'clock. "Nah, tha's getten us into a bonny mullock, tha has! Aw thowt tha reckoned to know summat abaat travellin'. We've hauf a day to goa wanderin' abaat an' me i' this state--net fit to walk a yard. What does ta mean to do? We'd happen better caar here? An' ther's three quarters o' malt i'th' mash at hooam an' here aw am hallockin' abaat fast what to do wi' mi time." "Aw care nowt abaat thy three quarters o' malt, Billy; if tha'rt soa anxious abaat it tha should ha' stopt wi' it or else browt it wi' thi! Awm baan to have summat to ait an' tha can pleas thisen." "Nay, aw nooan want to pleeas misen, net aw marry! Aw've come here o' purpose to pleas thee. Do whativver tha likes it'll be reight to me; tha's getten me here nah soa aw mun mak th' best on't." We set off an' had a long walk an' aw could see'at he wor a bit capt as we passed some o' th' big buildins an' monuments soa aw ax'd his opinion on'em. "Varry fair, considerin'," he sed, "but aw expected findin' 'em bigger, an' thes nooan on'em ovver cleean." "Why," aw sed, "tha'll have to goa a long way to find bigger nor theas." "They're noa bigger, accordinglye to th' place nor yond little haase o' mine up at th' moor end." Aw tuk him into a place whear aw knew we could get a gooid meal at a reasonable rate an' axt him what he'd have. "Aw dunnot know what to say--ther's nowt aw dar touch wi' mi stummack i' this state--thee order what tha likes." "Awm gooin' in for a mutton chop an' some fried puttates." "Well, aw'll ha' th' same; one thing's as gooid as another to me, for aw'st ait nooan on it. Do they sell ale here? but if they do aw expect it willn't be fit to sup." Aw called for two bottles, an' whether it wor fit to sup or net his didn't last long. Th' mutton chops an' fried puttates wor browt, an for a matter o' five minits nawther on us spake. "Well, doesn't ta think theas is varry nice?" "Aw can tell nowt abaat it for ther's nowt but booan o' this o' mine, but if they've forgetten to put th' mait on it, they'll nooan forget to put th' price on it awl warrant." Aw wor satisfied wi' mine, but aw ordered two moor for him, an' he polished'em. "Nah, has ta enjoyed'em?" aw sed as he sopped th' gravy up wi' a chunk o' cake.