Gems from Our Village: Being a Selection of the Poetical Contributions to the Bramley Almanac for the Past Twenty Years

John Dawson, 1891 - 70 pages

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 3
• Section 3: 5
• Section 4: 7

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Page 29 - An' when they gat ta t'City walls, They pooll'd up in a raw, An' " See the Conquering Hero Comes," They all began ta blaw ; An varry weel they played it tew, When t'horses didn't prance, But when they heerd a lively bit, They seemed abaat ta dance. At last that chap wi' t'slottin' thing, Wi' eheeks puff'd fit ta crack, He thrust it aat sa varry far, He cuddn't pooll k back ; — An

Page 28 - Wi' bran' new clothes an' instruments, All shining bright an' clear, — An' lads an' lasses craadin' raand, The Big Drum in the rear, — The men all inarching breast ta breast, Wi' martial stride an' pomp, — Who can withstand thur stirrin' strains, As daan the taan they tromp ? Nah, whether, t'Band chaps played ta mich, (For t'trumpets didn't rust,) I cannat say, but suar enif, They blew 'em till they brust. T'poor chaps wor o'most fit ta roar, For all thur brass wor spent, But t'taan clubbed...

Page 29 - An' they began ta don, They cuddn't tell what t'spurs wor for, Unless ta hod 'em on. They thowt if they wor fastened tight Ta t'horse they'd somehow stick, An' then they cuddn't be thrawn off, If it began ta kick ; So off they went full trot ta York, Though nearly josst ta jelly, — They stuck ta t'pummil, an' kep' thur spurs Weel under t'horse's belly. An' when they gat ta t'City walls, They pooll'd up in a raw, An...

Page 28 - em as soudgers, in The "Prince of Wales'" Huzzars. Nah, sum hed niwer ridden a horse, Except at Bramla' Tide, An' then upon the willy-gigs They'd hed a haup'ny ride; So when thur regimentals com' , An' they began ta don, They cuddn't tell what t' spurs wor for, Unless ta hod 'em on.

Page 29 - An' feelin' summat prickin', It started off a raumin' up, An' then began a kickin'. First t'instrument flew on ta t'graand, An' jingald fit ta breck ; Then he wor fetched all on a lump, Eeight on ta t'horse's neck ; But t'warst of all, a spur cam off, An' t'chap bein' aat o'plumb, T'horse sent him flyin' like a shot, Heeard first into t'Big Drum.

Page 29 - An' sum began ta chaff, But t'chap wor suar, he'd ne'er been thrawn, If t'spur hed nut cum off. So readers, niwer use a thing Ye dunnat understand ; An' if yer tempted so ta dew, Remember t'Bramla

Page 28 - An' wins sich honor for aar taan, Wi' iwery cumin' year. At Gala, Feast, an' Flaar Shew, At Chris'mas, an' May-day, At Contests tew, aar Band is suar Ta carry t'prize away. Wi' bran

Page 28 - Sum wor silver, an' sum wor brass, An' nicely curled i't'middle, — An' sum they went, — trom, trom ! bom, bom ! An' sum did nowt but twiddle ; An' sum hed keys, an' boils, an' lids, An' wun, a queer consarn, Wor two yards long, or theer abaat, An' slotted up an' daan. But when they played 'em all at wunce, An...

Page 28 - But t'taan clubbed up, an' bowt each man, A bran' new instrument. Sum wor silver, an' sum wor brass, An' nicely curled i't'middle, — An' sum they went, — trom, trom ! bom, bom ! An...

Page 29 - See the Conquering Hero Conies," They all began ta blaw ; An varry weel they played it tew, When t'horses didn't prance, But when they heerd a lively bit, They seemed abaat ta dance. At last that chap wi' t'slottin' thing, Wi' cheeks puff'd fit ta crack, He thrust it aat sa varry far, He cuddn't pooll k back ; — An' t'horse bein' freeten'd at it tew, An' feelin' summat prickin', It started off a raumin' up, An

Bibliographic information

• Title: Gems from Our Village: Being a Selection of the Poetical Contributions to the Bramley Almanac for the Past Twenty Years
• Contributor: Abraham Riley
• Publisher: John Dawson, 1891
• Length: 70 pages