LOKIL RECKORDS FOR THIS SENTORY! JENERWARY IN Mosley Street, i' the eer ite-teen, Gas lamps wes for the forst time seen. Lally, the boat-rower, strang an'soond, l' sivinty-fower, at Blyth, wes droon'd. FEBREWARY Cowen an' Hamond, at last at ease, l' sivinty-fower, wes myed M.P.'s. Burt, for Morpeth, teuk things quiet, l' Durham thor wes nowt but riot. MAIRCH. l' fifty-fower, aud "Beeswing" deed, She wassent a horse, but had mare speed. l' sivinty-three, quite lost te hope, Mary Ann Cotton wes join'd te rope. YEPRIL. I' forty-fower, wi' minds alike, The Pitmen had thor famous Strike. I'one bonny neet, i' fifty-nine, Chambers beat White on the Coaly Tyne MAY. l' thorty-six a' the bairns wes fear'd, When the Bobbies forst i' blue appear'd. Kelly beat Chambers, i' sixty-sivin, When Bob wes pullin fast te hivvin. JOON. I' sixty-ire, Bob Chambers deed, Deeth beat him wiv untimely speed. The High Level Bridge, i' forty-nine, Wes myed complete across the Tyne. JEWLY. l' sixty-one, iv a deedly swoon, Grainger bid gud-bye te the toon. Harry Clasper, wi' mony a sob, l' sivinty, folIow'd his aud frind Bob. AWGUST. On the Toon Moor, thousands went te see Mark Sherwood hung, i' forty-three; Ned Corvan wi' fun kept foaks alive, But he dee'd he'sel, i' sixty-five. SIPTEMBOR. Dan O'Connell, ov greet renoon, l' thorty-five, com te wor toon. I' thorty-ite, te save life, se brave, Grace Darling dared the tretch'rous wave. OCTOBER. The moniment that we se often view, TeStephenson, finish'd i' sixty-two. Mark Frater got his fatal mark l' sixty-one, 'twes a point frae Clark. NOVEMBER. co Jemmy Allan's" pipes wes short 0' breeth l'ten, they had ne chance wi' deeth. l' forty-one, an eventful mom, Me bruther Tom an' me wes born. DlSEMBOR. The steamer" Lifeguard," i' sixty-three, Wi' all on board wes lest at sea. l' fifty-three, Billy Purvis, eloon, I' rest his queer aud heed laid doon. -Source: Joe Wilson, (author) Songs and Drolleries, 1890
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