THE INTENDED SUICIDES.

TEUN-" The Pawnshop Bleezin."

TOM JACKSON an' his wife fell oot,
Byeth drunk an' got mischievous;
Says he, one neet, "Aw'll end me life,
An' that 'ill seun relieve us
Frae such a bitter plague as ye.
Ye've not been a gud wife te me,
This neet aw'll te the river flee,
An' i' the wetter cawd aw'll dee,
Aw'm once for all detarmined!"

Says she, "If ye intend te gan,
Aw'll de the syem as ye, man;
Aw cuddent leeve here be rne-ael,
Unhappy aw wad be, man.
Ye've always been me care an' pride,
Aw'm lost withoot ye be me side.
Aw've travelled wi' ye far an' wide;
So aw'll gan doon when it's high tide,
An' droon me-sel wi' ye, man!"

Says he, "Ye needint gan wi' me,
Ye'll stop us if yor there, lass;
If ye had been a sober wife,
Aw'd nivvor need te care, lass,
Aw'd let melife run oot its span,
But noo aw'll te destruction gan!"
Says she, "If ye had been a man
That myed a stiddy life yor plan,
"Twad nivvor com te this, man ; "

At neet he slawlybent his way,
Till close beside the river,
He teuk his coat an' waistkit off.
Says he, "It's noo or nivvor!"
When all at once he heard a shriek;
He luckt aroond-he cuddent speak;
When on the surface 0' the deep
He saw a form-he teuk a leap,
For Tom wes a gud swimmer.

He bravely swam te save the life
Ov sum unhappy creetor,
An' be the meunleet there he saw
His wife in ivry feator.
He pull'd her safely te the shore,
Then on his back her body bore,
Until he reached thor awn hoose door,
An' then he laid her on the floor,
Te bring her tiv her senses.

She moaned an' cried when she com roond,
But Tom had nivvor spoken;
Thor freak had gien them byeth a fright,
Her heart wes nearly broken.
But efter this they had sum tea,
Injoyed it better then a spree,
Myed up thor minds T.T. te be; .
An', prizin life, they byeth agree
Ne suicides te be, man.

-Source: Joe Wilson, (author) Songs and Drolleries, 1890