Part 1 — XLIX. HOG AND DOG.
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One day Hog was going out to look work, an' Hog name was Cuddy.
An' he got out an' walk all about an' couldn' get no work.
An' when he come home Ratta employ him to keep watch for him when Broder Puss is coming.
An' Hog ask Rat how much is his pay.
An' Rat tell him that he will give him t'ree an' sixpence a week but he must find himself every t'ing to eat an' drink.
An' Hog didn' agree. But as the time being so hard he says he will bear with Ratta till the week out.
An' when the week done Ratta pay Hog, an' Ratta t'ought that Hog was still keeping watch for him.
So Ratta go out, an' when he come back he didn' fin' Hog.
An' him say:—Wasn' God, Puss would broke in on him.
An' him cuss Hog that Hog would walk an' never get no work, an' some which worse than Hog will laugh after him.
An' Hog start one morning to look work.
What that fellah Mr. Dog done Hog.
As he, being a market-keeper, he set down at the market gate an' see Hog was passing, an' he ask Hog where he is going.
Hog tell him that he is going to look a little work.
Same time Dog burst out a laugh. An' as he burst out a laugh he ask Hog t'ought he was working with Ratta.
An' Hog feel so shame to himself till he wouldn' answer Dog.
An' Dog laugh after Hog with this sing:—
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Time get so hard Hog an' all a look work, Dog sit down a market gate an' go laugh at a Hog distress; me rarabum Cuddy dé da door, me rarabum Cuddy dé da door, me rarabum Cuddy dé da door.
An' Dog sing an' sing an' sing till Hog get vex an' come home back.
An' from that day that's why Hog must always hate Dog until now.
Jack Mantora me no choose none.
NOTES.
Cuddy, short for Cordelia.
wasn' God, if it wasn't for God.
rarabum, nonsense word, Italian vowels.
dé da door, is at door, is out of doors.