A PITMAN'S VISIT TO NEWCASTLE ON VALENTINE'S DAY.

Od smash! marra, where hast thou been, Aw been luiken for ye a yel hour; For to tell of a seet aw hae seen, Sic a seet as aw ne'er saw before: Aw straight to Newcassel did gan, And gat in just as it struck ten; Then through the streets aw quickly ran, For to get heame suin agyen. Rum ti idity, &c. Just as aw was runnin amain! Aw comes alangside of a shop, Wi' papers clagg'd on every pane— To see them aw thought aw wad stop. But oh! sic reed flames an' sic darts! And sae mony lovers together; And sic bonny arrows and hearts— Od zounds! they were painted quite clever. Rum ti idity, &c. Says aw, to a buck in the street, (You may guess he was drest very fine,) "What's that thing that's painted complete?" Says he, "It is a Valentine." Says aw, "Do ye knaw what they're for, That they are painted sae smart?" Then he humm'd and he haw'd like a boar, And said, "To send to your sweetheart." Rum ti idity, &c. Then thinks aw to masell, aw'll hae yen, To send to my awn dearest hinny: Aw bowls into the shop like a styen, When out pops a man very skinny: Says he, "Sir, pray what do you want?" Says aw, "Yen o' them things that's bonny;" When in comes a chep that did cant, And said, "Aw want one, my dear honey." Rum ti idity, &c. That the fellow was Irish I knew, As suin as to speak he began, He luik'd at Valentines not a few, But could not find one to suit Nan: Says he, "Mind, aw will hev the prattiest." Says aw, "Ye must knaw that you shan't." Did he think aw'd be content wi' the dirtiest? Ma sang! aw did both swear and rant. Rum ti idity, &c. When he brought me a clout o' the lug, He did it sae frisky and gaily, Says he, "You must know, Mr. Mug, That I'm a stout bit of shillelah." Aw brought him another as tough, It made a' his cheeks for to rattle; Says he, "I have got quite enough:" Sae thus we gave ower the brattle. Rum ti idity, &c. We went to a yell-house just nigh, For to get a wee sup o' strang yell; And then we came back, by and by, And to luikin at Valentines fell. And then got as great as could be, And bought Valentines for to fit, man: But aw say, without telling a lee, He met wiv his match in a Pitman. Rum ti idity, &c.