Hepsabah

What does ta think awr Hepsabah an th 'naybors wod say.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

Mally an Hepsabah follered bi a lot o'th naybors, wor commin to see what had become on him, an when they saw what a pictur he'd made ov hissen, they fairly skriked wi laffin -- all but Mally.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

Hepsabah wor lukkin aght o'th winder an saw what they wor tryin to do, soa shoo coom aght wi th 'long brush to help em, an little Jerrymier coom to help too.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

"Aw think Pinchems an Twitchems will be th 'best place," sed Hepsabah.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

They wor i 'hooaps o' gettin off withaat Hepsabah an th 'naybors gettin to know, but it wor noa use.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

Hepsabah, th 'young woman browt another, an Sammywell's e'en fairly sparkled.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

Hepsabah, an tak Jerrymier for a walk befoor tha starts.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

Ov cooarse th 'child didn't meean to braik th' winder, nor the teacup nawther, -- but he owt to be towt different; an aw dooant believe awr Hepsabah knows owt abaat trainin childer as they owt to be trained.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

Soa he tuk a couple o 'soverins, -- ov coarse intendin to bring em back, an then hurried off wi Hepsabah as fast as he could for fear Mally wod ax some questions he didn't want to answer.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877

Jerrymier has takken a big fancy to th 'galloway, an oft gooas an gethers it a basket full ov sweet clover, an when Grimes an Mally arn't using it, Hepsabah an her babbies have a drive throo th' park, Jerrymier acting as th 'cooachman.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877