(How the steam engine come about.)

Vier, Aïr, E'th, Water, wer a-meäde fire, earth

Good workers, each o'm in his treäde,

An’ Aïr an’ Water wer a match

Vor woone another in a mill; one

The giant Water at a hatch,

An’ Aïr on the windmill hill.

Zoo then, when Water had a-meäde so

Zome money, Aïr begrudg'd his treäde,

An’ come by, unaweäres woone night,

An’ vound en at his own mill-head, him

An’ cast upon en, iron-tight,

An icy cwoat so stiff as lead.

An’ there he wer so good as dead

Vor grindèn any corn vor bread.

Then Water cried to Vier, “Alack!

Look, here be I, so stiff's a log,

Thik fellor Aïr do keep me back that

Vrom grindèn. I can't wag a cog. move

If I, dear Vier, did ever souse

Your nimble body on a house,

When you wer on your merry pranks

Wi’ thatch or refters, beams or planks,

Vorgi'e me, do, in pity's neäme, forgive

Vor 'twerden I that wer to bleäme,

I never wagg'd, though I be'nt cringèn,

Till men did dreve me wi’ their engine. drive

Do zet me free vrom theäse cwold jacket, this

Vor I myzelf shall never crack it.”

“Well come,” cried Vier, “My vo'k ha’ meäde folk

An engine that 'ull work your treäde.

If E'th is only in the mood,

While I do work, to gi'e me food, give

I'll help ye, an’ I'll meäke your skill

A match vor Mister Aïr's wold mill.” old

“What food,” cried E'th, “'ull suit your bwoard?”

“Oh! trust me, I ben't over nice,”

Cried Vier, “an’ I can eat a slice

Ov any thing you can avword.” afford

“I've lots,” cried E'th, “ov coal an’ wood.”

“Ah! that's the stuff,” cried Vier, “that's good.”

Zoo Vier at woonce to Water cried, so, once

“Here, Water, here, you get inside

O’ theäse girt bwoiler. Then I'll show this great

How I can help ye down below,

An’ when my work shall woonce begin

You'll be a thousand times so strong,

An’ be a thousand times so long

An’ big as when you vu'st got in.