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Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley The last strain of the grand old Christmas hymn had just been warbled forth from the throats and hearts of a number of happy folks, who were seated around the blazing log one Christmas eve; and on the face of each one of that family circle the cheering light revealed the look of happiness; the young-happy in the present, and indulging in hopeful anticipations for the future; the old, -equally happy as the young, and revelling in many a darling memory of the past. Come, Uncle John! said a bright-eyed, flaxen-haired beauty, over whose head not more than ten Christmas days had passed, - Come, uncle, do tell us a story; you know that we always expect one from you. Well, my pretty little niece, he replied, I fear that I have exhausted all my store of ghosts and hobgoblins, and if I tell you a story now, it must be from the cold, stern world of fact, which, I fear, will be less interesting to you than the romantic fictions I have rehearsed on former occasions. Oh dear, no! tell us a story, a true story-we shall be all the more delighted to know that we are listening to an account of what has really occurred. Do begin at once, please . Knocking the ashes from the bowl of his pipe, and having carefully reared it against the hob, he commenced: - The factory bells had just ceased ringing, and the whistles had given out their last shrieks, like the expiring yells of some agonized demon, as the old church clock drowsily tolled the hour of six, on one of the most miserable of December mornings. High on a bleak hill stood a little whitewashed cottage, from the door of which issued two children, apparently about ten years of age. As they stept into the cold morning air they shuddered, and drew their scanty garments closer around them. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience

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