But talkin' abaat invites maks me
study a bit. When yo get an invitation, allus think it ovver befoor
yo tak' it Ax yorsen one or two questions abaat it. If yo think it's
becoss yo can play th' peanner, or becoss yo can sing--tell 'em
yorterms. If yo think it's becoss some owd uncle is likely to dee an'
leeav yo a lot o' brass, an' they've a dowter or two 'at isn't wed--
tell 'em yor engaged (to a lady). If yo think it's becoss they fancy
yor a shinin' leet--tell 'em yo're gooan aat. I yo think it's becoss
they want to borrow some brass, an' yor daatful whether yo'll iver get
it back agean--tell 'em yo've soa monny calls made on yo, wall yo're
feeard yo connot call o' them at present. But if yo think it's just
becoss they want yo, an' they'll be glad to see yo,' put on yor hat
an' off in a minit.
Aw once knew a chap 'at had getten a invite to a doo, an' he wor
gooin' to tak his wife wi' him; an' he wor tellin' some mates what a
shimmer shoo wor gooin' to cut. "Mun," he says, "sho'll just luk like
one o' them figures i'th' waxworks! Aw've bowt her a goold cheen as
thick as my thum; it's cost ornmost a paand.
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