CAKE AND "YALE."

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1791, 29 September 1874, Page 3

CAKE AND "YALE."

A good story, illustrating the changed fortunes of our English colliers, comes from the neighbourhood of Leeds. The truth of it is guaranteed. -. " Bill, what's that stuff?" said one pitman to another, pointing to a bride-cake ia a confectioner's winder. "Boan't know, lad; it's a grand caake o' some kind, covered wi' sugar and. things." "Hast iver taasted it?" "2S Toa, lad." " WJbatis there miide on 'em ?" "0' there's curi'ans and raisins, . and t' loike,'' ,?' Wouidst iiie ,tp •hare a taasteX^ " Shouldna moiad, lad.' Come into t' s-N?; then." The two pitmen went in, and wN^ensiied the following conTersation :■—lst. Pitman :" Want «ome o' that caake i' t' winder." -Confecticccr: v Ttssir." (Brings out buns and

cakes.) Bill: " Noa, not them hap c wants yon big 'un wi' sugar an' ;thingos ri it." Confectioner: "This!" Why, that is a bridecake. Ist Collier :" Ole roight —bring it out. Do you make a pound on it?" Confectioner (endeavouring to look serious): " No, we do not cut such a cake as that." Ist Pitman to Bill (puzzled) : " They doan'tcut it." JBill: "80 t' chap v says. Ax him t' proico o' t' lot." Ist Pitman (to confectioner); " What's proice 9' t' caake ?'.' Confectioner (smilling): " Two guineas." Ist Pitman: " Ole roight, I'll tak' it." Confectioner (more serious): "Very well, sir, and where shall I send it to ?" Ist Pitman:, " Two pounds two shillings—there's t' money." . Confectioner: "And where shall I send it ?" Novrheres—we'll tak' it wi' us ; we're only goin' to ' Feathers '• next door to have a point o 1 yale." They took the cake next door, and ate it over their " yale."