Shop


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Bill: What about the shop on the corner here?

Willack: That shoppie? That was built in.... 70 years ago.

Jeanack: Was it?

Willack: Yes.

Bill: And it was built as a shop was it?

Willack: Aye. ??? ??? ??? ???? calendar I have for that....

Jeanack: How?

Willack: Eh?

Jeanack: What calendar? ???? ???? ????. Mistress Dean. She was in the house in the shop when she got married.

Willack: Who?

Jeanack: Mistress Dean.

Willack: Yes

Jeanack: I think so. The shop was in the house. In the middle room. The wee narrow window. And there they built the shop.

Willack: The shop was built over the burn, like a bridge. And there was a trapdoor in the centre of the floor. Many a ton o' papers you put doon that trapdoor. that was the dirtiest thing on earth.

Jeanack: Oh yes, they should have been burnt.

Willack: They were supposed to go off with the burn but when there was no water in the burn the papers used to be ??? ??? ???.

Jeanack: We were putting the papers down to the smiddy fire. He was lighting the fire with them my father. Oh, and glad to get them too. Some hot tea here.

Bill:Thank you, Jean.

Willack: I don't think I went to school when they were building the shop. Because I was up one day to tell them the dinner was ready. My mother was feeding the smiths ??? ??? ??? ??? I was quite bored and went up to the shop where they were building. I took the short-cut up the isle o' mill(?). Old Smith was on there working away with the trowel. I says, "Look here Jeck, they're wanting you down for your dinner." He was Jeck ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? (gurgle) ??? ??? my father "you've a very clever son", he says. Telling my father. "How?", "When he went up today", he says "Do you know what he said to me, 'Here Jeck come on down for your dinner'". You know that was what I was always hearing - Jeck Smith. ???? I was about four coming to five year old.