His business went to the dogs, and when she'd milked him dry she laughed and slipped awa', and he never saw her again.

I'm thinkin', at that, Andy was lucky; had he had more siller she'd maybe ha' married him for it.
'Twas after that Andy shipped before the mast.

He saw Australia and America, but he was never content to settle doon anywhere, though there were times when he had more siller than he'd lost at Portsmouth.
Once he was robbed; twa or three times he just threw his siller away.
It was always the same story; no matter how much he was earning it was never enough; he should always ha' had more.
But Andy learned his lesson at last.

He fell in love once more; this time with a decent, bonnie lass who'd have no dealings wi' him until he proved to her that she could trust him.

He went to work again for a contractor, and saved his siller.