THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE LYRICS LEGAL AND OTHER LYRICS BY THK LA TIC GEORGE OUTEAM /// A NEW EDITION, 11777/ EXPLANATORY NOT1 AND .1 GLOSSARY EDITED BY .1. II. STODDAET, LL.D. AND Il.l.r.STl! \llli BY WILLIAM RALSTON and A. s. BOYD WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND sons EDINBURGH AND LONDON U DCCCLXXXVII] PREFACE. The demand for the 'Legal Lyrics' of George Outram, when the volume was published Borne yeai », was, after a second edition, iter than the supply, although several thousand copies were sold. The volume is now out of priiii, and commands a consider- able price in the book market when a copy i exposed a1 aucl ion. The represental ives of the family of Mr Outram have aov thoughl the time ba come for the publica- tion of a new edition, with several emenda- tions upon the texl of the Last, which was not quite according to the original. I be editor ba i adhered as closely as possible to VI PREFACE. the original verses, only making some very slight alterations that seemed necessary for the present time. He has also, after a close examination of the other poems of Mr Out- ram, added a few pieces not before published, but which seemed to him characteristic of the genius of the author. He might have given many other pieces of Mr Outram's, that forty years ago would have taken a good place in literature ; but George Outram, unfortunately for his own reputation, wrote only for his friends, and not for posterity, and was will- ing to allow his more sober and elevating- poems to lie aside. The illustrations by Mr Ralston and Mr Boyd, it may be hoped, will give additional interest to the little volume that the editor now presents as the complete poetical works of one of the most genial and humorous of Scotchmen. The interesting notes to " The Faculty Roll " and other legal songs are supplied by an old and intimate friend of Mr Outram, who had the merit of extracting from him one evening, after a day's fishing on the Tweed, the song of "The PREFACE. Vll Siiimion," and also, from time to time, a good many stanzas of "The Annuity," which Mr Outram sent him, to be sung at the annual dinner of a life insurance association with which he was connected, and at which "The Annuity" was always called for. It maybe also necessary to remark that the poems, as the judicious reader will readily perceive, are purely dramatic, and that the author ex- presses not his own experiences, but those of the type most familiar in Scottish society in his day. George Outram himself was the most refined, gentle, and humane man of bis time. J. ji. S. I.i DDBIBORBBK, March 1SS7. CONTENTS. introductory notice, tin: annuity, . WISHES, . THE FACULTY ROLL, THE MtTLTIPLEPOINDING, BOTJMTU an' Kur.MiN, •I BE OLD 1 1:1 E BL1 E, THE SAUMON, . THE PROl I SS "I AUGMENTATION, THE LAW OF MARRIAGE, . THE REFORM BILL, . JOHN AND JEAN, THE hanks o' 1 in. DEE, . THE PRO WAKENIN, IR1 M, LADY ! THINK BYE is BRIGHT, . what wii.i. i DO DIM MY DOGGIE DEI ' 1 Al .1 1 29 38 12 52 62 67 ~rl 75 93 97 |m| 109 l I I I [5 I i'ii 122 X CONTENTS. ELSIE, . 125 DUBBYSIDE, . . . 127 WIIKN THIS OLD WIG WAS XEW, . 129 THE SIGN O' THE CRAW, .... . 133 MY WIFE HAS COME OWER TO CURE ME, . . 135 DRINKIN' DRAMS, . 138 HERE I AM, ...... . 141 WE BE THREE I>OOR BARRISTERS, . 143 THE LAWYER'S SUIT, .... . 147 MV NANNIE, . 149 THE HOLY LOCH, . 151 INSURANCE, . 153 IS THE HOUSE WARM YET ? . . . . 154 AN APPEAL FROM THE SHERIFF, . 159 OX HOPE, . 1(51 FORGET NOT ME, . 163 AE DAY I GOT MARRIED, . 165 THE SWINE, . 107 FRAGMENTS — THE BARLEY-FEVER, . 168 THE MILLER, . 169 THE fule's SANG, .... . 169 THE ALEHOUSE, .... . 170 WOMAN, . 170 CONTEXTS. XI EPIGRAMS — ON HEARING A LADY PRAISE A CERTAIN REV. doctor's EYES, 171 ••a' things CREATED HAVK their uses," . 171 ON MISS GRACE C , ..... 172 OS DAVID , AM EGOTIST, . . . .172 " 'TWIXT JOAN AND CHLOE WHO'LL DECIDE," . 172 EPITAPHS — HERE I.! 173 AN EPITAPH AND RETROSPECT,. . . . 174 NOTES, 175 GLOSSARY. 227 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE "i sell't her an annuity," . . II'. Ralston, 29 "BUT COMES — AS SURE AS CHRISTMAS COMES — TO CA'FOB EBB ANNUITY" — (two Illustrations), . . . n 30,31 " IN VAIN HE YERKKD Ills BOUFLE HEAD, TO KIND AN AMU'. MTV," n 32 "An'thkn HER LOOF HELD OUT FOE HEB ANNUITY," .... II 33 "SHE'S SOME A.1 I.I) PAGAN, MUMMIFIED ALIVE FOB HEB asm n ■• i'm CHARGED POB HEB asm rr V ! " . WISHES, THE I 101 I. TV BOLL, . Tin; MCLTIPLEPOINDINO -(two Illus- trations ...... ., . THE OLD TBI F. III. I I , II 36 II 37 II 1 1 ii 1. 8. Boyd, 16 II . Ralston, -• XIV LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. THE SAUMON " THAT SCALY BUFFER LAY LAUCHIN' AT ME," THE MINISTER STATES HIS CASE, THE LORDS MODIFY, .... CHORUS OF HERITORS, THE REFORM BILL, .... JOHN AND JEAN, .... " FOR SHE AYE FLINGS ME HEAD OVER HEELS FRAE THE TAP," "SIC A SHAMEFU' EXPOSURE AS YON," THE PROCESS OF WAKENIN, " TA REEL O' TULLOCHGORUM," . WHAT WILL I DO GIN MY DOGGIE dee ? — (two Illustrations), . WHEN THIS OLD WIG WAS NEW (Initial), " I THINK OF WHAT I WAS," THE SIGN O' THE CRAW, MY WIFE HAS COME OWER TO CURE me — (two Illustrations), WE BE THREE POOR BARRISTERS, " COME, WED WITH A LAWYER ! " INSURANCE, W. Ralston, 72 II 74 II 77 II 85 II 91 M 97 II 101 II 104 II 108 II 111 II 114 II 122, ,124 II 129 A. S. Boyd, 130 W. Ralston, 133 ii 135. 137 n 143 ii 146 ii 152 INTRODUCTORY NOTICE INTRODUCTORY NOTICE TO FIRST EDITION. By the late HENRY GLASSFORD BELL, ESQ., Sheriff of Lanarkshire. Gbobgb Otjtram was born on the 25th March 1805, at Clyde Iron- Works, in the vicinity of Glasgow, his father heing then the manager of these important works. In the course of a year or two, however, the family removed from ( rlasgow to Leith, Mr Oatram, sen., having become partner in a mercantile house there. George received hia early education in the High School of Leith; and afterwards went through the regular curriculum of the University of Edinburgh. In 1827 be became a member of the Faculty of Advocates, and for the next ten yean continued to attend the Parliamenl House, where bis genial disposition and fund of quainl humour made him a great favourite with both Bench and Bar. Being, however, of a retiring, sensitive, and no! 2 INTRODUCTION. over-active nature, ( hitram did not lay himself out with much earnestness for legal practice ; and in 1837 he accepted the offer, somewhat unexpectedly made to him, of the editorship of the ' Glasgow Herald,' then, as it has since continued to he, the leading newspaper in the west of Scotland. He became also one of the proprietors, and settled down to his new duties for life. The ' Herald,' at that time, was published only twice a-week, and was conducted in a steady, quiet, and unpretentious manner, with a careful avoidance of anything like an aggressive or innovating spirit. In politics it was mildly Conservative, but by no means slav- ishly so, as it rather piqued itself on maintaining a character of independence, and was on the whole conducted with such tact and discrimination that it secured the confidence of the public, and in- creased in circulation and repute. Its editor loved what was old and pleasant and easy, and shrank, with a sort of humorous abhorrence, from what was novel and obtrusive, either in social or political life. Nevertheless, when occasion required, he showed both firmness and discrimination, and his judg- ment was seldom at fault in the numerous ques- tions which force themselves on the attention of a public writer. INTRODUCTION. 3 Mr Outram had married before he left Edin- burgh, and in due course became the father of four sons, in whose education and upbringing he took the greatest possible interest, but one of whom only now survives.* He had one daughter, who died in infancy. He resided, with much domestic enjoyment, in Glasgow or its neighbourhood for nineteen years. During that period he won and retained, by his amiable manners and delightful flow of good-natured humour, the esteem and re- ct of all classes. He likewise experienced much pleasure in keeping up his acquaintance with his old friends and associates in Edinburgh, who had greatly regretted his separation from them, and were always glad to receive him with open amis. Latterly his constitution, which bad never been . robust, gave way somewhat prematurely, and he died al his country residence of Etosemore, on the Holy Loch, on 15th September 1856, in the fifty-second year of his age. He was buried in Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh; and left behind him, in the hearts of many attached friends, the memory of a mosl kindly, amiable, and gifted man. He hai dow l S 57 been dead several i 4 INTRODUCTION. For George Outram possessed, in addition to his other qualifications, a spark of true and original Scottish genius, but for which the foregoing brief summary of his uneventful life would never have seen the light. This genius manifested itself chiefly in the production of songs and other lyrical pieces, mostly in the Scottish dialect, and exhibiting, without a touch of bitterness, an amount of humour hardly surpassed by any other national writer. Many of these compositions, which were the de- light of his own circle, were called forth only by some incident or event in the lives of some of the members of that circle ; so that their allusions and mirth-exciting power could not be rightly under- stood by the outer world. Well, however, do Outram's surviving friends remember what addi- tional delight many a song of his, composed for the occasion, gave to their social symposiums. The author himself was of too modest a nature to regard them as anything but trifles ; but when a copy was obtained, the unrepressed laughter of many a co- terie in the Parliament House, collected in some convenient nook, indicated their appreciation of tin: contents. Fortunately, however, some of Outram's best things are of a more general character, which appeal INTRODUCTION. 5 to, and are sure to command, the sympathies of all. His legal lyrics introduce us to some of the pecu- liarities of Scotch law, and show us their comic side with a rare and genial power, scarcely ever at- tempted before, and certainly never at any time surpassed. The author's idea in such ballads as " The Annuity," " The Multiplepoinding," " Soumin an' Poumin," "The Process of Augmentation," The Process of "Wakenin," " Cessio Bonorum," and others, seems to have been to present vivid and humorous pictures, not unaccompanied some- times by a touch of pathos, of the peculiar and rather remarkable features of Scotch legal process, and its effect on tin: character and feelings of his countrymen. The scenes suggested are as vividly portrayed as they could have been by the pencil of a Wilkie ; and whilst perhaps they will lie most intensely appreciated by professional lawyers, they possess that hreadth of colouring ami truth i" human nature which cannot fail to interest all readers, and entertain them with an exquisite per- ception <>f the Ludicron . Some of the miscellaneous pieces are not less aped with originality and humour, and it Is much to be regretted that, for tie' reasons above indicated, they cannol !"• all given to the public. INTRODUCTION. It is confidently believed, however, that among the poems in the present publication there Avill be found specimens of national facetice differing from anything to be found elsewhere, and full of a high merit of their own. In some instances they are descriptive of bacchanalian characters; but, in place of being written with any view to encourage bacchanalian habits, they tend to ex- pose the folly of such habits, and to turn them into ridicule. Here and there the author's keen sense of the ludicrous has induced a certain freedom of expression, without which the thought would have lost its characteristic vigour. But the consciousness of a healthy moral tone remains throughout. This brief Introductory Notice ought perhaps to stop here. But it has been suggested that one or two personal reminiscences of Outram may be added, as tending to bring out more fully the genial character of the man and the poet. His cast of mind and associations were essentially Scottish. He was, it is believed, only twice out of Scotland during his life, and that but for short periods. He was admirably versed in, and had a high appreciation of, the strength of his native Doric. He was also familiar with the peculiarities INTRODUCTION. 7 of Scotch character, some of which afforded him great amusement, whilst others inspired him with respect. These features of his mind and habits led him, not long after he went to reside in < rlasgow, to conceive the idea of a " Scotch Denner." to he given in his own house, as a purely national meal, to which each guest was to come in the costume of some favourite Scottish worthy, and which was to he a gathering ironically renewing the once popular lamentations over the Union with England, as destructive of the indepen- dence and ancient position of Sect land. The "denner," to which only a small and select party was invited, each of whom appeared in an his- torical character and dress, came off on 22d July L844, being the 1 3 8th anniversary of tie- Treaty <>f Union. It had been a great amusement t" Outram, in his Leisure moments, to make arrange- ments for this banquet. He printed his letter of invitation — of itself a curiosity — a list of toasts — and. by way of menu, a small brochure, a copy "I which v.m mpplied to each of the guests, with the motto, "Sync there were proper stewards, cunning baxters, excellenl cooks and potingars, with con- fections and din.- I'M- their di erts." — Pitscottie, Ivlin. I 728, p. 1 7 I. Tic Letter of [nvital 8 INTRODUCTION. List of Toasts, and the Brochure, are here given for the perusal of those who may be interested by a specimen of the genial humour which habitually pervaded the author's social intercourse with his friends. INVITATION. " RlCHT TRUSTIE FREEND,— " Forgie me that I steer your memorie e'en now, anent that wearifu' Treaty o' Union wi' the Englishers, whilk, as ye weel ken, was subscrivit by the unworthie representatives of our forebears, on the 22d day of July, a.d. 1706, in ane unhappie hour. For I do sae allenarlie wi' the intent that ye suld devise means to red us for aye of that wanchancie covenant, the endurance whereof is regarded by ilka leal-hearted Caledonian with never-devallin' scunner. Wherefor I earnestly entreat of you that, on Monday the 22d of the present month, bein' the 138th anni- versary of the foresaid dulefu' event, ye wald attend a great gatherin' o' Scotsmen, to be halden after the gude auld Scottish fashion, at Scott Street of Glas- gow, whan it will be taen into cannie consideration how we may now best free oursels o' that unnatural band, either by a backspang, if we can sae far be- INTRODUCTION. 9 gunk the Southron, or by an evendown cassin o' the bargain, an' haudin' of our ain by the strong hand, if need be. An' to the intent that we may be the better preparit for what may come, it is designit, on the occasion of the said gatherin', that we sail subsist upon our ain national vivers allenarlie, an' sae pruive how far we can foregae the aids o' foreign countries in respect of our creature comforts, varyin' our fare wi' the flesh o' the red deer an' the trouts o' Lochleven, suppin' our ain Kail, Hotch Potch, or Cockieleekie, whiles pangin' oursels wi' haggis an' brose, an' whiles wi' sheep's head an' partan pies, rizzard haddies, crappit heads an' scate - rumples, nowt's feet, kebbucks, scadlips, an' skink, forbye custocks, carlings, rifarts an' syboes, farles, fadges an' ban- nocks, drammock, brochan an' powsowdie, and sik- like — washin' the same doun our craigs wi' nae foreign pushion, but allenarlie wi' our ain reamin' yill an' bellin' usquebaugh. " Trustin' that you, an' mony anither leal Scotsman, will forgather at the foresaid time an' place, to bend the bicker after the manner of our worthie forebears when guid auld Scotland was a kingdom, " I subscricve myself, " Yours to command, "GEORGE OUTRAM. "Given al Scott Street of Glasgow, on the eleventh flay o' July, Anno Domini, mdcccxliv." 10 INTRODUCTION. On the back of the letter, under the address, were the words : — " Be this letter delivered with haste — haste — post haste ! Ride, villain, ride ! For thy life — for thy life — for thy life ! " The late Lord Cockburn threatened to interdict the treasonable meeting ! But the guests, never- theless, assembled, and found prepared for them the following bill of fare : — INTRODUCTION. 11 "Ane Buik o' Ancient Scotch Dishes FOR THE GaTHERIN"'." TABLE I. (l) " There s peas intifi, an' there's leans in til 't, An' there's carrots, an' neeps, aii greens intift." (2) " Lang may she live, an' lang enjoy Ilk blessin' life can gie, — Health, 'wealth, content, an' pleasour, An' cockic-lcckic." TABLE II. (3) "Can ye tell me, fisher la J, lies, What gotten into the heads 0' the haddiesV (4) "Stove him weelwi wine an' . In,t latter in the 1/ /' warrant he'll ken mist time . I feather fr 1 1 2 INTRODUCTION. TABLE III. (5) " Fair fd your honest, sonsieface, Great chieftain 0' the puddiri race." (6) "John Anderson, my jo, Cum in as ze gae by, An' ze sail get a shrifts head Weel haken in a pie. " — — (7) "An' first they ate the white puddin s, An' syne they ate the black." — — (8) "Gie me loch brose, brose, Gie me loch brose and butter." — — (9) " They a', in ane united body, Declared it a fine fat howtowdie." (10) "He pang \l himscl' fie' d 1 collops an' kail, (11) (12) Syne whang'd at the bannocks 0' barley-meal." (13) "It was fed wi'fouth 0' gerse an' oats, An' was wirried an' sauted at Johnnie Groat's." — — (14) " My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer." TABLE IV. " There's bread an' cheese at my door-cheek An pancakes the riggin' o'l." INTRODUCTION. 13 "Order of the Toasts at the Gatherin' ox the i38 owercome of 22d july 1 706. " i. The Majestie o' this Realm, being the Land o' Cakes. 2. The Memorie o' the Last Queen o' Scotland. 3. The Cassin o' the Wanchancie Covenant. 4. The Abolition o' a' Assessments an' Blackmails. 5. A speedie Parliament in the Parliament House. 6. The Abolishment o' Stake Nets, an' the Restor- ation o' the auld Manier o' Fishin'. 7. A Dour Douncome to the Gadgers, an' a Kittle Cast to the Customs. 8. The Buirdly Barons o' the Borders, an' the Auld Road to Carlisle. 9. The Laird o' Raasay and Commissioners o' Benachie. 10. True Thomas o' Ercildoune, Sir David Lyndsay o' the Mount, an' a' the Famous Scottish Menstrils." " Nota bene — The farder order o' the ceremonie at the ir o' the companie." With the toasts, on the occasion of the "denner," were intermingled many of the Chairman's most delightful Bongs— some of them being composed for the occasion — together with other i ongs, bardlj Let delightful, by a favourite Scottish landscape painter,* now, alas! no more; and with the iro 1 I D. 0. Hill, U.S.A. H INTRODUCTION. ible stories of another Scottish artist,* who, happily, still survives to charm his countrymen alike with his word- and colour- painting. It is needless to say that the night was one of unequalled mirth and enjoyment, and that the " pleasour o' the com- panie " protracted the " order o' the ceremonie " till a late, or rather an early, hour. Outram was often urged to publish, hut he always evaded the request. In the year 1851, however, he was induced to print, for private circulation, his Legal Lyrics, under the title, 'Legal Lyrics and Metrical Illustrations of the Scotch Forms of Process ; one hundred copies printed for Private Circulation.' The edition was limited, accordingly; and the excellence and origi- nality of the contents were so greatly appreciated by the more immediate friends to whom copies were presented, that they were besieged on all hands by requests for perusal ; and at many social meetings it was considered one of the chief attrac- tions of the evening to hear some of the Lyrics read or sung. Xone enjoyed them more than the then acknowledged heads of the literary and intel- lectual society of Edinburgh. One literary friend t so much delighted in "The Process of Augmen- * Sir Daniel Macnee, also now (1887) dead. t The late Dr William Chambers of Edinburgh. INTRODUCTION. 15 tation," that lie used to have parties at his own house, where it was sung by the guests, in the characters and costumes of the Minister, the various Heritors, and the Lords of Session. The Minister's tune, composed by the author, is printed in this volume. Lord Rutherfurd was particularly en- chanted with ''The Process of Wakenin," as possessing a wonderful combination of pathos and drollery. Professor Wilson, Lord Cockburn, and many other admirers, likewise had their special favourites in the lyrical volume. These Legal Lyrics, as yet so imperfectly circu- lated, have been much talked of, and the whole of them are included in the present volume. It is tube regretted that Outram never carried out his intention of writing some others, as indicated by cer tain fragments found among his manuscripts. One <»f these, intended to illustrate the haw of Lien, has the following graphic commencement : — 1 1 v- : vc been up ;i\ ont Dum Fe maun bae beard aboul the pli a That'- raised by Sandy I fount's trustee For the mill that belangM to Sandy. For S only lenl the man In- mill, An' the mill thai was lent was Sandy's mill, An' tin: man gol the Len o Sandy' mill, An' the mill it belang'd to Sandy. 1 G INTRODUCTION. A' sense o' sin an' shame is gone, They're claiming noo a lien on The mill that belane'd to Sandy. But Sandy lent the man his mill, An' the mill that was lent was Sandy's mill, An' the man got the len' o' Sandy's mill, An' the mill it belang'd to Sandy. The gossip of the Parliament House as to a ilirtation (said to have commenced on the wrong side) between parties not usually brought together, gave rise to some verses entitled " The Macer's Daughter," of which the two following only have been preserved : — " 'Twas not his form, 'twas not his face, 'Twas not his elocpience, that caught her ; It was his name in every case That gained the heart of the macer's daughter. 'Twas not her eye, or ruby lip, Or teeth, like pearls in purest water ; He'd ne'er have touched her finger's tip Had she not been the macer's daughter." "When his friend, the late Thomas Mackenzie, advocate, afterwards Lord Mackenzie, was rapidly rising as a junior at the bar. he received the honorary appointment of Counsel for the Woods INTRODUCTION. 1 7 and Forests, -which gave rise to a son" being com- menced, called The Woods and the Forests. Are they accents of love, or the words of command ? Tis the voice of a lady— the first in the land — Saving, "Trusty Mackenzie, I'll give you a fee, If you'll roam through the woods and the forests with me. " And, Tom, may it not be hereafter your pride, A- Bnugly you sit by your happy fireside, To tell little Tommy, who sits on your knee, How you roamed through the woods and the forests with me ? And when you shall pari with your bombasine gown, And in ermine and silk on the Bench shall .-it down, Won't the great Lord Mackenzie remember with glee How he roamed through the woods and the forests with me I " Other disjecta membra of a similar description mighl be quoted, and some additional poems mighl perhaps, with care, be selected from the MSS. ; buttle- t.i 1; i delicate where the author him did not contemplate publication ; and, in the mean- time at least, whal i here given must suffice. II. G. B. D is ADDEXD U M. By LORD DEAS.* The relatives of the author have to lament the unexpected death of the accomplished editor of this little volume just when it was on the eve of being given to the public. It was to him a labour of love to select from the more ample manuscript volume, in which many of the author's composi- tions had luckily been preserved, those of which the humour and spirit were most likely to be apprehended and appreciated by readers who were not familiar with the characters and inci- dents which called them forth. The devotedness of the editor to his all but overpowering judicial duties — discharged with herculean strength and herculean success — necessarily superseded, to a great extent (although it never altogether pre- vented), the indulgence of his literary tastes and habits, and retarded the selection which, for a long period, he had at heart, of the specimens now- ^iven of the genius of his early and attached * Mr Qutram's brother-in-law. INTRODUCTION. 19 friend, whom he enthusiastically admired, and whose uneventful life and genial character he has briefly recorded in the foregoing Introductory Notice. As may be gathered from that notice, it was not unusual with the author to surprise his friends, at the social board, by effusions in which some of themselves (while ample justice was done to their solid qualities and acquirements) were, at same time, made the objects of an under-current of irresistible humour, which compelled them to join in a Bmile or a laugh at their own expense, and thereby covered the modest confusion which the admiring regard insinuated or expressed to- wards themselves, in their presence, might other- wise have occasioned. In one of these effusions, of which the editor him8elf was the subject, hi8 SOmewhal remarkable size and physical prowess were made the foil to carry off an expresi ion of personal attachment, ae well as appreciation of bis powerful intellect, which was then — now some thirty yi —well known to all who had adequate means of judging. Among the pieces proposed to be published, the editor, from motives of delicacy, had doI included tl one; but the relatives of the author, in now re 20 INTRODUCTION. cording their gratitude to the editor, trust that they may be pardoned by his surviving friends for the liberty they take in here presenting it to the indulgent reader. The Tzar Kolokol. (Tune—" The Misseltoe Bough." ) In Russia there is, as all travellers tell, Near the Kremlin, at Moscow, a ponderous Bell, Called " King of the Bells" its fame to extol, Or, in Muscovite language, the Tzar Kolokol. 'Tis made of all metals — gold, silver, and tin — For each wealthy Russian some jewel cast in ; And the poor never rested till something they stole To assist in compounding the Tzar Kolokol. The furnace was fed by the young and the old ; The maid gave her ear-rings, the miser his gold ; For all knew 'twould be for the good of the soul To give what they could to the Tzar Kolokol. Full nine months passed over before it was cast, But out came the mountain of metal at last, And tribes from the tropics, and tribes from the pole, Came as pilgrims to look at the Tzar Kolokol. With ropes and with pulleys they hoisted the mass, And they made it a tongue of some ten tons of brass, INTRODUCTION. 21 And the world waited trembling to hear the first toll From the King of the Bells, — from the Tzar Kolokol. But that toll never came, for the rafters gave way, And the ponderous giant was rolled in the clay ; And the fatal result was a wide gaping hole That was broke in the side of the Tzar Kolokol. We've a Bell in this country, — the King of Bells too ; Of metal as various, and temper more true, — A sort of a giant — though, upon the whole, He's not quite so big as the Tzar Kolokol. It took nine- months to cast him ; and as for his tongue, Ti- as brazen a- theirs is, though much better hung; And I'm -ure we all feel 'tis good for tin- soul To do wli.it we ran for our Tzar Kolokol. Though he's never been hung yet, and never may be, III voice has been heard o'er tin- earth ami the And lon_ may juch music continue to roll From tie' King of our Bi 11 , from the Tzar Kolokol. May the King live for ever, a Per ian reque I Which we make in behalf of .hit much - honoured gue I ; May we oit pledge ;i bumper, and ofl drain ;t bowl, To tie- health of our Bell, to our Tzar Kolokol. 00 -.-J NOTE ON LETTER OF INVITATION, AND BILL OF FARE. The reference in the letter of invitation to " that wanchancie Covenant " (the Treaty of Union be- tween England and Scotland), represents the intense feelings of objection and opposition to the Union which extensively prevailed in Scotland before the Treaty was made in 1707, and which continued to exist among many of the Scotch people till after the Rebellion of 1745. Much curious information on the subject will be found in Defoe's History of the Union, and of the proceedings and negotia- tions which preceded it. Sir Walter Scott alludes to these feelings in ' Rob Roy,' where, it may be remembered, Andrew Fairservice vehemently de- nounces the Union, while the shrewd and pawky Bailie shows a full appreciation of the benefits to flow from it to both countries. The dishes which form the bill of fare are humorously indicated in the snatches of songs INTRODUCTION. 23 and sayings of the menu. They are generally old Scotch dishes, some of which are now scarcely known. (1) This is " hotch-potch," which continues to be a favourite Scotch dish. The Shepherd in the ' Xoctes Ambrosiame ' calls it "an emblem of the haill animal and vegetable creation." " Intil't" is "in it." The story goes that a Southron, who had greatly relished the soup, wished to learn from the cook how it was prepared, and she replied as in the text, "There's peas intil't." Arc. He could make nothing of "intil't," which he perhaps thought was one of the articles used, and re- peatedly asked, "But what'e intil't?" All, how- p, he could extract from the somewhal angry cook was, '■ I have tell't ye already; there's peas intil't, " &c. (2) Leek-soup, commonly called "cock-a-leekie," is indicated. This is another pri Scutch soup, and according to Sir Walter Scotl in the 1 Fortunes of Nigel,' it was deemed lit for the royal table in the days of " Kin- Jamie," who, after the marriage of " Glenvarlochides and pretty Peg-a-Ramsay," — "Surge, carni/ex — Rise up, Sir Richard Moniplies of Castle-Collop I And, my lord and 24 INTRODUCTION. lieges, let us all to our dinner, for the cock-a- leekie is cooling." (3) This is a dish designated (Scottice) " crappit heads." It is composed of minced beef, with a considerable proportion of suet and some oatmeal, flavoured with chopped onions or leeks, and any- other sweet herbs, and salt and pepper. The mess, when well mixed of the usual consistency of sausage, is stuffed into the heads or skulls of large haddocks, and is roasted in a Dutch-oven till sufficiently cooked. When properly made and seasoned it is a savoury dish. (4) The reference in the lines, to knowing "neist time a feather frae a flee " (fly), and, in the Letter of Invitation, to " the trouts o' Lochleven," in- dicate a stew of Lochleven trout, caught by the fly in angling. (5) A Scotch haggis is here referred to. It is prepared of similar materials to those used for "crappit heads," which are stuffed into the stomach of the sheep (called the "haggis-bag"), and the aperture being firmly sewed, it is boiled till sufficiently cooked. As the haggis-bag, if well filled, swells from the boiling of its con- tents, and the steam produced, it is often much swollen when brought to table, and should be opened carefully by a small incision, otherwise INTRODUCTION. 25 its contents may squirt out, to the damage of the table-cloth, and perhaps of the carver. A description is given in the 'Noctes Am- brosiame ' — (Professor "Wilson's "Works, 1855, vol. ii. p. 134) — of the danger of opening the " haggis-hag " rashly. Christopher North, Tickler, and the Shepherd have sat down to dinner, and the Shepherd says : — '"I'll carve the haggis.' " North. ' I beseech you, James, for the love of all that is dear to you, here and hereafter, to hold your hand. Stop! stop! stop! ' The Shepherd sticks the haggis, and the table is speedily overflowed" Alwli crovsly comic scene is then pictured of the sufferings of the party from the flooding of the room, and of their narrow escape /rum being drowned ill li< I, ji I is.) I 6 1 Thia i ep' head pie. It i u ually prepared from ili<' head of a fal tup, the woo] of which has been Lnged or burnl off to give ii a ■ ial flavour, whidi perhaps none bul a Scotch man sateen (7i White puddings are prepared much in the e way ;i- • crappil head ," the material 26 INTRODUCTION. eipial parts of oatmeal and suet. Black pud- dings have some blood added to the materials. (8) Brose is made by pouring boiling water on toasted oatmeal, and stirred, as the water is poured in, by a blunt knife or the end of a spoon, till it is of the consistency of porridge or pudding. If the water has previously been used for boiling a round or rump of salt beef and greens, the dish is called " kail-brose " — lauded in the old song — ' : O the kail-brose of old Scotland ! for the Scottish kail-brose ! " (9) A "howtuwdie" is a well-grown barn-door chicken. (10) "Scotch collops " consist of slices of beef with the fat, stewed in a stewing or frying pan, with onions and pepper and salt. (11) " Kail " is a soup of good stock, thickened with minced greens, and a little flour, till it is of sufficient consistency. (12) Barley-meal " bannocks " are rolls or cakes of barley-meal toasted on a girdle. (13) A salted Orkney goose is the dish indicated. It is usually cooked by boiling. (14) A haunch or other dish of red-deer venison Is referred to. LEGAL AND OTHER LYRICS < , . An:—" Duncan Davidson." I gaed t<> spend a week in Fifi — Aii unci, week it proved to m< — For there I met a waesome wit'' Lamentin' her viduity. Her grief brafc oul sae fierce and fell, I thoughl heT hearl wad bui I i. hell, And — I wa- Bae lefl t" my el' — I Bell'1 hei an annuil v. 30 THE ANNUITY. The bargain lookit fair enough — She just was turned o' saxty-three ; I couldna guessed she'd prove sae teugh, By human ingenuity. But years hae come, and years hae gane, And there she's yet as stieve's a stane — The limmer's erowin' young again, Since she got her annuity. She's crined awa' to bane an' skin, But that it seems is nought to ! She's like to live — al- though she's in The last stage o' tenuity. She munches wi' her wizened gums, An' stumps about on legs o' thrums, y.~ THE ANNUITY. 31 But comes — as sure as Christmas comes — To ca' for her annuity. She jokes her joke, an' cracks her crack, As spunkie as a growin' flea— An' there she sits upon my hack, A livin' perpetuity. She hurklea by her ingle-side, An' toasts an' tans her wrunkled hide — Glide kens how lang -lie yel may bide To ca' for her annuity ! I read the tables drawn wi' care For an Insurance ( Jompany ; Bet chance o 1 life was stated t here, Wi' perfecl perspicuity. Bui tables here or tables there, She's lived ten years ayonl her share, An's like to live a dizzen mair, To Ca' for her annuity. 32 THE ANNUITY. I gat the loon that drew the deed — We spelled it o'er right carefully ;- In vain he yerked his souple head, To find an ambiguity : Opt It's dated — tested — a' complete — The proper stamp — nae words delete— And diligence, as on decreet, May pass for her annuity. Last Yule she had a fearfu' hoast — I thought a kink might set me free : I led her out, 'mang snaw and frost, Wi' constant assiduity. But Deil ma' care — the blast gaed by, And missed the auld anatomy ; It just cost me a tooth, forbye Discharging her annuity. THE ANNUITY. 33 I thought that grief might gar her quit — Her only son was lost at sea — But aff her wits behuved to flit, An' leave her in fatuity ! She threeps, an' threeps, he's livin' yet, For a' the tellin' she can get ; But catch the doited runt forget To ca' for her annuity ! If there's a sough o' cholera Or typhus — wha sac gleg as she? She buys up baths, an' drugs, an' a', In siccau superfluity ! She disna need — she's fever proof — Tin- pest ^'ai'il nVr her very roof; she tauld me sa< — an' then her Looi Beld "ut for ber annuity. A.e '1 >v be fell her arm be brak, — A compound fracture as could be ; Nae Leech the cure wad undertak, What'- er v.M t be gratuity, o 34 THE ANNUITY. It's cored ! — She handles't like a flail — It does as weel in bits as hale; But I'm a broken man mysel' WT her and her annuity. Her hroozli'd lli'sh, and broken banes, Are weel as flesh an' banes can be. She brats the taeds that live in stanes, An' fatten in vacuity ! They die when they're exposed to air — They canna thole the atmosphere ; But her ! — expose her onywhere — She lives for her annuity. If mortal means could nick her thread, Sma' crime it wad appear to me; Cat murder — or ca't homicide — I'd justify't, — an' do it tae. But how to fell a withered wife That's carved out o' the tree o' life — The timmer limmer daurs the knife To settle her annuity. I'd try a shot. — But wliar's the mark? — Eer vital parts are hid frae me ; 1 1 • i backbane wanders through lier sark I'.' an unkenn'd ourkscrewity. THE ANNUITY. 35 She's palsified — an' shakes her head Sae fast about, ye scarce can see't; It's past the power o' steel or lead To settle her annuity. She might be drowned ; — but go she'll not "Within a mile o' loch or sea; — Or hanged — if cord could grip a throat 0' siccan exiguity. It's fitter far to hang the rope — It draws out like a telescope ; "Twad tak a dreadfu' length o' drop To settle her annuity. Could pushion do't? — It lias been tried; But, be'1 in hash or fricassee, That's just the dish she can'i abide, Whatever kind o' ijonl it hae. aeedli ail her doubts, — she ganga by instinct -like the brutes — An' only cats an' drinks what suits Bersel' an' her annuity. The Bible ty the age o' man Threescore an' ten perchance may be : She's ninety-four ; Lei then wha ran Explain the incongruity. 36 THE ANNUITY. She should hae lived afore the Flood- She's come o' Patriarchal Mooil — She's some auld Pagan, mum- mified A.live for her annuity. She's been embalmed inside and out — She's sauted to the last degree — There's pickle in her very snout iper-like an' cruetty ; Lot's vrife was fresh compared to her; They've kyanised the useless knir — She canna decompose — nae mair Than her accursed annuity. THE ANNUITY. 37 The water-drap wears out the rock As this eternal jaud wears me : I could withstand the single shock, But no the continuity. It's pay me here — an' pay me there- An' pay me, pay me, evcrmair ; I'll gang elemented wi' despair — I'm charged for her annuity ! misfits (<>v a misanthrope). Air—" doubt menol" {Mooris Melodies). I wish I was a Woman! \\T nought to do but dance an' dress, An' think niysel' sae hloomin', An' kaim my hair afore the ^lass; To gTeet when my feel Werena just sae sma' as I wad like, An' ne'er feel a care Though the cobbler should nae discount strike wishes. 39 I'd spend my days in wearin' claes, An' my gudeman should pay the bill : An' if he raised an unco fraise, I'd greet an' say I wasna weel ! I wish I was a Hero ! To spend my life in fire an' din, An' murder like King Xero, An' never think it was a sin : I'd soon tak a toon, An' wi' tin- Bpoil I wad niak free, An' style it in a bulletin A great an' glorious victory ! I'd write how brave my men behaved, An' how the field was won by me : An' to my king and country leave To say what my reward should 1"'. I wish I was a Lawyer .' To ken whal conscience oughl to 1m-, An' h" remember a' year My friends reduced to poverty ; To be glad instead o' sad When mithera weep, an' Bona look pale, An' say grace o'ei A hone I men do o'er their kail. 40 WISHES. " Go to the court o' last resort For the sake o' your poor family." " The Lords sustain ! " My client's gane— He's ruined — but I've got my fee ! I wish I was a Brute Beast ! To live in some sequestered vale, Frae friends and loves remote placed, An' ne'er see man, an' wag my tail ! To chow on a knowe A' the herbs, an' flowers, an' grassy blades, An' tread ower the head 0' gowans never touched wi' spades : I 'd never see a friendly face, Sae nae friend wad prove fause to me; I'd never ken the human race, Xor ever curse humanity ! I wish I was a I "ml 'tie ! ( >' brandy, rum, or what you please, In some frequented hotel, Where gude souls tak their bread an' cheese; To fill out a gill For some pnii chield that wants a trade — I )r pass o'er the hass I >' .some blythe rantin', roarin' blade ; WISHES. 41 An while unscrewed, I'd sit an' brood, An' think mysel' weel blessed to ken That when I dee'd I'd spend my bluid To purchase joy for honest men ! * 42 THE FACULTY ROLL. Ix regard to this and the other lyrics which may be classed as " Legal," it may be interesting to non- professional readers to know something of the gen- tlemen of the Scottish Bar who are referred to, and to have explanations of the technical terms which occur. These are given in the notes appended. The Faculty of Advocates is a very ancient body, not formally incorporated, but having most of the qualities and privileges of a corporation. Its members have the right of pleading causes in the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary, and the other Scottish Courts, and they have, generally, the Bame position and duties as Barristers have in the Supreme Courts of England. The Faculty is presided over by a Dean and a Vice-Dean, the offices of hotli being honorary. Its members form ;i " importanl branch of the Scottish ''College of THE FACULTY EOLL. 43 Justice," which was instituted in May 1532, in the reign of King James V. The Judges of the Court of Session, which was established in the same year, are members of the College, having the title of " .Senators " ; and the members of the incorpo- ration of Writers to the Signet, and of the Solic- itors before the Supreme Courts, who act as Agents in the conduct of causes, are also members. The Faculty has a noble library. It contains about 300,000 volumes, comprehending books in every department, and is enriched by many rare ancient MSS., and fine specimens of early printing on vellum — many of both exquisitely illuminated in colours as brilliant as when they left the hands of the artist. The Faculty also administer a charitable in- stitution. The late Mr George Chalmers, a citizen of Edin- burgh, who died in L 836, bequeathed the residue of his estate, amounting to a large sum, to "the Bonourable the Dean and Faculty of Axlvocati for Hi'' purpose of founding and m ai nta i ni n g a "hospital for Bich and hurt" The fund was in- fced by the Faculty, and allowed to accumulate for some years, and by prudeni investmenl largely augmented. Ultimately the bouse and 44 THE FACULTY ROLL. grounds of Lauriston, adjacent to the "Western Meadows, were purchased, and a handsome and commodious hospital, containing free wards for male and female patients, and a few wards in which, in addition to free medical attendance, home comforts may he afforded to patients able and willing to pay a very moderate board, was erected, and opened in 1864. The beneficence of Mr Chalmers is appropri- ately commemorated by the names of " Chalmers Hospital " and " Chalmers Street," given to the hospital and dwelling-houses erected on part of the ground. •• The Faculty Roll," which follows, contains the names of a considerable number of the Advocates who were in practice in the years between 1830 and 1834, when Mr Outram was himself a mem- ber, and about which date the poem appears to have been written. The Faculty then consisted of nearly 100 members, of whom a comparatively small number are mentioned in the Roll. Very few of those mentioned now survive, and of course, the " Roll" does not include any of the eminent men who have since been ornaments of the Bar, and ultimately of the Scottish bench. he Faculty Roli^&P Ais — " Ye Mariners of England." X i. Bai listers of England, Sour triumphs idle are, Till ye can match the names thai ring Round < ialedonia'a Bar. four .hilin l)<„ , and your Richard Roe, Axe l "it ;t paltry pair : Look .-if those who compi The docks round Brodie's Stair ; ' Who ruminate on Shaw and Tait, ' And flocl round Brodie's Stair. 4G THE FACULTY ROLL. Although our BrouglCm you've stolen, 3 To brush your Chancery — Be may be spared — our hoary Bairrf 4 Can sweep as clean as he ; And though you've got some kindly Scotts, To breathe your southland air, We've the rest, and the best, 5 To stand by Brodie's Stair — To garrison old Morison, 6 To stand by Lrodie's Stair. We'll still stand by our colours — Our Brown, Reid, White, and Gray; 7 We'll still extol our Northern Lights — You've seen their distant Rae? We still can boast of glorious names, Who love their country's fare, And ne'er roam from their Home, 9 But study Brodie's Stair — The pages con of Morison, And study Brodie's Stair. Should enemies e'er venture To threaten us with war, We'll rouse broad Scotland to our aid, From Dingwall to Dunbar. THE FACULTY ROLL. 47 The Lothians, Boss, and Sutherland 10 The powers of hell would dare To the field, ere they'd yield One step of Brodie's Stair — One foot of Erskine's Institute, 11 One step of Brodie's Stair. The insolent invaders Should never move Shank More; 1 ' 2 Our Marshall's Steele, the knaves should feel, 13 Within llieir bosom's core. Have at them with a plump of Spiers, 14 And if that shock they bear, Lei the thieves meet our Weaves, 16 Ere they tread on Brodie's Stair Ere their foot pollute the Institute Of Erskine or of Stair. We've -"in" things worth defending, And thai our foes i ball Bee ; Though ours is doI a land of gold, 'Tis the land of Ivory 19 — And hearts behind our Qreenshields beat, 'I'll. in i >]>liii '- tore more raw — 48 THE FACULTY ROLL. Ready still, come who will, To fight for Brodie's Stair — Resolved each Section to defend, Of Erskine or of Stair. Our Il'dl is all surrounded By Forrest, Loch, and Shaiv 1 '— A I'arli, such as you never trod, A Hill you never saw. 18 We rest among the summer Hay, Beside the Gowan fair, 19 "With a Rose at our nose, While we think on Brodie's Stair, Or ponder on old Morrison, Or think of Brodie's Stair. We gather Wood ami Harnett,- When bleak December blows; We're Bnug within, although without The WUdeia 11 'kite with snows. 21 Our Taylor, and our Hozzer, 22 Defy the wintry air — And the while to beguile, We run through Brodie's Stair — With Thomson's Acts, through Lord Kames' Tracts, Ami Fountainhall, and Stair. 23 THE FACULTY ROLL. 49 We've three Milnes, and six Millers?* Although no meal we make ; We've two Weirs, and a Lister large, 25 Although no fish we take ; A Horsman too, without a horse 26 — A Hunter, but no hare — Yet our Horn wakes the morn, "With a note from Brodie's Stair, While echoes court the full report Of Morrison or Stair. Our table's poorly furnished — Our Cook has little toil — Sometimes a fowl to Ourrie, Sometimes a joint to Boyle;* 1 Bui still Clieape's\\i.u\ and Trotters i The dish beyond compari — To suggest Shaw's Digest, And the sweets of Brodie's Stan To give ;i zesi to Shaw's Digest, And the sweets of Brodie's Stair. For wisdom, where's i be mortal Who claim > to 1"' our peer, When Solomon was I ►avid's son And Dat bi re ' D 50 THE FACULTY KOLL. But for religion ! — Clerks, alas ! 29 And Bells we have to spare 30 — But of faith, not a breath Is heard near Brodie's Stair ; Our most devout have Dirleton's Doubts, 31 As well as Brodie's Stair. When politicians wrangle, We shun the idle brawl; We've but one Torrie in our ranks, 32 And ne'er a Whig at all. The schoolmaster abroad may roam — For him we do not care, Because we've the Tawse, 33 And the rules ol Brodie's Stair — The lessons sage of Erskine's page, Ami the rules of Brodie's Stair. And still as merry Christmas Concludes our peaceful year, Our Pyper lends his minstrelsy, Our bounding hearts to cheer. Poor as we are, for his reward, A Penney we can spare, Though we've got but one Groat, 3i And some notes in Brodie's Stair — THE FACULTY ROLL. 51 Some doubtful bills in Dallas' Styles, And some notes in Brodie's Stair. Our live-stock's scarce ; we liave but A solitary Hog ; 35 One VAmy on his Trotters stumps, 36 Secure from Wulf or dog. 37 lint still whene'er he wanders forth We dread a Tod is there, On the watch for a catch Should he slip from Brodie's Stair, Or seei his food in Spottiswood, Or slip from Urn. lie's Stair. But, Barristers of England, < 'nine to us lovingly, And any Scot who greets you not We'll send to < Joventry. Put pasl your brief, embark for Leith, And when you're landed there Any night with delight Will poinl "ut Brodie 1 stair ; < he had you all through Fountainhall, Till you enter Brodie's Stan. 52 THE MULTIPLEPOINDING. The " process " or suit which bears this name is one peculiar to the law of Scotland. It may- be resorted to in various circumstances, the most usual one being the case of several different parties claiming, on various grounds, the same fund. The claimants may stand in different posi- tions. One may hold an assignment of the fund, which may or may not have been validly com- pleted. Others may have made attachments of the fund, by a process which is known in Scotch law as " arrestment/' by which money or movable or personal property is attached. Difficult ques- tions frequently arise as to which of the claim- ante may have the preferable or best right to the fund, and for the solution of these a multiplepoind- ing is the appropriate suit. In the case of a deceased party, who may have disposed of his estate by a deed of settlement in THE MULTIPLEPOINDING. 53 favour of trustees, questions frequently arise as to the interpretation, or the effect, of the pro- visions of the deed, and in such cases his trustees may institute a multiplepoinding for the purpose of having the construction or the effect of the deed settled, and the estate divided, under judicial sanction. In this suit, all parties claiming in- terest in the fund or estate, are cited into Court to maintain their respective claims. The person by whom the suit is instituted is technically called "the raiser," and the parties cited are termed " the claimants." The person to whom the fund belongs i- also cited as a party for his interest, to see that ili'' fund is properly disposed of. Hi' is technically called the "common debtor." Tin' judgment of the Court determines which parties have the hest right, and ordains the fund to be paid to them; and, on payment of the fund or estate, which technically called the "fund in medio" in accordance with the judgment of the Court, the " rai judiciall', di chargi d or exonerated, \ reat vai Lety of qu may arise for di ion under the competing claims of " the claimants," and a multiplepoinding may thu include many differenl form m kind of ail such as an actios or nil of " declarator," on- 54 THE MULTII'LEPOINDING. der which a person seeks to have any special right judicially declared or established; or a suit of " reduction," under which a person seeks to have a deed or obligation set aside ; or a suit of " suspension," under which a party seeks to have execution suspended or superseded. Hence a mul- tiplepoinding is said in the song to — " Combine every comfort that litigants know." When the suit comes on for discussion before the Judge, the name by which it is known — usually the name of the pursuer or plaintiff, and of the defendants or one of them — and the names of the different counsel engaged in it, are called out by the " macer " or mace-bearer in attendance at the bar of the Judge. In former days the names were called by the macer in a loud voice, and some old practitioners may yet remember one red-faced and pot-bellied little macer, who used to call the names in a loud singing tone, which resounded through the whole large Hall — a usual combination being, "Maist-er Fran-cis Jeff-rey — Maist-er llen-ry Co-bran. " If the claimants are numerous, a number of counsel may be engaged, and in the song a con- siderable number are so represented. £l)c ittultiplrpomoiiuj Air—" the Roast-Beef of Old England/" 1 1 i: \n for the Multiplepoinding I hurrah ! W li.it land bul our own such a gem ever saw I Tia Process of Processes— Pride of the law — Hurrah for the Multiplepoinding ! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ' 'I" the rich, to the poor, to the high, to the low, 'Ti» open to all who a title can how — 56 THE MULTIPLEPOINDING. It combines every comfort that litigants know — Hurrah for the Multiplepoinding ! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! No matter in what shape your claim may emerge, Ey Petition or Summons, Suspension or Charge, Reduction, Declarator, all may converge And conjoin in the Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! From the north, from the south, from the east, from the west. Come claimants, each deeming his own claim the best, — What myriads of lawyers are then in request To manai;v tie' Multiplepoinding! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah! Hark ! hark ! what the deuce is that Macer about? What means his prolonged, diabolical shout? Does the man mean to call the whole Faculty out? Hurrah! 'tis tie' Multiplepoinding — Tie' Multiplepoinding, hurrah! ' see ! how the lawyers all start at the sound ! how the agents from place to place bound ! THE MULTIPLEPOINDING. 57 See ! see ! how their clerks flash like lightning around ! Hurrah ! 'tis the Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! They rush to the Bar like the waves of the sea — They swarm like a hive on the branch of a tree — They'll smother the Judge — he is not a Queen Bee- Hurrah for the Multiplepoinding ! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! Bui the storm is composed, and there's silence at last — The lawyers look grave, and the Judge looks aghast, And the Bhort-hand Reporter prepares to write fa I IN notes of the Multiplepoinding — The Mult [plepoinding, hurrah ! There the Dean fuel profound aa the depths of the And Snaigow -as mooth as its surface could b And Rutherfurd - sharp a the rocs on the li All Eee'd for the Multiplepoind I he Mull iplepoinding, hurrah THE Ml'LTIPLEPOINDIXi:. And there stands M'Neill, "with hie nostril all wide," 4 And Ivory's eyes glisten fierce by his side ; And Cunninghame's there with his papers untied/' And dreams of the Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! And More and Buchanan have come at the call, And Marshall, and Pyper, and Whigham and all— And Peter the Great looks to Adam the Tall 6 To open the Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! 'Twaa Janet M'Grugar, ship-chandler, Dundee, Became moribund in the year twenty-three, And disponed her estates all to Xathan M'Ghee, "Who claims in the Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! That she had not disponed in liege poustie was plain, For she ne'er went to kirk or to market a^ain — So maintains her apparent heir, Donald M'Bean, 7 Who claims in the Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah! THE MULTIPLEPOINDING. 59 Xow Donald M'Bean was in debt to the knee, And so, it appeared, too, -was Xathan M'Ghee. And Janet herself had by no means been free, And so cam' the Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! And what with arrestments, where'er funds covdd be, And charges on bill and extracted decree, 8 And homings and captions — you'll easily see 'Twas a beautiful Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! But where are the claimants, and how have they sped I See yon shrivelled matron, as huelessas Lead, — 'Tis a liferent she claims- and she's on her death- bed : 1 1 n nab for the Multiplepoinding ! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! 1 1- i deep indignal ion she cannol repi Though her tongue is scarce able her griefs to i press — She swears 'tis an art ion of "double distress. Hurrah for the Multiplepoinding ! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah I 60 THE Mri.TII'I.KI'OlNDJXi;. The landlord claimed rent — and he'll best tell you how- He got into the process by poinding a cow ; His hypothec is quite hypothetical now 10 — Hurrah for the Multiplepoinding ! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! The Suspender was bothered to such a degree u That he went and suspended himself from a tree; The Arrester's in jail — no forthcoming can he Obtain through the Multiplepoinding — The Multiplepoinding, hurrah! One brought a Reduction — but he has retired, 12 Reduced to extremes his Avorst foe ne'er desired. The Adjudger — as well as the Legal's expired. 1 ' 5 Hurrali for t lie Multiplepoinding! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah! No more will the poor Heir-Apparent appear — By way of a seisin they've seized all his gear; He tnded — and now his Retour, it is clear, Can't be hoped through the Multiplepoind- ing"— The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! THE MULTIPLEPOIXDIXG. 61 " In medio tutissimvs ! " — tin* might be true "When Phoebus instructed, and Phaeton flew : But the fund, though in medio, has gone to pot too 15 — Hurrah for the Multiplepoinding ! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! The Creditor's credit is utterly gone — And he, whom they call Common Debtor, alone Has uncommon good luck — he's got off with his own ' 16 Eurrah for the Multiplepoinding ! The Multiplepoinding, hurrah ! G2 SOUMIX AN' ROUMIN. The extract from ' Stair's Decisions ' prefixed to the song, does not do much to elucidate its un- couth and unintelligible title, and was doubtless intended, not to elucidate, but to add to the per- plexity. The action or suit, which is unknown in modern times, was one which might be instituted by any proprietor of lands adjacent to a commonty in which he and other proprietors had a common or joint right, for the purpose of ascertaining and fixing what extent of pasturage or other right each proprietor was entitled to exercise in the commonty. The old lady in question had been advised to resort to it, in order to ascertain how many sheep or cattle she was entitled to put upon the commonty for pasturage. "Soums" and rooms" are old Scotch terms in land rights, and the suit its peculiar name. Where divers heritors have ;c common pasl in one commonty, do pari whereof is ever ploughed, tli<- siii'l common pastursge may be d inud, thai .'ill the the whole commonty <"in 1 1 • ■ l < l may be de> ? -■. . mined and proporl lorn d I having the common pastni rdlng to the holding of thai i lirdo/Di Deciitons, 1L fl A ik " Hooly and I airly." My Grannie I sin- was a worthy auld woman ; She keepil three geese an' a cow on a common, 64 SOUMIX an' eoumin. Puir body ! — she sune made her fu' purse a toom ane, By raising a Process o' Soumin an' Eoumin, Soumin an' Eoumin — 15y raising a Process o' Soumin an' Eoumin. A young writer lad put it into her head ; He gied himsel' out for a dab at the trade — For guidin' a plea, or a proof, quite uncommon And a terrible fellow at Soumin an' Eoumin, Soumin an' Roumin, &c. He took her three geese to get it begun, And he needit her cow to cany it on, Syne she gied him her band for the cost that was comin', And on went the Process o' Soumin an' Eoumin, Soumin an' Eoumin, &c. My Grannie she grieved, and my Grannie she graned, .\ Bhe paid awa' ilk boncst groat she had hained ; She sat in her elbow-chair, glow'rin' and gloomin' — Speakin' o' naething but Soumin an' Eoumin, Soumin an' Eoumin, &c. SOUMIN ax' eoumix. 65 She caredna for meat, and she caredna for drink — By night or by day she could ne'er sleep a wink ; " Lord, pity me, for a wicked auld woman ! It's a sair dispensation this Soumin an' Roumin." Soumin an' Roumin, &c. In vain did the writer lad promise success — Speak of Interim Decrees, and final redress ; In vain did he tell her that judgment was comin' — " It's a judgment already this Soumin an' Roumin ! " Soumin an' Roumin, &c. 'Ill'- Doctor was sent for — but what could he say; Id- allowed the complaint to be out o' his way; Tin- Priest spak' o' Job — said to suffer was human — But sin' said "Job kent naetbing o' Soumin an' Roumin." Soumin an' Roumin, &c. Tin' Priest tried to read, and the Priesl tried to pray, Hut In- wadna attend to a<- wold that he'd .-ay ; she made a bad end for te -Mid an auld woman — II. r death inttle .... unded like "Sdinniii an' Roumin," Suiuniii an' Roumin, &c. E 66 SOUMIN an' roumin. I'm Executor — heir-male — o' line — an' provision,— An' the writer lad says that he'll manage the seisin;* But of a' the Estate, there's naething forthcomin', But a guid-gangin' Process o' Soumin an' Eoumin, Soumin an' Roumin, &c. * The seisin, as already explained, was a -writ to complete the heir's title to the property which had proved so dis- astrous to his poor old grandmother. 67 QTJjc ©lb BTtne Blur. AN HISTORICAL BALLAD. AlR—"C<7/>/ain Glen.'' ^~ '-* Vj* ^Jjo.Mi:, Uuff and Blue chaps, here's my claw, STou're :_ r "«>(l souls in your way; I -uf ere you compare your Man of Law To old Admiral .Milne, belay your jaw, And hear what I '\ e fco say. Brave l>oys ! And hear what I've to say. Written on the occasion of a parliamentary election cont far the Leitb burghs, between the late Admiral tlilne .-in. I tin- then Lord Advocate, John Archibald Slun ay, and ung I brougb ■ by ;i disabled .— i* i 1 « > » - . 68 THE OLD TRUE BLUE. 'Tis forty years and more this day (Short time it seems to me !) Off Guadaloupe our frigate lay, The Frenchman skulked in Mahout Bay, Beneath the battery, Brave boys ! Beneath the battery. We cruised about from place to place, And swept the ocean free ; At last, ashamed of the disgrace, Mounseer put on his fighting face, And ventured out to sea, Brave boys ! And ventured out to sea. He trusted to his metal's weight, And to his crowded crew ; "We cheered him as he hove in sight, For though our numbers were not great, Our men were all true blue, Brave boys ! < )ur men were all true blue. THE OLD TRUE BLUE. G9 We fought Lira on that glorious day, While we could man a gun ; Each mast and spar was shot away, But though a shattered hulk we lay, Our colours ne'er went down, Brave boys Our colours ne'er went down. We fought him on that glorious day, Till our de.ks were drenched in gore; But hot and hotter grew the fray. Till at length the Frenchman's heart gave way, Ainl he doused the tricolor, Brave hoys ! And he doused the \ ricolor. We lav like logs upon the tide, N'nt a boal or oar had we ; I bood by our youthful Leader's sidi — •• ' '-me, follow me, my lads : " he cried, And plunged into tie- sea, Brave boj And plunged into th 70 THE OLD TRUE BLUE. He swam aboard of the noble wreck, We followed with, a will : I stood at his side on the Frenchman's deck- I stood by him then, and, come what like, I'll stand by Admiral Milne. Brave boys ! I'll stand by Admiral Milne. I've seen his glory grow since then, With his increasing years ; His faithful shipmate still I've been, Till a splinter cost me my larboard fin At the taking of Algiers, Brave boys ! At the taking of Algiers. I'll stand by him now as then I stood, And I'll trust him now, because It's like he'll labour to do us good, "Who never scrupled to spill his blood In aid of his country's cause, I have boys ! In aid of his country's cause. THE OLD TRUE BLUE. 71 As for that bumboat lawyer craft That you have got in tow, A seaman would rather trust to a raft Than a hulk that looms so large abaft, If a gale should come to blow, Brave boys ! * If a gale should come to blow. Belike with speeches fair he'll try To gammon * me and you : Come ! off, ye swab ! if you wish to shy; But here stands one that would rather die Than shrink from the Old True Blue, My boys! Thau shrink from the Old True Blue, * A cni/iril had been got up tli.-a hi- Lordship had joined in a game at backgamiin>n in the Mm r, between London ami l.'-ith, on B Stormy Sunday. %\)Z Saumon. Air— " The Angel 's Whisper." Y Tweedside a-standin', Wi' iang rods our hands in, In great hopes o' landin' a Saumon were we ; I took up my station, W'i' much exultation, While Morton* fell a-iishin' farther doun upon the lea. * Charles Morton, W.S., a school and lifelong friend of Outram's. THE SAUMON. 73 Across the stream flowin' My line I fell a-throwin', Wi' a sou'- wester blowin' right into my ee ; I jumpt when my hook on I felt something pookin' ; But upon farther lookin' it proved to be a tree. But deep, deep the stream in, I saw his sides a-gleamin', The king o' the Saumon, sae pleasantly lay he ; I thought lie was sleepin', But mi further pecpin', I saw by his {<■> th he was lauchin' at me. The flask frae my pockel I poured into the socket, Foi I was provokit unto the last degree; And to my way o' thinkin', There's oaething for'1 hut drinkin', \\" 1] r bring as afore the Session ; But a turkey, or a gu 1 h ome sic temporalil it ( " ; 1 1 1 m.ik' :i braw excu e For a' "in- wee carnaliti . Chorus — Uh ! uli ! uli I &c. 84 THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. EIGHTH HERITOR. The time he fixes for Parochial visitation, Is aye our dinner-hour — An' he's sure to improve the occasion. An' siccan a stamack he has ! You'd think he'd ne'er get to the grund o' it An' he tells us that flesh is grass — Just after he's swallowed a pund o' it. Chorus — Uh ! uh ! uh ! &c. ALL THE HERITORS TOGETHER. Then, oh, my Lords, don't grant The smallest augmentation ! 1 1 i 9 pleading's nought but cant, Perversion and evasion. Don't give a single rap ('Twere worse than prodigality) More than that fat old chap Draws under the last locality. Chorus — Uh ! uh ! uh ! &c. THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. 85 HIE LORDS MODIFY. f udicial Madrigal. — Air— "Now is the Month of Maying." The Court on this occasion Of solemn consultation, Fol 1"1 de rol, &c. — With deep sense of their high i;. ponsibility, Thus modify : 6 Fol de col, &c. We'll lirst allow him yearly Ten perks of Meal, -as clearly Equivalent TO the lull extent i if stipend paid in Beai ; 86 THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. Though, lest he that deny, "We'll add, for certainty, A boll of Rye. Fol de rol, &c. One chalder, in addition, Of Oats, would seem sufficient ; And an increment To that extent We therefore modify, With Barley as before. Lord C. — " Oh ! half a chalder more." Ho ! ho ! hi ! — (Judicial laughter.) The process now must tarry Till the Junior Ordinary Proceed to prepare, With his usual care, A scheme of locality. 6 And, having done its turn, The Court will now adjourn Instantly. Fol de rol, &c. (The Lords adjourn.) THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. THE HERITORS REJOICE. I lurrah for the Court o' Teinds ! Hurrah for the Tithe Commission ! We couldna done better if friends Had taen up the case on submission His teeth he now may gnash O'er his matters alimentary ; The Lords have settled his hash For anither fifth part of a century ! Ha! ha! ha! They've done for his venality ! Hurrah ! hurrah ! hurrah '. For the rectified locality ! Had he an offer fair, Or rational propounded, For twa three chaldera mair We'd gladly hae compounded. — A l m .11 o' Meal a-year We'd readily hae sent it him — Forbye his pickle Bear, If that could hae contented him. Ha! ha! ha I The clod o' cauld, legality I Hurrah I hurrah I hurrah I For tli" rectified locality I 88 THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. But he wad tak' nae course, Except to raise an action, In order to enforce The most extreme exaction. He's now got his decree — An' nmckle he's the hetter o't ! But we'll tak' care that he Shall keep within the letter o't. Ha! ha! ha! The mass o' fat formality ! Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah! For the rectified locality. For not a single Ait, Xor yet a spike o' Barley, Xor nip o' Meal, he's get Again irregularly. 1 1 is wife, neist time, may grane As friendless as the Pelican ; While In' may dine his lane Forenent her empty jelly-can. Ha ! ha ! ha ! Tin- lump o' sensuality ! Hurrah ! hurrah ! hurrah ! For llii' rectified locality ! {Exeunt Heritors.) THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. 89 THE MINISTER CONSOLES HIMSELF. Though I have been beset by roaring Bulls of Bashan, There is some comfort yet, Though I have been beset. 'Tis well that I'm to get a little augmentation, Though I have been beset by roaring Bulls of Bashan. fve many other cares that press on my attention. .My Manse requires repairs 7 — I've many other cares, — Nay I common-sense declares it needeth an '^ten- sion. ['ve many other cares thai press on my attention, The rooms are far too small, and fewer than be- emeth. Should sickness e'er befall, The rooms are far too noaU ; We can'l have beds for all when aexl my help] \\ teemeth. The rooms are far too small, and fewer than be emeth. 90 THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. A wing on either side, of decent elevation — Proportionally wide — A wing on either side — Would suitably provide for our accommodation, - A wing on either side, of decent elevation. My byre requires new walls — my milk-house a new gable. To stand the wintry squalls, My byre requires new walls. New mangers and new stalls are needed for my stable. My byre requires new walls — my milk-house a new gable. If all this be not done unto my satisfaction, Before a year has run, — If all this be not done, — All compromise I'll shun, and raise another action- If all this be not done unto my satisfaction. Ami whoever did oppose, &c. — {Exit muttering.) THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. 91 DISTANT CHORUS OF HERITORS. Ha ! —ha ! — ha ! Curs mean scality ! — rah ! — rah ! — rah ! Eec fied cality ! 92 THE PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. The Minister's Tune. I r_2: 4. tf-^7-? . S ~=\- ^ ^F^ •Or \£ I <=^ ! --X-3- *■ — *~Zi ^-±JHF* «Lg=S ■m-m-*-*- -m- , £ :&=£ :*e* : d — ifcg =S=^ ^Q *-• M±5zz*z +* 4* 4* I ^=a -s>- -,-'"5£ 33 S: ■o ■5^ I SZ^ * 'V L *~i£- L £=iz± S s Ilil 93 £f)c 3Lato of fHarrtnrjc. THOUGHTS AT SEA. o Marriage! — toll me if you truly are A Deity, as poets represenl ye ! Or are you, as the Institutes declare, Nothing l>ut a consensus de presenti ! Xo matter I—] espoused a maid of twenty By promise, and a process subsequente? We married without contracl ; bul our rights Were all defined within the year and day. A . i ;: ter came, one o' the cold spring oights- I hardly had expected him t ill May. My wife did well — in t v wel] a could be ; The baby squeaked, and all w aould be. 9-i THE LAW OF MARRIAGE. The darling's eyes were dark and deeply set — My wife's and mine were light and round and full ; His hair was thick and coarse and hlack as jet, While ours was thin and fair and soft as avooI ; I knew 'twas vain to play the rude remonstrant, For Pater est quern nuptice demonstrant. The am'rous youth may fervidly maintain That marriage is a cure for every trouble ; The feudalist may learnedly explain "When its avail is single and when double : 2 Its sole avail to me, I grieve to say it, "Was debt — without the wherewithal to pay it. And debt brings duns. My dun was of a sort That never can desist from persecution. He brought my case before the Sheriff Court — My debt, they told him, needed constitution. 'Twas false ! He knew — I knew it to my curse — It had the constitution of a horse. But the decree went out, and I went in — And in the jail lived more debitorum; Yet though I lost my flesh I saved my skin, By suing for a Cessio Bonorum. THE LAW OF MAEBIAGE. 95 I got out, naked as an unfurred rabbit. The Lords dispensed, they told me, with the habit. 3 I went to seek my wife, but she had lied, And had not left a single paraphernal ; But matrimonial law, upon my head Seemed destined still to pour its curse eternal. I had indeed obtained a separation From bed and board — no prospect but starvation ! But bed and board are things worth striving for, So I bethought me of the pea and thimble : Hut people had ^rown wiser than of yore, And all in vain I plied my fingers nimble. I then attempted Vitioue [intromission, 4 And was immediately conveyed to prison. And here again I lay upon my oan A Hermil keeps his cell — my cell kept me. No letters came to me of I >pen I >ooi Criminal letters, though, came po tage free, The air I breathed just added to my caj Reminding me of coming Ja itice A\ i 96 THE LAW OF MARRIAGE. And come they did ! And therefore am I now Upon thy wave, old Ocean — Sydney bound ! And here the partner of my youthful vow, Among the fourteen yearers have I found ; Here are we (though not just as when we courted") Again united and again transported. 97 Mt Ojc Ecform Bill. A I R — "Merrily danced the Quaker." II ! weary fa' Reform an' AVI 1 1 Thai ever they were invented ! An' wae's me for my auld gudeman, !!'■ a fairly gane demented : II" - rani and growls frae morn to oighl A.bou1 pensions an' taxation : I [i rained m' meetin's gol up for the gude I »' the workin' populal ion. *•? " Tla- fienl a turn <>' wark he'l] do To us ' irvation ; II" Leaves lii- Hoi •■ t" orl the I For he mans orl t be nal ion. a 98 T1IH KKFOHM BILL. The fient he'll do but read the news— An' he reads wi' sic attention, That his breeks are a' worn out in a place Which I'm ashamed to mention. He gangs to publics ilka night, An ilka groat he'll spend it, An' how he gets hame in siccan a plight I canna comprehend it. An' then my sons, like three wee Hams, Laugh at their drucken daddie, As doun on the floor wi' a clout he slams, Wi' een like a Monday's haddie.* * Afore the Whigs began their rigs, He was anither creature ; His een were bright as stars at night, An' plump was every feature. His brow was like the lily white, His cheeks as red as roses ; He had a back like Wallace wight, An' a thicker beard than Moses. * TIk- Monday's haddock must have been caught at least on the Saturday, Mid hence the condition of its eyes. THE REFORM BILL. 99 Eut now he's lost his comely look, An' lost his stalwart figure ; His een are sinkin' into his head, An' his nose is growin' bigger. His houghs are gane, he's a' owertane, And fusionless as a wether ; His back sticks out, an' his wame fa's in — An' he's a' reformed thegither ! Oh! dinna ye mind, my auld gudeman, When first we cam' thegither, Now cheerily our wark gaed on, How pleased we were wi' it her 1 ? Our Uvea passed away like a Sabbath-day When the distant bells arc ringing An' youi breath was sweet as the new-mawn liay, An' no like a rotten ingan. 1 'li I jn i to think what ye were then, An' now whal ye are brochl to ! , i ere far warn- aff t ban ever you were Before Reform wa I hochl o' : For thru, when you wanted a sari to your wame, \>- made an nnCO wark, man ; Bui what' t" be done wi' you now, when you hae ii !'■ A wame t ■ » pit in your ark, man ? 100 THE REFORM BILL. Oh ! gin ye wad but mind your pleugh, An' mind your empty pockets, 'Twere wiser-like than drink an' read Your een out o' their sockets. Leave them that ken to mak' the laws — An' while your breeks will mend, man, Just leave the nation to look to itsel', An' look you to your hinner end, man ! 101 Doljn an to Kcan. Antenuptial JOHN SINGS OF JEAN. Air — "Bonnie wee thing." ( >.\XIK Jeanie ! Ait Less Jeanie ! Jiosy, cosy Jeanie ! Werl thou mine ! Mow wild I adore you ! W'li.ii could 1 'I" i'i>r you! Think on what I swore you— See if I repine ! Try to vex me, I '• ter or pei pies tni — A' your lit tie es may, To bother ane o' mine ! 102 JOHN AND .IEAN. Wreck me — break me — Lick me — kick me — Only let me think, the "Wee bit foot was thine. JEAN SINGS OF JOHN. (In lines varied from old Scottish Ballads.) When bonnie young Johnnie went over the sea, He said there was naetbing he liket like me. He sang an' he whistled while haddin' the pleugh, Though of gowd an' of gear lie hadna enough. But noo he has gotten a hat an' a feather — An' its hcyl brave Johnnie, lad! cock up your beaver. His kin are for ane o' a higher degree, What has he to do wi' the like o' me 1 Although I am bonnie, I amna for Johnnie, An' werena my heart licht I wad dee. (Dreams.) Lang hae we parted been, Johnnie my dearie ; JOHN AND JEAN. 103 Noo we hae met again, Laddie, lie near me ! Near me ! {Suddenly wakening.) Dear me ! Did ony ane hear me? Could Johnnie been listenin' I Dear me ! — Oh dear me ! postnuptial. JOHN TELLS OF JEAN. (Ton tune of /lis own com;- in Oh ! what a deevil, a deevil, a deevi] ! Oh : what a deevi] is .Iran I The life o' a deevi] I lead \\i' the deevil, An' lr- care deevil a preen ! si,,, daud wi' the poker, hut qo at the coals, 11,.,- tongue an' her temper air nut o' a' rules ; She dings at my head wi' a dizzen o' boo! . Ami then Bhe bawla out, " Mind your een I" < »ii : what a deevil, &o. 104 JOHN AND JEAN. She seizes the kail-pat, an I get my share ; The stools spend the best o' their time in the air, An' sittin' is no the right use for a chair, As I an' my shattered banes ken. Oh ! what a deevil, &c. I never come right down my stair, stap by stap, For she aye flings me head over heels frae the tap; An' when I gang doun wi' a horrible slap, She bids me come soon back at e'en ! Oh ! what a deevil, &c. She plays at the ba' wi' my head every day, An' when I fa' ower she cries out — Hurrah ! JOHN AND JEAN. 105 An' she's got a great cuddie-heel to her shae, for my een ! Oh ! what a deevil, &c. An' I've got a patcli for my een ! It's a miracle she's murdered Dane o' the weans, For she plays rowley-powley wi' them at my shins, An' she says that it's punishment for's a' at ance, Like killin' twa < l< -^ - wi' ae bane. Oh ! what a deevil, kc. I'm sae muckle accustomed to founders and licks, That when I'm asleep she caiina wake me wi' kicks, Though hei lit is as heavy as baith o' Auld Nick's, No countin' the weigh! o' her shoon, oil ! what a deevil, &c. She daude al me sae, whatever I 'I", I'm just ae muckle Lump through an' through, An' every l>it <>' my body le blue, I ccepl t w.i three bit i thai reen I ( ili : what a deevil, & c. 106 .HMIX AND JEAN. JEAX REFLECTS ON JOHN. ( To the same tune.) Oh ! what a deevil, a deevil, a deevil, Oh ! what a deevil is John ! Dinna think me unceevil to ca' him a deevil, Till you hear how the deevil gangs on. He snuffs, an' he smokes, an' he drinks, an' he chews, Till he's donnard, an' daised, an' ayont ony use ; An' how he whiles finds his way hame to his house, Is to me just a phenomenon ! Oh ! what a deevil, &c. He fa's on the stair, an' he coups o'er the weans — It's a miracle he's broken nane o' their banes, As he bangs at the wa', or clytes doun on the stanes Wi' a weight that is twenty stane tron. Oh ! what a deevil, &c. An' when wi' a fecht I hae got him to bed, Ee lies crookit, an' pu's a' the claes to his side; JOHN AND JEAN. 107 An' he's got evermair sic a cauld in his head , That the neh o' him rins like a rone. Oh ! what a deevil, &c. "When at last he's asleep, an' I'm just fa'in' o'er, It wad be heaven's mercy if he'd only snore ; But he first gives a squeak — then a grunt — then a roar — Like a bagpiper sortin' his drone. Oh ! what a deevil, &c. In the mornin', to rise to his wark he's sae laith, I whiles think be'fi Bleepin' the slumber o' death ; [Ve to kick and to paik till I'm clean out o' breath, Ere I gel him to cry oul " < >hone ! " ( )li : what a deevil, &c. On pay-nighl he'll come hame as white as a clout, \\Y his hat a' bashed in, an' his pouch inside out ; An' afore I can a k him wrhal he's been about, lie fa's down a flal a a cone. I >h I what a deevil, & c. 108 JOHN AND JEAN. Just last Sunday morning— sic a disgrace ! — The very policeman that took him up, says, That he never saw, in the coorse o' his days, Sic a shamefu' exposure as yon. Oh ! what a deevil, &c. 109 Cftc SSanfea o' t fjc Dec. Air — " Days o' laug syne. " I mbt an auld 111:111 on the banks o' the Dee, An' a merrier body I aever did see; Though Time had bedrizzled his haffits wi' snow, An' Fortune li;ul stown his luckpenny awa', Set never a mortal mail bappy could be Than the man thai I mel on tin- Links 0' the Dec. < >. ance be bad plenty o 1 owsen an' kye, A vide wain' iii.iiliii an' siller forhye; Bui cauld w 1 bi bearth ere bis youdith wb o'er An' be delved on the lands be bad lairded before; STel t bouj li beg ared bi ba 1 an 1 de ei ted lii- lea, Content'''! be roamed on the banks 0' the l>ce. HO THE BANKS THE DEE. 'Twas heartsome to see the auld body sae gay, As he toddled adown by the gowany brae, Sae canty, sae crouse, an sae pruif against care ; Yet it wasna tbrough riches, it wasna through lear ; But I fand out the cause ere I left the sweet Dee — The man was as drunk as a mortal could be ! mm An: — '•/■ . is over y Siewiy* Souldier." — Skene MS. Jennt ! pnii Jenny ! the flow'r o' the Lea — The blytheeome, the winsome, the gentle an' fre< — The joy and the pride < >' the hail! kintra side — She dee'd "f ;i pro Wakenin, ' When a rait in Courl remain* for a year, withoul pro© iking pla inieallj laid to fall asleep. It may itated bj lit of " waken 112 THE PROCESS OF WAKENIN. Though her skin was sae smooth, an' her fingers sae sma', She won through the hoopin'-congh, measles an' a'— She never took ill Frae fever or chill — Yet she dee'd of a process o' Wakenin. The case fell asleep when her Grandfather dee'd, And few folk remembered it e'er had been plea'd. She never heard tell 0' the matter hersel', Till they sent her the summons o' "Wakenin. Jenny ! puir Jenny ! — though courted by a', Only ane touched her heart — an' he bore it awa'. It had just been arranged That her state should be changed, When they sent her the summons o' Wakenin. She had plighted her troth — they had fixed on the day — A' arrangements completed — nae chance o' delay ; She was thinkin' on this, And entranced wi' bliss, When they sent her the summons o' Wakenin. THE PROCESS OF WAKENIN. 113 Her friends were sae kindly — her true-love sae prized, — Surrounded by them, an' by him idolised ; She had just passed the night In a dream o' delight, When they sent her the summons o' Wakenin. She fee'd the best counsel — what could she dae mair 1 She read through the papers wi' sorrow an' care, But could only mak' out, Thai beyond ony doubt, 'Twas a wearifu' process <>' Wakenin. An' hex friends that she thought wad he constant for live, Of cour.-c they grew Bcarce, an' kept out o' her way; Fot aaebody ken'd Ilnw the matter wail end, When they heard o' the process o' Wakenin. An' hex true-love fox whom .-lie wa.l gladly gien a', Slid cauld frae her grasp like a handfu' "' snaw; — she gied up tin' i An' gied « 1 1 • tie' ghai b, An' dee'd o' a process o' Wakenin. ii " Ta reel o' 'lullochgonim. 115 € c s s i o 33 o n o r u m.* Air—" Tullockgorum." Comb ben ta house, an' steek ta door, An' bring her usquebaugh galore, An' piper pla' wi' a' your pow'r Ta reel <>' Tullochgorum. For w' ■ be croose an' canty yet — ( iroose .in' canty, Croose an' canty — be croose an' canty yet, Around a I [ieland jorum. r. . the law <>f Scotland, ■•*■ debtor Lmpriaoned for debt, or in certain equivalent circumstanoi . since imprisonment f<>r abolished, maj institute a suit of curio bonorum, Under it, the < loui t, ii ed of 1 1 j « - debtoi ' hone b inability to pay, may grant him protection again I claim for then existing, upon hii making a conveyance of .-ill his for hi cr< ditoi ' bel f, and might him liberation, it in prison* 116 CESSIO BONORUM. "We'se be croose an' canty yet, For better luck she never met — She's gotten out an' paid her debt Wi' a Cessio Ponorum ! Huch ! tirrum, tirrum, &c. She meant ta pargain to dispute, An' pay ta price, she wadna do't, But on a Bill her mark she put, An' hoped to hear no more o'm. Blythe an' merry was she then — Blythe an' merry, Blythe an' merry — Blythe an' merry was she then She thought she had come ower 'm. Blythe an' merry was she then — But unco little did she ken 0' Shirra's laws, an' Shirra's men, Or Cessio Ponorum ! Huch ! tirrum, tirrum, &c. Cot tamn ! — but it was pad indeed ! They took her up wi' meikle speed — To jail they bore her — feet an' head — An' flung her on ta floor o'm. CESSIO BONORUM. 117 "Wae an' weary has she been- — "Wae an' weary, "Wae an' weary — Wae an' weary has she been Amang ta Debitorum. Wae an' weary has she been, An' most uncivil people seen — She's much peholden to her frien' Ta Cessio Ponoruni ! Iluch! tirruni, tirrum, &c. She took an oath she couldna hear — 'Twas something ;il>out goods an' gear, — She thought it proper no to speer Afore ta I lominorum. Sin: kdil an' can-dun if 'twas true — Kenl an' caredna, Kent an' caredna — Kent an' caredna if 'twas true, But easily she swore 'm. .S 1 1 < ■ l.i'iit an' caredna if 'twas true, Bui crap'1 her foot, an 1 made her poo, Then, oich ' b to ta door she flew W'i' hei ' ■ Ponoruni I Such : tii in in, tirrum, &c. 118 CESSIO BONORUM. She owed some bits o' odds an' ends An' twa three debts to twa three friends- She kent fu' weel her dividends Could paid anither score o'm. Ta fees an' charges were but sma' — Fees an' charges, Fees an' charges — Ta fees an' charges were but sma', Huch ! tat for fifty more o'm ! Ta fees an' charges were but sma' — But little kent she o' the law. Tamn ! — if she hasn't paid them a' "WT her Cessio Ponorum ! Huch ! tirrum, tirrum, &c. But just let that cursed loon come here That took her Bill ! — she winna swear, — But, ooghh ! — if she could catch him near Ta craigs o' Cairngorum ! If belt an' buckle can keep fast — Belt an' buckle, Belt an' buckle — If belt an' buckle can keep fast, She'd mak' him a' Terrorem. CESSIO BONOEl'M. 119 If belt an' buckle can keep fast, Her caption would be like to last, Py Cot ! — but she would poot him past A Cessio Ponoruni ! Huch ! tirrum, tirruni, &c. 120 3Latm! ftfjmc ISge is Bright Lady ! thine eye is bright — Boast of it well, While youth and delight In its fairy beam dwell : Fast conies the hour When its light must away — Potent the power That bids beauty decay. Lady ! thy lip is red — Be proud, lady, proud ; Eejoice ere its bloom is shed Under the shroud. AYhen the sod presses you, Pleasure is gone ; When the worm kisses you. Raptures are done. lady: thine eye is bright. 121 Lady ! rejoice — Triumph has crowned you ; List to the voice Of flatt'ry around you. Forget that your bright day Brings darkness behind it; Forget while you may, You will soon be reminded ! SUafjat mill 3: 1)0 gin mo Doggie Etc? AlR—" <9Vr the hills an' far away." < )ij ! what will I do gin my doggie dee? He was sae kind an' true to me, Sae handsome, an' sae fu' o' glee — What will T do gin my doggie dee? .My guide upon the wintry hill, My faithfu' friend through gude an' ill, WHAT WILL I DO GIN }IY DOGGIE DEE? 123 An' aye sae pleased an' proud o' me — What will I do gin my doggie dee? He lay sae canty i' my plaid, His chafts upon my sliouthei'-blade, His binder paw upon my knee, Sae crouse an' cosh, my doggie an' me. He wagged his tail wi' sic a swirl, He cocked his lug wi' sic a curl, An' aye snook't out his nose to me— Oh ! what will I do gin my doggie dee? ]!<• watched ilk movement o' my ee, When I was glad he barkit tae ; When 1 was waefu', sae was he — < »li ! I ne'er lo'ed him as he lo'ed me, Ee guarded me baith Light an' dark, An' helpil me al a' my wark ; Whare'er I wandered there was he — Whal will I do gin my doggie dee I N.i" ither tyke thai you could meet, \\';i- ever fit to dichl bi feel : Bui qow they'll hae a jubilee, Hi 'a Like to be removed frae me. 1 24 WHAT WILL I DO GIN MY DOGGIE DEE ? 'Twas just yestreen my wife an' he — Deil hae the loons that mauled them sae ! They're haith as ill as ill can he — What will I do gin my doggie dee 1 125 (As suntj by her boorish husband.) Air— "Bobbin John." Elbie's neat an' clean, Elsie's proud an' saucy, Elsie's trig an' braw, Elsie is a lassie ; Elsie is a fule, Elsie's noives are ma Elsie's tongue is lang — Elsie is a lassie. EUsie i my wife, Thinks to be the ruler ; i an Thinks thai I care foi hei 126 ELSIE. Swears she'll keep the cash, Disna keep a boddle, Wares it a' on dress, Ca's hersel' a model ! Elsie is a guse — I'll gang an' tell her, I'll hae the house, I'll hae the siller ; I'll haud my ain, I'll keep the causey ; Elsie wear the hreeks ?■ — Elsie is a lassie. I've got a foot, Ken how to use it ; If I gie a kick, She maun just excuse it. I am a man, Strong built an' massy — Elsie takes her chance, Elsie's but a lassie ! il-; Dubbysitic. Tue foam-flakes flash, the Mack rocks scowl, The sea-hird screams, the wild winds howl ; A giant wave springs U]> on high — "One pull for God's sake !" is the cry : If struck, we perish in the tide — If savi'il, we land at 1 Hihhyside ! Duhhysidc ! our peril's past, Ami bliss ami thee arc- reached at la I ' A sprang Leander t<> bis bride, 1 lalf drowned, so we t" 1 >uhhyside ! What though we're drenched, we will be dried I "p"M thy hanks, sweet I lubbyi ids ' A iv we in Heaven, <>r are we here, < n in the .Moon, or Jupitei ' 128 DUBBYSIDE. These velvet Links, o' golfers rife, Are they in Paradise, or Fife 1 Am I alive, or am I dead, Or am I not at Dubby side 1 Through Eden's groves there flowed a stream, And there its very waters gleam — Its pebbly bed, its banks the same, Unchanged in all except the name, Since Adam bathed in Leven tide, "While Eve reposed at Dubbyside ! And still it is a blissful spot, Though Paradise is all forgot The fairies shower their radiance here, The rocks look bright, the dubs are clear; Deem not that bush the forest's pride — Perneniber, you're at Dubbyside ! Is that an angel shining there, Or sea-nymph with her flowing hair, Or Neptune's pearl-embowered bride Kissing the foam-bells of the tide 1 'Tis neither angel, nymph, nor bride — 'Tis Podley Jess of Dubbyside \ 129 Wttjcn this ©lb WLig foag £efo. Air — " When this old coat was new." HEX this old wig was new, The liarher raised his eyes And Mussed himself to view A wig so wondrous wise! It was his prid( and, sooth, J proudly prized it too, For I was but a youl h When this old wig was new. But now my wig La old, And I an young no more ; The course of time lias rolled, Ami our careei La o'er : i 130 "WHEN THIS OLD WIG WAS NEW I'll mix no more with men As I was wont to do, Xor see the clays again When this old wig was new. Oh, the days that I have seen, And the hours that I have passed, And the pleasures that have heen Too exquisite to last ! Before my eyes they pass In sweet though sad review — I think of what I was "When this old wig was new. WHEN THIS OLD WIG WAS NEW. 131 I think of times when far Aloof cold envy stood, And brethren of the Bar Professed good brotherhood — Xot soulless etiquette, Hut friendship warm and true, — "With heart and hand we met When this old wig was new. No greed_y hand was then Projected for a fee; We held no servile pen To any lordly he : And none of as demurred The poor man's cause to sue, For honour was the word When this old wig was new. Then truly was the a I >!' matchle eloquent And counsels deep and ae A ad energy inter And we bad men of lore, And wit and fancy I For Wisdom' cup ran o'er When tin old wig wa i new. 132 WHEN THIS OLD "WIG WAS NEW. I've laughed until mine eye Has filled with tears of glee, I've wept that fountain dry From very agony, As the floods of Erskine broke, Or the sparks of humour flew From the lips of those who spoke When this old wig was new. But when our weekly toil Brought Saturday about, Then all was one turmoil Of revelry and rout. r V«v ME OilGN J 6 THE^£AW (SENTIMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO A WELL-KNOWN FHE- QUENTBB OF THAT INSTITUTION.) AlK—"S J t>ldier'sjoy." Let others sing the graces an' roose tlic jolly faces 0' a' the bonny lasses that ever were ava; I'll roul \vi' right guile will, aliMiit tin- joys I feel, When sookin' at a gill at the / /___• Sign o i In- ( 'raw. . - -/ Lai ile daudle, &c, I like meat unco weel, for my wame it can fill, An' wantin' it I feel I could ne'er fend ava: Bui uliy I wish to fend some folk hae never ken'd — T: my Btap thai I may bend to the sign <>' the 1 nv, 1 ..il de daudle, &c, 134 THE SIGN 0' THE CRAW. I'll acknowledge my belief, that to hae a tidy wife Is a comfort to my life that I couldna forega ; For if she's worth a louse, she may surely keep the house When I've gane to take a house at the Sign o' the Craw. Lai de daudle, &c. I never a' my days liked to gang withouten claes, An' a reason if you please I can readily shaw : Tis that when my siller's gane, my coat I then can pawn, An' get anither can at the Sign o' the Craw. Lai de daudle, &c. The last time I was sober, ae morning in October, I foregathered wi' a robber Avha clinked my cash awa : But not e'en the horned deil frae me can ever steal What I've gien them for a gill at the Sign o' the Craw. Lai de daudle, &c. I wadna gie a sneeshin' to hear a blockhead screechin', Himsel' an' ithers fashin', 'cause a lassie's ran awa' : Contented here I am, sae I'll e'en take aff my dram, Till I fa' into a dwam at the Sign o' the Craw. Lai de daudle, &c. 135 fflu UXHe has come ofoet to Cure ftfr. ■ " Ant— " J/)' Milker's aye giowerin o er inc. V wife she's come ower to cure mi — For naething on earth bul to cure me : \* ' wa8 deein' o 1 a.' com- V\ fort, an 1 peace, An' my wife has come owi i to cure me. X,,,- doubi I was ill when a' thing gaed weel, An' I didna ken whal wa - ^ml«' for me ; Mv sleep \\ mn', an' my body Bae roun \ Bui my wife has come ower— an 1 she'll cure me. 136 MY WIFE HAS COME (AVER TO CURE ME. My wife has come ower to cure me, My wife has come ower to cure me ; She cuist up her place where she gat meat an' claes, An' she's come ower the water to cure me. My cheeks were sae red, my heart was sae glad, Bad symptoms they were to alarm me ; Preternatural fat, an' strength, an' a' that, But my wife has come ower — an' she'll cure me. My wife has come ower to cure me, To show the affection she bore me ; I was deein' o' health, an' ruined wi' wealth, When my wife came ower to cure me. I rose wi' the lark, an' ate like a shark, A' the joys o' the angels came ower me ; Outrageously right, stark mad wi' delight ; But my wife has come ower — an' she'll cure me. My wife has come ower to cure me — For no earthly cause but to cure me ; I was horridly weel — my banes hard as steel ; But my wife has come hame — an' she'll cure me. MY WIFE HAS COME OWER TO CURE ME. 137 Oh were she to die, what wad come o' me ? What spirits an' thrills wad devour me ! Ilka pap wi' the shool on the tap o' the mool. Wad forbid her frae comin' to cure me. 138 Drinlun' Drams. (bacchanalian heroics.) Air— " My Luvis in Germany." [Since Mr Outram wrote the following verses, the tem- perance cause has made great progress, and deservedly bo ; but it is just possible that it will be the temperance people rather than the topers who will laugh most at this ironically humorous song.] He ance was holy, An' melancholy, Till he found the folly 0' singin' psalms ; He's now as red's a rose, An' there's pimples on his nose, And in size it daily grows By drink in' drams. DRINKIN DRAMS. 139 He ance "was weak. An' couldna «at a steak "Without gettin' sick An' takin' qualms ; Bui now he can eat 0' ony kind o' meat, For he's got an appeteet By drinkin' drams. He ance was thin, Wi' a nose like a pen. An' haunds like a hen, An' nae hams ; But now he's round an' tight, An' a deevU <>' a wight, For he's got himsel' put right By drinkin 1 drams. I [e ance was saft a dirt, An' as pale as ony shirt, An' as ii ele < a carl Without tin' trams ; But now he'd face tin' deil, Or swallow Jonah's whal< — I [( ,i gl< ' a puddock' tail Wi' drinkin' drams. 140 DRINKIN DRAMS. Oil ! pale, pale was his hue, An' cauld, cauld was his broo, An' he grumbled like a ewe Without the rams ; But now his broo is bricht, An' his een are orbs o' licht, An' his nose is just a sicht Wi' drinkin' drams. He studied mathematics, Logic, ethics, hydrostatics, Till he needed diuretics To lowse his dams ; But now, without a lee, He could make anither sea, For he's left philosophy An' taen to drams. He found that learnin', fame, Gas, philanthropy, an' steam, Logic, loyalty, gude name, Were a' mere shams ; That the source o' joy below, An' the antidote to woe, An' the only proper go, Was drinkin' drams. 141 fijcrc E am. Whaevkr'b here that wishes a cure For mind, or wind, 01 limb, Let him listen to mine — wi' me it's heen sure- It'll be the same wi' him. Whatever comfort failed me, Whatever it was thai ailed me, Whatever was my plisky, Whatever dangers cam — I tipp't all' a bottle 0' whisky, An' here I am ! Ance I was ill, and to mak' ap bis bill, The I doctor cam like stour, Wi' a forpit <»' scpiills, an' laxative pills, My illness sair to cure. ]!•• swore I was in a consumption — I rwore be had nae gumption : 142 HEKE I AM. He said I might tak the riskie — I said I wad tak my dram, — Sae I tipp't aff a bottle o' whisky, An' here I am ! When I was in love, my mettle to prove, My sweetheart behaved unco queer ; She ance saw me fou, an' she ca'd me a sow, An' said I was portable beer ! Her love I cast aff a' houp o't. Sae I ran to a linn to loup it— But as I was rinnin' sae briskly, I thought I wad tak a dram — Sae I tipp't aff a bottle o' whisky An' here I am ! I ance gaed aff, like a sober calf, To sail the warld round, But as we cam' back, the ship Avas a wrack, An' we were just gaun to be drowned; The passengers lustily sang out, The crew whomelled into the long boat, An' how I got out o' the plisky, I dinna ken whether I swam — But I tipp't aff a bottle o' whisky, An' here I am ! >00/? /BARRISTERS Round—" W? fe three poor Mariners" We be three poor Barristers, With minds lmt ill at case, we never arc retained In any kind of pli We pace the Eouse around, around, around, Where litigants abound, abound, abound, Where fees arc rife, ^i it for our life We cannol ttikc a pound, a pound, a pound. All ! little 'I" their clients know, Who tin t to legal -kill, What injury their doers <1<>, Employing whom t hey will, And leaving as around, around, around, 1-44 WE BE THREE POOR BARRISTERS. ~No chance to be renowned, renowned, renowned, Though we have store Of wit and lore That might the world astound, astound, astound. We wonder what their agents think — Or if they think at all— Who still employ these little men, With voice so thin and small, You scarce can hear a sound, a sound, a sound, While we walk idly round, around, around — With lungs to make The rafters shake And vaulted roofs rebound, rebound, rebound. As for that clerk of evil fame, Accursed let him be, Who tempteth meaner souls than ours To plead for a half a fee — With emphasis profound, profound, profound, We execrate the hound, the hound, the hound, As to and fro Each day we go Across the earthen Mound, a-Mound, a-Mound ! WE BE THREE POOR BARRISTERS. 145 Yet not because we're thus forgot Down-hearted shall we be ; The pluckless soul may yield to grief — We'll live in jollity ! Well pass the glass around, around, around, And thus dull care confound, confound, confound, Xor heed the fee So long a.s we With mirth and glee abound, abound, abound. K Come, wed with a Lawyer!" 147 Cfjc SLafogcr's Suit. A m— "For the lack of Gold. " < >m why, lady, why, when I come to your side, Repulse your poor suitor with such haughty pride? Thai you'll never wed with a Lawyer you swear — But why bo averse to a Lawyer, my dear? • 'an it be, tli.it because I have thoughl and have read, Till my heart t<. the world ami its pleasures La dead I lw! my heart may be hard, but thru it is clear Your triumph's the greater to mell it, my dearl ''an it be that because my eyea have grown dim, And my colour is wan, and my body is slim I •v I the lin h ot the almond as rough may appear — But what do you thin! ot the kernel, my dear? 148 THE LAWYER'S SUIT. Would you wed with a Fop full of apish grimace, "Whose antics would call all the blood to your face 1 Take me, from confusion you're sure to be clear, For a Lawyer's ne'er troubled with blushes, my dear ! Would you wed with a Merchant, who'd curse and Avho'd ban 'Cause he's plagued by his conscience for cheating a man 1 ? Take me, and be sure that my conscience is clear, For a Lawyer's ne'er troubled with conscience, my dear ! Would you wed with a Soldier with brains made of fuel, Who, defending his honour, is killed in a duel 1 Take me, and such danger you've no need to fear, For my honour is not worth defending, my dear ! Come, wed with a Lawyer ! you needn't fear strife, For since I have borne with the courts all my life, That the devil can't ruffle my temper, I'll swear — And I hardly think you could do't either, my dear ! U9 fHu flannic. A i k — " Carrickfergus. Mv Nannie fell sick, an' my Nannie was deein', My friends a' advised me for doctors to send ; Bnt Bhe was sae grievin' me when she was livin', That, troth, I had little desire Bhe should mend. I iid ['d aae ailler they wadna come till her — I watched her wi' tenderesl care by mysel' ; Bui whate'er was tin' matter, tin- limmer :_;<>t better, And t'» in;. ow be ""ii wa quite well. Wi' a jorum o* whisky I gal mj el 1 fri ky, An' said 'twas for joy t.i see her Bae wee! . gh< — "How got ye that when yon couldna buy med'ci An' gied up' a thump wad has murdered the deil ! 150 MY XAXXIE. Her passion near choked her — I ran for the doctor — But she hardly had been a week under his care, When he said — " Your wife's leavin' the land o' the livin', — I've done what I could, sir — I canna do mair." " Doctor ! " says I, " Sir, you'd much better stay, sir, An' do what ye can for her — till she's quite gane ! " He plied her wi' physic, an' that made her sae sick, That in less than a month Nannie graned her last grane ! To the Doctor I handed twice what lie demanded ; My friends a' advised me to marry again — I hit quo' I, " I'll no marry again in a hurry, For I canna forget my dear Nannie that's gane ! " 151 Ojc P?oIg SLoch.* I Ialh, calm, tin; blue lake silent lies, The sky without a breath to shake it; The drowsy clouds aor fall nor rise — The earth's asleep, ami none to wake it. Tli-' sun glares with his fiery eye Upon the beauteous scene before him, While green-robed Nature modestly Shrinks from such outrage of decorum. Tli'' .-un has gone, tin' 'lay is done, Tin' moon beams o'er the peaceful water, Bigh up above, Looking such love mother's o'er an only daughter. In vain, in vain my ear I -Main To 'it'll tli^ ripple of the billow. I don'1 feel well— I'll ring the bell, And asl them jual t" shifl my pillow. 'I'll' up.. ed by tlio author. 153 Insurance. Air — " What can a Young Lassie." The premium is ae thing — the duty's anither, It comes a' thegither to saxty pound three, An' ilk year at Yule it gars us sing an appeal from tin- Slu-i ill's decision in a case Mr Outran had with a gasfltter, who undertook to ventilate bis )!■ in---, Iral m:i< i ■- it nearly oninhabitable Instead." On tliis case Lord Cockburn wrote the following Epigram, the litigation affording much merriment to .ill Mr Outram's legal Mends: — Not B room in tin- limix- tin- same climate can boast, (in tli<' oii<- side we freeze, on the other we roast; And it" i" the fireside your chair you should pull in, four back i- in Lapland, your knees in Ben Coolin.f i \i\s the pursuer's title ! Finds no irregularity in cital, Therefore repels the defences, And in reaped The stamp is correct, I linn,- f,,r JiUI'SlliT, Willi <\\]"ll < . Notei "ii .\n Appeal from the Sheriff, .-<•<• p. 228. t A dreadfully 1 1 ■ • t. place in Sumatra, Easl Indies. 160 AN APPEAL FROM THE SHERIFF. Am I to be ruined by such drivel? No ! I'll see the pursuer at the devil ; 'Tis only Henry Bell's decision — Tis not too late To advocate, And avoid this enormous lesion. I'll go to the Court of Session, And resist this most infamous oppression ; I'll retain both Monro and M'Kenzie, Fordyce, Handyside, And others true and tried, And I'll put the pursuer in a frenzy. But if Fortune in spite of them should fail me, And neither law nor equity avail me, I'll care not for either Division — Though I go to the court Of last resort, I'll upset this preposterous decision. 161 ©n $opc. Saw ye the snow-wreath, White on the hill I Saw ye the wild lily Bloom by the rill ' •■• ye the star Lighl heaven only, < rleaming afar, Lovely and lonely ? Hope's like the snow Thai falls from the I • ; ' and li"ly, Ii dazzles the eye. Bui with inaiili | go] ,, AV> And hop< di appear ; And the - aow-drop to-morrow WiU mell to a tear. i. 162 ON H0PE - Hope's like the lily That bloomed in the spring, AVooing the breeze With its delicate wing. Alas ! the bright sun, In which it delighted, Too powerfully burns, And the lily is blighted. Hope's like the lone star Iu Eternity riding, The trembling mariner O'er the deep guiding. A dim earthly vapour Its glory hath crossed : Hope has departed — The sailor is lost. 163 .fortjct not mc. Foroei lint me, my love, When others whisper thou art fair; With honeyed words their lips may move, Bui love like mine is rare. no! me, my love, When wanner eyes upon thee n I Their fire can ne'er bo fervenl pro^ e A t li.it within my breast. 'I liink nol I doubi thy faith ; The wreathy foam upon the id by the zephj titles! breath I iM. t more pure than tl 164 FORGET NOT ME. I well believe thee true, Thy heart will ne'er deceitful he ; But then that heart is tender too, For it was kind to me. May not a tearful eye, A glowing cheek, and mournful air, Break from thy friendly heart a sigh, And waken pity there 1 165 3c Dag £ rjot fHnrrico. AIR — " They all take a sup in their turn.'' Ai: day I got marrii'il an' so you see There of course was an end to peace wi' me; Whenever I moved, Kate loosed bei tongue, An' when I replied, she took to the rung; Bo wliaf between Licking, An' scolding, an' kicking, I hoped for resl but in the grave. My wife was a woman an' so you si e She ai con tancy ; i Lawyer cam' and bed himsel' boai e, I', i a iding ai me i divorce ; I be, if ye dinna, Fe're a low tupil ninny, An' yell gel oae re t bul in the grave. 166 AE DAY I GOT MARRIED. But he was a lawyer — an' so you see Ilk thing that he said was a great nmckle lee ; But the very attempt put my wife in a fever, An' nought hut a muckle -wiggetl doctor could save her, Wha swore hy the rood He wad do what he could To rescue my spouse frae the grave. But he was a doctor — an' so you see My ill-natured Katty began to dee ; So in a few days she was laid in the moo], An' I was delivered frae a' my dool : So I fand I was right, That to do what I might, My only relief was the grave. ic; Cfjc Sfoinc. A > KETCH. Mv twa swine on the midden, Wf very fat their een are hidden, Theii wam< well'd beyond dimension, Their shapes! ye bae nae comprehension. Sic a -i'lit ' - their tails Bae curly, Then bou b ae round, their necks Bae burly ; In the warld there's oaething bi g( c Than the tane — < I be tither ! 1G8 jFtatjmnus. THE BARLEY-FEVER. Oh the Barley-fever ! The Barley-fever, the Barley-fever ! It sticks like a burr, or a plough in a fur, An' it fells a man like a cleaver. Yer beard turns lang, an' yer head turns bald, An' yer face grows as white as the lip o' a scald ; Yer tae end is het, an' the tither is cauld, Like a rat wi' its tail in a siever. Oh the Barley-fever ! The Barley-fever, the Barley-fever ! It gars the best soul grow as toom as a bowl, An' as flat as the doup o' a weaver. The Typhus tak's folk that are no very clean, The Scarlet's content wi' a fat fozy wean ; But the Barley tak's rich, poor, clean, dirty, fat, lean, The infidel and the believer. FRAGMENTS. 169 THE MILLER. Tin: Miller's rung did deeds o' weir, For mortal fray it aye was ready ; The Miller kent neither sloth nor fear When he fought for king or bonnie leddy ! His head was pruif <»' stane or steel, His skin was teugher limn licnddeather; He could pu' against his ain mill-wheel, Or snap in hits his horse's tether. THE I i I.KS BANG. Lbdmes they Bing [eddies' sangs, An' men they ing men's, An' t'ul-, they ( ing foolish Bangs, As a' the world kens ; Bui a' tlir rule's foolish sangs Thai in' frae t he moon, Were naething t<> I heard, 'I'm a \civ foolish tune, Thai a fule sang t<> me. 170 FRAGMENTS. THE ALEHOUSE. A' humax joys come to an end Some time or itlier : The songsters had nae mair to spend, An' though the weather Was maist enough to kill a brute, Auld Luckie cam' an' drave them out. WOMAN. Like a clear rippling stream Glancing in the sunny beam So artless pure does woman seem — Whistle o'er the lave o't ! She's like (as we in beuks may read) The daisy blooming on the mead, A helpless, sweet, bit bonny weed — Whistle o'er the lave o't ! 171 lEptrjvams. ON HEARING .\ LAD'S PRAISE A CERTAIN REV. DOCTOR'S El I oannoi the ] >octor's eyes, I never -aw hi- glance divine ; Be always shuts them when be prays, And when he preaches he shuts mine. A' things created have their use Tin i mi li will bear aae doo \ t . 1 1 a baud t" flea an' lou i An' ither bil in' bruti I l.'-n )Im- n e o' crawlin' docks, A n bug upon you creepin 1 ; lint what' thi l 1 1 Jingo I that' a deep ane. 172 EPIGRAMS. ON MISS GRACE C . In days of yore the saints oft prayed, For grace to keep them from all evil ; Sure sinners now for grace may hope, Since Grace is going to the devil. ON DAVID , AN EGOTIST. A Grecian Sage one clay found out That all he ever knew was nought, Which made a wondrous noise; But greater praise is David's due, "Who found out more than others knew, Namely — that he was wise ! Twixt Joan and Chloe who'll decide The precedence in evil 1 Fair Chloe could corrupt a saint, Joan could corrupt the devil. 173 IZpitapfjs. HERE LIES. Here lies, of sense bereft — Bui be aevei had ; Eere lit i, by feeling Left — Hut thai La jusl as bad : Here Lies, n duced to dirl — That's what he always was ; Here Lies, without a heart — He ne'er had one, alas ! I [ere Lie He did o ere he died ; Then simply to begin,— Here Lies- But all his Life he Lied 1 1. .ith is a change, th . . — \,- powei thai rule the What oh <■ here, 1 prayl For surely he did die. 174 EPITAPHS. AN EPITAPH AND RETROSPECT. Beneath this rude and little honoured urn The bones of one still little loved repose : Few know or care what cause he had to mourn, And fewer still could sorrow for his woes. Nor cold nor hunger cursed his lowly fate; Nor faithlessness of friends, nor scorn of men ; Nor vain ambitious dreams, found false too late ; Nor rude oppression caused his bosom's pain. He loved mankind — he still was just and true — Still he brought succour to the weak and poor ; He wished to make each mourner glad — but few, Few were his means the bleeding soul to cure. If you have ever grieved, he grieved for you — For every woe his sympathy could claim ; lb' wept for all, while yet his tears could flow — Now he is gone ! — and who will weep for him 1 NOTES NOTES ON "THE FACULTY ROLL." Note 1. page 45, line 8. The flocks round Brodie'a Stair." count stair, was Presi- dent of the < lourl i in I 67 1 and buI quently,and was a chief actor in the Scottish politics 1 1 the author of ' Stair'a Enstitu- tiou "ii the la* otland, which was published in 1681 . and baa alwaj con iden d ;h authority on the law oi ad. tion "f thi I ■ til ■' □ .' with copious ind additioi be i hanges which had in the 1 -r.\ ■ Line, was pub- lished ni 1 -_:•'. 31 by Mi ' Brodie, Advocate, whi ilty in the yeai 1811. I the work alia le I to a Brodii '- Stair. 1 Mi Brodie !' of the Brit rl< [. to the 178 NOTES ON "THE FACULTY EOLL." Restoration/ and held the appointment of Histori- ographer-Eoyal of Scotland from 1836 till his death in 18G7. Note 2, page 45, line 9. " Who ruminate on Shaw and Tait." Mr Patrick Shaw was compiler of a series of Reports of Cases decided in the Court of Session for a number of years subsequent to 1822, and his Reports have always been accepted as author- ities under the name of ' Shaw's Reports.' He was also Editor of a very useful ' Digest ' or analysis of reported cases, and of an edition of ' Bell's Commentaries.' Mr Shaw entered the Faculty in the year 1819, and was Sheriff of Chancery from 1848 to 1869, when he resigned. The reference to " Tait " applies to a copious Index of Reported Cases, which was published in 1823 by Messrs W. & C. Tait, booksellers, Edinburgh. "■0- 1 Xote 3, page 46, line 1. " Although our Brough'm you've stolen." Lord Brougham entered the Faculty of Ad- vocates in the year 1800. He did not continue NOTES OX " THE FACULTY ROLL." 179 in practice, having joined the English Bar; and after a most distinguished career, both as a bar- rister and a politician, he became Lord Chan- cellor of England in the year 1830. Note 4, page 46, line 3. "He may be spared — our hoary Baird." Mi Thomas "Walker Baird entered the Faculty in the year 1793, and was entitled to be called "hoary" when the song was written. He was an eminent Chamber Counsel, and especially con- versant with questions of feudal law and convey- ancing. He died in 1 > l U. Note 5, page 16, lines 5 and 7. " An'i though you've got some kindly Scotts, II'. V. the /•' /, and the h The family oame of Lord Chancellor Eldou and of his brother Lord Stowel] was Scott. Both were members of the Engli \> Bar. A1 the Scotch Bar, at the date ,,f n, wrere Mr G. K. Scott, who entered the Faculty in L 7 86, and Sir Walter ., who entered in the year I 792. Sir M 180 NOTES ON " THE FACULTY KOLL. Walter held the offices of Principal Clerk of Ses- sion, and Sheriff of Selkirkshire, and is doubt- less referred to as " the best." Sir Walter died in 1832. His works are too well known to re- quire any notice here. Note 6, page 46, line 9. " To garrison old Morison." Mr William Maxwell Morison entered the Faculty in the year 1784. He was compiler of a Dictionary of Decisions of the Court of Session, consisting of 40 vols, quarto, and extending from nearly the first institution of the Court. It is a work of standard authority, and is quoted under the name of ' Morison's Dictionary.' Note 7, page 46, line 12. " Our Brown, Reid, White, and Gray." Several gentlemen of the name of Brown were members of the Faculty at the period of the poem. Mr Bobert Broun entered in 1780, and was alive in 1832. Mr M. P. Brown entered in 1816; Mr H. H. Broun in 1822; Mr Thomas Broun NOTES OX " THE FACULTY ROLL." 181 of Lanfine (a nephew of Lord Jeffrey) in 1825; and Mr James llrowne in 1826. Sir James J. Reid of Mousewald, Dumfriesshire, entered tin.' Faculty in 1 s •_' 7 . He was one of the Royal Commissioners on Ecclesiastical Endow- ments, and afterwards Chief-Justice of the Ionian Islands. The family have been hereditary mem- bers <>f th'- Bar and the legal profession. Sir James's father entered tin- Faculty in 17'.». s . Mr •I. -I. Reid, bis eldesl Bon, entered in 1870, and is membrancer in the Scottish Exchequer. Mr I.'. T. Reid, bis Becond son, is a distinguished I -mi-. I .a the English Bar, and is now M.I*. !■•! the I »uint'i Les Burg] Mr Alexander Whit.- entered the Faculty in 17'.'7. Mr William L. Wl.il,. of Kellerstain entered the Faculty in 1816. Mr •!. II. G t < 'ii atyne, a I >eputy-Lieu- tenani of Lanarkshire, entered in L825. Not i >;. line 1 l. tfu ir distant R Sir William Roe, Bart., entered the Faculty in the year 1791. ll Lord Advocate of Scot* I. ind under the Admini tration of Lord Liverpool, and again under th>- Administrations of the Duke 182 NOTES ON " THE FACULTY ROLL.' of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, and M.P. for Buteshire. Note 9, page 46, line 17. " And ne'er roam from their Home." Mr Francis Home, son of Professor Home of Cowdenknowes, entered the Faculty in 1825. He was Sheriff-Substitute of Kinross-shire, and after- wards of Linlithgowshire, which office he held for 41 years. This ancient family were proprietors of Cowdenknowes, on Leader Water, for five or six centuries. Note 10, page 47, line 1. " The Lothians, Ross, and Sutherland." Mr Edward Lothian entered the Faculty in 1815. Mr Alexander Lothian in 1821. Mr Charles Ross, son of Lord Ankerville, en- tered in 1789. Mr George Ross, son of Admiral Sir John Lockhart-Ross of Balnagown, entered the Faculty in 1797. He was one of the Judges of the Commissary or Consistorial Court, now abolished. Mr David Ross entered in 1820. NOTES ON " THE FACULTY ROLL." 183 Mr George Sutherland of Forss entered in 1833. Note 11, page 47, line 5. " One foot of Erskine's Institute." Mr John Erskine of Camock entered tlie I culty in th^ year 171'.'. Ee was Professor of Law in tli'; University <>f Edinburgh from 17.">7 to L 7 65, and was the author of 'Erskine's of ill.' Law of Scotland,' published in L754, and of 'Erskine's Institute/ published in 177.i — works which, like 'Stair's Institutions,' arded as of tin' highest au- thority «.ii Scottish law. Many editions of the ' In-tii Hi.- ' have been published by Bubsequenl ••■lit I •_'. page 17, line 8. "Should never move Shank M Mi- .1. Shank More entered the Faculty in the 1 806. Ee wa editor "f editions of 'Si i and of ' Ei kini Pi incip and v. as V > of Scol I . iw in Bdinburj b University. 184 NOTES ON " THE FACULTY ROLL." Note 13, page 47, line 9. " Oar MarshalTs Steele, the knaves should feel." Mr John Marshall entered the Faculty in 1818. He was specially eminent as a Chamber Counsel. He was elected Dean, and was afterwards a Judge of the Court of Session under the title of Lord Curriehill. Mr William Steele entered the Faculty in 1824, and was for many years Sheriff-Substitute of Dumbartonshire. Note 14, page 47, line 11. " Have at them with a plump of Spiers." Mr Graham Speirs entered the Faculty in the, year 1820. He was Sheriff of Elgin and Moray, and afterwards of Mid-Lothian, and one of the leaders of the party which ultimately formed the Free Church, and is designated by Lord Cockburn in his ' Journal ' as " the Apostolic Spiers." Note 15, page 47, line 13. " Let the thieves meet our N eaves." Mr Charles Neaves entered the Faculty in the year 1822. He was Solicitor-General for Scot- NOTES OX "THE FACULTY EOLL." 185 land under the Administration of Lord Derby, and was afterwards a Judge of the Court of Session under the title of Lord Xeaves. He was a man of great wit and humour, and the author of many exquisite songs, in one of which lie happily says of the " Permissive Bill" of the day — " Oh ! it's a little simple Bill, That .-eek.s t<> |>;t— //»■".'/■, To pt rm it me — to prevent you — r From having a glass of grog." A small collection of the songs was published by Messr- IJlackwoud in 18G8, under the title of 'Songs and Verses, Social and Scientific, by an old < '"iit ributoi to Maj / Aftt. the place at midsummer which he ha ed at JTule : Through Eorace, Terence, Juvenal, he cantered a1 I (Tor i.' »j_'^rlc'l at tin- hardest bits of old Thucydide , No mathematic daunted him; be needed mall in traction To dive al once into the depth ol algebra and fluxion. There's oot a dry eye m the school the day on which he lea Tel little 'li'l the rector know that boy would be Lord 186 NOTES OX " THE FACULTY ROLL." There was a lad, an eager lad, who studied day and night, Whose spirit, through all realms of thought, pursued a lofty flight ; Who walked away with every prize in every class at college, And left unopened not one gate of all the gates of knowledge. And yet he was no cold recluse, but dihonnairc and free, As one who feels that social ties exalt philosophy ; Professors smiling, shake his hand, the Principal believes, The day may come when that fine lad may live to be Lord Neaves. There was a man, an earnest man, who took to study law, He waded through old Morison, he swam ahead of Shaw ; He took the marrow out of Stair, the entrails out of Bell, He sucked the egg of Erskine, and left nothing but the shell. He quoted case and precedent, unravelled every twist, From darkened legal quiddity he cleared away the mist ; The judges gaze in wonderment, and whisper in their sleeves, ' That man, whene'er the Whigs go out, is sure to be Lord Neaves. ' There was a father who had wed a fair and gentle dame, And more than all his honours prized a husband's, father's, name; Who, as he trod the road of life, through all its weary miles, Found ever at his own fireside sweet faces and fair smiles. Ah ! better than ambition's fire, or triumph, or success, Soft eyes that look into our own, loved hands our own that press ; 'Tis never for himself alone a father toils, achieves, Tis for the well-known voice that says, ' Papa will be Lord Neaves.' NOTES OX "THE FACULTY EOLL." 187 There is a judge whom all the land esteems as wise and good, Most fixed in what he deems the right, yet never harsh nor rude ; Clear in his office, faithful, just, more pleased to bless than ban, And proving that the soundest law comes from the kindliest man. For him, the dux of all the school and student ripe, sur- vives Youth's freshness, age's wisdom -till unite the noblest lives ; And every compeer lovingly, and with delight receives, valued friend, the honoured judge, the unspoilt man— Lord Neavi . Note 16, page 17, Line 20. " "/';.< the land of Ivory." Mr Jamea [vory entered the Faculty in L816. II,. ilicitor-< reneral for Scotland under the Administration of Lord Melbourne, and was after- wards a Judge of the I Jourl of 3i ion under the title n\' Lord [vory. Note 1 7, page l 8, Lini '■> and •''. ' la,- I hill is nil Burroundi d By Forrest, Loch, and Shaw." Mr Jame Ball, eon <>f sir Jamea Ball, Bart, of I lunglass, entered the Faculty in thi I 62 I. 188 NOTES ON "THE, FACULTY ROLL." Sir James Forrest of Comiston, Bart., entered the Faculty in 1803,' and was afterwards Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Mr James Loch entered in 1801, and Mr Patrick Shaw in 1819. Shaw's works have been already noticed. Note 18, page 48, lines 7 and 8. " A Park, such as you neve)- trod, A Hill you never saw." Mr John Park entered the Faculty in 1829. He was the last Advocate of modern days who appeared at the Bar without a wig. ' Mr Norman Hill entered in 1802. He was a very intimate friend of Outram. Note 19, page 48, lines 9 and 10. " We rest among the summer Hay, Beside the Gowan fair." Sir John Hay, Bart, of Park, entered the Faculty in 1821, and was Sheriff-Substitute of Stirling- shire. Mr John Hay entered in 1811. Mr John AYilson Hay entered 1826. Mr William Gowan entered in 1831. NOTES OX " THE FACULTY ROLL." 189 Xote 20, page 48, line 15. " We gather Wood and Burnett." Mr Alexander "Wood entered the Faculty in 1811. He was Dean of Faculty, and was after- wards a Judge of the Court of Session under the title of Lord Wood. Mr Arthur Burnett entered the Faculty in 1819, and was Sheriff-Substitute of Peeblesshire. He was a descendant of the well-known Lord Mon- hoddo. Note 21, page 48, line 18. " The Wilde is White villi snows." Mr J. Wilde entered the Faculty in I 7s."), ami di'-il in L840. He was Professor of Civil Law in Edinburgh University from L792 till ISOO. Mr William L White entered in 1 s 1 0, as al- ready aoticed. Not- -i-i, page is, line L9. " Our Taylor, and our Hozu r. ' Mr Richard Taylor entered the Faculty in L812. Mr James Hozier of Mauldslie, a Deputy-Lieu- tenant "f Lanark bire, entered in 1 8 I ■>. 190 NOTES ON "THE FACULTY ROLL. Note 23, page 48, lines 23 and 24. " With Tliomsoris Acts, through Lord Karnes Tracts, And Fou?itai?ihall, and Stair." Mr Thomas Thomson entered the Faculty in the year 1793. During the greater part of his life he was Deputy-Keeper of the National Registers of Land Eights, &c., and he also did most important and valuahle work in the historical or literary de- partment of the Register House, and in the depart- ment of registration of deeds and land rights. Besides his careful and judicious superintendence, copious digests and indexes of the various registers of land rights were prepared by him, which have proved invaluable as keys to the registers, by which they were for the first time made really and easily serviceable for general use. Many years were devoted by him to this great and most important work. Amongst other labours of a historical and literary kind he arranged and pub- lished a large folio edition, in eleven volumes, of the ' Acts of the Scottish Parliament/ with copious illustrations. Mr Thomson was appointed one of the Principal Clerks of Session in 1828. He was President of the Bannatyne Club in succession to Sir Walter Scott. Henry Home, afterwards a Judge of the Court of KOTES OX " THE FACULTY ROLL." 191 Session under the title of Lord Kames, was ad- mitted a member of the Faculty in the year 17 23. He published various collections of decisions of the Court, and -was the author of ' Essays on British Antiquities,' published in 1747; 'Essays on the Statute Law of Scotland,' in 1757; and 'Prin- ciples of Equity, ' in 17G7. Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall entered the Faculty in the year 1668, and was a Judge of the Court "f Session under tin- title of Lord Fountain- hall He published a collection of decisions from 1678 to 1712, and was the author of various works in history and chronology. An edition of his 'Chronological Notes of Scottish A flairs/ edited by Sir Walter Scott; an edition of hia 'Historical Observes of Memorable Occunvnts in Church and State/ edited by Mr Adam Orquharl and Mr David Laing ; ami an edition of his ' His- torical Notices of Scottish Affairs/ edited by Mr Laing, were printed by the Bannatyne Club. Note 2 I. page 19, line I. " lb' ■'/•< //'/■• i 1/ - . and . iz Milk Mr G, W. Mylne and Mr David Milne (now Mr David Milne-Home of Milne < dad en ) ent< n d the Faculty in the year 1826. The Latter gentle* 192 NOTES ON "THE FACULTY EOLL." man did not continue practice at the Bar. He is of distinguished eminence as a geologist and meteorologist, and in science generally. He is President of the Edinburgh Geological Society, and Chairman of the Scottish Meteorological Society. Mr Nicol Milne of Fauldonside entered the Faculty in 1827, the same year in which Mr Outram entered. Sir William Miller, Bart., afterwards a dis- tinguished Judge under the title of Lord Glenlee, entered the Faculty in the year 1777, and was on the bench from 1795 till his resignation in 18-10. Mr T. H. Miller, son of Mr Patrick Miller of Dalswinton, entered in the year 1802; Mr John Millar of Ballingall in 1806; Mr James Miller in 1819; Mr William Miller in 1823; Mr James Miller, son of Lord Glenlee, in 1825 ; and Mr John Miller, jun., in 1829. Note 25, page 49, line 3. " We've two Weirs, and a Lister large." Mr Thomas Weir entered the Faculty in the year 1831. Mr William Weir entered in 1827, and became editor of the 'Daily News' (London). Mr John Lister entered in 1832. NOTES OX "THE FACULTY ROLL." 193 Note 26, page 49, line 5. "A Horsman too, without a horse." The Right Hon. Edward Horsman, a nephew of the late Lord Stair, entered the Faculty in 1831. He did not continue practice at the Bar, having devoted himself to political life. He was M.P. for Cockermouth, Stroud, and Liskeard in succession, and was for some time a Lord of the Treasury, and was Chief Secretary for Ireland under the Administration of Viscount 1'almerston. Note 27, page 49, line 14. 'Sometimes a join/ to Boyle." The Right Hon. David Boyle entered the Faculty in the year I 793. Be was Solicitor-General for otland under the second Administration of the Duke of Portland, and M.l'. for Ayrshire from 1807 to 1811, and was appointed Lord Justice- Clerk in L811, and Lord President of the Courl of Session in L841. Note 28, page t9, line L5. " BtU still Cheapens head and Trotters." Mi Douglas Cheape entered the Faculty in the year 1819. Be was Profe ox of Civil Law in 194 NOTES ON " THE FACULTY EOLL." Edinburgh University. Mr Cheape was a noted humourist, and was the author of many witty and pungent poetical squibs, chiefly political. " Cheape's head and Trotters " are to be read as " sheep's head and feet " — a favourite old Scotch dish. Mr J. P. Trotter entered the Faculty in the year 1826. He was Sheriff- Substitute of Perthshire at Dunblane, and afterwards of Dumfriesshire. Mr Richard Trotter, a Deputy-Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian, son of General Trotter of Morton Hall, entered the Faculty in 1823. Note 29, page 50, line 1. " But for religion ! — Clerks, alas / " Mr John Clerk entered the Faculty in 1785. He was Solicitor-General in 1806, and was raised to the Bench as Lord Eldin in 1823. He was an eminent wit, very cynical and sarcastic, and especially independent. He was a prosy speaker, and on one occasion, when pleading before a judge whose father had been a distinguished member of the Bench under the same judicial title, he was interrupted by a petulant remark that it was im- possible to sit all day listening to a reiteration of "also and likewise," — to which he promptly NOTES OX " THE FACULTY ROLL." 195 replied, that his lordship seemed to consider these words synonymous, and added, in his sharpest tones, that they were not so : " Your lordship's father was Lord . You're Lord also, hut I doubt if you'iv likevrise" Mr William Clerk entered the Faculty in the year 1792. He was clerk of the Jury Court when it existed separately from the Court of Session. Xote 30, page 50, line 2. •• .1 nd Bells we hari i<> spare. ' Mr George Joseph Bell entered the Faculty in L791. Il«- was author of a Learned and valuable work on 'Tin- Mercantile Law of Scotland, in relation chiefly to the subjecl of Bankruptcy,' which waa published in 1804, and La usually quoted as 'Bell's Commentaries/ and of other works upon the law of Scotland, which have always been considered "I' high authority. Mr Bell was appointed Profi "i <>i Scots Law in Edinburgh University in L822, ami one of tie 1 Principal Clerks of the Court of See ton in L831. Mr Archibald Bell entered the Faculty in the i! L798, and was appointed Sheriff of Ayr- ihire in 1 8 1 • ». Mi- Robert Bell entered in the yeai 1 80 I : he wa Proi urator fi or I he I Ihurch ol N 196 NOTES ON " THE FACULTY ROLL." Scotland. Mr George Graham P>ell of Crurie entered in the year 1819. Mr J. M. Bell entered in the year 1825, and was Sheriff of Kincardine- shire. Mr William Bell entered in 1824. Mr Henry Glassford Bell entered in the year 1832, and was for many years Sheriff-Substitute, and afterwards Sheriff, of Lanarkshire. He was a very intimate friend of Mr Outram, and edited the first edition of the ' Lyrics.' He was author of a Life of Mary Queen of Scots, of a volume of poetry, and other works. Note 31, page 50, line 5. " Out most devout have Dirleton's Doubts." Sir John Xisbet of Dirleton entered the Faculty in the year 1G33, and was a Judge of the Court of Session under the title of Lord Dirleton. He held at the same time the office of Lord Advocate, a combination which has never occurred since. He was the author of a work entitled ' Doubts and Questions in the Law, especially of Scotland.' It is usually referred to as ' Dirleton's Doubts,' and was published in 1698, after his death, being edited by Sir William Hamilton of Whitelaw. NOTES OX " THE FACULTY BOLL." 197 Xote 32, page 50, line 9. • We've but one Torrie in our rani:*." Mr T. J. Torrie entered the Faculty in the year 1830. Note 33, page 50, line 13. " Because we've the Tawse." Mi John Tawse entered the Faculty in the year 1808. Note 34, page 50, line 23. • Though we've got but one Groat." Mi .\. Gr. Groal entered the Faculty in 1834. Note 35, page 5 I , lines 3 and I. ■■ Our live stock's scarce, we have but A solitary Hog." Mr Jamec M. Bog, Bon of Mr Thomas Bog of Newliaton, entered the Faculty in the year L822. Note 36, page 5 1 , line 5. ■• <>//' VAmy nn hi,: Trotters stumps." Mr James I, 'Amy entered the Faculty in tli'- year 1794. II- m Via Dean <>f the 198 NOTES ON " THE FACULTY ROLL." Faculty, and for many years Sheriff of Forfar- shire. Mr Trotter has heen already noticed. Xote 37, page 51, line 6. " Secure from Wolf or dog."" Mr James "Wolfe-Murray must be indicated, as there was no gentleman of the name of "Wolf in the Faculty. Mr Wolfe-Murray entered in the year 1782, and was afterwards a Judge of the Court of Session under the title of Lord Cringletie. When he was appointed, doubts were expressed by some as to his legal acquirements, and the well-known cynic, John Clerk of Eldin (who is noticed above), expressed his view in these lines : — " Necessity an' Cringletie Are fitted to a tittle ; Necessity has nae law, An' Cringletie as little." The cynic, however, was wrong. Lord Cringletie proved an excellent judge, and on one occasion the House of Lords, on appeal, reversed a decision from which he had differed, and adopted his opinion as the judgment of the House. 199 NOTES OX "THE MULTIPLEPOINDING." Note 1, page 57, line 18. " There the Dean stand* profound as the depth* of the sea." Tli'3 "Dean" is the Dean or Preses of the Faculty of Advocates, who has a position of seniority at the Scotch Bar. The Right Hon. John Eope was Dean al the date of the song. II" entered the Faculty in 1816. Be was Solici- tor-General for Scotland under the Administration of the Earl of Liverpool. Be was afterwards a Judge of the Courl of Session, and was Lord ■ I 'ill; in the < lourl of Jui ticiary. Be was ive and powerful pleader. Note 2, page 57, Line 20. " An'/ Snaigow— as smooth a it surface could be." Mr Jame Keay of Snaigow entered the Faculty in 1799. Be was a polished and able speaker. 200 NOTES ON "THE MULTIPLEPOINDING." Note 3, page 57, line 21. "And Eidherfurd — sharp as the rocks on the lee." The Eight Hon. Andrew Eutherfurd entered the Faculty in 1812. He was Solicitor-General for Scotland under the Administration of Vis- count Melbourne, and Lord Advocate under the Administrations of Viscount Melbourne and of Lord John Eussell, and was M.P. for the Leith Burghs. He was afterwards a Judge of the Court of Session under the title of Lord Eutherfurd. While Lord Advocate, he was the author of a number of most valuable and carefully framed Acts of Parliament, in regard chiefly to conveyanc- ing, which greatly simplified Scottish deeds, and materially lessened their expense. He was also the author of an Act by which entails were greatly modified. It bears his name, being usually cpuoted as the " Eutherfurd Act." He was a most accom- plished lawyer and powerful pleader, and was equally eminent in literature and science. Note 4, page 58, line 1. " And there stands M'NeUl, ' with his nostril all wide.' " The Eight Hon. Duncan M'Xeill of Colonsay entered the Faculty in the year 181G. He was NOTES OX " THE MULTIPLEPOIXDIXG." 201 Solicitor-General for Scotland under the Adminis- tration of the Duke of Wellington and that of Sir Eohert Peel, and Lord Advocate under the latter Administration, and was M.P. for Argyle- shire. The poor-law of Scotland was reformed and placed on its present footing under his auspices. Subsequently he was a Judge of the • Jourt of Session under the title of Lord Colonsay, and thereafter Lord President of the Court of Session, and Lord Justice-General in the Court of Justiciary. Ultimately lie was raised to the . ami sat in the House of Lords as Lord ( lolonsay. Note •"», page 58, line I. •• Ami Cunninghame'e ///< /■<■ with his papers untied." Mr John Cunninghame of Duloch entered the Faculty in 1807. Be was Solicitor-General for tland under Lord Melbourne' Admini I ra- tion, : » i j < I afterwards a Judge "f the Court of ion, under the t it le of Lord < !unninghame. Be was in large practice when at the Bar. h sometimes thought thai occasionally he was not very careful in reading bis briefs, to which the '' papers untied " Bin to allude. Bui however this may have been, his clients never 202 NOTES ON " THE MULTIPLEPOINDING." suffered. He was a man of much tact and ready resources. Note 6, page 58, line 10. "And Peter the Great looks to Adam the Tall." Mr Patrick (or as lie was more usually called, Peter) Eobertson entered the Faculty in 1815. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, and ultimately a Judge of the Court of Session under the title of Lord Eobertson. He was a man of rare wit and humour, and his rich jokes and say- ings, which, if collected, would fill a volume, were greatly enhanced by his portly person, and some- what heavy and stolid-looking countenance, the gravity of which he could preserve while those around him were convulsed Avith laughter. His appearance is referred to in a short colloquy with Sir Walter Scott, which went the round of the Parliament House in a few minutes. Before the authorship of the Waverley Novels was ac- knowledged, Sir Walter happened to be in a group round one of the Parliament House fire- places, and Peter approaching them, hailed him as " Peveril of the Peak " (an allusion to his high forehead and hair). Sir Walter at once replied, to the amusement of the bystanders, " Better NOTES OX "THE MULTIPLEPOIXDIXG." 203 Peveril o' the Peak than Peter wi' the painsh" (paunch). Mr Douglas Cheape, who was mentioned in the notes of the " Faculty Roll," had a very neat squib upon Mr Robertson. He was a stanch Tory, but it was commonly said that, after the passing of the first Reform Bill, when Lord Grey's Liberal Admin- istration was in office, Peter lost hopes of his party, and offered his services to the Whigs through Lord Brougham, then Lord Chancellor. Mr Cheape embalmed the incident in the following- lines, alluding to Mr Robertson's somewhat un- usual bulk : — "When Brougham by Robertson was bold That he'd i onsenl .t place to hold — Surveying, with astonished e A i - 1 ' -I uch enormous size- Said Brougham, "That maj >"• ven But where'a the place that could hold you '" Mr A - li in Anderson entered Hie Faculty in l-i lie was Solicitor -General for Scotland under Sir Roberl Peel's second Administration, ami Wa I aft' l v. - 1 1 - 1 a Judge Of the ( \aul of S< LOD under the title "!' Lord Ander on. lie w. thin ami tall, an2, is an attachmenl of personal funds and effects. A "ch is a formal requisition made by an officer of the law, in virtue of a legal warrant, t<> a debtor, to make payment within a specified time, under the penalty of execution against him and his effects, if payment be not made. Note 9, page 59, Line 2 I . "She swears 'tis an action of * double distress* An art ion or i oil of multiplepoinding falls under the class of actions which are technically called i double diati "I distress " mean the legal distre , or Impediment, caused to a party by the d e of ai re bmenl in hi i band . The unhappy claimant's i xperii nee leads her to 206 NOTES ON " THE MULTIPLEPOINDING. apply the term in a sense more literal than its technical one. Note 10, page 60, lines 1-4. " The landlord claimed rent — and he'll best tell you how He got into the process by poinding a cow ; His hypothec is quite hypothetical now." Under the Scotch law until recently, a landlord had a special and preferable remedy, against a tenant for payment of rent, by a writ to sequestrate, or attach and sell, the effects of the tenant upon the farm. This remedy was called the landlord's hypothec. Xote 11, page 60, line 7. " The Suspender was bothered, to such a degree? A " suspension," as already explained {ante, p. 54), is a suit seeking a stay of execution of a judgment or a "charge." The party instituting it is called the " suspender." An " arrester " is the party enforcing a writ of arrestment. A " forthcoming " is a suit which an arrester institutes to obtain payment or possession NOTES OX " THE MULTIPLEPOIXDIXG." 207 of funds or goods arrested. The arrester is here supposed to be himself in jail, with no means of forthcoming, or getting out of it. Note 12, page 60, line 13. "One brought a Reduction — but he has retired." A "reduction," as noticed and', p. 54, is a suit to set aside a deed executed to the prejudice of the party using it. Note 1 3, page GO, line I 5. " Tht Adjudger as well as the Legal' s expired? A ii " adjudical ion " is a suil in which a creditor seeks to have real property "adjudged," or transferred from his debtoi to himself; and judgment in the Buil transfers the property to the creditor, who i> called the adjudger. The property may, however, 1"- redeemed by the debtor, upon making payment of the creditor's claim within the pei iod of ten yeai , and these ten year ■ are tech- nically termed the "legal" of an adjudication. These years are supposed to have expired, and the creditor himself to have died, during the slow progress of the multiplepoinding. 208 NOTES ON "THE MULTIPLEPOINDIXC.' Note 14, page 60, lines 18-22. "No more will the poor Heir-Apparent appear — By way of a seisin they've seized all his gear; He's absconded — and now his Retonr, it is clear, Can't be hoped through the Mvltiplepoinding." The title of an heir to his ancestor's real estate was, at the date of the song, completed or estab- lished by a writ called a " seisin," under which he was infeft or seized in the estate. His " seisin " was usually preceded by a " service," which was a proceeding instituted by a writ from the Scotch Chancery Office, under which the claim of the heir was submitted, by a short form of process, to a jury, by whom he was served or declared to be the heir, if he proved his propin- quity. The verdict of the jury was " retoured " (or returned) to the Chancery Office, and the writ issued thereon by that Office declared the verdict of the jury, and was technically termed a "retour." The " seisin," as a separate writ, is now abolished, but the " service " is still in use, in a different form. NOTES ON '" THE MULTIPLEPOIXDIXG." 209 Note 15, page 61, line 3. " But th fund, though in medio, has 'jonc to j>"f fun." Tin; "fund in medio" is the fund or estate for which tin- differenl claimants have been contend- ing. Tin-' protracted endurance of the suit has exhausted the fund, as well as tin' claimants. Note I 6, page want The mi ii'jifi in leporotii , An ll>! iter with such a flaw Hi- whole exemption Iohch, Ami might ai well possess, in law, No ■ indutii. Then ere you buy, your title try, For feaj I hej re in 'li order : An Old < 'Inn. 1 1 feu'« the thing for you, i -..in'- i □ < »rder. 212 NOTES ON " PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. Demand a progress stanch and tight, For nothing that excuses, And see your nunquam antea 's right As well as your inclusis. Then free from fear and free from strife, Your cares and troubles over, You'll lead a gay and easy life Among your corn and clover. The whole Teind Court you'll make your sport, Which else such awe diffuses, ' Augment away,' you'll blithely say, ' I've decimis inclusis.' " Note 2, page 78, line 18. "'Tis partly paid in Bear, and partly paid in Barley." In the scheme of locality, the stipend is fixed or allocated in grain, the value of which, as con- verted into money by the Clerk of Court in the " Scheme of Locality," is paid to the clergyman. Note 3, page 79, lines 11-13. " A small mortification Just keeps my wife in clothes." In Scottish legal phraseology a " mortification " is the term applied to land, vested in perpetuity in NOTES OX " PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION." 213 trustees or otherwise, for payment of the annual income or produce to such person, or for such purposes, as may be directed in the deed of mortifi- cation. In the city of Aberdeen there is a con- siderable amount of property so destined which is under the charge of a civic officer, who is there styled the "Master of Mortifications." Note 1, page 80, lines 1-1 and 15. " The hale o' the U ind, Parsonage and Vicarage." Parsonage teinds are payable from crops : vicar- Erom small articles such as poultry. Note •">, page 85, lines 1-<1. " The Court . . . thus modify." The fixing of the stipend is termed Its "modifi- ■ ii." Note 6, p l 3 1 7. ■ Tlir /,, ■ ' tarry Till the Junior Ordinary 214 NOTES ON "PROCESS OF AUGMENTATION. Proceed to prepare, With his usual care, A scheme of locality." The Court having "modified" or fixed the amount of stipend, remit the case to a single Judge, called the Lord Ordinary, to have the scheme of locality, apportioning the amount payable by each heritor, prepared. Note 7, page 89, line 9. " My Manse requires repairs." The minister, being indignant at the result of the augmentation, seeks consolation in devising a new source of vexation, by procedure in the Teind Court, for the repair and enlargement of his "manse" or dwelling-house and offices, which the heritors of the parish are bound to maintain. 215 NOTES OX "THE LAW OF MARRIAGE." Note 1, page 93, lines 5 and 6. ■• No matter/ — / espoused >< maid of twi nty By promise, and a process subsequente." By the law of Scotland marriage may, in certain circumstances, be validly constituted by an inter- change of promise of marriage between the parti. . Note '_', page 9 1, lines 1 and I ! . •• '/'//- feudalist may learnedly explain When its avail is single and when i< } . Under the old Scotch feudal laws proprietor of land was liable to pay to his feudal uperior, or over-lord, a "ca ualty , 'or fine <>ii various evenl occurring, and among others upon his being ma: ried. It was termed "the avail of marriage,' and varied In amount according to circum tai — hence the legal term " single or double avail." 216 NOTES ON " THE LAW OF MARRIAGE." Note 3, page 95, line 2. " The Lords dispensed, they told me, with the habit." This refers to the suit of cessio bonorum. By the old law of Scotland a bankrupt was bound to wear a particular description of dress or habit. By the judgment in the suit of cessio bonorum, the Court " dispensed with," or relieved, the debtor, from the obligation to wear that dress, which was technically styled in the judgment as "dispensing with the habit." Note 4, page 95, line 13. " I then attempted Vitious Intromission." One who takes possession of the property of a deceased relative without the legal authority of '•' confirmation " or probate, is called a " vitious intromitter," and his dealings with it " vitious intromission." In the line, theft, of course, is implied. Note 5, page 95, lines 17-20. " No letters came to me of Open Doors ; Criminal letters, though, came postage free. XOTES ON "THE LAW OF MARRIAGE." 217 The air I breathed just added to my cares, Reminding me of coming Justice Ay res." Letters of open doors form a writ, or portion of a writ, authorising prison doors to be opened — or in other words, the liberation of a prisoner. " Criminal letters " are one form of the indictment or charge under which an accused party is brought to trial. " Justice Ayres " are meetings of the Court of Justiciary for the trial of prisoners. 218 NOTES ON "IS THE HOUSE WARM YET?" Note 1, page 157, line 1. " When Bell begins to falter in his boisterous career." Mr Henry Glassford Bell, noticed previously under "The Faculty Roll." Note 2, page 157, line 2. " And Mackenzie's merry voice begins to sound a little queer." Thomas Mackenzie, Esq., advocate, who was Solicitor-General for Scotland under Lord Aber- deen's Administration, afterwards on the Scotch bench as Lord Mackenzie. He was a contem- porary of Outram at the Bar, and an early and attached friend, and of a very kind and genial temperament, with no small spice of quiet humour. NOTES OX "IS THE HOUSE WARM YET?" 219 Xote 3, page 157, line 4. "And Hill's becoming tuneless." Mr D. 0. Hill, of the Royal Scottish Academy. He held a high place as an artist. One of his pictures is a view of Edinburgh from the Castle, which was engraved, and is esteemed as one of the best views of the city. He was a very sweet singer, and had a large repertory of curious old songs. Hi- and Outram wen", must attached friends. Note 4, page 1 57, line 8. " When Rhind begins, with husky throat, to over- ture the chair. ' Macduff Rhind, E q., advocate, for many years Sheriff- Substitute of Wigtownshire. He was a contemporary of Outram al the Bar, and a very intimate friend. Note 5, page 1 57, line 1 0. "A/"/ the joyous-hearted Crutherland seems Quite ,,', reome wi' care. ' John Smith of Crutherland, LL.D. of Gla University. He was editor of many of the pub« 220 NOTES ON " IS THE HOUSE WARM YET ? " lications of the Maitland Club, and intimately acquainted with all the literary men of the day. Xote 6, page 157, line 12. " And Ellis seems at sea." Mr William M. Ellis, advocate, a contemporary at the Bar, and intimate friend of Outran), and a keen yachtsman. Xote 7, page 157, line 16. " When Macnee confuses Archie wi' the little Paisley hoy." Sir Daniel Macnee, afterwards President of the Royal Scottish Academy, a well-known and highly esteemed artist, and most lovable man. At the time the song was written, and until he be- came President of the Academy, he was resident in Glasgow, and filled a high place in Glasgow society. He had a marvellous collection of ori- ginal stories, in which he delineated character with infinite effect — touching the peculiarities of the Highlander, and of the denizens of Glas- gow, Paisley, and Greenock, with most amusing faithfulness and grace. In the song he is repre- NOTES OX " IS THE HOUSE WARM VET ? " 221 sented as making a muddle of two of his stories. He was a very intimate and attached friend of Outram. Note 8, page 157, line 18. "And Dunbar 8 tongue is motionless by sheer excess of joy." Mr "William Dunbar, advocate, noticed in the " Faculty Roll" Note 9, page 157, line 20. I//-/ Spene calls it doubly hazardous. ' Mr "William Spene became manager of the Scottish Amicable Insurance Company in 1839. Ee was a Felloe of the Faculty of Actuaries in tland, and of the [nstitute of Actuaries of Great Britain and 1 reland. Note 10, page 1 58, line 1. " WJii a Salmond breaks his glass <>nn another occasion he was counsel for a man i '-'I oi a capital a [me, for which, if found guilty, the punishmenl was death. The evidence 226 NOTES ON "AN APPEAL FROM THE SHERIFF." was quite conclusive as to the man's guilt. When the jury had retired to consider their verdict, his client roundly taxed him with not having done him justice in the defence. He bore the fellow's insolence for some time, but at last he gave him the pithy reply — " Keep your mind easy, my worthy friend, you'll get par/ait justice about this time six weeks " — six weeks being then the period allowed to elapse between a sentence of death and its execution. It GLOSSARY. Action— a suit in court. Advocate (to)— to appeal from inferior Court to I '<■< ion. Ae— DIM'. Afore— before. Ailin'— ailing, ill. A in own. Ait- Allenarlie— only. Amna am i. Alice— 01 Ane "w-. Anent concerning. Anither another. Appeteet appetite. Aul.l old. Anld Nick Satan. A v.i at nil, al any t Ime. away. Ayonl beyond. Ba' balL 1 1 banc backbone. B or quirk, or r. tin n to pn i i" ! i - con- dition. Baith both, I bond, nt. -bone. B t ri k i-h. Bannock a thii I ted on a girdle, Barkil barked. I laiUy- liver— fever from intox- ication, delirium tremens. Bashed crushed, bruised. Bi drizzled— sprinkled, wetted. Begunk deceive, balk. Benuved behoved. Beil a liill or account. i belonged. !;• 11 in' the rising of air-bells in water. Ben ta house — the inner room of a COtti Bi ad - Leather thick sole- Leather. Bend the Kicker — jmt round the gla i. I Bil part, portion. Blackmail a i onl ribul ion paid t" fn ebootei tor ex- empt ion. Blade a reckloasyoung fellow . Bleeril bleared. Bluid blood. Blj the happy, mi Boddle hall t Body a small pi i on. Bonny pretty. B bow, Bou e a drinking bout, broke, , lull ; al o v.ell- dre ed. 228 GLOSSARY. Breeks — trousers. Bricht— bright. Broehan — oatmeal boiled to consistency of gruel. Broclit — brought. Broo — brow. Broozled — broken, bruised. Buik — book. Buirdly — strong, powerful. Burr — the head of a thistle or prickly plant. Ca'— call. ( 'anna — cannot. Cannie — quiet, peaceable, careful. Canty— lively, cheerful. Caption — a writ to apprehend. Caredna — cared not. Carlings — broiled peas. Cassin — revoking, repealing. Cast— lot, fate, rejected. ( 'auld — cold. Causey — pavement. Chafts — cheeks. ( 'haps — fellows, acquaint- ances. Charged — served with a war- rant for execution. Chaws — chews. Chield — lad, young fellow. Chow — chew. Claes — clothes. I 'law — lingers, hand ; also to scratch. Clout — a noisy fall; also a cloth. Clytes — tumbles, falls. Coorse— course. Corkscrewity— twisted like a corkscrew. Cosh — snug, comfortable. Cot tamn — a Highland oath. Couldna — could not. Coups — overturns. Cozier — warmer, more com- fortable. Cracks her crack — tells her story. Craigs— throats ; also rocks. Crined awa' — shrunk, shriv- elled. Crookit— crooked. Croon — to sing in a low tone. Crouse — brisk, bold. Crowdie — posset, meal soaked in cold water. Cuddie-heel — iron heel on shoe. Cuist up— cast up. Custock — the core of cabbage, or cabbage-stalk. Dab — an expert. Daddie — father. Daised— stupid, perplexed. Dauds — strikes. Daur — dare. Debitorum — debtors. Decerns — gives judgment or decreet. Dee'd— died. Deleerit — delirious. Delete — obliterated. Delved— dug. Devalliu' — ceasing, intermit- ting. Dieht— wipe, to clean. Didna — did not. Diligence — execution on a judgment of a court. Dings thumps, strikes. Dinna ye— don't you. Disna does not. Disponed — conveyed, made over. Division — the two Inner Chambers of the < lourtofSes- sion are called "Divisions." Dizzen — dozen. Doited — stupid, imbecile. Dominorum — the Lords of Session. Donnard — stupid, perplexed. Dool — grief, sorrow. Doots— doubts. Ilnttniieil become imbecile. Doun— down. GLOSSARY. 229 Douncome — overthrow, fall. Doup -tlie sitting part. I lour— hard, severe, stubborn. Drammock — meal and water mixed raw, or boiled to dp. Drucken — drunken. Dubs— pools of water. Dull- t'u' — doleful Dwam — a lit or faint. Een — i E'en 1 1 ■ > w at present. Eneugh— enough. ndown entire, complete, aity — a scarecrow. Fa'— full. Facility state of being easily imposed on. Fadge— barley-meal bannock or loaf. Failin 1 — failing in health ; al o bankruptcy. Fa'in'— falling. Fand found. Farder— further. Farle cake. Fashin' troubling. Kan • Fecht i Fell ean Fell(to) to kill. Fend Fienl nothini i i hand or ai m. I it fool ; al o habil or torn ; al o it natural mean- ing. Koii. leg, beai . .!■ I i — di ith. i te. Forgather meet, fall In Willi. I \l\ Forpil a m< a ure ol i Fozy— soft, dull. Frae from. Fraise — complaint, a cajoling discourse. Frisky — -joyous, playful. Fu'- Villi ; also tipsy. Fule — fool. Fur — furrow. FusionleBS — useless, voiil of spirit and energy. Gadgera— officers of revenue. i ■ i went. ore in profusion, in great plenty. Gane gone. Gang • lar cau e, make. Gaun going. Gear rn< y. Ghaisl ghost. Gied gave. Gien given. Gin it. sharp, active, lively. Glow'rin' Btaring. Gotto Gowan a Gowd -ild. roan. ( Irannie grandmother. Greel cry, weep. < ( Irund ground, botl om. Gru Is. Gudel | Quid I I L Gudeman father, head of 1 1 y . Guidin 1 gnidl ( lumpl i in • . • I' vei !'• 1 I la' hall. Haddie haddock. ii ■ have. I I .tilt-, the the head, till' tl'llll •3:30 GLOSSARY. }- holdini Haidin', haddin', haudin' Hail] — whole. Hained — saved. Halden — held. Hame — home. Hams — limbs, calves of leg. Hash — a sloven ; also to abuse or maltreat, or make a mud- dle ; also a stew of butcher- meat cut small. Hass or hause — throat. J laud — have, hold. Haunds — hands. Helpit — helped. Het— hot. Hide — skin. Hoast — cold, cough. Houghs — upper limbs, quar- ters. Houp — hope. Howdie — midwife. Hurkles — crouches. -each. Ilk Ilka . Ingan — onion. Ingle-side — fireside. Ither — other. Jaud — a term of contempt applied to a woman. Jorum — a bowl of punch. Kail — broth, soup. Kail-pat — broth-pot. Kaim -comb. Kebbuck — cheese. Keepit — kept. Ken — know. Ken'd) . „ Kent }- kliew - Kink— cough. Eintra— country. Kirk — church. Kittle — deadly, difficult; also to tickle. Knir — a knot in wood. Knowe— a grassy hillock. Kye kiue. Laird — landed proprietor. Laith — loath. Lane (Ins) — alone. Lang — long. Lauchin' — laughing. Lave — remainder. Lea — farm. Leal-hearted — true-hearted. Lear — learning. Leddy — lady. Lee — lie. Len' — loan. Licht — light. Lick— thrash ; also to lap. Licking — thrashing ; also lap- ping- Liket — liked. Limmer — an opprobrious term showing displeasure ; a worthless woman. Lo'ed — loved. Loof — hand. Lookit — looked. Loon — a shrewd or sly man. Lounders — thrashings, severe blows. Loup — leap. Lowse — loose. Luckie — a woman, mistress of a house. Luckpenny — a small part of a price returned to a pur- chaser for luck. Lug — ear. Ma' — may. Mailin — farm. Mair — mure. Male's — makes. 'Mans- amongst. Manier — maimer. Maun — must. Mawn — mown. Meikle — much. Mcrk — a piece of Scots money now disused; equal to Is. 8d. sterling. Mind— remember. M ither — mother. GLOSSARY. 231 Mool — mould, turf. Muckle — large, much. Hunches — masticates with dif- ficulty. Nae — no. Naething— nothing. Neb — nose. Needit— required. Neist — next. Neives— hands, fists. Never devallin' — unceasing. Nick — GLOSSAEY. Shouther -blade — shoulder - blade. a;, . r — such. biccan j Sicht — sight. Siclike — suchlike. Siever— drain. Siller — money. Skink — soup made of beef- shin much boiled. Skreighed — screamed, bawled. Sma' — small. Sneeshin' — snuff. Snook'd out — held out, prying or smelling around like a dog. Snout — nose. Sookin' — sucking. Sortin' — tuning ; also arrang- ing. Sough — rumour. Soun' — sound. Souple — supple. Southron — English. Spak' — spoke. Speer — inquire. Spunkie — lively. Stamack — stomach. Stane — stone. Staps — steps. Steek — shut. Steer — stir, move. Sticks out — projects. Stieve— stiff, strong. Stour— dust driven by wind. stove — stewed. 8 town — stolen. Stumps about — walks heavily or slowly. Stupit — stupid. Sul. mission — arbitration. Subscrieve — subscribe. Suld-nshould. Sune — soon. Suppin' — supping. Swirl — whirl. Syboe — a young onion with its green tail. Syne — then. Ta— the. Tae — too. Tae end — the one end. Taeds — toads. Taen — taken. Tane — the one. Tans— toasts, gets browned. Tap— top. Tenuity — thinness, leanness. Terrorem — victim of terror. Tested — attested by witnesses. Teugh — tough. Thegither — together. Thocht— thought. Thole — bear, endure. Threeps— insists, argues. Timnier — wood, hard. Tipp't aff— drank off Tither — the other. Toddled — walked tottering] y like a child. Toom — empty. Toon — town. Toucher — tougher. Trig— trim. Twa — two. Tyke — dog. Unco — sad, very. Unkenn'd — unknown, un- knowable. Usquebaugh — whisky. Viduity — widowhood. Vivers -victuals, meats, sus- tenance. Wa'— wall. Wad — would. Wadna — would not. Wae — sad, woe. Waesome — woesome. Wald — would. Walth— wealth. Wame — belly. Wauchaneie — unlucky, unfor- tunate. Wares— spends. Wark — work. GLOSSARY. 233 Washin'— washing. Wasna— was not. Waur all' — worse ofl', ill. Weans— children. Wee small. Weel —well. Weir— war, fights. Werena were not. Whir — where. Whilk— which. Whillywha — coax, impose up- Whomelled tumbled, ttu ned over. UV -with. Winna — will not. Winsome — lovely, captivat- ing, cherry. Wizened — sliri veiled, dried up, wasted. Wrack — wreck. Wrunkled — wrinkled. Yer — your. Yerkea his head — cudgelled or ransacked his brain. Yestreen last night. \i\\ ale. Youdith youth. Yule Christmas, PRINTED BV WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS DATE DUE CAYLORD PRINTED IN U.S.A. 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