...passages as rather personal.] HEAB, Land <f Cakes, and brither Scots, Free Maiden kirk to Johnny Groat's; If there's a hole in a' your coats, I rede you tent it : A chiel's aniang you taking notes, And, faith, he'll prent it ! If in your bounds ye chance to light...

...says, " Necessity knows no Law." — The Mercury has the following at the head of its local column : " If there's a hole in a' your coats I rede you tent It; A chiel's ¡timing you takin notes, And, faith, he'll preiit it." — " Spell parsnips," salda South...

...Heed. * An inversion of the name of Kirkmaiden, in Wigtonshire, the most southerly parish in Scotland. If in your bounds ye chance to light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel1 wight, O' stature short, but genius .bright, That s he, mark weel — And wow ! he has an unco...

...Frae Maidenkirk to Johnny Groat's; If there 'sa hole in a' your coats, I rede you tent it : A chiel 's amang you, taking notes, And, faith, he'll prent it....chance to light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel wight, O' stature short, but genius bright, That 's he, mark weel — And wow ! he has an unco slight O' cauk...

...your coats, I rede you tent it : A chield 's amang you takin notes, And faith he 'll prent it : iI. If in your bounds ye chance to light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel wight, O' stature short but genius bright, That 's he, mark weel : And wow! he has an unco sleight O' cauk and...

...appearance of plain-speaking. A good illustration of this is seen in the "Lines on Captain Grose":— " If, in your bounds, ye chance to light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel, wight, 0' stature short, but genius bright, That's him, mark weel. " By some auld, houlet-haunted biggin',...

...plain-speaking. A gor " -f this is seen in the "Lines on Captain Grose": — The Ludicrous in Burns. 119 " If, in your bounds, ye chance to light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel, wight, 0' stature short, but genius bright, That's him, mark weel. " By some auld, houlet-haunted biggin',...

...ANTIQUITIES OF THAT KINGDOM. HEAR, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots, Frae Maidenkirk to Johnny Groats ; — If there's a hole in a' your coats, I rede you tent it : A chield's amang you taking notes, If in your bounds ye chance tu light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel wight, O' stature short, but genius bright,...

...good humouredly warned his countrymen that : " A chiel's amang ye takin' notes, An' faitfi he'll print it. If in your bounds ye chance to light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel wight, O' stature short, but genius bright, That's him, mark weel — And wow ! he has an unco sleight O1 cauk...

...Fine Eyes" THE LIFE DECEMBER, 1906 MOTES OF THE WNTF CONVENTION (Held in Chicago, Oct. 23-26, '06.) If there's a hole in a' your coats, I rede you tent it: A chile's amang you tukin notes, And, faith, hell prent it. —BURNS. /"CONVENTION assembled in the YMCA...