l gie you a little cake.

YARROW

If the evening's red and the morning gray,
It is the sign of a bonnie day;
If the evening's gray and the morning red,
The lamb and the ewe will go wet to bed.

WILTS

The rainbow in the marnin'
Gies the shepherd warnin'
To car' his girt cwoat on his back;
The rainbow at night
Is the shepherd's delight,
For then no girt cwoat will he lack.

Rainbow, rainbow,
Rin away hame;
Come again at Martinmas,
When a' the corn's in.

Why, I cannot tell,
But I know full well,
With wind in the east,
Fish bite not in the least.

DEVON

The west wind always brings wet weather;
The east wind wet and cold together;
The south wind always brings us rain;
The north wind blows it back again;
If the sun in red should set,
The next day surely will be wet;
If the sun should set in gray,
The next will be a rainy day.

The wind at north or east
Is neither good for man nor beast;
So never think to cast a clout,
Until the end of May be out.

THE MOON

There was a thing a full month old,
When Adam was no more;
But ere that thing was five weeks old
Adam was years five score.

FROM POOR ROBIN'S ALMANAC
1808

SPRING

About the seasons of the year,
Astrologers may make a fuss;
But this I know, that spring is here,
When I can cut asparagus.

SUMMER

Concerning dates, whate'er they pen,
No matter whether true or not,
I know it must be summer when
Green peas are boiling in the pot.

AUTUMN

And autumn takes his turn to reign,
I know as sure as I'm a sinner,
When leaves are scattered o'er the plain,
And grapes are eaten after dinner.

WINTER

Winter is known by frost and snow,
To all the little girls and boys;
But it's enough for me to know,
I get no greens except savoys.

BABY SONGS

HUSH YE, MY BAIRNIE

_From the Gaelic._

Hush ye, my bairnie, my bonnie wee laddie;
When ye're a man ye shall follow yer daddie;
Lift me a coo, and a goat, and a wether,
Bringing them hame tae yer mammie thegither.

Hush ye, my bairnie, my bonnie wee lammie;
Routh o' guid things ye shall bring tae yer mammie;
Hare frae the meadow, and deer frae the mountain,
Grouse frae the muirlan', and tr