_Ballad of the Lammikin_.

Hame cam our gudeman at een,
And hame cam he;
And there he spied a man
Where a man shouldna be.
Hoo cam this man kimmer,
And who can it be;
Hoo cam this carle here,
Without the leave o' me?

_Old Song_.

XXVI. BENJIE ON THE CARPET,

It's no in titles, nor in rank--
It's no in wealth, like Lon'on bank,
To purchase peace and rest;
It's no in making muckle _mair_--
It's no in books--it's no in lear,
To make us truly blest.

BURNS.

XXVII. "PUGGIE, PUGGIE,"

Saw ye Johnie coming? quo' she,
Saw ye Johnie coming?
Wi' his blue bonnet on his head,
And his doggie running?

_Old Ballad_.

XXVIII. SERIOUS MUSINGS,

My eyes are dim with childish tears,
My heart is idly stirr'd,
For the same sound is in mine ears,
Which in those days I heard.
Thus fares it still in our decay;
And yet the wiser mind
Mourns less for what age takes away,
Than what it leaves behind.

WORDSWORTH.

XXIX. CONCLUSION,

He prayeth well, who loveth well
Both man, and bird, and beast--
He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.

COLERIDGE.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

_FROM OIL PAINTINGS BY_
_CHARLES MARTIN HARDIE_, _R.S.A._
ONE OF THE DUKE'S HUNTSMEN _Frontispiece_
MANSIE'S SHOP DOOR _Title-page_
MANSIE'S WEDDING: THE DANCE GAED _Page_ 8
THROUGH THE LIGHTED HALL
MANSIE AND NANCY 24
THE MINISTER'S LASSIE JESS: A 40
BLUE-EYED LASSIE OF A SERVING
MAID
MANSIE'S FATHER 56
REV. MR WIGGIE 72
THE FIRST DAY I GOT MY 104
REGIMENTALS ON
THOMAS BURLINGS: ELDER 136
MUNGO GLEN 184
JAMES BATTER, MOSTLY BLINDED IN 216
BOTH HIS EYES, LOOKING FOR OUR
NAME IN THE BOOK OF MARTYRS
COUNTRY LASSIES BLEACHING THEIR 248
SNO