...KirU-Alloway should make us familiar with the allusions here introduced : — " Ae market night, Tam had got planted unco right; Fast by an ingle, bleezing...at his elbow, Souter Johnny, His ancient, trusty, drowthy crony ; Tam lo'ed him like a vera brother; They had been fou for weeks thegither." " And, vow...

...lengthen'd sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises ! But to our tale : — Ae market night, Tam had got planted unco right ; Fast by an ingle bleezing finely, Wi' reammg swats, that drank divinely ; And at his elbow, Souter Johnny, His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony...

...frae the wife despises ! But to our tale : — Ae market night, Tam had got planted unco right ; Past by an ingle bleezing finely, Wi' reaming swats, that...fou' for weeks thegither ! The night drave on wi' saugs an' clatter ; And ay the ale was growing better : The Souter tauld his queerest stories ; The...

...lengthen'd, sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises! But to our tale : — Ae market night, Tarn had got .planted unco right ; Fast by an ingle, bleezing...at his elbow, souter Johnny, His ancient, trusty, drouther crony ; Tarn lo'ed him like a vera brither; They had been fou for weeks thegither. The night...

...fireplace Wi' reaming swats, that drank divinely ; foaming ale And at his elbow, Souter Johnny, Cobbler His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony ; Tam lo'ed him...for weeks thegither! The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, talk And aye the ale was growing better ; The landlady and Tam grew gracious, Wi' favours...

...lengthen'd, sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises ! But to our tale : Ae market night, Tam had got planted unco right; Fast by an ingle, bleezing...finely, Wi' reaming swats, that drank divinely ; And at Kis elbow, Souter Johnny, His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony ; Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither ;...

...divinely ; foaming ale And at his elbow, Souter Johnny, Cobbler His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony ; Tarn lo'ed him like a vera brither — They -had been fou...for weeks thegither ! The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, talk And aye the ale was growing better ; The landlady and Tarn grew gracious, Wi' favours...

...Her sons drink not by the hour or by the day, but by the week, — witness Souter Johnny : — " Turn lo'ed him like a vera brither, They had been fou for weeks thegithcr." Swallowing no thin washy potation, but a strong overpr spirit, with a smack of smoke —...

...lengthen'd, sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises ! But to our tale : Ae market night, Tam had got planted unco right ; Fast by an ingle, bleezing...for weeks thegither. The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter ; And ay the ale was growing better": The landlady and Tam grew gracious, Wi' favours,...

...fireplace Wi' reaming swats, that drank divinely ; foaming ale And at his elbow, Souter Johnny, Cobbler His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony; Tam lo'ed him...for weeks thegither! The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, <»* And aye the ale was growing better ; The landlady and Tam grew gracious, Wi' favours...