Page:Scotland's skaith, or, The history o' Will & Jean (1).pdf/9

 Will o'ercome wi Tam's oration, Baith fell to and ate their fill, "Tam! quo' Will in meer diſcretion "We maun hae the widow's gill."

After ae gill cam anither Meg fat cracking 'tween them twa, Bang cam in Mat Smith and's brither, Geordie Brown and Sandie Shaw.

Neibors wha ne'er thought to meet here, Now ſat down wi' double glee, Ilk gill aye grew ſweet and ſweeter! Will gat hame 'tween twa and three.

Jean, poor thing! had lang been greetin; Will neiſt mornin blam'd Tam Lowes, But ere lang, an owkly meetin Was ſet up at Maggie Howe's.

Maiſt things hae a ſma' beginnin, But wha kens how things will end? Owkly clubs are nae great finnin, Gin folk hae enough to ſpend.