TheCountryLass

thecountrylass

insimmer,whenthehaywasmawn,

andcornwav'dgreeninilkafield,

whileclaverbloomswhiteo'erthelea

androsesblawinilkabeild!

blythebessieinthemilkingshiel,

says—“i'llbewed,comeo'twhatwill”:

outspakeadameinwrinkledeild;

“o'gudeadvisementcomesnaeill.

“it'syehaewooersmonyane,

andlassie,ye'rebutyoungyeken;

thenwaitawee,andcanniewale

arouthiebutt,arouthieben;

there'sjohnieo'thebuskie-glen,

fu'ishisbarn,fu'ishisbyre;

takethisfraeme,myboniehen,

it'splentybeetstheluver'sfire.”

“forjohnieo'thebuskie-glen,

idinnacareasingleflie;

helo'essaeweelhiscrapsandkye,

hehasnaelovetospareforme;

butblythe'stheblinko'robie'se'e,

andweeliwathelo'esmedear:

aeblinko'himiwadnagie

forbuskie-glenanda'hisgear.”

“othoughtlesslassie,life'safaught;

thecanniestgate,thestrifeissair;

butayefu'—han'tisfechtin'best,

ahungrycare'sanuncocare:

butsomewillspendandsomewillspare,

an'wilfu'folkmaunhaetheirwill;

syneasyebrew,mymaidenfair,

keepmindthatyemaundrinktheyill.”

“ogearwillbuymerigso'land,

andgearwillbuymesheepandkye;

butthetenderhearto'leesomelove,

thegowdandsillercannabuy;

wemaybepoor—robieandi—

lightistheburdenlovelayson;

contentandlovebringspeaceandjoy—

whatmairhaequeensuponathrone?”