WAUKEN UP.

Evening Star, Issue 11454, 23 January 1901, Page 7

WAUKEN UP.

1 * H Wull I hae to Bpeak again 8| To tliae weans o' mine? |2 Eicht o'clock, an' weel I ken p; The schule gangs in at nine. s!| Little bauds me but to gang M An' fetch the muckle whup—w O, yo sleepy-heidet rogues, $| Wull you wauken up! I* Never mitker had sic fauffht— - K No a moment's ease; ® Cleed Tarn as yo like, at nicht His breeks aro tlirough the knees. S3 Throad is no for hira ava'— m It never bauds the grup; U Maun I speak again, yo rogues—- ■ 4 Wull ye wauken up ? S Tam, the very last to bed, K He winua rise ava. to Last to get his books and slate;' m Last to won awa'. • j* Sic a limb for tricks and.fun—jß Heeds na' what I say. P Rab an' Jamie—but thae, plagues— H Wull they sleep a' day? : p Here they come, the three at ance, iKJ Lookin' gleg an' fell, Hoo they ken their bits o' claes S Beats me fair to tell. f«i Wash your wee bit faces clean, An' here's your bite an' sujd—•■ Never was mair wiseliko bairns «< Noo they're waukened up. 'M There, the three are ail at last, lj 1 watch them frae tho door. 3 That Tam, he's at his tricks again, p I coont.thcm by the score. isj He's put his fit afore wee Rab, An' coupifc Jamie doon, $ Could I lay my haus on him Noo to get my wark on ban' j« I'll hao a busy day; 'is But losh! the house is unco quate Since they're a' away. & A dizzen times I'll look the^clock &£ When it comes roun' to three, K For cuddlin' doon, or waukenin up, p They're dear, dear bairns to mo. M,— By Alex. Anderson, in the .Montreal 'WiV