WEEL-PIPED MUTCHES.
Oh I weel dae I miv' the days that are gane, Or goblins, ghaietf, warlocks, an wutoheßl An* weel dae I mm when I was a wean, The duld wives »n' granules wore mutches ( Brow, clean, snocL and weel-piped mutches, Nao icaroe dae I ever see ony, -- ' Wi' ribbons that wkisk*d roon s like swutches, Jnae faces balth kindly an' bonnle 1 JBraw servant iatßies, in hoose an' in ha", Look'd hlytheaome, an' couthle, an' dheerie, Jn matches white as the new-driven en*' Whan they stroll'd oot at nioht with their dearie 1 Nae trouble to kiss neath the mutches, Their c'en were saetomptln' andiionnie ( An gey ftn 1 weel-pieas d were the wutpheß When lips were aft pree'd by their Johnnie. Bio warrin', and daurln*. anddoin' 'Mangthelaßßiesan'iadß o1o 1 langsyns, , . Wr mutches the wutches were wooin', Till the lads lost their balance 0' mm' I The lads are no noo in sich passion, For the lassies wear fal-de-ral hats \ Bktoe mutches hae gane oot 0' fashion Lads and laßaies axe prim as auld cats. Toronto, Ont John Imbie.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2207, 18 June 1896, Page 41
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181WEEL-PIPED MUTCHES. Otago Witness, Issue 2207, 18 June 1896, Page 41
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