Lowsed her tongue reet freely at him,

While t’ oald yoad went stammerin’ heàm.

Whietly Kit bore her clatter,

Nea back-wūrd he’d gi’en her, when

T’ mèar pu’t up aside some watter;—

“Drink, gūd lass!” says Cūrsty Benn.

Lang she dronk, an’ lood she grūntit,

Till a gay gud drain she’d hed;

Than as t’ rwoad yance mair she frūntit,

Cūrsty’ wife tūll Cūrsty said—