And nothing can then come amiss.”

From the old Scotch ballad, “The Souter and his Sow,” we take the following stanza:

The souter gae his sow a kiss.

“Grumph” (quo’ the sow) “it’s for my birse;”

“And wha gae ye sae sweet a mou’?”

Quo’ the souter to the sow.

“Grumph” (quo’ the sow) “and wha gae ye

A tongue sae sleekit and sae slee?”