“Wisha, did you see the Careys? They’re the high-falutin fairies.”

“Tell me, who were them play-actors there that had so much to say?”

“Och, the antics and the wrigglin’, and the goin’s-on and gigglin’—

Wisha, did you see the Careys there to-day!”

They sometimes drove a spanking pair,

Which brought them speed and honour;

They sometimes drove a pacing-mare

With straps and pads upon her;

They covered us with clouds of dust,

As thick as we could wear it;