When she cam to the Harper's door,

There she gave mony a nicker and sneer—[[130]]

"Rise up," quo' the wife, "thou lazy lass;

Let in thy master and his mare."

Then up she rose, put on her clothes,

And keekit through at the lock-hole—

"O! by my sooth," then cried the lass,

Our mare has gotten a braw brown foal!"

"Come, haud thy tongue, thou silly wench!

The morn's but glancing in your e'e."—