GENUINE GAELIC PROCLAMATION.

The crier sounds a flourish on that delightful sonorous instrument, the bagpipe, then loquitor, “Tak tent a’ ye land louping hallions, the meickle deil tamn ye, tat are within the bounds.  If any o’ ye be foond fishing in ma Lort Preadalpine’s gruns, he’ll be first headit, and syne hangit, and syne droom’t; an’ if ta loon’s bauld enough to come bock again, his horse and cart will be ta’en frae him; and if ta teils’ sae grit wi’ him tat he shows his ill faurd face ta three times, far waur things wull be dune till him.  An noo tat ye a’ ken ta wull o’ ta lairt, I’ll e’en gang hame and sup my brose.”

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TO LOUISA.

  L et me but hope
  O lovely maid,
  U ever will be mine,
  I ’ll bless my fate,
  S upremely great,
  A happy Valentine.

N.R.H.

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A DEAD SUBJECT.

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GRIZZLE.

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