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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Splores of a Halloween, Twenty Years Ago + +Author: Alexander Dick + +Release Date: December 29, 2010 [EBook #34780] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SPLORES OF A HALLOWEEN *** + + + + +Produced by Heather Clark and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was +produced from images generously made available by The +Internet Archive) + + + + + + + + + + SPLORES + OF A + HALLOWEEN, + + TWENTY YEARS AGO: + + BY ALEXANDER DICK. + + + WOODSTOCK, C. W.: + WILLIAM WARWICK, PUBLISHER. + 1867. + + + + + PREFACE. + + +The following verses were sent to compete for the prize offered in +October last, by the Montreal Caledonian Society, for the "best poem on +Halloween." They were not successful; and some may be ready to ask, "Why +then publish them?" It may be sufficient to reply, "I choose to do so;" +"I choose to appeal from the award of the Judges to the decision of the +public." A single sentence will explain why I make such an appeal. The +gentlemen appointed to act as judges based their decision, according to +their published statement, as much upon "suitability for recitation at a +public festival," as upon "literary merit." Had this been stated in the +advertisement inviting competition it would have been all right. But it +is very evident that all poems which might be judged unsuitable for such +recitation, would necessarily be excluded from competition, whatever +might be their "literary merits," and the successful production could +only be that which among the "suitable" was regarded as possessing the +greatest literary excellence. It is on this ground--and not because I +could be so vain as to think that my production _ought_ to have received +the prize, while I was altogether unacquainted with not a few others +which may have been rejected on the same principle--that I complain of +the award of the Judges, and that I now appeal from that award by this +publication. + +A poem may be very well suited for recitation at a public festival, and +possess very slight claims to any literary merit, while another +indefinitely superior might not in such circumstances be suitable for +recitation at all. + +With the public I now leave the decision, and shall cheerfully acquiesce +in its award whether favourable or the reverse. + + A. D. + + Woodstock, C. W., Jan., 1867. + + + + + HALLOWEEN. + + + This night we meet o' a' the nights, + For fun the very wale, + When melancholy taks its flight, + And graning pains grow hale; + When young anes, wi' sic antic tricks, + And wi' their laughin' music, + Gar auld anes tae forget their cares, + And feel't the best o' physic. + + And though wi' some we used to meet + We canna haud this night, + Yet we are here to show we ne'er + Forget tho' out o' sight:-- + And o' a HALLOWEEN langsyne, + I will to you rehearse, + And as a canter ye may like, + I'll gied to ye in verse. + + Ae night gane bye, at gloamin' time, + When there was muckle steer, + Mang witch mid warlock gathered far + To ride in high career, + Some callants met, a merry crew, + Yet each a decent chiel-- + Though on that night a' seem'd possessed + O' something o' the deil. + + Their runts clean through and through were bored + And stuffed with raivelins fou, + And like a chimley when on fire + Each could the reek out spue: + And thus convened they council held, + Wi' handsel whar they'd gang; + A' being settled and now dark, + They set off in a bang. + + It was resolved that they should try, + On Kate, their Jenny-reeker, + And see if 'twad hae ony guid + Upon a witch to smeek her: + Jock through the key-hole sent a cloud + That reached across the house, + While in below the door reek rushed + Like water through a sluice. + + Kate maistly chock't, wi' hostin' seized, + Ran to the door for air, + Wi' open mouth and gaspin' much + O' reek she caught the mair, + Nor could she speak but gasp for breath + When they took to their heel, + But black wi' rage she shook her neive + And wished them wi' the deil. + + But whether Kate had power or no + To put them 'neath his will, + Frae this 'twad seem they could na get + O' mischief half their fill; + Frae door to door they madly ran, + Frae door to window flew, + Whare'er a crack or hole they fand + They in the reek did spue: + + Till ilka door wide open flew + Wi' bang against the wa', + And some ane gaspin' shouted out + Some threat about the law; + Some chased, mair earnest, wi' a stick; + Auld Jinker threw his last; + And Supplejoints wi' elwand ran + Behind, though he ran fast: + + On him they wheeled, and charging, fired, + In turn his Jenny-reeker, + Ane struck him on the head and bounced, + And ane gied him a keeker; + He turned his back and faster ran, + 'Twas now their turn to follow-- + But ere he reached his door his head + Had mony a heich and hollow. + + Nae time was lost--to Rab's they ran, + But ere they reached the gate, + They haulted to mak sure their plan. + And guard against ill fate-- + For weel they ken'd that Rab would watch + His cabbages that night, + But they resolved that them they'd hae + Afore the morning light. + + Twa slippit up and oped the yett + And tied across a rape, + The others creepit through the hedge + At whar there was a gape, + And creepin' down amang the runts + They pued and pued their wale; + But Rab had spied the twa and thought + To catch them without fail. + + They saw him tae, but ne'er let on + Till he at them did grab, + Then shouted as they lap and ran + Weel done! weel done, our Rab! + Rab in pursuit wi' a' his might + Fell lengthways at the yett, + The groans he gied were as the fa', + For Rab was heavy wecht. + + But he, wi' noise and very rage, + 'Twas said, went maist dementit, + And when he saw his cabbage smashed, + He fell right our and fentit-- + For on his door wi' batt'ring rams + They made a grand attack, + And Rab within not darin' out + Was sure he heard it crack. + + Nor yet on his alane did fa' + The brunt o' civil war; + A score and mae its hist'ry bear + In mony a dreadfu' scar; + And to relate a' that befell, + The incidents attendin', + This night and maist another till't + Wad scarcely hear the endin': + + How Supplejoints a lesson got + To be discrete and civil; + And how it gied the priest a text + On a' the fruits o' evil; + How Grannie Wilson's rack fell down + Wi' sic a fearfu' din, + And owre the floor in bick'rin' race + Ran pewter plate and spune. + + How Meg wi' toothache girnin' sat + When startled, sprang a loup + That cured her toothache, but she fell + And coup't the water stoup; + And how quiet Willie frae his bed-- + Wha gaed till't aye at dark-- + Put past endurance and a' shame + Did chase them in his sark. + + But here the battle grew owre hot, + So dreadfu' the alarms, + Now doors ahead wide open stood, + Wharin were mustered arms; + So what wi' those in rear that charged, + And what wi' those in front, + Against sic odds they ken'd 'twas rash + To battle wi' a runt: + + So they retreated to the Crafts + And Council held o' war-- + A' laughin', talkin', crackin' jokes, + Uninjured by a scar-- + When Robie said, come on, let's gang, + Hugh Christie let us cage; + Now, Hugh was crabbit and they liked + To put him in a rage. + + Wi' tiptae steps they slippit up, + And firmly tied the door, + Then gently tirled--Hugh cried, "Wha's there?" + Will gied a cuddie's roar-- + Hugh in a lowe, wi' door in hand, + Said he would them he-haw, + When Jock like ony sheep did bae, + And Pate like cock did craw. + + Hugh finding that his threats were vain + For that the door was tied, + Began to swear, and kick, and pu' + And "let me out," he cried; + When raging like a very bear, + And down him ran the sweat, + They a' put out their utmost skill + To mak him yet mair het. + + Some squeak't on panes, some thump't the door, + Some rumbled on the wa' + Wi' muckle stanes, till Hugh was sure + The very house wad fa';-- + Now, Tam, the laird, sat on his loom, + When hearin' sic a racket + He hurried out sayin' to himsel, + Sure Hugh has now gane crackit. + + But Tam was late--the stage was clear, + Yet Hugh still raged and swore-- + Tam in gruff voice bid him be quiet-- + What ailed him at the door? + Now this was mair than Hugh could stan' + Frae Tam to get the wite, + And getting vent, he burst on Tam, + Then baith began to flyte. + + Hugh wanted out--Tam wanted in: + Each did the other blame-- + Tam cried to Hugh, he'd break the door-- + Hugh cried to Tam, gae hame; + But how it ended I ne'er learned, + But 'twas na then and there, + For, Hugh and Tam, they did'na speak + For weeks, and may be mair. + + And now to Peggie's they are aff, + Wha's gley'd and maistly blin'-- + Hoot! haudawa guid folks! ne'er fear! + They dinna mean o' sin; + They're daft wi' fun and this they ken-- + A's game on Halloween-- + For Baillies' threats and Provosts' laws + They dinna care a prein. + + Jock gied a backie-up to Tam, + And Jimmie he stood bye, + When Tam should gie the chess a rap + That he should then let fly: + Tam gied twa raps, and Jimmie quick + Upon the sole let clash, + Wi' sic a noise that Peggie thought + Had fallen out the sash. + + She hurried to the door and then + Weel blackguarded them a, + As scoundrels, rascals and far war, + Though ne'er a ane she saw; + Then owre the window 'gan to grape + And looked wi' head agee, + But fient a hole or crack she fand + And far less ane could see. + + While graping here, and keeking there + In search o' cracks and hole-- + For she was sure that some were broke, + For glass was on the sole-- + Jock slippit up behind, unheard, + And kittled quiet her lug, + And ere she could to him turn round + He neist gied her a hug. + + In muckle rage that ane would daur + Wi' her sic freedom tak, + She hurried in and quick took down + A jug beside the rack, + And filling it wi' water het + Frae kettle on the hob, + She sware his fairin she'd gie him + For sic a shameless job: + + But muckle war for Peggie 'twas + To get in sic a fike, + Far better had she taen a stra + And kittled a wasps' bike-- + For Nellie Brash was passing bye, + A fish-wife for a tongue, + And Peggie seeing something move + On her the water flung. + + But Gude preserve us! what a screigh! + And what a dreadfu' aith! + Than limmar, jad, far war wi' aithis + She ca'd her in hale-claith; + And working hersel' up to wark, + Wi' screigh like ony fien', + She rushed on Peggie like a hawk, + And swore she'd straucht her een. + + But Johnnie wi' a pluck that night + Was seen gaun in his door-- + Now, a' that ken'd him, ken'd that he + A pluck did 'maist adore; + But maist a jaddie he did like, + Aboon a' ye could name, + For never man liked woman sic + As Johnnie liked his wame: + + And Geordie guessing what was up, + Led aff his gallant corps-- + Thinking it prudent Nell and Peg + Should settle their ain score-- + They helped him up upon the dyke + And canny he crawled up + The gavil cape-stanes on his knees, + Till lum-head he did grup; + + And raxing up upon his taes, + He neist looked down the lum, + Just then he heard a lively skirl + And Johnnie's weel-pleased hum, + And, thro' a pue o' steam and reek, + He saw amid a glow + The pan and in't a fork did pat + As to the tune--"My Joe"! + + And bending owre he aimed fair + A stane as big 's my han', + And drappin 't down--a blaze got up-- + He'd coupit owre the pan-- + Quick as a squirrel he dreipit down + And owre the yard he ran, + As quick cam Johnnie to the front + A sair bewildered man; + + And standin' out fornent the door + He stared up at the lum, + But fient a thing there could he see + Like either head or bum; + Then north he ran, then South again + The lum to look about, + But naething did he see or hear-- + It must hae been Auld Cloot: + + Anither might hae blamed some ghaist, + But Johnnie's faith was matter, + He never dreamed o' starin banes, + His thoughts were something fatter-- + He now looked up, then down the street + If he the cause could fin'-- + Jock keeking round the corner, now, + Said to his neighbours--rin. + + And aff they ran, and in an ace + They a' were out o' sight-- + Now, Johnnie seeing naething that + Could throw on 't ony light, + Bethinkin' o' his pluck gaed in-- + The sight was nane to please, + For some amang the ashes lay, + The rest was in a bleeze: + + Did Johnnie, hank'rin', now sing dool? + Our birkies naething rued; + Nae sooner were they aff wi' him + Than a new splore was brewed: + Though muckle tickled at the thought + O' Johnnie's clappit wame-- + Which might hae been as stent's a drum + And witness o' its fame-- + + Yet mair, by far, they liked sic fun + As garred the bluid weel dance; + They liked a chase frae ane that could + Break wi' them sic a lance: + Now, Jimmie Adams was that ane, + Nae daighie but guid mettle, + And he had what did recommend-- + A wee spice o' the nettle: + + That mettle they resolved that night + To put to sairest test, + Nor wad the faut be theirs if not + The nettle stung its best, + For Willie frae his pouch had taen + And charged a muckle scout, + And said that Jimmie he wad show + The wonders o' a spout. + + Now weel they ken'd that he wad chase + And that tae like a gru'-- + And whom he caught he'd mak him squeel + As e're did ony sow-- + But what had they to fear frae him? + Each suppler than anither, + Nor was there ane but what might be + To Asahel a brither. + + But they made ready for the race; + Their breeks they buckled up; + Their bonnets pued down to their lugs; + Their jackets buttoned up; + And aff they a' for Jimmie's set + When coming near the house, + They on their tiptaes slippit up + As quiet as ony mouse. + + Will by the curtain keeking in + Saw Jimmie at his supper, + And aye the spune gaun round the bowl, + Syne dippin' in the butter; + He whispered this in Tammie's lug; + Tam oped the outer door-- + Then Willie followed close behind + As silent as afore: + + Tam cautious oped the inner door, + It gied the slightest squeak, + And Jimmie wondrin' what it was + In listenin' turned his cheek-- + Just then a strone frae Willie's scout + Shot right into the spune, + Which was as fixed in middle way + Between the bowl and chin: + + Bang, bang, gaed inner, outer door-- + Nor Jimmie wi' a clout + Did dicht the parritch frae his face, + But up, and he was out: + Now, Tam and Will did trip and fa', + Ane north, ane south, were seen-- + Out Jimmie cam, and trippit tae, + And fell right in between. + + First down, first up, they aff like hares, + Each takin' different airts; + Nor there lay Jimmie lang to grane + And haud the bluidin parts-- + But like a gru' he aff and ran + Wi' bicker down the street-- + Na need had Tam, nor did he let + The dirt stick to his feet. + + First down ae street, then up anither, + Then through an entry ran-- + Here Jimmie, furious, in the dark, + Maist coupit owre a man-- + He lost some grun, but did'na wait + If down to help him up-- + His lufe owre youky was, to stay, + O' Tam to get a grup. + + Thus Tam did lead, thus Jimmie chased, + Maist owre half o' the town, + But wishing Jimmie warmer wark + Began to wear him roun' + To Johnston's Corner as agreed, + There he his neighbours met, + Wha, seeing Jimmie in pursuit, + Took owre the Kirk-yard yett: + + There Jimmie followed--now was fun-- + A' round the kirk did rin, + Like drove o' stirks wi' tails on end, + And raging bull behin'; + Syne out amang the headstanes ran, + And there they jouked about, + Here mony a jerk did Jimmie get + As he ran in and out. + + At last he fell--they heard him pech + But saw nor heard na mair-- + They did'na wait to ask him if + The part he hurt was sair; + But owre the dyke they maistly flew, + Syne yont the Crafts like stour, + Whar on the grass they lay and laughed, + And joked for maist and hour. + + Till Jock said he na supper had, + That he was now gaun hame-- + That he was as a whistle tume; + As tume as Johnnie's wame; + And Robie said he could na stan' + That he was maist clean gane, + His brawns he said gaed flappin round + And round about the bane. + + But whether Sandy gaed straucht hame + Or no, there is some doubt, + For on neist morn, cencerning him, + A something leaked out; + The outs and ins I canna tell-- + Some mystery about pouther-- + Pate Bryce scarce put the kettle on, + When it flew owre his shouther. + + + Printed at Warwick's Job Office. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Splores of a Halloween, Twenty Years +Ago, by Alexander Dick + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SPLORES OF A HALLOWEEN *** + +***** This file should be named 34780.txt or 34780.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + http://www.gutenberg.org/3/4/7/8/34780/ + +Produced by Heather Clark and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was +produced from images generously made available by The +Internet Archive) + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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