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Her mill into feme hole had fawn, And they a piftol-bullet gat;
Whatrecks, quoth fhe, let it be gawn, She powerfully began to crack,
For I maun hae a young goodman To win herfelf a fnifhing.
Shall furnifh me with fnifhing. The auld wife, &c.
The auld wife, etc*
Braw /port it was to fee her chow t„
Her eldeft dochter faid right baulri, And 'tween her gun-9 fae f^uee/eferow't.
Fy, mother, mind that now ye're auld. While fra© her jaws the fiaver flow't,
And if ye with a younker wald,
He'll wafte away your fnifhing.
The auld wife,&c.
The youngeft dochter gae a fhout,
O mother dear . year teeth 8 a* out ,
Befides ha s f blind, you hae the gout*
Your mil! can had nae fnifhing.
The auid wi£<s,&c.
She o£ the tafk began to tire,
Ye lied, ye Simmers,, cried auld munip,And frse her dochters did retire,
For I hae baith a tooth and ftump, Syne lean'd her down ayont the fire,
And will nae langer live in dump, . And died for lack of fnifhing.
« By wanting o' my fnifhing. The auld wif e ,&c.
The auld wife r &c.
Ye auld wives.notice weel this truth.
Thole ye, fay* Peg* that pauky flut, Affoon as ye're paft mark of mouth,
Mother, if you can crack a nut, Ne'er do what's only fit for y
And ay fhe curs'd poor fiuropy.
The auld wife, etc.
At laft fhe gae a defperate fquee/s.
Which brak the auld tooth by the nee/ ,
And fyne poor ftumpy was at eafe,
But fhe tint hop*s of fnifhing.
The auld wiie.&c.
Then we will a' confent to it,
That you fhall have a fnifhing.
The auld wife, etc. *
y tit lor youth,
And leave aff thoughts of fnifhing:
Elfe like this wife beyontthr fire,
Your bairns againftyou -v\ill cbnlpire
Nor will ye get,uraefs je hire,
A young man with your fnifhing.
The auld ane did agree to that,
K Snifhing.in its literal meaning, is fnuff made of tobaccc; but in *his frn
:.t means fometimes contentment, a hufbanj, love, money. fe<