-clue throws then,
right fear't that night.
an' ay she win't, an' ay she swat—
i wat she made nae jaukin;
till something held withi,
good lord! but she was quaukin!
but whether 'twas the deil himsel,
or whether 'twas a bauk-en',
or whether it was andrew bell,
she did na wait on talkin
to spier that night.
wee jenny traunie says,
“will ye go wi' me, graunie?
i'll eat the apple at the gss,
i gat frae uncle johnie:”
she fuff't her pipe wi' sic a lunt,
in wrath she was sae vap'rin,
Halloween(10/21)