; i say't, he's gleg enough,
an' 'bout a house that's rude an' rough,
the boy might learn to swear;
but then, wi' you, he'll be sae taught,
an' get sic fair example straught,
i hae na ony fear.
ye'll catechise him, every quirk,
an' shore him weel wi' hell;
an' gar him follow to the kirk—
aye when ye gang yoursel.
if ye then mauhen
frae hame this in' friday,
then please, sir, to lea'e, sir,
the orders wi' your dy.
my word of honour i hae gi'en,
in paisley john's
To Gavin Hamilton, Esq., Mauchline,(2/3)