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An' gracefully he took her haun, mid a' the whisper'd jeers
O' Effie's humble-mindedness, that ever reached their ears.
An' weel the fiddlin' carle seemed skilled in step, an turn, an' haze,
He tripp'd the flair as tho' t' had been his business a' his days;
An' gracefw, when the dance was o'er, he led the lass awa',
An' bade guid nicht, wi' gratefu thanks, to bonnie Effie Ha'.
O' Effie's humble-mindedness, that ever reached their ears.
An' weel the fiddlin' carle seemed skilled in step, an turn, an' haze,
He tripp'd the flair as tho' t' had been his business a' his days;
An' gracefw, when the dance was o'er, he led the lass awa',
An' bade guid nicht, wi' gratefu thanks, to bonnie Effie Ha'.
But Effie, ere she let him gang, would cram his pouches fu'
O' joints o' fowl an' dauds o beef—I trow he had enow.
"Na dinna be oure blate," quo she, "your journey may be lang,
A morsel's needfu' on the way, gm ye hae far to gang.
Guid nicht, an' when ye pass again be sure an' gie a ca',
Youre welcome to a rest an' bit,—just speer for Effie Ha'."
O' joints o' fowl an' dauds o beef—I trow he had enow.
"Na dinna be oure blate," quo she, "your journey may be lang,
A morsel's needfu' on the way, gm ye hae far to gang.
Guid nicht, an' when ye pass again be sure an' gie a ca',
Youre welcome to a rest an' bit,—just speer for Effie Ha'."
Next day a carriage drove in straight direction for the farm,
Quo' Effie, "Faither! faither! look, losh keep us a' frae harm,
Quo' Effie, "Faither! faither! look, losh keep us a' frae harm,
