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CHILDREN'S AMUSEMENTS.
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(j)—"Johnnie Smith, a follow fine,
Cam' t' shea a horse o' mine,
Shee a horsie, ca a nailie,
Ca a tacket in's tailie,
T' gar the horsie clim' the brae.
Horsie, are ye weel shod, weel shod, weel shod?
Horsie, are ye weel shod? (Macduff.)

(k)—"John Smith, a fellow fine,
Cam' t' shee a horse o' mine,
Shee a horse, ca a brod.
Foalie, are ye weel shod,
Weel shod, weel shod?" (Rhynie.)

(l)—"John Smith, a fallow fine,
Cam' t' shee a horse o' mine;
Pit a bittie on the tae,
T' gar the shiltie clim' the brae;
Pit a bittie on the heel,
T' gar the shiltie trot weel." (Kinnethmont.)

(m)—"John Smith, a fellow fine,
Came t' shee a horse o' mine;
Hand 'im sicker, hand 'im sehr,
Hand 'im by the grey hair;
Ca a tacket in's tae,
T' gar the horsie clim' the brae;
Ca a tacket in's heel,
T' gar the horsie, trot weel, trot weel." (Mrs. Gardiner.)

(n)—"John Smith, a fellow fine,
Cam' t' shee a horse o' mine;
Shee 'im sicker, shee 'im sehr;
Hand 'im by the head o' hair;
Ca a nail in's tae,
An that 'll gar clim' the brae;
Ca anither in's heel,
An that 'ill gar 'im trot weel." (Mrs. Pirrie, Pitsligo.)

(o)—"'John Smith, a fellow fine,
Can't ye shee this horse o' mine?'
'Yes, indeed, an that I can,
As good as any man.
Shee a horsie, ca' a nail,
Ca a tacket in's tail,
Ane in's fore fit, an twa in's heel.
An that's the wye t' shee a horsie wed.'" (Buckie.)