The Poetry of Hunting 151 



The Three Jovial Huntsmen ^^> s:> 



IT'S of three jovial huntmen, an' a hunting they 

 did go ; 

 An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd an' they blew 

 their horns also. 



Look ye there ! 



An' one said, " Mind ye'r e'en, an' keep ye'r noses 



reet i' th' wind. 

 An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to 



our mind." 



Look ye there ! 



They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the first thing 



they did find 

 Was a tatter't boggart, in a field, an' that they left 



behind j 



Look ye there ! 



One said it was a boggart, an' another he said 



" Nay ; 

 It's just a ge'man-farmer, that has gone an' lost his 



way." 



Look ye there ! 



They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing 



they did find 

 Was a two-three children leaving school, an' these 



they left behind. 



Look ye there ! 



One said that they were children, but another he 



said " Nay ; 

 They're no' but little angels, so we'll leave them to 



their play." 



Look ye there ' 



