(Being a Eeply to James Armstrong's " Streams o' 

 the West.") 



ARMSTRONG, dear brother, why boast o' yer 



dreams 

 About wild hills o' Wannup, an' clear western 



streams ? 



Ye boast o' yer hills an' yer green mossy fell, 

 Think in' nae ane can boast o' the like but 



yersel ; 



Ye boast o' the plover, the moorcock, and hen, 

 Where the wild thyme smells sweetly in yon 



bonnie glen ; 



Ye boast o' the lavrock as singin' sae fine, 

 While we claim the syem on the banks o' the 



Tyne. 



0, the banks o' the Tyne are weel knawn far and 



near 

 For their beautiful landscapes and streams 



running clear ; 

 Where the trout fills yer eyes with a gold-spangled 



gleam, 

 And the salmon glides swift through the bonnie 



clear stream; 



