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Then back to the smoke an' the smother ! 



The uproar an' crush o' the thrang ! 

 An' back to the labour an' pother 



But happy an' hearty an' strang 

 "WT a braw light o' mountain an' inuirland 



Out-flashing frae forehead an' e'e, 

 Wi' a blessing flung back to the Norland, 

 An' a thousand, dear Coquet, to thee ! 

 As again we resume the auld shackle, 

 Our gad an' our gaff stowed awa' 



An' good-bye to the canny " red-heckle, 



The heckle that tackled them a' !" 



T. W. 



