PREFACE 
Most of the verses in this little book, as also some of the 
stories in the Second Part, are republished by kind per- 
mission of the Editor of The Lady. By the courtesy of 
the Editor of the Border Magazine I am enabled to make 
use of an article concerning the Yetholm gipsies by 
A. M. M. H. I am also indebted to Messrs. Smith and 
Elder for kindly allowing me to quote somewhat from 
Ralston’s “ Russian Folk Tales.” I would thank Mr. 
Heinemann, the publisher of Aston’s “ History of Japanese 
Literature”; Messrs. Blackwood; Messrs. Nimmo, Hay, 
and Mitchell ; Mr. David Douglas ; Mr. George Muirhead, 
F.R.S.E., F.Z.S. ; Messrs. Chatto & Windus ; and Messrs. 
Macmillan for kindly allowing me to refer to books published 
by them. 
Here let me borrow some of the graphic expressions of 
my dear old Queen Anne herbalist, Salmon, and say : 
“As to the Authors made ufe of this Undertaking we 
fhall not be fo vain as to enumerate them all, t’would be 
to no Purpofe, and yet Gratitude demands an Account of 
the Chief of thofe in Treating of Border and other Things, 
whofe leaves we were continually obliged to turn over.” 
The Authors we made most use of in compiling this 
home notebook were the following: “Johnston’s “Natural 
History of the Eastern Borders ” ; Henderson’s “ Popular 
Rhymes of Berwickshire ” ; “ Smith’s “ Scotish Minstrel ” ; 
Jamieson’s “ Scottish Dictionary ” (Nimmo, Hay, and 
Mitchell) ; Dr. R. C. Prior’s “ Popular Names of British 
Plants ” ; Salmon’s “ English Herbal ” ; Barton & Castle’s 
