boys, a hilo. De gard'ner shoot de ole black cat, Hilo, boys, a hilo. Den rJat make it tit for tat, Hilo, boys, a bilo. De gard'ner pull him down de tree, Hilo, boys, a hilo. Den dat square de yards, you see, Hilo, boys, a hilo." Bathed in perspiration, smoking like race horses, and wild with excitement, they struck up a still quicker tune, intermingling with the words most singular yells and quavers. "That's the time of day, my lads!" shouted the mate, catching hold of the warp, and joining in the chorus, completely carried away by the common impulse. " That's a bully song!" he cried; " you are worth your weight in gold." The negroes instantly manifested their appreciation of the compliment by exclaiming, ? " Gib it to her, hand ober hand! Isaiah, dat tell de story dat make de chile cry!" Later on in THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND, there is an exchange that includes shanties. "Why can't we have a song?" said John. " Charlie is a first-rate singer; he can read music; and Isaac can sing, too. He's been three winters to singing-school; and I and Fred can sing the chorus." " I don't know any song," said Charlie. " All I can remember is, ? " 'Was ever you in Aberdeen, Bonny laddie, Highland laddie, To see the duke in his Highland green, My bonny Highland laddie ?'" HIGHLAND LADDIE. Incidentally, in all the references to this song, I don't think we've