New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
CARNIVAL OF SCOTTISH SONGS.
From The LiuerpooI Mercury.

There was once held grand meeting Of Scottish
song The date thereof was some time before or
after the year Auchty nine " the place cannot be
fixed with the same exactness, but il was probably
near "The banks an braes O. bonnie Doom" in
honor OF tho Lad that was born IN Kyle" " Mac
gregor's Gathering" was nothing to this. Songs
came pouring in from every quarter. Here came
Jolly shepherds that whistle thro' tn glen, and
Straw Draw lads from Gala Water; and there
hundred plperS' AN nan " yonar O cay oy
b nnets o bonnie Dundee" aud numerous com
pany Of others. It was moved By "Auld Robin
Gray. and seconded by "rhe Laird o. Cockpen,
that dGge r o. take the hO fS5 place IN
was not what mDrtals would be apt to think the
choicest, the delicacics being such The Haggis
Herin'" and Cauld Kali in Aberdeen" For tni..
meeting however "Wille Brewed Peck o
Maui -; and Neil Cow had not yet babe FareN eel
to Whiskey,n so that after all they might have
sung something else on the occasion tnan " Con-
tented wi little, an cantie WI MAR"
n pa MsS n,d rank BoSSs
Lee" " Rows Wife of Aldivalloch," Hghland
Mary" " Bonnie jean" The Lassie wi the Lint
White Locks Maggie Lauder" and Aud Joe
among the other sex were - John Anderson. nv
T. John duncan Gr1WX Tan ,o Glsn% T JGsp
Johnnie Cope" Alister MAlister.' and "The
Soldier LaddIe." The chairman gave an account
a Maidenkirk to John o Groats.", lie had seen
"The bonnie woods o Craigie Lea" had wandered
by the banks of ALTON Wafer" among The
Braes of .Ballochmyle."' and " The Biras of Aber
feldy." Many hours had he spent Amang the
bloom of my ain native heather =; he had plucked
many rosebud s, BY his early walk and knew by
wherever he strayed he hau never forgotten that he
was :" Wood and married an a." and that, For
The sake tho best My aG s
soled himself with :" I'll AVA to Mamie. o." and.
indeed he hoped they would all be able to say at the
close of life, Happy. we've been a thegithcr."
"Duncan Gray" having Just been rejected by
Maggie" was in u very morose mood-wished he
was Where Helen hes" said She was fair and
up sang Oh; are ye sieepin Maggie = at the end
of which Maggie Lauder requested him to
Behave himself afore folk"
that Once he wished he'd ne'er been married. and
that for this purpose he had Cane DER the water
to Charlie" but that now he had learned that his
wife was A Winsome Wee Thing" and that as she
Io' ed him best ava ne should henceforth go
Marching Along" with the MOTTO liame, Sweet
iane" AZ this stage entered s, Dainty D2yie"
blanc v; and "When she cam in, she bobbit. she
bobbit" Envious little of her sister Annie
and then Whistle and I'll come to ye, my lad
Davie took her at her word and in going humIned
Dinna think. bonnie lassie, In gann to leave
Nae Luck ABBOTT the Hoose," where such senti
mental songs were sung he didn't care Tor a kiss
ahnt the "S%Sr SaMu o oons
with fancy stray" and such like. Tie preferred
something he could clutch for instance. Gle me
lass with a lump o land, Hey for Q lass WI q
tocher." aud "Jenny's bawbee." The rantn.
roarin' Hieanman" suggested that for the ne
nainder of the evening the laird should be tied up
in Rab Rorrison's Bonnet" but Rab interposed
saving. Ii Gamma. mamma, wunha be-. After this
there was a dance. " John Anderson" began %
play within mile O. Edin6ro, toun," when he
was Interrupted by "Jock o. Hazeldean." who
wished him to play first Goa save the kipg.
" Never mind the King" cried Bonnie Prince
Charlie" who was Immediately knocked down with
a branch of "The Aud Oak Tree" by "Johnnlo
Cope" AS he recovered he gruinbled out that no
didn't like A. that and a. that when he Was
politely requested TO Whistle over the lave o.
SO the evening passed away. till the char nan IN
timated that. rs ne Saw the mune and kent her
horn" and some of them had evidently rather
more than "a weo drappie in their ce." II wa
time TO break up. because it was not becoming for
such celebrities as them TO sing well not 20 home
till morning" They took the hint. bat before
leaving had final chorus To Meet again some
ither nicht for the DAYS o Aud Lang Syne.'