Evening star., 1897-06-12
The BuIbuI in the Swim.

/ 1t IS without rear, writes the Bulbul OF
Pohick. that 1 take my pen in hand to
write Scotch dialect piece. The great de-
| mand at the present time is for things that
| is up to date, and If me and the nine muses.
| has not managed to hit the pace this time
am much mistaken. 1t is an evident fact
| that anybody who wants to get along in
the portry business now has got to hustle
and keep up with the procession. He must
consult the popular taste and not let his
| fancy wander at his own sweet WILL as the
old-time writers were enabled to do, owing
to their taking up the business before the
field got overcrowded. My latest compost
ton is entitled:
THERE ARE ITHER SCOTCH DIALECT
| WRITER'S.
Gentle reader, have heard it insinuated,
of late,
There is too much portry wrote which is
Everybody must admit that the public does
enjoy
Finding beautiful thoughts put into Ian
guage which it is accustomed to employ.
And although l never heard it talked In
- our neighborhood. I expect
That there really are number of people
who speak the Scotch dialect.
Though must confess, before further CO.
That how they learn 1t so it comes handy
and natural do not know.
But the fact that am not familiar with 1t
Should not prevent my writing it now and
wee bit.
For have ever held that any frst-class
poet or poetess, as the case may be, can
sing
About any auld thing.
My politics is to protect home manufac-
ture. and do not see why Americans
should
Not make just as good
Scotch dialect as anybody could.
OF course some critics may sneer at these
lines of mine,
But critics have done thus sin the days of
lang syne.
My own heart tells me have wrote some
rather bonnie portry before now,
And don't care muckle for other peoples
opinion anyhow.
Indeed, once heard man who got paid
for writing declare
That on the whole tribe Of critics he was
getting sair.
Ano once he said to critics face, and 1t
raised great storm.
"Ah. weel; 1 dinna ken; you're nat sac
warm"
But in speaking Of Draw Highlanders I
must confess
That do no exactly approve of the way
they dress.
Their clothes stop short right at the knees,
And when the cold winds blaw, 1 should
think they'd freeze
I may be prejeaiced, but If knew Scotch
gentleman should think more of him
If he wore trouser on ilka limb.
crumb q Consolation.
'Twixt the lines Of letter tits safest to
read;
That is what the wise people have told;
Meath the literal text you must 60, II In
deed
The writer's intent you'd behold.
And I've studied the message the dear
creature wrote.
In search Of glimmer Of cheer
But she even began, 1 am sorry to note,
Plain Mr." emitting the Dear
She scarcely alluded to what I had said
OF my wish for glance from her eye
She writes that she 'hopes we can be
friends" instead
OF giving me back sigh for sigh.
The affection I begged her to grant me
She does not allude to. My dream
Seems to fade when read how she trusts
that she may
Ever look upon me with esteem
So far, there's no comfort at which may
catch,
Joy has closed the door on me and fastened
the latch:
I must wander with none to list where.
But hope cannot die! And I think as I
At the lines she so cruelty penned,
That she surely meant more than the mere
formal phrase,
When Yours truly" she wrote at the
end.
A Case In Point.
'Willie." said Miss Cayenne, reprovingiy.
to young Mr.. Washington, st am very sorry
to see you cuitivating new trait of char-
acter."
II wasn't aware that I was developing
any unusual qualities."
Il did not say developing said culti-
waiting. The distinction desired TO draw