The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08

! HIS guld gray mare ne mounted In60-
/ The ane that lost her tail;
Then Souter whuslit tae 10 his dog,
! His dog moonlight pale.
| Where's Robin noo?" O'Shanter said,
/ But as he spake. behold.
The rhymer came. upon his arm
A wee one, three years auld-
wee one three years auId, that is
/ The bairnie's ghaist, We ken;
wee one found deserted, deid
| In Sandy Andrews glen
| wee one three years auld, a BARN
Was DOT O. wedlock born
| Twas Rob did fauld it tae his breast
| Like ony flower foriorn.
saw them a as plain as there
The mavis the stane-
Now, Willie. tae mysel' I said,
Flu da1y We haze game.
Such sights are only for the deid,
And deid We Gamma be;
The caud cauld draps came DOT upon
Ny pow, and sckened me.
I'll max a test TO try myself,
In whisper then I said
II whusky's bitter tae my tongue,
I surely maun be dead.
took a nip; twas ike the dew
Upon the gowan flower
Then Tam reached cot and took the flask.
And drank il seemed. an hour.
Then Souter Johnny took a nip.
and Rob a nip he took;
They left me not a ghaistly drap;
l swear it by the Book.
The rascals. how they laughed at me;
When, whush! they rose ava
Aboon the Doom. aboon the moon;
And yet I saw them a.
Intae the upper NIGHT they rose
His dog with Souter John;
Tam on his mare and Rob near by,
Awaken proodly on.
The iII-got BARN agin his HART
Was cuddled fast asleep;
Wi lovin' look upon his face,
Rob aften took a peep.
sac on they Jared until they came
Untae the golden gate.
Said Tam. " It's closed" Il hope said John
We haze ma come too late
A million angels on the walls
We're walkin' tae and fro;
The light o heaven upon their wings
Was like tae sun snow.
They heard win music sweet
As when the bagptpes play:
A fragrance 1oated roond ABBOTT
AS frae Hielan' brae.
The glory dazzlit ane and a,
An Meg she turned tae fee
While SouteTs dog he whined and shook
Beside his masters knee.
Then Robin rappit on the gate:
saint Peter lookit DOT
Now who is here wi a this noise,
And what's IL a aboot?'
Then Robin said six frien's hae come
Tae join the heavenly host
Six frten's that died upon the airth
And moo are only ghost
Then Peter frooned and looked aroond
Upon the speerit throng
SIX rrlens,' quo he Il plainly see
mat We are no sac strong"
Three fu' grown souls, wee bit BARN,
\ dog and exc a mere; !,
And weel ken the little one
Is of the Devils lair"
Now only three may enter here
II three be found O. worth;
Inc liners a maun gang their ways
Maun filter back tas earth"
Then Peter pluckit at his beard
WI ane o his twa hands; !,
The ither hand il held the key
To a the heavenly lands
Then Tam he looked at Rob. and Rob
He looked at Souter John:
I thlnk. said Tam untae his mare (,
wed best be gettin' on. ii
If f.. heavens tae guild for faithful Meg.
. It's much tae guild for me-"
he gave MS mare gentle pat /,
And softly whunnied she /,
An souter's dog it licked his hand
And lcoklt in his face; q,
twas heaven tae be sac near tae him ,
In sic solemn place
Then Souter said, IF dogs are barred !
Frae heaven. then barred am I:
III back tae Ayr and back taA ~, I
Until my ghaist shall die" :
LAURA BLACKBURN. :
CTo Be Concludedl
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