ORIGINAL VERSES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 2 November 1880, Page 2

ORIGINAL VERSES.

THE TWA CUDDIES. Twa cuddies lived in Oamawtv, Baith cuddies o' renown* They leugh an' smiled ths:rce-lanft a }> An' ne'er were kent ta» frown. Until the Cattle Show earn' roun', Wi' sicht's an' faces lair, An' spruce amang the ither beasts Oor cuddies baith were there. They pranced an' capered up an*i<W. Afore the people's eyes; An' ilka ane said tae himsel I'm seer tae get the prize. But when the judge's voice waa taardSae clear an' lood his tones He gied the prize afore their eyes Tae ane ca'd Geordie J ones. The ither cuddie hirpled hame,, Wi' mony grunts an I ' groans* An' aye the o'ercome o' his cry Was Aw ! that Geordie JoiesEe ! that Geordie Jones, Ee, aw I ! that Geordie Jones I wonder what the folk can see • Tae like in Geordie Jones, My skin is thrice as thick as his,. My lugs are langer tae; An' ilka ane maun stap his lug When I begin tae bray. This cuddy's breath was stapp«t

death, An' ended were his i" oana • , tr eet But still his ghaist in Wansbecfrstr Gangs trailhn ower the stones. An' every nicht at twal o clock, If passin' by that way, rfiuit* The traveller sees this cudify 8" An' syne he hears him br y Aw !. that Geordie Jones, Ee,awl! that Geordie J«»a' 1 wonder what the folk can Tae like in Geordie Jones. SaN j>y MacN/J), PartanHa', Toon Belt, Oa^iartt.