"Bump in his hat the shillings tumbl'd "All round among the folks; "'Laugh if you wool,' said Sam, and mumbl'd, "'You pay for all your jokes.' "Joint stock you know among the men, "To drink at their own charges; "So up they got full drive, and then "Went out to _halloo largess_.[Footnote: See advertisement.] "And sure enough the noise they made!!-- --"But let me mind my tale; "We follow'd them, we wor'nt afraid, "We'ad all been drinking ale. "As they stood hallooing back to back, "We, lightly as a feather, "Went sideling round, and in a crack "Had pinn'd their coats together. "'Twas near upon't as light as noon; "'_A largess_,' on the hill, "They shouted to the full round moon, "I think I hear 'em still! "But when they found the trick, my stars! "They well knew who to blame, "Our giggles turn'd to ha, ha, ha's, "And _arter_ us they came. "Grace by the tumbril made a squat, "Then ran as Sam came by, "They said she could not run for fat; "_I know_ she did not try. "Sue round the _neathouse_[Footnote: Cow-house.] squalling ran, "Where Simon scarcely dare; "He stopt,--for he's a fearful man-- "'_By gom_ there's _suffen_[Footnote: Something.] there!' "And off set John, with all his might, "To chase me down the yard, "Till I was nearly _gran'd_[Footnote: Strangled.] outright; "He hugg'd so woundly hard. "Still they kept up the race and laugh, "And round the house we flew; "But hark ye! the best fun by half "Was Simon _arter_ Sue. "She car'd not, dark nor light, not she, "So, near the dairy door "She pass'd a clean white hog, you see, "They'd _kilt_ the day before. "High on the spirket [Footnote: An iron hook.] there it hung,-- "'Now Susie--what can save ye?' "Round the cold pig his arms he flung, "And cried, 'Ah! here I have ye!' "The farmers heard what Simon said, "And what a noise! good lack! "Some almost laugh'd themselves _to dead_, "And others clapt his back. "We all at once began to tell "What fun we had abroad; "But Simon stood our jeers right well; --"He fell asleep and snor'd. "Then in his button-hole upright, "Did Farmer Crouder put, "A slip of paper twisted tight, "And held the candle _to't_. "It smok'd, and smok'd, beneath his nose, "The harmless blaze crept higher; "Till with a vengeance up he rose, "Grace, Judie, Sue! fire, fire! "The clock struck one--some talk'd of parting, "Some said it was a sin, "And _kilch'd_ their chairs;--but those for starting "Now let the moonlight in. "_Owd_ women, loitering _for the nonce_,[Footnote: For the purpose.] "Stood praising the fine weather; "The menfolks took the hint at once "To kiss them altogether. "And out ran every soul beside, "A _shanny-pated_[Footnote: Giddy, thoughtless.] crew; "_Owd_ folks could neither run nor hide, "So some _ketch'd_ one, some _tew_.