Yet, oh, gin Heaven in mercy soon And see, his gentle spirit comes, To shew me on my way; Surprised, nae doubt, I still am here, This excellent song is erroneously stated in the notes to the collection of melodies published in Glasgow in 1841, under the title of "The Garland of Scotia," to be the production of one Jeanie Ferguson. AND YE SHALL WALK IN SILK ATTIRE. SUSANNA BLAMIRE. From the "Musical Museum," 1790. AND ye shall walk in silk attire, Gin ye'll consent to be his bride, The mind whase every wish is pure Far dearer is to me; And e'er I'm forced to break my faith, I'll lay me down and dee: For I hae pledged my virgin troth His gentle manners wan my heart, And e'er I'm forced to break my troth, I WINNA GANG BACK. RICHARD GALL, born 1776, died 1801. I WINNA gang back to my mammy again, Young Johnnie cam' down i' the gloamin' to woo, He ca'd me his dawtie, his dearie, his dow, Some lasses will talk to the lads wi' their ee, For mony lang year sin' I play'd on the lea, FAREWELL TO AYRSHIRE. RICHARD GALL. SCENES of woe and scenes of pleasure, Bonnie Doon, sae sweet at gloamin', Bowers, adieu! whare love decoying Sweets that memory ne'er shall tine. Ye hae render'd moments dear; Friends, that parting tear, reserve it, Scenes of woe and scenes of pleasure, Now a sad and last adieu! The following particulars regarding this song are given by Mr. Starke in the life of the author in the "Biographica Scotica," Edinburgh, 1805: "One of Mr. Gall's songs in particular, the original manuscript of which I have by me, has acquired a high degree of praise, from its having been printed among the works of Burns, and generally thought the production of that poet. The reverse, indeed, was only known to a few of Mr. Gall's friends, to whom he communicated the verses before they were published. The fame of Burns stands in no need of the aid of others to support it; and to render back the song in question to its true author, is but an act of distributive justice due alike to both these departed poets, whose ears are now equally insensible to the incense of flattery or the slanders of malevolence. At the time when the 'Scots Musical Museum' was published at Edinburgh by Mr. Johnson, several of Burns's songs made their appearance in that publication. Mr. Gall wrote the song entitled 'A Farewell to Ayrshire,' prefixed Burns's name to it, and sent it anonymously to the publisher of that work. From thence it has been copied into the later editions of the works of Burns. In publishing the song in this manner, Mr. Gall probably thought that it might, under the sanction of a name known to the world, acquire some notice, while in other circumstances its fate might have been 'to waste its sweetness on the desert air.'" Neither Mr. Gall nor his biographer seem to have reflected upon the dishonesty of the proceeding towards the public, and of the gross unfairness towards the greater poet, whose name was used. LOGAN BRAES. JOHN MAYNE,* author of the "Siller Gun." First printed in the "Star" "By Logan's streams, that rin sae deep, Wi' my dear lad on Logan braes. But wae's my heart! thae days are gane, And I wi' grief may herd alane; While my dear lad maun face his faes Far, far frae me an' Logan braes. Nae mair at Logan kirk will he John Mayne, formerly editor of the "Star" newspaper, died in the year 1836. I weel may sing thae days are gane- At e’en, when hope amaist is gane, Where aft he kept his tryst wi' me. While for her love she thus did sigh, While sair she grat on Logan braes. "What can I do but weep and mourn? Will ne'er come hame to Logan braes." Then straight to Logan kirk they went, An' now she sings, "Thae days are gane, |