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A volume gathers short chapbook tales, songs, ballads, and comic sketches rendered in Scots vernacular that depict courtships, domestic quarrels, funerals, practical jokes, and mock-sermons. Its pieces alternate dialogue-driven episodes and lyrical or satirical interludes, showcasing local customs, superstitions, gossip, and the foibles of everyday folk. Interspersed are parodic catechisms, epitaphs, and humorous wills, with a glossary to aid readers; the tone ranges from bawdy humour to affectionate caricature of small‑town life.
[This chap-book was one of the most popular of Graham’s productions. It is reprinted here from a unique copy formerly belonging the late Dr. David Laing, and now in the possession of George Gray, Esq. It is in five parts. The title-page bears that it had been ‘carefully corrected and revised by the Author.’ It was printed in 1779 by J. and J. Robertson, Glasgow, and is perhaps the earliest copy extant.]