"I hear you skirl and laugh," he says, "but the Lord has a deid shot prepared for you, and at that surprising judgment ye shall skirl but the ae time!" Shortly thereafter she was daundering on the craigs wi' twa-three sodgers, and it was a blawy day.

There cam a gowst of wind, claught her by the coats, and awa' wi' her bag and baggage.

And it was remarked by the sodgers that she gied but the ae skirl.
Nae doubt this judgment had some weicht upon Tam Dale; but it passed again and him none the better.

Ae day he was flyting wi' anither sodger-lad.

"Deil hae me!" quo' Tam, for he was a profane swearer.