The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE EQUINOX BUN. Νο᾽fra’ Lunnon, Elder. It’s main impawsiblel EEL. Waurl BONES. It canna be ! It canna be I EEL. Waur, Far waur! TONGS. Hoots! but we maun ha’ fallen into terrible sin. BONES. Fra‘ whaur? In the Lord‘s name, mon, tell. We're fair distrachit. EEL. Fra’ Pairisss! GRAB. Fra’ the Hame o’ the De'il! BONES. Fra’ Hell! Fra‘ the Bottomless Pit! CHIPS. The ’Hoor 0' Babylon! The Scarlet Wumman that rideth on the Beast wi’ Seven Heads ! TONGS. Fra’ the very hairt 0' a' sculduddery an’ wicked- ness 1 BUN. O Lord! ha’ mercy upon us ! EEL. Indeed, I ha’ seen her at the window. Aboot nine ο’ th‘ clock last nicht when a’ guid fowk suld be abed—and I mysel’ was wa’king hame fra’ the meenister’s. And there she was at the window, wi’ her lang hair doun on her bare shou’ders. ALL. A' weel ! a' weel ! 'Tis a wicked wurrld ! EEL. D'ye ken she leanit oot, the Jezebel, wi' her painted face, an'—an'——— ALL. Weel! EEL. The audacious wench cried oot, “ Gude-nicht, Chairlie ! ” an' blew me a kiss. ALL. A’ weell EEL. An’ I cried oot i’ the wurrds o’ the gude buke : “An ]ehu cried unto the eunuchs, Throw her dune "l 222