An Account of John Falkirk, the Scots Piper.[159]
An Account of John Falkirk, the Scots Piper.[159]
John Falkirk, commonly called theScots Piper, was a curious little witty fellow, with a round face and a broad nose. None of his companions could answer the many witty questions he proposed to them, therefore he became the wonder of the age in which he lived. Being born of mean parents he got no education, therefore his witty invention was truly natural; and being bred to no business, he was under the necessity of using his genius in the composition of several small books, of which the following Cariches was one, which he disposed of for his support. He became author of many small Tracts, and the following curious and diverting pieces are said to be his composition, viz.:—The History of John Cheap the Chapman, The History of the Haveral Wives, Janet Clinker’s Oration, John Falkirk’s Witty Jokes, Jockie and Maggie’s Courtship, The Proverbs of the Pride of Women, History of Lothian Tom, with many others, which are well known in Scotland, England, and Ireland. In a word, he was
The wittiest fellow in his time,Either for Prose, or making Rhyme.
The wittiest fellow in his time,Either for Prose, or making Rhyme.
The wittiest fellow in his time,
Either for Prose, or making Rhyme.