halloween注释标题isthoughttobeanightwhenwitches，devils，andothermischief-makingbeingsareabroadontheirbanefulmidnighterrands;particularlythoseaerialpeople，thefairies，aresaidonthatnighttoholdagrandanniversary，.—r.b.

thefollowingpoemwill，bymanyreaders，bewellenoughunderstood;butforthesakeofthosewhoareunacquaintedwiththemannersandtraditionsofthecountrywherethesceneiscast，notesareaddedtogivesomeaccountoftheprincipalcharmsandspellsofthatnight，sobigwithprophecytothepeasantryinthewestofscotland.thepassionofpryingintofuturitymakesastrikingpartofthehistoryofhumannatureinitsrudestate，inallagesandnations;anditmaybesomeentertainmenttoaphilosophicmind，ifanysuchhonourtheauthorwithaperusal，toseetheremainsofitamongthemoreunenlightenedinourown.—r.b.

yes!lettherichderide，theprouddisdain，

thesimplepleasureofthelowlytrain;

tomemoredear，congenialtomyheart，

onenativecharm，thanalltheglossofart.—goldsmith.

uponthatnight，whenfairieslight

oncassilisdownansdance，

orowrethelays，insplendidblaze，

onsprightlycoursersprance;

orforcoleantheroutista'en，

beneaththemoon'spalebeams;

there，upthecove，tostrayan'rove，

amangtherocksandstreams

tosportthatnight;

amangtheboniewindingbanks，

wheredoonrins，wimplin，clear;

wherebruceancerul'dthemartialranks，

an'shookhiscarrickspear;

somemerry，friendly，countra-folks

togetherdidconvene，

toburntheirnits，an'poutheirstocks，

an'haudtheirhalloween

fu'blythethatnight.

thelassesfeat，an'cleanlyneat，

mairbrawthanwhenthey'refine;

theirfacesblythe，fu'sweetlykythe，

heartsleal，an'warm，an'kin':

theladssaetrig，wi'wooer-babs

weel-knottedontheirgarten;

someuncoblate，an'somewi'gabs

garlasses'heartsgangstartin

whilesfastatnight.

then，firstan'foremost，thro'thekail，

theirstocks【1】mauna'besoughtance;

【1】thefirstceremonyofhalloweenispullingeacha“stock，”

orplantofkail.theymustgoout，handinhand，witheyesshut，andpullthefirsttheymeetwith:itsbeingbigorlittle，straightorcrooked，ispropheticofthesizeandshapeofthegrandobjectofalltheirspells—thehusbandorwife.ifany“yird，”

orearth，sticktotheroot，thatis“tocher，”

orfortune;andthetasteofthe“custock，”