lassie-weans

Updated: May 11, 2025

I'm surprised, however, that he should be careless of the girl. He was aye said to be browdened upon her." "Men-folk are often like that about lassie-weans," said Johnny Coe. "They like well enough to pet them when they're wee, but when once they're big they never look the road they're on! They're a' very fine when they're pets, but they're no sae fine when they're pretty misses.

George Douglas Brown - The House with the Green Shutters