The Ports are Open — Closed ports ruined trade. Out of work tradesmen were wrecking steam looms, and… The Potato Bug — "It's just past ten years ... Since we heard of that plague of a fly." Every mo… The Potato Bug — "It's just past ten years ... Since we heard of that plague of a fly." Every mo… The Praise of Ploughmen — "Ye lads and lasses a' draw near, I'm sure it will delight your ear... To sing … Queen Among the Heather — Young man, hunting, spies a girl herding sheep among the heather. He is smitten… The Raven and the Crow — "The corbie with his roupie throat Cried frae the leafless tree... Come o'er th… The Recent Kanab Tragedy — "In Kanab they will remember This Twenty-Fourth of July." "For two of the town'… The Recent Kanab Tragedy — "In Kanab they will remember This Twenty-Fourth of July." "For two of the town'… Rhynie — Singer recalls his first job, working at (or for) Rhynie. The work is ill, the … The Rich Lady Gay — "It was of a rich lady she had gold in store. She was loved by the rich and was…