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Postcards in Raphael Tuck's 'Oilette' series Scottish Life and Character |
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When the Bairn's Asleep
Raphael Tuck - "Oilette - Scottish Life and Character Series"
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Carol Stubbs
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When the Bairn's Asleep "The Scottish mother is generally an expert knitter, and as soon as the house is 'redd up', the pot on the fire, and the bairn is asleep, the musical click of the needles plays a staccato melody to which the rocking of the cradle is a soothing accompaniment." |