FITS IN A NAME

DURING THE WAR THE DRIFTERS HAD BEEN COMANDEERED BY THE NAVY AND

USED AS FLEET TENDERS FOR THE BIG NAVY SHIPS.  UP IN SCAPA FLOW THE

GOWAN CRAIG WAS BEEIN’ USED TAE DEE THE MAIL RUN ATWEEN WICK AND

SCAPA.  DURIN’ THESE RUNS THEY WERE AYE ACCOMPANIED BY TWA NAVY

OFFICERS FA WIRNA THAT USED TAE SMA ‘ BOATIES COMPARED TAE THE BIG

CAPITAL SHIPS THEY USUALLY SAILED ON, AND A TRIP ACROSS THE PENTLAND

FIRTH WIS VIEWED WI’ DISMAY.  ONYWYE THE BOAT WIS A’ READY TAE SAIL AND

THE CREW WERE JIST WAITIN’ ON THE OFFICERS COMIN’ DOON WI’ THE MAIL

THERE WIS A GOOD BREEZE O’ WIND BLOWIN BIT NITHIN’ TAE BOTHER ABOOT. AT

LAST THE TWA MEN ARRIVED DOON ABOORD AND THE CREW LET GO THE ROPES

AND THEY MADE THEIR WYE DOON THROUGH THE FLOW AND INTAE THE

PENTLAND FIRTH.  EFTER THE CREW HAD STOWED THE GEAR THEY MADE THEIR

WYE INTAE THE GELLEY FOR A WELCOME MUG O’ TEA.  GAUN DOON INTAE THE

CABIN BEEL KINNAIRD SPOTTED THE TWA NAVY OFFICERS SITTIN’ AT THE TABLE

LOOKIN’ GYE SORRY FOR THIMSEL’S, BEEL TRYIN’ TAE BE FREENLY INTRODUCED

HIMSEL’ AND ASKED THEM THEIR NAMES . THE MAIST HIGH RANKIN’ OFFICER

REPLIED ,” I AM THEOPHELOUS GRAVELS, AND THIS IS ABRAHAM STRAW” NODDIN’

AT HIS COMPANION. BEEL WIS LEFT SPEECHLESS AND FIN HE MANAGED TAE GIT

HIS WITS THE GITHER HE SAID TAE THE TWA O’ THEM,” ARE YE NAE FAIRT TAE

CROSS THE PENTLAND FIRTH WI’ NAMES LIK THAT “!