▁b ons piel s ▁and ▁other ▁social ▁occasions ▁where ▁his ▁rec itations ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" un co ▁we el ▁put ▁the g ither ." ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁tail or ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁claim ▁any ▁particular ▁skill ▁and ▁despite ▁once ▁making ▁a ▁coat ▁in ▁only ▁one ▁day ▁he ▁usually ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁v ag aries ▁of ▁fashion ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁ 6 d ▁a ▁day ▁when ▁the ▁going ▁rate ▁was ▁ 8 d . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁P ais ley ▁as ▁a ▁jour ne yman ▁for ▁Daniel ▁Mitchell ▁in ▁John ▁Street ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁phase ▁he ▁ent ert ained ▁his ▁colle agues ▁with ▁his ▁rh ym ing ▁skills , ▁" the ▁smooth est ▁do gg rel ". ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁P ais ley ▁his ▁publication ▁was ▁being ▁prepared ▁for ▁printing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁annual ▁' J une ▁Fair ' ▁T ait ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁pub ▁in ▁his ▁house ▁that ▁was ▁well ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁all , ▁especially ▁younger ▁country folk ▁who ▁were ▁attract ed ▁by ▁his ▁ecc ent ric ▁behaviour . ▁▁ ▁T ait ▁was ▁very ▁fond ▁of ▁" P enn yst one , ▁a ▁game ▁similar ▁to ▁qu o its ▁and ▁was ▁successful ▁at ▁a ▁challenge ▁from ▁a ▁f les her ▁from ▁A yr . ▁ ▁Po etry ▁T ait ▁published ▁his ▁" Po ems ▁and ▁Songs " ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁issued ▁st ab bed , ▁probably ▁using ▁the ▁P ais ley ▁printer ▁John ▁Neil