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my side, or kiss my lips after thee, my ain dear lamb Johnny.' Then he acts the dead man as well as he possibly could, the neighbours were called in, and he's fairly o'erseen, as the old saying is, before good neighbours. The sorrowful widow made sad lament, wrung her hands and tore her hair. The reverend women about began to dress the corpse, asked her for a shirt. 'Ay, ay' said she, 'he has twa new linen sarks, and there is an auld ane in the bottom o' the kist, that naebody can wear; ony thing's good enough for the grave; 'well,' said they, we must have some linen for a winding sheet;' 'aweel,' quo' she, 'I ha'e twa cut o' linen i' the kişt neuk, but there's a pair o auld linen sheets, hol'd i' the middle, may do well enough, I had need to be carefu', I'm a poor widow the day, wi' three sma' bairns.'

Well, the corpse is dressed and laid on the tap of the big chest, while neighbours sat by her condoling her misfortune, and how the funeral raisins were to be provided. Said one, 'the coffin must need be seen about, first.' Ay, ay, he has some new deals in the barn; he bought them to make a bed o but we'll no break them, there's the auld barn door, and the caff kist will do well enough, ony thing's gude, enough to gang to the grave wi'; but O,' quo' she; 'send for