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 pair o' auld linen sheets, hold i' the middle, may do well enough, I had need to be careful, 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 Sandy, my honest auld servant, and he'll see everything right done; I'll tell him where he'll get siller to do anything wi'; he's the lad that will not see me wrang'd. Then Sandy comes wrying his face, and rubbing his eyes. 'O, Sandy, there's a sad alteration here,' and ba-a, she cries like a bitten calf, 'O sirs, will ye gang a' butt the house till I tell ye what to do.' Butt they went, and there she fell a-kissing of Sandy, and said, 'now, my dear, the auld chattering ghaist is awa and we'll get our will o'ither; be as haining of everything as ye can, for thou kens it's a' thy ain;' but the corpse'