Page:Fun upon fun, or, The comical and merry tricks of Leper the tailor (1).pdf/9

9 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, and asked her for a shirt. ‘Ay, ay, said she, he has twa new linen sarks, and here 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 hae twa cut o’ linen i’ the kist neuk; but there’s a pair o’ auld linen sheets, hol’d i’ the middle, may do well enough; I hae need to be carefu’; I am a poor widow the day wi’ three sma’ bairns.’

Aweel, the corpse is dressed, and laid on the top of the big chest. while the neighbours sat by her condoling her misfortune, and how the funeral things were to be providedː said one, 'The coffin must needs be seen about first.' 'Ay, ay, he has some new deals in the barn, he brought them to make a bed o', but we'll no break them, there's the