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 widow made a ſad lament, wrung her hands, and tearing her hair, the reverend women ftanding around, began to dreſs the corpſe, aking her for a ſhirt: "Ay, ay," ſaid ſhe, she has twa new linen ſarks, and there is an auld ane in the bottom of the kill it nae body can wear, juſt tak it, ony thing is good enough for the grave." Well, ſaid they, we muſt have ſome linen for a winding ſheet. A-weel, co' fhe, I hae twa cut o linen in kilt, but there is a pair o' auld linen ſheets, hol'd in the mids, may do well enough, I had need to be careful I'm a poor widow the day, wi' three ſma' bairns. A-weel, the corpſe is dreſs’d, and laid on the top of a big cheſt, while the neighbours ſat by her condoling her misfortune, and ordering how the funeral raiſins were to be provided. Said one, the coffin muſt, be ſeen about firſt: "Ay, ay, ſaid the, he has ſome new deals in the barn, that he bought to make a bed or but we'll no break them; there is the auld barn-door and the calf kiſt will do well enough, for ony thing's good enough to gang to the grave. But O, c the, ſend for Sandy, my honeſt auld ſervant and he'll ſee every thing right done; Fli tell him where Ive'll get filler to do any thing wi'; he's the lad that will not ſee me wrang'd." Thera Sandy comes wrying his face and rubbing lis eyes, O Sandy, Sandy, there is a fad a iteration here!” and ba-a-a ſhe cries like a Litten call. O ſirs! ill