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 (7) widow made a fad lament, wruog lier hands, and tearing her hair,--the reverend women franding around, began to dreſs the corpfe, aſking her for a fhirt: " Ay, 'ay," ſaid the 4. he has tra new linen farks, and there is “ an avid ane in the bottom of the kift, it “ nebots can wear, juſt take it, ony thing they, we muſt have ſome linen for a wird. ing ſheet.:.“ A-wcci, co' fhe, I hac, twa cul "o' linen in the kit, but their is a pair o 6 auld lipcn ſhects, hol'd in the mids, may ".do well enough, I had need to be carefu' " I'm a poor widow the day, wi' three, Ima! hem bairns." A-vcel, the corpſc is dreſs'd, and laid on the top of a big cheſt, while the neigl.- bours fat by her condoling her misfortune, and ordering how the funeral raiſins were to be provided. Said one, the cofin muſt be ſeen. about firi: “Ay, ay, faid ſhe, he has ſome.. » « new deals in the barn, that he bought to C: make a bed o', but we'll no break them; " there is the auld barn door and the caff kiſt 5. wij do well enough, for ony thing's good " enough to gang to the grave. But o, co' ihe, fend for Sandy, my honeſt auld fervant, " and he'll fee every thing right done ; l'll “ tell him where he'll get filler to do onyt thing wi'; he's the lad that will not ſee me wrang'?” Then Sandy comes wrying his face and rubbing his eyes, Sandy, Sandy, • there is a fad alteration here!" and ba-2-a fe criés like a bitten calf!" O firs! will
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