1783 deathanddyingwordsofpoormailie,theauthor'sonlypetyowe.,the anuncomournfu'tale asmailie,an'herlambsthegither, wasaedaynibblingonthetether, uponherclootshecoostahitch, an'owreshewarsl'dintheditch: there,groaning,dying,shedidlie, whenhughochecamdoytinby. wi'glowrineen,andliftedhan's poorhughoclikeastatuestan's hesawherdayswerenear-handended, but,wae'smyheart!hecouldnamendit! hegapedwide,butnaethingspak, atlangthpoormailiesilencebrak. “othou,whaselamentableface appearstomournmywoefu'case! mydyingwordsattentivehear, an'bearthemtomymasterdear. “tellhim,ife'eragainhekeep asmucklegearasbuyasheep— o,bidhimnevertiethemmair, wi'wickedstringso'hemporhair! butca'themouttoparkorhill, an'letthemwanderattheirwill: somayhisflockincrease,an'grow toscoreso'lambs,an'packso'woo'! “tellhim,hewasamasterkin', an'ayewasguidtomean'mine an'nowmydyingchargeigiehim, myhelplesslambs,itrustthemwi'him. “o,bidhimsavetheirharmlesslives, fraedogs,an'tods,an'butcher'sknives! butgiethemguidcow-milktheirfill, tilheybefittofendthemsel' an'tentthemduly,e'enan'morn, wi'taetso'hayan'rippso'corn. “an'maytheyneverlearnthegaets, ofithervile,wanrestfu'pets— toslinkthro'slaps,an'reavean'steal atstackso'pease,orstockso'kail! somaythey,liketheirgreatforbears, formonyayearcomethrotheshears: sowiveswillgiethembitso'bread, an'bairnsgreetforthemwhenthey'redead. “mypoortoop-lamb,mysonan'heir, o,bidhimbreedhimupwi'care! an'ifhelivetobeabeast, topitsomehavinsinhisbreast! “an'warnhim—whatiwinnaname— tostaycontentwi'yowesathame an'notorinan'wearhiscloots, likeithermenseless,gracelessbrutes. “an'neist,myyowie,sillything, gudekeeptheefraeatetherstring! o,maythoune'erforgatherup, wi'onyblastit,moorlandtoop butayekeepmindtomoopan'mell, wi'sheepo'creditlikethysel'! “andnow,mybairns,wi'mylastbreath, ilea'emyblessinwi'youbaith: an'whenyouthinkupo'yourmither, mindtobekindtoaneanither. “now,honesthughoc,dinnafail, totellmymastera'mytale an'bidhimburnthiscursedtether, an'forthypainsthou'segetmyblather.” thissaid,poormailieturn'dherhead, andclos'dhereenamangthedead!