postcript mymemory'snoworthapreen ihadamaistforgottenclean, yebademewriteyouwhattheymean bythis“new-light,” 'boutwhichourherdssaeafthaebeen maistliketofight. indayswhenmankindwerebutcallans atgrammar,logic,an'sictalents, theytooknaepainstheirspeechtobalance, orrulestogie butspaktheirthoughtsinplain,braidlallans, likeyouorme. inthaeauldtimes,theythoughtthemoon, justlikeasark,orpairo'shoon, worebydegrees,tillherlastroon gaedpasttheirviewin an'shortlyaftershewasdone theygatanewane. thispassedforcertain,undisputed itne'ercami'theirheadstodoubtit, tillchielsgatupan'wadconfuteit, an'ca'ditwrang an'muckledintherewasaboutit, baithloudan'lang. someherds,weellearn'dupo'thebeuk, wadthreapauldfolkthethingmisteuk for'twastheauldmoonturn'daneuk an'outof'sight, an'backlins-comintotheleuk shegrewmairbright. thiswasdeny'd,itwasaffirm'd theherdsandhisselswerealarm'd therev'rendgray-beardsrav'dan'storm'd, thatbeardlessladdies shouldthinktheybetterwerinform'd, thantheiraulddaddies. fraelesstomair,itgaedtosticks fraewordsan'aithstocloursan'nicks anmonieafallowgathislicks, wi'heartycrunt an'some,tolearnthemfortheirtricks, werehang'dan'brunt. thisgamewasplay'dinmonylands, an'auld-lightcaddiesburesichands, thatfaith,theyoungsterstookthesands wi'nimbleshanks tilllairdsforbad,bystrictcommands, sicbluidypranks. butnew-lightherdsgatsicacowe, folkthoughtthemruin'dstick-an-stowe tillnow,amaistonev'ryknowe ye'llfindaneplac'd an'sometheirnew-lightfairavow, justquitebarefac'd. naedoubttheauld-lightflocksarebleatin theirzealousherdsarevex'dan'sweatin mysel',i'veevenseenthemgreetin wi'girninspite, tohearthemoonsaesadlyliedon bywordan'write. butshortlytheywillcowethelouns! someauld-lightherdsinneebortouns aremind't,inthingstheyca'balloons, totakaflight an'stayaemonthamangthemoons an'seethemright. guidobservationtheywillgiethem an'whentheauldmoon'sgauntolea'ethem, thehindmaistshaird,they'llfetchitwi'them justi'theirpouch an'whenthenew-lightbilliesseethem, ithinkthey'llcrouch! sae,yeobservethata'thisclatter isnaethingbuta“moonshinematter” buttho'dullprose-folklatinsplatter inlogictulyie, ihopewebardieskensomebetter thanmindsicbrulyie.