theinventory注释标题the“inventory”wasaddressedtomr.aitkenofayr,surveyoroftaxesforthedistrict. inanswertoamandatebythesurveyorofthetaxes sir,asyourmandatedidrequest, isendyouhereafaithfu'list, o'gudesan'gear,an'a'mygraith, towhichi'mcleartogi'emyaith. imprimis,then,forcarriagecattle, ihaefourbruteso'gallantmettle, aseverdrewaforeapettle. myhand-afore'saguidauldhas-been, an'wightan'wilfu'a'hisdaysbeen: myhand-ahin'saweelgaunfillie, thatafthasbornemehamefraekillie. an'yourauldboroughmonyatime indayswhenridingwasnaecrime. butance,wheninmywooingpride i,likeablockhead,boosttoride, thewilfu'creaturesaeipatto, (lordpardona'mysins,an'thattoo!) iplay'dmyfilliesicashavie, she'sa'bedevil'dwi'thespavie. myfurr-ahin'sawordybeast, ase'erintugortowwastraced. thefourth'sahighlanddonaldhastle, adamn'dred-wudkilburnieblastie! forebyacowt,o'cowtsthewale, aseverranaforeatail: ginhebespar'dtobeabeast, he'lldrawmefifteenpundatleast. wheel-carriagesiha'ebutfew, threecarts,an'twaarefecklynew anauldwheelbarrow,mairfortoken, aelegan'baiththetramsarebroken imadeapokero'thespin'le, an'myauldmitherbruntthetrin'le. formen,i'vethreemischievousboys, run-deilsforrantingan'fornoise agaudsmanane,athrashert'other: weedavockhaudsthenowtinfother. irulethemasiought,discreetly, an'aftenlabourthemcompletely an'ayeonsundaysduly,nightly, ionthequestionstargethemtightly till,faith!weedavock'sgrownsaegleg, tho'scarcelylangerthanyourleg, he'llscreedyouaffeffectualcalling, asfastasonyinthedwalling. i'venaneinfemaleservantstation, (lordkeepmeayefraea'temptation!) ihaenaewife—andthaymyblissis, an'yehavelaidnaetaxonmisses an'then,ifkirkfolksdinnaclutchme, ikenthedeevilsdarenatouchme. wi'weansi'mmairthanweelcontented, heav'nsentmeanemaethaniwanted! mysonsie,smirking,dear-boughtbess, shestaresthedaddyinherface, enoughofoughtyelikebutgrace buther,mybonie,sweetweelady, i'vepaidenoughforheralready an'ginyetaxherorhermither, bythelord,ye'segetthema'thegither! andnow,remember,mr.aiken, naekindoflicenceouti'mtakin: fraethistimeforth,idodeclare i'sene'erridehorsenorhizziemair thro'dirtanddubforlifei'llpaidle, ereisaedearpayforasaddle mytravela'onfooti'llshankit, i'vesturdybearers,gudethethankit! thekirkandyoumaytakyouthat, itputsbutlittleinyourpat saedinnaputmeinyourbeuk, norformytenwhiteshillingsleuk. thislist,wi'myainhandiwroteit, thedayanddateasundernoted thenknowallyewhomitconcerns, subscripsihuic, robertburns. mossgiel,february22,1786.