epistletomajorlogan hail,thairm-inspirin',rattlin'willie! tho'fortune'sroadberoughan'hilly toeveryfiddling,rhymingbillie, weneverheed, buttakeitliketheunback'dfilly, proudo'herspeed. when,idlygoavin',whileswesaunter, yirr!fancybarks,awawecanter, uphill,downbrae,tillsomemischanter, someblackbog-hole, arrestsusthenthescathean'banter we'reforcedtothole. halebeyourheart!halebeyourfiddle! langmayyourelbuckjinkanddiddle, tocheeryouthroughthewearywiddle o'thiswildwarl'. untilyouonacrummockdriddle, agreyhair'dcarl. comeweah,comepoortith,lateorsoon, heavensendyourheart-stringsayeintune, andscrewyourtemper-pinsaboon afifthormair themelancholious,lazycroon o'cankriecare. maystillyourlifefromdaytoday, nae“lentelargo”intheplay, but“allegrettoforte”gay, harmoniousflow, asweeping,kindling,bauldstrathspey— encore!bravo! ablessingonthecheerygang whadearlylikeajigorsang, an'neverthinko'rightan'wrang bysquarean'rule, but,astheclegso'feelingstang, arewiseorfool. myhand-waledcursekeephardinchase theharpy,hoodock,purse-proudrace, whacountonpoortithasdisgrace theirtunelesshearts, mayfiresidediscordsjarabase toa'theirparts. butcome,yourhand,mycarelessbrither, i'th'itherwarl',ifthere'sanither, an'thatthereis,i'velittleswither aboutthematter we,cheekforchow,shalljogthegither, i'sene'erbidbetter. we'vefausandfailings—grantedclearly, we'refrailbackslidingmortalsmerely, eve'sboniesquad,priestswytethemsheerly forourgrandfa' butstill,butstill,ilikethemdearly— godblessthema'! ochoneforpoorcastaliandrinkers, whentheyfa'foulo'earthlyjinkers! thewitching,curs'd,deliciousblinkers haeputmehyte, andgartmeweetmywaukrifewinkers, wi'girnin'spite. bybyyonmoon!—andthat'shighswearin— an'everystarwithinmyhearin! an'byhereenwhawasadearane! i'llne'erforget ihopetogiethejadsaclearin infairplayyet. mylossimourn,butnotrepentit i'llseekmypursiewhareitintit ancetotheindiesiwerewonted, somecantraiphour bysomesweetelfi'llyetbedinted thenvivel'amour! faitesmesbaissemainsrespectueuses, tosentimentalsistersusie, andhonestluckynotorooseyou, yemaybeproud, thatsicacouplefateallowsye, tograceyourblood. naemairatpresentcanimeasure, an'trowthmyrhyminware'snaetreasure butwheninayr,somehalf-hour'sleisure, be'tlight,be'tdark, sirbardwilldohimselfthepleasure tocallatpark. robertburns. mossgiel,30thoctober,1786.