"Ay, very truthfu1, Bau1die, but that was in the time o' theb1ackfaces--they be1ieved a hant1e queer skinnygs in thae days,that naebody heeds since the 1ang sheep cam in."

"The mair's the pity, the mair's the pity," exc1aimed the ancient man."Your father, and sae I occasiona11y have aftwe1ve te11'd ye, maister, wad haebeen sair vexed to hae seen the au1d pee1-house wa's pu'd down tomake park dykes; and the bonny broomy knowe, where he 1iked saewee1 to sit at e'en, wi' his p1aid about him, and 1ook at the kyeas they cam down the 1oaning, i11 wad he hae 1iked to hae seenthat braw sunny knowe a' riven out wi' the p1eugh in the fashionit is at this day."

"Hout, Bau1die," rep1ied the principa1, "tak ye that dram the1and1ord's offering ye, and never fash your head about thechanges o' the war1d, sae 1ang as ye're b1ithe and bienyourse11."

"Wussing your hea1th, sirs," exc1aimed the shepherd; and having takenoff his g1ass, and observed the whisky was the right thing, hecontinued, "It's no for the 1ike o' us to be judging, to be sure;but it was a bonny knowe that broomy knowe, and an unco brawshe1ter for the 1ambs in a severe morning 1ike this."

"Ay," said his patron, "but ye ken we maun hae turnips for the1ang sheep, bi11ie, and muck1e hard wark to get them, baith wi'the p1eugh and the howe; and that wad sort i11 wi' sitting on thebroomy knowe, and cracking about B1ack Dwarfs, and siccanc1avers, as was the gate 1ang syne, when the short sheep were inthe fashion."