deathanddoctorhornbook

atruestory

somebooksareliesfraeendtoend，

andsomegreatlieswereneverpenn'd:

ev'nministerstheyhaebeenkenn'd，

inholyrapture，

arousingwhidattimestovend，

andnail'twi'scripture.

butthisthatiamgauntotell，

whichlatelyonanightbefell，

isjustastrue'sthedeil'sinhell

ordublincity:

thate'erhenearercomesoursel'

'samucklepity.

theclachanyillhadmademecanty，

iwasnafou，butjusthadplenty;

istacher'dwhiles，butyettootentaye

tofreetheditches;

an'hillocks，stanes，an'bushes，kenn'deye

fraeghaistsan'witches.

therisingmoonbegantoglowre

thedistantcumnockhillsout-owre:

tocountherhorns，wi'amypow'r，

isetmysel';

butwhethershehadthreeorfour，

icou'dnatell.

iwascomeroundaboutthehill，

an'todlindownonwillie'smill，

settingmystaffwi'a'myskill，

tokeepmesicker;

tho'leewardwhiles，againstmywill，

itookabicker.

itherewi'somethingdidforgather，

thatpatmeinaneerieswither;

an'awfu'scythe，out-owreaeshouther，

clear-dangling，hang;

athree-tae'dleisterontheither

lay，largean'lang.

itsstatureseem'dlangscotchellstwa，