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，