TheInventory

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,