TheTwaDogs

thetwadogs注释标题luathwasburns'owndog.

atale

'twasinthatplaceo'scotland'sisle,

thatbearsthenameo'auldkingcoil,

uponaboniedayinjune,

whenwearin'thro'theafternoon,

twadogs,thatwerenathrangathame,

forgather'danceuponatime.

thefirsti'llname,theyca'dhimcaesar,

waskeepitforhishonor'spleasure:

hishair,hissize,hismouth,hislugs,

shew'dhewasnaneo'scotland'sdogs;

butwhalpitsomeplacefarabroad,

wharesailorsgangtofishforcod.

hislocked,letter'd,brawbrasscollar

shew'dhimthegentlemanan'scholar;

butthoughhewaso'highdegree,

thefientapride,naepridehadhe;

butwadhaespentanhourcaressin,

ev'nwi'altinkler-gipsy'smessin:

atkirkormarket,millorsmiddie,

naetawtedtyke,tho'e'ersaeduddie,

buthewadstan't,asgladtoseehim,

an'stroan'tonstanesan'hillockswi'him.

thetitherwasaploughman'scollie—

arhyming,ranting,ravingbillie,

whaforhisfriendan'comradehadhim,

andinfreakhadluathca'dhim,

aftersomedoginhighlandsang,

wasmadelangsyne,—lordknowshowlang.

hewasagashan'faithfu'tyke,

aseverlapasheughordyke.

hishonest,sonsie,baws'ntface

ayegathimfriendsinilkaplace;

hisbreastwaswhite,histouzieback

weelcladwi'coato'glossyblack;

hisgawsietail,wi'upwardcurl,

hungowrehishurdie'swi'aswirl.

naedoubtbuttheywerefaino'ither,

anduncopackan'thickthegither;

wi'socialnosewhilessnuff'dan'snowkit;

whilesmicean'moudiewortstheyhowkit;

whilesscour'dawa'inlangexcursion,

an'worry'ditherindiversion;

untilwi'daffin'wearygrown

uponaknowetheysetthemdown.

an'therebeganalangdigression.

aboutthe“lordso'thecreation.”

caesar

i'veaftenwonder'd,honestluath,