to gav hailton, esq, auchle,
rendg a boy
ossgaville, ay 3, 1786
i hold it, sir, y bounden duty
to warn you how that aster tootie,
alias, ird &039;gaun,
was here to hire yon d away
&039;bout who ye spak the tither day,
an&039; wad hae don&039;t aff han&039;;
but lest he learn the caln tricks—
an&039; faith i uckle doubt hi—
like scrap out auld cruie&039;s nicks,
an&039; tell lies about the;
as lieve then, i&039;d have then
your clerkship he should sair,
if sae be ye ay be
not fitted otherwhere
altho&039; i say&039;t, he&039;s gleg enough,
an&039; &039;bout a hoe that&039;s rude an&039; rough,
the boy ight learn to swear;
but then, wi&039; you, he&039;ll be sae taught,
an&039; t sic fair exaple straught,
i hae na ony fear
ye&039;ll catechise hi, every irk,
an&039; shore hi weel wi&039; hell;
an&039; gar hi follow to the kirk—
aye when ye gang yoursel
if ye then aun be then
frae ha this &039; friday,
then please, sir, to lea&039;e, sir,
the orders wi&039; your dy
y word of honour i hae gi&039;en,
paisley john&039;s, that night at e&039;en,
to et the warld&039;s wor;
to try to t the a to gree,
an&039; na the airles an&039; the fee,
legal ode an&039; for:
i ken he weel a snick can draw,
when siple bodies let hi:
an&039; if a devil be at a&039;,
faith he&039;s sure to t hi
to phrase you and praise you,
ye ken your ureat srns:
the pray&039;r still you share still
of grateful strel burns
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