And wan the blessing o’ the dying man.
37.
‘Now, honest herd, you maun do mair,—
Ye maun do mair as I you tell;
You maun bear tidings to Troughend,
And bear likewise my last farewell.
38.
‘A farewell to my wedded wife,
A farewell to my brother John,
Wha sits into the Troughend tower,