An' stroan'd on stanes an' hillocks wi' him. lanted
The tither was a ploughman's collie, other
A rhyming, ranting, raving billie; fellow
Wha for his friend and comrade had him,
And in his freaks had Luath ca'd him,
After some dog in Highland sang,
Was made lang syne—Lord knows how lang.
He was a gash an' faithfu' tyke, wise, dog
As ever lap a sheugh or dyke; leapt, ditch, wall
His honest sonsie, bawsent face pleasant, white-marked