▁Low land ▁F enci ble ▁Regiment ▁A ged ▁sevent y - five ▁T ait ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁join ▁this ▁regiment , ▁newly ▁raised ▁by ▁Major ▁Hugh ▁Mont gom erie ▁of ▁Co ils field . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁T ait ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁" K ay ' s ▁Edinburgh ▁Port ra its " ▁rel ating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁ecc ent ric , ▁small ▁in ▁stat ure , ▁a ▁poet , ▁and ▁showed ▁great ▁loyal ty . ▁After ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁T ait ▁returned ▁and ▁being ▁ill ▁and ▁feeling ▁that ▁his ▁end ▁was ▁n igh ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁William ▁Wal lace ▁of ▁Mill burn ▁near ▁Tar bol ton ▁and ▁died ▁shortly ▁after . ▁ ▁Association ▁with ▁Robert ▁Burn s ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁Robert ▁lived ▁at ▁L och lie ▁Farm ▁and ▁David ▁S ill ar ▁at ▁Sp itt als ide ▁Farm , ▁both ▁close ▁to ▁Tar bol ton , ▁so ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁known ▁Alexander ▁T ait ▁well . ▁T ait ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁once ▁been ▁on ▁good ▁terms ▁with ▁Robert ▁Burn s ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁" Po em ▁and ▁Songs " ▁he ▁published , ▁as ▁stated , ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁" The ▁Kirk ' s ▁Al arm " ▁with ▁two ▁additional ▁st anz as . ▁However ▁he ▁included ▁the ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁occas ional ▁piece ▁sole ly ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁poem ▁" The ▁Answer ▁to ▁Plot cock ", ▁vig or ously ▁sat ir ising ▁Burn s ' s ▁work ▁in ▁inferior