Sentence:  Aweel, Jock, I'se no say but we've had mony an up an mony a doon i' life, but there's ae comfort whilk <WSD>uphands</WSD> me aboon ilka ither thocht, an its e'en this: Ye married yer Elsie, Jock, frae doonright sheer love an naething mair nor less, an Elsie gae her hail heart an its life's bluid to ye whan she gae'd awa her hond. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To uphold, promote, or sustain.