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20 My lord had a friend of his own, who was a esp tain in the army, who came to viſit him, and hear- ing of the Buckers ſayings and exploits, was de rous to put them in a fright, ſent his ſervant und ordered them, both men and women to come up before his fate directly the morn about kail-time and a that did not come was to flit and remove out of my lord's ground directly, this put the whole of them in great terror, ſome ran to wiſe Willy to know what it meant, Willy ſaid it was before ſome thing, and he was ſure that death would be the warſte o't, come what will; but witty Eppie ſaid, I ken weel what's to come. he's gaun to make the men of us ſodgers and de wives dragoon, becauſe we're do bſlt fighters; I ken there is ſomething to come on de town, for our Nanny ſaw Maggy's gaiſt the ſtreen it was buried four oukſ ſyne, a hech co' Willy, thats a ſign that meal is dear in the ither warld, when ſhe comes to think on't again; we will tsk our dinner or we go, we'll may be ne'er come back again, ſo away they went lamenting all in a crowd. My lord and the captain were looking o'er the window to them, the captain cries to them, to the right about; to which they anſwered, good bleſs you my lord, what does dat min ty? Then, ſaid my lord, turn your face to Maggy mill-head's and your arſe to the fen; this they did in all late What will we do now? ſaid Willy; no more, ſaid my lord, bit gang awa' hame Willy : O my bows, O my bleſſing come o'er your bonny face my lord, I with you may never die