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San. A vow Meſs John; ſtir, ye hae bairns o‘ your ain, how did you get them, but yours is a laddies and mine is but a laſſie, if you‘ll tell me how you got your laddies, l'll tell you how, I got my laſſie, an then we'll be baith alike good at the buſineſs.

The miniſter looks at him hute, tute, Sanders, lay down four pound and a groat, and come back tomorrow to the ſtool, and give ſatisfaction to the congregation, you had more need to be ſeeking repentance for that bominable ſin of uncleanneſs than ſpeaking ſo to me.

San. Then there's your ſiller ſtir, I’ve gotten poor penny-worths for't, and ye’ll tell me to repent for‘t, what the auld thief needs I repent when I‘m gaun to marry de woman and then I'll hae to do‘t o‘er again every day or they’ll be nae peace in the houſe, figs its nonſenſe to pay ſiller, repent and do't again too, a fine advice indeed maſter miniſter, and that is how ye live.

Wiſe Will Now ſtir, you and maſter-elders, ye manna put them on the black creepy till they be married; they've ſuffered enough at ae time.

A well, a well, ſaid they but they muſt marry very ſoon then.

I trow ſae, ſays Sandy, we'll he wanting mair clink ſule hait ye do for naething here.

Hame came Sandy ſtarving o‘ hunger, ye might a caſten a knot on his lang guts, his mither was backing peaſe bannocks up he gets a lump of her leven into his mouth auld thief be on yur haggies bag, Sandy