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(20) and drunk de filler, and how his midder ſell'd manky mair nor a that, a ſae did I een my Lord.

My Lord had a friend of his own, who was a captain in the army, who came to visit him; and hearing of the Buckers ſayings and exploits, was deſireous to put them in a fright, ſent his ſervant and ordered them, both men and women to come up before his gate directly the morn about kail-time, and a' that did not come was to ſit and remove out of my Lords Ground directly, this put the whole of them in a great terror, ſome ran to Wiſe Willy to know what it mean‘d, Willy ſaid it was before ſome thing, and he was ſure that death should be the warſt, o't come what will; but witty Eppie ſaid, I ken weel what's to come he's gaun to make the men o' us ſodgers and de wives draggons becauſe we‘re de beſt fighters; I ken there is ſomething to come on the town, for our-Nanny ſaw Maggy‘s gaiſt the ſtreen it was buried four ooks ſyne; a hech co' Willy that's a ſign the meal is dear in the ither warld, when ſhe comes to think on it again; we will tak 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 out at the window to them, the captain cries to them “To the right about," to which they answered God bleſs you my Lord, what does that man ſay? Then ſaid my Lord, turn your face to Maggy-mill heads, and your arſe to the ſea; this they did in all haſte? And what will we do now? ſaid Willy? no more, ſaid my Lord, but gang away home Willy? O my bows, O my bleſſing come o'er your bonny face my Lord, I wiſh you may never die