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                       (  20 ) and drank de siller and how his midder fell‘d mauky mutton, an' mair nor a‘ that, a sae did I een, my Lord. My Lord had a friend of his own, who was a cap- tain in the army, who came to visit him and hearing of the Buckers sayings and exploits, was desirous 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 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 mean'd, Willy said it was before some- thing, and be was sure that death would be the warst o‘t, come what will; but witty Eppie said, I ken weel whit's to come, he's gaun to make the men o' us sodgers and de wives dragoons, because we're de best fighters: I ken there is something to come on de town, for our Nanny saw Maggy's gaist the streen it was buried four ooks 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 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 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 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. 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