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 ( 6 ) in it, was litted by my lord, for they saw him hae a feather that he dipped in black water, and made crooked scores just like the same, and then he spoke to it o’er again, and it tell'd him what to say. It happened on a day, that two of their wives found a horse-shoe near the town, brought it home, and sent for wise Willy to see what it was; Willy comes and looks at it. Indeed co’ Willy, its a thing and holes in’t. Then said they, he would get a name till’t; aha, co’ Willy, but whair did you find it? anaith my Lords ain house; Willy, Adeed, said Willy, it’s the auld moon, I ken by the holes in't for nailing it to the lift; but I wonder it she fell in Fife, for the last time I saw her, she was hinging on her back aboon Embruch; a hech co’ Willy, we'll hae her set up on the highest house in the town, and we'll hae moon-light o’ our a’ ain the days o the year.

THE NEW COLLEGE.

The whole town ran to see the moon Hout tout, cried Witty Eppie, ye’re a’ fools together. It is but an o’ the things that my Lord’s mare wears on her luse. At another time, one of the wives found a hare, its legs broken, lying among her kail in the yard; she not knowing what it was, called out her neigh- bours to see it, some said it was some gentleman's cat or my lady’s lap-dog, or a sheep's young kitlen because it had soft horns: Na, na, cried wise Willy, it's ane o’ the maukins, that gentlemen's dogs worries. What will you wit? Haith co' Maggy I'll singe