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6 looks at it, indeed co' Willie, its a thing an' holy in't; Then ſaid they, he would get a name till't, all co' Willie, but whare did you find it? aneath my lord's ain houſe Willie. Adeed ſaid Willie, its the auld moon, I ken by the holes in't for nailing it the lift; but I winder if ſhe fell in Fife, for the laſt time I ſaw her, ſhe was hinging on her back aboot Embrugh, a hech co' Willie, we'll hae her ſet up o'er the higheſt houſe in the town, and we'll hae moor light o' our ain a' the days o' the year. The whole

town ran to ſee the moon; hout, tout, cried Wittie Eppie, ye're a' fools together, its but ane o' they things it my lord's mare wears upo' her lufe.

At another time, one of the wives found a hare with its legs broken, lying amongſt her kail in the yard, ſhe not knowing what it was, called out her neighbours to ſee it, ſome ſaid it was ſome gentleman's ca', or my lady's lap dog, or a ſheep's young kitlen, becauſe it had ſaft horns; Na, na, cry'd Wiſe Willie, its ane o' the maukens, that gentleman's dog worries, What will we do wi't? haith co' they an we'll ſing the woo' aff, and mak fiſh and ſauce o't my Tammie's parrich: No, no, ſaid Witty Eppie better gi'et to my lord, and he'd ſlap an iron ſtick thro' the guts o't, and gar't rin round afore the fin till it be roaſted; Na, na, ſaid Wiſe Willy, we'll no do that indeed, for my lord wad mak us a' dogs, an gar us rin through the country ſeeking maukens til him.