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 ( 6 ) in it was litted by my lord, for they faw him hae a feather that he dipped in black water and made crooked fcores jaft like the Tame, and then he fpoke to it, over again and it told him what to fay. It happened on a day, that two of their wives found a horfe-fhoe near the town, brought it home, and fent for wife Willy to fee what it was; Willy comes and looks at it, indeed co' Willy, its a thing and holes int. Then faid they, he would get a name till’t; aha, co Willy, but where did you find it? Anaith my Lord’s ain houfe, Willy, Adeed faid Willy it’s the auld moon, I ken by the holes in’t for nailing it to the lift; but I wonder it fell in Fife for the laft time I faw her, fhe was hinging on her buck aboon Embruch ; a hech co’ Willy, we’ll hae her let up on the higheft houfe in the town, and we'll hae moon light o' our ain a the days o’ the year. THE NEW COLLEGE.

The whole town ran to fee 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 lufe. At another time, one of the wives found a bare. with its legs broken, lying among her kail in the yard fhe, not knowing what it was, called out her neigh- bours to fee it. fome faid it was fome gentlemen’s cat, or my Lady’s lap dog, or a fheeps young kitten, becaufe it had faft horn’s : Na, na, cried wife Willy, it’s ane o’ the maukins, that gentlemans dogs worries. What will you do wit ? Haith co’ Maggy, I'll finge