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10) three men to go in before the minifter with them; for said Willie, we needna mak meat to a parcel of idle fouk, we dinna ken sat we may need yet: fools maks feasts and wife fouk eat them

So they war three times cried upon Sunday, and married on Monday morning, and nae body at the bedding but themselves upon Monday night.

But next morning Tricky Tam the town's taylor played them a fad trick, by taking about a chapin o warm thick farm and broke open Willie's door & laid the born on upon the under sheet, between the bride and the bridegroom's hips: Willie began to waken: boat an hour after, and thought the barm was nastiness upon the sheet: Willie cried, Figh figh, get up woman ye nae fil’d the bed: It's no true Willie, said she: but it is true, said Willie look what is that upon the sheet: Well said she, it’s no me that' done it, it's surely you Willie, than: but, out speaks Willie mither, Ye are a great liar ye nasty jade, my Willie ne'er fill'd the bed since he was four years auld: Fy for shame, ye limmer, ye hae been o'er wee support; ye hae hadden o'er weel to your head yesterday. But up gets Willie, and on wi' his chaise, and rin awa to the minister; but the minister was taking his morning walk in his yard: Indeed Sir, said Willie, I hae something to tell you:

Minister. Well, Willie, what wad you say?

Willie. Indeed Sir, ye maun come an tak awa my wife for she has a great faut; ye maun just break our marriage again, for I winna keep her langer.