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Rh Bessy, Indeed Willie, ye need not want a kiss at any time, but I canna bide langer, I’ll see you at another time.

Just so said WilIie—and home he comes, singing like a mavis—Open the door said Willie;-in broth I hae gained the victory on her now, mither, She never had power to say me no.

Mither—Dear Willie, ye hae bidden late man, I thought waterkelpy or our good neipers had dung you o‘er in a moss hole an drown'd ye.

Willie-Indeed no mither; but sat like is water- kelpy, I wadna ken him though I saw him.

Mither—Indeed, Willie, he s a murkle auld thief sometimes like a duddy beggar man and sometimes like an auld horse his facets as black's our muckle pat bottom: but deed Willie, I'm glad ye sped sae well: but ye maun gang back gin twa days, and see whan ye're marriage day will be, and dinna pit ass time— Willie, Indeed mither, I‘ll fen her a letter, for I've little time to gang there ev'ry day.

After twa days, Willie fends her a love letter, an this is the copy of the letter.

Dear Bessy, HIS comes with my sincere love and affection to you, hoping ye'll loe me ay the better, when you read these lines; na dinna disappoint me for I've