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 COALMAN'S COURTSHIP. 21 ace was whitly white like a well bleach'd ithclout he looked as if he had been eaten. and ſpued again, but at length he came o the bride's door, and in he goes wi'a brattle, crying. How is a here the day ? and what's corn'd o' thy mither laſſie ? O Sawnders ſaid the bride, ſhe’s awa' to he town, what came o' ye yeſterday, he waited on you the whole day ; ye ^arc her loſe a whole day's trade lad, and ſhe's awa' this morning curling like a heathen, and ſwearning Be-go that ye hae geen her a begunk. Sawnv. A dole woman, I took a fud- den blaſt i' the hame gawn, and was ne- ver fae near dead in my life. An' wha think you w as in company wi’ Kate the bride, but the wee button of a taylor, who ſat and ſewed on a ta- ble, cocking like a t—d on a trencher, but when he kend wha was corn’d he leaped down on the floor, cuſte a daſh o' pride like a little bit prince, he bobet about, and ſo out he goes with the tear in his eye, and his tail between hie feet like a haſſ worried colly-dog. Sawny. Now Katy, do you ken what I'm corn'd about ? Kate. O yes, my mither tell'd me,