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13 Matty. Tak you laddie tak you, a faith she'll tak you forisre wad a ta'en a poor button thing o'a half blind tail- or wartna me a poor blind icaobit like creature it was, I've seen the day I wad carried it in my pouch Wode l'se war- rant her she'll jump at you like a fish at a fly, wode I say tak you aa'the wibba tak you I'se tak you invsel; but the an' I cuist out the day about her cockups and black caps, gar'd me say fae merble o'her, but she's my sonsy dawty for a' that, weel-a-wat she is a well natured lassie, and ginshe turn out an ill natu- red wife' I cannot tell

Sawny A well then. I'll venture on her as she is, for mither's pleas'd and ye'er pleas'd, wodw I'm free to get her, or tane a trying rrot o'her

Matty But Sawny man I'll tell you what we'll do, I'll hame and broach her the night on't, and come ye the morn, we’ll make it fu’-fast in a wee time,...so thou’s get mair tocher than a Cramon, Gamon to gamon, she has faith blankets and fheet's, a covering and twa cods o’ caff, a caff bed, and bowster, and near’it