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3 herrin banes; he took thick brose to his breakfaft, and baps an ale through the day‘ and when the coals fell’d dear an' the wind cauld, bought an oven farl and twa Dumbar wedders, or a Glas- gow Magistrate, which fish-wives ea’ a Waslen herrin.

His mither, auld Mary, plauged him ay in the morning, got up when the hens keckled, ringed the ribs, blew her snotter box, primed her nose, kindled her tobacco pipe, and at every puff, breathed out frettings against her hard fortune and lanely single life- O but widow be a poor name, but I living in wilderness in this lang-loning ; mpny man gangs by my door, but few folks looks in to poor Mary Hoch hey, will I ever win out o’ this weary life ? Wa, away man, wa’ Sawny nian, wilt thou a rise the day ; the sun’s up, an’ a the neighbours round about; Willie and Char- le's to the hill an hour lyne and haf; ate name again. Wilt thou rise and gie the beasts a bite, thou minds na them I wat man. Grumph grumph co' Sawwny, they got their sppper an hour after I got mine. Shut to dead come