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9 a laverock in a May morning, O to be married if this be the way. The colliers a’ wondered to see him sae well busket, wi’ a .pair of wally side auid fashioned breeks of hi& father’s and a large cra- vat. like a minister or Bailie Duff at a burial, a clean face and hands and no less than a gun fleeved linen sark on. him, which made his cheeks shine like a sherny weigh., ana the coiliers swore he w is as braw as a horse gaun to a cow’s dredgy.

But Sawny came aff with his coals, whistling and whipping up the poor beast, even as courageous as any ram at riding time ; for no fooner had he sell’d his. coals, than he left his horses to come hame with a neighbour call- en, and away he goes, keeking up the Cowgate. and thrnugh the closses seek- ing au!d Be go, his good mither to be, then in through the fish market whare he bought a Jang herrin and twa baps, a pair of fettors auld shoon, greated black and made new again, to make his feet seasibil like, as he kend the lass would look at hi in. for his mither tel- led him the women looked ay to the