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22   auld Be-go his guid mither, wha had left her daughter in tears for slighting o' Sawny, and hauls him and his mither awa' to get a   dinner o' dead fish; where a' was agreed up- on, and the wedding to be upon Wednesday, no bridal fouks but the twa mithers, and themselves twa. So according to appointment, they met at   Edinburgh, where Sawny got the cheap priest, who gave them twa three words, and twa three lines, took their penny and a guid drink, wished them joy, and gade his wa's.   Now, said auld Be-go, if that be your minis- ter, he's but a drunken b--h; mony a ane drinks up a', but he leaves naething; he's got the penny for diel a hate, ye might cracket luses on't, tane ane anither's word, a kiss and a hoddle at a hillock side, and been as weel, if no better: I hae seen some honest man say mair o'er their brose nor what he said a' the gither, but an ye be pleased, I'm pleased; a   bout in the bed ends a', and makes sure wark--so here's to you, and joy to the bar- gain-its ended now, weel I wat.

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