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8 the first word o' courting, the lassie 'll no to what I'm com'd about.

Mither. Ay will she lad, wink and keek el to her, she'll hae a guess, seek a quiet rd o' her at the door, and gin it be dark, her a bit wee kiss when ye hae tell'd her our errand, and gin they gie you cheese and bread, or ony meat, ca't good whether it be yes or no; and for my blessing be mensfu wi' your mou,' and dinna eat o'er muckle, for e seen you sup as mony milk brose as d a sar'd twa men to carry in a barrow.

Sawny. Aha, but mither lying now, I never did it but ance, but an they set meat before me, an I be hungry, a de'il claw the ngest an I binna upsides wi't for the same. eed mither, fouks maun hae meat an they could ne'er get wives, ana there's some o' them no worth the cursing, an a body werna ting an oath whether or no; a hear ye that , when ye put me till't, and gar me speak, by my sooth, I wad rather hae a bit good wny and a pund o' cheese, or I were bound bab after ony hissie's buttocks I see yet.

Mither. Wa Sawny man, thou's a fool, an that's a fault; gin every ane were as easy a- at women as thou is, the warld wad be a derness in a wee time, there wad be nae ly to inhabit the earth but brute beasts; and dogs wad be worrying ither, and