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 and twa cods, a caff bed and bowster, and hear'st thou my laddie, I hae a bit auld hogger, and something in't, thou's get it when I die; but by my suth, it will be the last thing that I will part wi': I kenna what I my need yet, It's an auld wife that kens her ain weird.

On this they paid their spout and parted: but when Sawny came out he stoited and staggered like a sturdy stot, molash was chief commander, for he thought every body had twa heads and four een, and mair noses than they needed,; being sometime in the dark house, thought it was the morning of a new day. A hech, said he, whan was I away a' night frae my mither afore? she'll think I am put in the guard, tane wi' the deil or the doctors, or ance married, and working at the wanton wark of wean's getting.

Mat. Hout, daft laddie, the soup drink's in your head, this day and yesterday is a' ae day, ye'll be hame in braw time yet.

Sawny. A weel, a weel then, good day to you, good mither; ye maun gar Kate tak me, or thief tak you a' thegither: I'll hame and tell the length it's come, and it comes nae farther, it maun e'en stick there.