Page:Comical history of Simple John, and his twelve misfortunes.pdf/2



S J was a widow’s son and a coarse country weaver to his trade. He made nothing but such as canvass for caff-beds, corn and coal sacks, drugget and harn was the finest webs he could lay his fingers to: he was a great lump of a lang, lean lad, aboon sax feet afore he was aughteen years auld; and, as he said himsel, he grew sae fast, and was in sic a hurry to be high, that he did not stay to bring a’ his judgment with him, but yet he hoped it would follow him, and he would meet wi’t, as mony a ane does