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            and his Twelve Misfortunes. 13

M I S F O R T U N E  I.

THEN she ordered John to rise and begin his wark, by putting on a fire, and to tak the twa new piggs and gang to the well for water, no sooner had John opened the door, and gone out, with a pigg in every hand, than a’ the boys and girls being ga- thered in a croud to see him, gave a loud huzza, and clapping their hands at him, poor John not knowing what it meant, thought it was fine sport, began to clap his hands too, and not minding the twa piggs, dallies the ane against the tirher, till baith went to piećes, and that was a cheerful huz- za, to baith young and auld that was looking at him Girzel the wife draws him into the house, and to him she flies with the wicked wife’s weapon, her TONGUE and TANGS, and made his ribs to crack, saying, “ They tell’d “ me ye was daft, but I'll ding the "daffing out o’ ye, I’ll begin wi’ ye "as I’ve a mind to end wi' you;" poor John sat crying and clawing his                              lugs,