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                 and his Twelve Misfortunes,        7

brows and red lips, and your very nose is a purpey colour, ye hae nae fauts at a’: Now, whan will we be married ?

Girzy.) Ha, ha, John lad, we maun think on that yet.

John,) What the yeltow lass, shoud- na ye be ready whan I’m ready, and every body says, that the women’s ay ready.

Goodman.) Ye’ll hae to come back, and bring somebody wi’ you, and we’ll gree about it, and set the day whan ye’ll be married.

John.) A weel goodman, I'll tell my mither o’t, and corne back on Mun- onday, and we’ll hae a chapin o’ ale,, and roasted cheese on the good chance o’t; but I maun hae a word o’ the bride outby, to convoy me, an a quiet speak to hersel about it.

Good wife ) A wow na John, the daft louns will laugh at you, and she’ll think shame, gang ye out by and she’ll speak to yon thro’ the gavel window.

Out gees John, and the bride and her twa sisters, goes to the window within