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 3           The History of Simple John

within to hear the diversion, and what he would say ; now says John, Girzy my dear, my braw pretty woman, an ye be in earnest, tell me, for by my futhe I’m no scorning.

Girzy ) Indeed John, i'm very will- ing to tak ye, but ye need nae tell e- very body about it.

John.) Then gie me a kiss on that; He shutes his head in at the window, making a lang neck to win down to her, and she stood on a little stool to win up to him; O cries he, an ye were good flesh I cou’d eat you a’ I like you fae well, it’s a pity there is fie a hard wa’ a’tween us, I’se tell my mither fie bony as ye’re: O gie me anither kiss yet an then I’ll go ; one o’ her sisters standing by in a dark corner, gets ha’d o’ a cow’s head, which wanted a’ the skin but about the mouth, and shutes it out towards his mouth, which he kiss’d in the dark, O cry’d he, but your mouth be cauld since I kiss’d ye last, and 1 think ye hae a beard, I saw nae that afore, or is’t wi’ spinning tow, that maks your mouth fae rough a- teen ?                               Hame