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22 following night. On the next day having nothing to do, she sent him in search of a hen's nest, which had ta'en some by-place to lay her eggs in; so as poor John was in an auld kil searching a' about the walls, the kill ribs broke, and down he goes with a vengeance into the logie, cutted and bruised himself in a terrible manner up he could not win, bnt had to creep out at the logie below, scarce able to get hame, his face and nose all running of blood. In this condition she pitied and lamented for him very much, tied his sores and laid him in bed; then sat down very kindly, say “My dear, and my lamb, do you think there is ony of your banes broken; and what part of you is sairest? And waat will I get to do good “Oh! said he, "Girzy, I'm a'brizzled atween the feet.” "Are ye indeed? quoth she, “then I wish ye had broken your neck, that I might gotten anither, useless ae way, and useless mae ways, upo' my word, ye' no be here, gang whare ye likr."