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10 The History of Simple John

John and the Weaver lay together, and and then he abused' the Weaver for tramping sae soon, which he denied; but O, said John, there’s a hantle o’t let and I saw whare it was set, they’re a’sleeping, I’ll go rise an tak a soup o’t yet Ay, een do sae, said Sleeky Wil- lie, and bring a soup to me to. Away then John goes to the amry, and lays to the haggies, till his ain haggies could haud nae ; then brings the rest to Sleeky Willie; but  of going to the bed where he was, goes to the bed where the bride and her twa sisters lay, they being fast asleep, speaks slowly, Will ye tak it, will ye tak it; but they making no answer, he turns up the blankets to put a soup into Willie’s mouth, but instead of doing so, he puts a great spoonful close into one of their backsides. Sleeky Willie hears all that past, comes out the bed, and sups out the remainders, and sets up the dish where it was, leaves the amry door o- pen, to let the cats get the blame of sup- ping the haggies, and’awa’ they goes to bed; but poor John could get nae sleep for drouth; up he gets in search of the