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 14 The History of Simple John

“ Ha, ha,” said he, “ its nae bairn’s play to be married, I find that already. ” His Mither-in-law came in and made up peace, went to a cooper, and got then a big wooden stoup to carry in their water.

MISFORTUNE II.

Next morning, John was sent to the Flesh-market an errand to his Father- in-law, who gave him a piece of flesh to carry home, and as he was coming out of the Market, he saw six or seven of the flesher-dogs fall on and worry at a poor country colly-dog; “ Justice, jus- tice,” cries John to the dogs, “ye’re but a wheen unmannerly raskals, that fa’s a’ on ae poor beast, been ye sude a’ be put in the toubooth, and ta’en to the bailies, and hang’d for rhe like o' that; it’s perfect murder;” and in he runs amongst the dogs, “ And be hang’d to you a’ the gither, What is the quar- rel? What is ’he quarrel?” John flings down the flesh he had carrying, and grips the colly, who took John for an