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 and his Tweke Misfortunes. 9

A’thing? was got ready and next week, Sleeky Willie the weaver and him came to gree the marriage, and stay a'night wi’ the bride, and teach John good manners, for whan John was hungry, he minded his meat more than his good behaviour, and he never was fu’ till the dish was tume. Willie the weaver was to tramp on his fit, when he thought he had suppet enough; so all things being agreed upon short and easy terms, and the wedding day set, they were to be three times cry’d on Sunday, and quietly married on Mon- onday, neither piper or fidler to be employed, but sweith awa' hame frae the Minister, and into the bed amang the blankets; Ha, ha, cries John, that’s the best o’r. a’. Now every thing being concluded and proposed, the supper was brought, a large fat baggies, the very smell wad a done a hungry body gude, but John had only got twa or three soups, until ane of the butcher’s meikle dogs tram- ped on John’s fit, which he took to be the Weaver, and then he would sip nae mair. Alter supper they went to bed,