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his hand, and so set the web, heddles, reed and treadle cords in fire, by chance his old Viper looked out of the bed, or the whole house had been gone. Up she got, and with her cries alarmed the neighbourhood who came to her relief; but poor John underwent a dreadful swabbing for this.

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MISFORTUNE XI.

After the former hurry and beating being over, his wark being stopt, he went to bed and slept a' that day, and following night. On the next clay, 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 kill searching a' about the walls, the kill ribs brake and down he goes with a vengeance into the logie, cutted and bruised himself in a terrible manner; up he could not win, but had to creep out at the logie below, scarce able to get hame, his face and nose a' running o' blood, In this condition, she pitied and lamented for him very much, teid his sores and laid him in bed; then sat