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THE COMICAL HISTORY

OF

S I M P L E J O H N.

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SIMPLE JOHN was a widow's son, and a coarse country weaver to his trade: He made nothing but such as canvass for caff beds, corn and coal sacks, drugget and harn was the finest webs he could lay his fingers to: he was a great lump of a lang lean lad aboon sax feet afore he was aughteen year auld, and as he said himsel', he grew sae fast, and was in sic a hurry to be high, that he did not stay to bring a' his judgement with him, but yet he hoped it would follow him, and he would meet wi't, as mony a ane does after they'r married. He had but æ sister, and she had as little sense as himsel', she was married on Sleeky