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10 John and the weaverl ay together, and then he abused the weaver for tramping sae soon which he denied ; but O, said John, there's a hantle o't left, 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 too. Away then John goes to the amry, and lays to the baggies, till his ain haggies could haud nae mair; then brought some to Sleeky Willie ; but, instead of going to the bed where he was, goes to the bed where the bride and the twa sisters lay, they being fast asleep, speeks slowly, Will ye tak it, will ye tak it; but they making to 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 a' that past, comes out the bed, and sups out the remainder, and sets up the dish where it was, leaves the amry door on pen, to let the cats get the blame of supping the baggies, and awa they go to bed; but poor John could get nae sleep for drouth ; up he gets in search of the