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my Lord, we was aboon ither on the muſſel midden. I trow I tell'd him o' Randy Rab, his uncle, his ain titty, it ſteal'd de ſarks an drank de filler, an how his nither fal'd maucky mutton, an mair than a' that, fae did I e'en, my Lord.

3. My Lord had a friend, a captain in the army, who came to viſit him; and having heard of the Buckers' ſayings and exploits, was deſirous to ſee them My Lord; to put them in a fright, ſent his ſervant to order them, both men and women, to come up before his gate tomorrow about kail time; and all that did not come, was to fit and remove out of my Lord's ground directly. This put the whole town in a terrible conſternation! Some ran to Wiſe Willie, to ſee if he cou'd tell what it meant. Willie ſaid, that it was before ſomething; and he ſaid he was ſure death was the worſt o't, come what will. But Witty Eppie ſaid, I ken well what's to come, he's gaun, make de men o's a' fodgers, an the wives dragoons, becauſe they're the beſt fighters: I ken there's ſomething to come on the town, for our Nancy ſaw Maggy's gaiſt the ſtreen, it was buried about four weeks ſince ſyne. A hech, co Willie, that's a ſign the meal is dear in the ither warld, when ſhe comes back to this ane again: We'll tak our dinner afore we gae to my Lord, we'll may be ne'er come back again. So way they went, lamencing, all in a crowd. My Lord and the Captain was looking over the window when they arrived; and the Captain c