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19, with several other ladies and gentlemen for diversions sake. The piper of Kircaldy and the fidler of Kinghorn were both bidden by Wise Willie, the bride's father; and any more came to play unbidden, Willie swore  should sit unsair'd, for these twa sud get ' de siller dat was to be gi'en or win. That ay the dinner and dorter-meat sat in Eppie's llege, and the dancing stood in twa rings the door and the first day the dunting  dangling of their heels dang down the sea-yke; some stumbled in, and some held by the rones, the fidler fellin o'er the lugs, and druckit  fiddle, the strings gade out of order, and  tripes turn'd saft like pudding skins, so the piper had to do for a', and the fidler had naething  do but to sup kail and pick banes wi' the rest of them. Now, my Lords cook was to order the kettle, but lang Pate o' the Pans play'd a sad rat, by casting twa pound of candle among the ail, which made them so fat that some could sup them, and the candle wicks come ay into  cutties like souters lingles in the dishes,  some, wi' stronger stomachs, stripped them  their teeth like rats tails, and said, mony ane wad be blythe o' sic a string to tie up  hose in a pinch. My lot and the gentry, Mess John and the Clerk, were all placed at head of the table, opposite the bride, but could sup none of the candle kail. Willie the bridegroom served the table, and cried,  up an a sorrow to ye, for I ne'er liked sour