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he, 'the house will stand these hundred years.' Leper knowing they were both in, comes and plays the same trick over again, which also frightened the goodman so much, that he cried out'run Maggy, run, for my heart plays pitty patty.' And they would not lodge in the house any more, till the masons convinced them of its suffi- ciency. There was another neighbour who had a                      snarling cur dog, which bit Leper's leg ; Leper resolved to be revenged on the dog, and so one night he catches the dog, and carries him to the kirk where the rope of the bell hung on the outside, so with his garter he tied the dog's fore foot to the rope, and left him hanging; the dog strugling to get free set the bell a ringing, which alarmed the whole village, every one cried out won- derful fire! wonderful fire! the devil is ring- ing the bell.'. When they saw the black colly hang at the rope, I trow it set the minister and all the people to their prayers: but Leper fearing he would be detected by                      his garter, came to the minister's side, and asked the reverend gentleman what was the matter; indeed my bairn, said he, 'tis the deil ringing the kirk bell; says Leper, I'll                      go and see him, for I never saw the devil; the minister cried stop the mad laddie, but Leper ran and loosed the dog, crying it's