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 through wall with all his strength, which roared like thunder in the inside of the house, and frighted the wife so that she thought the house was tumbling down about her ears, nd she ran out and sat down at a distance cooking every minute when the house would all down, till her husband came home and persuaded her to go in, to whom she told he above story; 'hout tout, daft tapie,' said he, 'the house will stand these hundred ears.' Leper knowing they were both in, homes and plays the same trick over again, which also frightened the good man so much hat 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 sufficiency.

There was another neighbour who had a snarling our 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 he 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 struggling to get free set the bell a ringing, which alarmed the village, every one cried out 'wonderful, fire! wonderful, fire! the devil is ringing the bell. When they saw the black collie