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 he says, Sir, will you stand another quarter: Get away, says Mess John, and don't trouble me. Leper says, I am sure you may, for I am always twopence to your penny.

A reverend Gentleman, when visiting his parishoners, was in one house first saluted with the growling of a dog, and afterwards by the cheering voice of a female, d-ing the dog for his ill-breeding. He advanced and enquired for the master of the house. "what do ye want wi' that?” said the female. "We are wishing to see him," said the reverend gentleman, "will you be so good as bring him to us?" "I'll gang nae sic an errand," said she; "ye may gang down to the market yoursel', an' ye'll see him there: they're thrang killin' the day. But what are you wanting wi' Pate, if a body might speir." "This is the minister," said the elder who accompanied him, "he is wishing to have some conversation with Peter, and to put a petition." "A petition! a petition!” exclaimed the