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not knowing what it was; but Leper and his two lads whipt off the blankets, and the brute ran in among the rest unper- ceived; then Leper lighted a candle, and all of them got out of bed, paid Leper for his work, and more if he pleased, and begged him to go away, and take the de- vil with him. So home he went, but nev- er was employed by that wife any more. Leper had a peal of the best customers both in town and country; so one time he had occasion to go to the parish of Inchinan, to make a wedding suit for a gentleman, after they were finished le desired drink money for his lads, which the gentleman refused : Leper resolved to be even with him, so he goes to the kay-loft, where the groom slept, and takes his stockings, breeches, and jacket, news them all together, and stuffs then full of hay: makes a head, puts a rope a- bout the neck, and hangs it on a tree op- posite to the laird's window; then goes to the laird and tells him that his groom had hanged himself, and that if he would open his window he would see him hang- ing; the laird was struck with astonish- ment, and knew not what to do; Leper advises him to bury him privately. The