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and take away my kail pot? I'm sure there is less in making a pot full of kail. than roasting a leg of mutton, law mak- ers should not be law breakers, so I de- mand justice on the civileers? The Pro- vost asked him what justice he would have? says he, make them carry the pot back again ; and to the Principal, a leg of mutton will hot make him and me fall out; so they were forced to carry the pot back again, and Leper caused the boys to huzza after them to their disgrace. There was a barber who always pla- gued Leper, and called bin prick-the- louse.-Leper resolved to be even with him, so he goes and buys three sheep head, and sends for the barber, and told him that there were three fine Southland gentlemen just come to his house, who much wanted to be shaved, and he assur- ed him he would receive sixpence for each one of them ;-this good news made the barber send for a dram;--Leper was still praising them for quiet good natur- ed gentlemen. So Leper takes him to the bed where the sheep heads lay cover- ed, and desired him to awaken them for they would not be angry, or say an ill word to him; the barber lifts the cover