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 THE

COMICAL TRANSACTIONS,

OF

LEPER the TAILOR

PART 1.

LEPER's father lived in a village about six miles from Glasgow, and died when he was but very young; he left a widow and three children, two daughters, and a son ; Leper being the youngest, was gre- atly idoliz'd by his mother, who was a good soft natured woman, very industri- ous and followed the business of bleach- ing cloth. As Leper grew up he grew a very mis- chievous boy, playing many tricks on the neighbourhood, such as tying cats to dogs' tails, breaking hens' legs, stopping peo- ple's lums, or chimney-tops; so that his poor mother was sadly vexed with com- plaints against him. To get him kept from mischieſ, she prevailed with a tailor to take him as ap- prentice; he settled, and was very peace- able for some time, until he got so much