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which alarmed the whole village; every one cried out, "wonderful fire! wonderful fie! the devil is ringing the bell." When they saw the black colley hanging at the rope, I true it set the minister, and all the people to their prayers: but Leper fearing he would be detected by his gar- ter, came to the minister's side, and ask- ed the reverend gentleman what was the matter; indeed, my b:firn, said he, 'tis te deil ringing the kirk bell; says Leper I'll go and see him, for I never saw the devil: the minister cried stop the mad laddie, bat Leper ran and loosed the dog, crying, its such a man's dog, which had the rope in its teeth ;. they all cried out, " the deil's i' the cur, the diel's i' the dog;" then took up stones and felled poor colley, and the devil got the blame of making the dog ring the bell. This spread Leper's fame, for being one of the wisest and most courageous tailors that was in all the kingdom ; and many shak- ing their heads, said, "it was a pity be was a tailor, but a captain, or general of an army, as the devil could not fear him. After this a farmer in the neighbour- hood hearing the fame of Leper, how he had frighted the deil frae being a bell-