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 houſe, flies into the bed, crying, O my bairns, my dear bairns!' on which the ſluts riſes up in a conſternation, to the great ſurprize of the beholders, and to the great diverſion of the whole town, and to the great mortification of the girls, who thought ſhame to ſet their noſes out of doors.

Leper and his maſter went to a gentleman's houſe to work, where there was a fancy houſe-keeper, who had more ignorance and pride, than good ſenſe and manners; ſhe domineered over her fellow ſervants in a tyrannical manner; Leper reſolved to mortify her pride: ſo he finds an ant's neſt, and takes their white eggs, grinds them into a powder, and puts them into the diſh her ſupper-ſowings was to be put in. After ſhe had taken her ſupper, as ſhe was covering the table, the imock-powder began to operate, and the let a great fart, well done Margaret ſays the laird, he runs away for ſhame, but before ſhe turned herſelf round, ſhe gives a another raird, My faith, ſays the Laird, Margaret, your arſe would take a cautioner; before ſhe got out of the chamber-door, ſhe lets fly another crack; then ſhe goes to order her fellow-ſervant to give the laird his ſupper, but before ſhe could give the neceſſary directions, ſhe gave fire again, which ſet them all a laughing; ſhe runs to a room by herſelf, and there ſhe played away her one gun battery ſo faſt, as ſhe had been ſieging the Havannah. The laird and lady came to hear the fun, they were like to ſplit their ſides at proud Maggy, ſo next morning ſhe left the place, to the great joy of her fellow ſervants.

N. B. In the Second Part, will be a deal of very

diverting Stories done by, when he was

a Journeyman and Maſter.