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 ſaid, he had not a ſervant he could truſt, ſo begged of Leper to do it, Leper refuſes, till the Laird promiſed him a load of meal; then Leper pulls all the hay out of the groom's clothes, goes and gets his load of meal and ſends it to Glaſgow, then goes to the groom, and ſays hastily, Lad, thy maſter is wanting thee; ſo the lad in a baile runs to ſee what his maſter wanted, the Laird no ſooner ſaw his opening the door than he cry’d out, Avoid thee Satan, avoid thee Satan; the lad ſays, What’s the matter Sir? What's the matter? Did not you hang yourſelf this morning? Lord for-bid! ſaid the lad: the Laird ſays, If thou be an earth-ly creature, take that tankard and drink? which he did: Then ſays be to his Maſter, Leper called me up and ſaid, you wanted me in all haſtes; Ho, ho, ſays the Laird, I find out the story now, if I had Leper I would run my ſword through him: But Leper before that was away for Glaſgow with his meal.

Leper was in aſe in give his lads their Sunday’s-ſup-per, which obliged him to lay from the Kirk in the afternoon, he having seither wife nor ſervant maid; ſo ore Sunday afternoon, as he was at home cooking his pot, John Muckle-cheeks and James Puff-and-Blaw, two Civileers, having more zeal than knowledge, came upon him and ſaid, What’s the matter Sir, you go nor to the kirk? Leper replied, I am reading my book, and cooking my pot, which I think is the work of neceſſity. Then ſays the one to the other, Don’t anſwer the graceleſs fellow, we’ll make him appear before his betters, ſothey took off the kail-pot and puts a ſtaff thro’ the bowls, and bears it to the Clerk’s-Chamber. Leper who was never at a loſs for invention, goes to the Principal of the College his houſe, no body being at home but a laſs roaſting a leg of mutton ; Leper ſays, My dear, will you go and bring a pint of ale,