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There was another neighbour who had a snarling curr dog, which bit Leper’s teg; Leper resolved to be revenged on the dog, and so, one night he catches the dog and carries him to the kirk, where the rope of the bell hang upon the outside so with his garter he tied the dog's fore foot to the rope, and left him hanging ; the dog struggling to get free, set the bell a ringing, which alarm- ed the whole village, every one cried out, "Wonderful sirs! wonderful sirs! the de'il is ringing the bell” When they saw the black colley hanging at the rope, I true it for the minister and all the people to their prayers: But Leper fearing he would be found out by his garter, comes to the minis- ter’s side, and asked the reverend gentle- man what was the matter ? indeed my bairn (sad he; it's the devil ringing the kirk bell ; says Leper I’ll go and see him, for I never say the de'il i the minister cry’d, "Stop that 'mad laddie,’ but Leper ran and loosed the dog, crying. "Its such a man’s dog, “ which had the rope it his teeth,” they all cried out, "the de’il is in the dog the de'il “ is in the dog, a id took up stones and felled poor colley, and the de’il got the blame of making the dog ring the bell, this spread