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 14 and that if he world on his window, he would ſee him hanging; the Laird truck with aſtonishment know not what to do; Lxeper adviſes him to bury him privately, the Laird 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 meals then Leper pulls all the his out of the groom's clothes, goes and gets his load of meal and fends item to Glaſgow, then goes to the groom, and ſays haſtily, lad, thy maſter is wanting thee'; ſo the lad in an haſte runs to ſee what his maſter wanted, the Laird no ſooner ſaw him 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 forbid ! ſaid the lad: the laird ſays, If thou be an earthly creature, take that tankard and drink; which he did: Then ſays he to his Maſter, Leper called me up likely and ſaid, you wanted me in all haſte; 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 uſe to give his lads their Sunday's ſupper, which obliged him to ſtay from the Kirk in the afternoon, he having neither wife nor ſervant-maid; ſo on Sunday afternoon, as he was at home, cooking his pot, John Muckle checks and James Puff-and-Blaw, two Civileers, having more zeal than knowledge, came upon him and ſaid, What's the matter Sir, you go not to the kirk? Leper replied, I am reading my book, and cocking 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, ſo they took of 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