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 they both ran; and the mother, as ſoon as ſhe entered the houſe, flies into the bed, crying, "O my bairns, my dear bairns! On which the flats 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 ignerance and pride thar good ſenſe and manners; for ſhe domineered over her fellow-ſervants in a tyrannical manner: Leper reſolved to mortify her pride; ſo he fines an ant's neſt, and takes their white eggs, and grinds them to powder, and puts them into the difh that her ſupper fowens was to be put in. After ſhe had taken her ſupper, as ſhe was covering the table, the ſmock-powder began to operate, and ſhe let a great fart? Well done Margaret, ſays the Laird. She runs away for ſhame, but before ſhe turned herſelf round, the gives an ther raird: "By my legs, ſays the laird, Margaret, your arſe would take a cautionerǃ" Before he got out of the chamber-door, the lets fly another crack! then ſhe goes to order her fellow-ſervant to give the Laird his ſupper, but before the 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 ſtayed away