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 THE

COMICAL AND MERRY TRICKS

or

LEPER THE TAYLOR.

PART 1.

LEPER's father lived in a village about fix miles from Glaſgow, and died when Leper was but very young, he left a widow and three children, two daughters and a ſon, and Leper being the youngeſt, was greatly idolized by his mother, who was a good soft natured woman, very induſtrious, and fullowed the buſineſs of bleaching of cloth.

As Leper grew up, he turned a very miſchievous-boy, playing tricks on the neighbourhood, fuch as, tying cats to dog's-tails, breaking hens' legs, ſtoping peoples' lumbs or chimney-tops, ſo that his poor mother was ſadly vex'd with complaints againſt him. To get him kept from miſchief, he prevailed with a taylor to take him an apprentice, he fettled and was very peaceable for ſome time, until he had got fo much of the trade on his finger-ends, as he mighe paſs for a journeyman, and then he was indifferent whether he ſtay'd with his maſter or noes his miſtreſs gave him very little meat when they wroughs at home, fo he loved beſt to be in other houſes, where he got both meat and diverſion.