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 Comical Tranfactions of Lothian Tom.7 much, that he was obliged to quit his bed for fome part of the night; for which he re- folved to be revenged, whenever a proper opportunity offered. It happened in a few days after, that fhe was invited to a wedding, where the dancing and diverfion induced her to ftay all night; and on coming home in the morning, her miftrefs fet her to wafh fome clothes. But fhe being fatigued with her night’s diverfion, and for want of reft, fell faft afleep with her hands extended in the tub, and ftanding on her feet, with her betly leaning on the tub; Tom perceiving this, flips her petticoats and fmock over her head, letting the fun fhine on her bare back-fide, which faced the highway. Several people paffing by, while fhe continued in this pof- ture, fome of them were diverted, and others afhamed at the fight. But a poor cadger had the misfortune to be coming on the road at the time, and his horfe taking fright at this unufual fight, threw off the creels, and broke the poor man’s eggs all to fmafh, which fo enraged him, that he lafhed her buttocks with his whip, in fuch an unmerciful man- ner, that with the fmart and fhame together, fhe had not the leaft inclination to fleep for the remaining part of that day. Tom, being grown up to the years and age of a man, thought himfelf wifer and fly- er than his father ; and there were feveral things about the houfe he liked better than to work, fo he turned to be a dealer amongft