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24 A gentleman coming past near their town asked one of their wives where their college stood ? said she, gie me a shilling and I‘ll let you see baith sides o‘t. He gives her the shilling, thinking to see something curious Now, says she, there‘s the one side of your shilling, and there*s the other; so it is mine now.

There was a custom in Bucky-harbour, when they got a hearty drink, that they went down to dance among the boats, two or three of the oldest went into a boat to see the residence, and when they admitted a burgher, there was also a dance. One day they admitted glyed Rob, who was a warlock, and made them all stop their dancing, for which he was carried before Wise Wiilie to answer for that, for which, he was banished to the isle of May, to carry coals to the Light House.

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