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22 my Lord, we was aboon ither on the mussel mid- den. I trow I tell'd him o' Randy Rab, his uncle, his a in titty that steal'd de sarks and drank de siller, and how his mither sal'd mauky mutton, and mair than a' that, my Lord.

My Lord had a friend, a captain in the army, who came to visit him, and having heard of the Buckers' sayings and exploits, was desirous to see them. My Lord, put them in a fright sent his servent to order them all, men and women, to come up before his gate to-morrow about kail time; and all that did not come, was to fit and remove out of my Lord's ground directly. This put the whole town in a terrible consternation. some ran to Wise Willie, to see if he could tell what it meant. Willie said, that it was before something; and he said he was sure death was the worst o't, come what will. But Witty Eppie said, I ken weel what's to come, he's gaun make de men o's a' sodgers and the wives dragoons, because they're the best fighters; I ken there's something to come on the town, for our Nancy saw Maggy's ghaist the streen, it was buried about four weeks sinsyne. A hech, co' Willie, that's a sign the meal's dear in the ither warld, when she comes back to this ane again; we'll take our dinner afore we gae to my Lord. we'll may be ne'er come back again. So away they went lamenting, all in a crowd. My Lord and the Captain was looking over the window, when they arrived ; and the Captain