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17 but I'll gar my colley hand their by the hit an I'll laud them by the horn, an' pu' the hair aff them, and send then hame wanting the skin, as wi' Sowen Tammy's wee sandy, for coding o' his pease, he took aff the poor laddie's coat, and see did he e'en. And Willie said, if you were a sow my Lord, and me sitting Writing, and you to bite my arse, sudna I hae amends of you for that; Od, my Lord, ye widna bae a bite out of your arse for twenity merks; ye maún e'en gar Muiredge give ten merks to buy a plaister, to heal the poor bit wean's arse again.

Well said Willie, says my Lord; but who puts on the sow's nose again.

A fogs, my Lord, said Willie, she's honester like wanting it, and she'll bite nae mair arses An ye had hane a nose my Lord, as lang as the sow had, ye'd been obliged to ony body it wad cut a piece af't.

A gentleman in coming past. near their town asked one of their wives where their college stood? said she give 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.

Now, Wise Willie been greatly admired for his judgment in cutting off the sow's nose, my Lord, in a mocking manner, made him burley bailie of buckhaven; Lang Sand was Provost,