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( 18 ) and John Thrums the weaver was dean of guild, But Witty Eppie had aye the casting vote in a their courts and controversier.

PART III.

There happened one day a running horse to be standing at one of their doors, and a child going about, the horse trampled upon the child's foot, which caused the poor child to cry; the mother came running in a passion. crying, A wae be to you for a horse, filtey barbarion brute it thou is, setting a muckle iron lufe on my bairns we fittle. Od sir. I'd rive the hair out o' your head. gripping the horse by the pain and the twa lugs, cuffing his ch ffs, as he had been her fellow creature, crying Be go laddie Ill gar you as good, I'll take you afore Wise Willie the baillie, an he'l cut aff your hand wi' de iron lufe and ye'll be cripple; and gany thro' the kintry in a barrow, or on twa shule staves. like Rab the Randy, and a meal pock about you neck.- Her neighbour hearing and seeing what passed, cries, O you foolish tawpy, what gars you speak that gate till a horse. he disna ken ae word that ye're saying to him.

When Lang Sandy and Rolling Couching Jenny were married, their wedding took up three days and two nigths, My Lord and my