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 and when he that ſtood on the oppoſite ſide perceived me, I made my eyes to roll, and wrayed my face in a frightful manner, ſo that the poor fellow ſuppoſing he had ſeen the d---l, or ſomething as ill, gave a roar as if he had been ſticked, and out at the door he runs; the other following after him crying, wa' Johnny man, what did you ſee! O! Sandy, Sandy the d---l's on the top o' the mou', ſheavling his mouth at me me; I'll no be ſae well this month man, my heart's out o' it's hule, wou but yon be a fearful like face indeed, it wou'd fright any living creature out o' their ſenſes.

I hearing the fear they were in, cried to them not to be frighted, for I was not the d---l, but a poor chapman who could not get quarters laſt night; a foul fa' thy carcaſe Sir, for our Jock is through the midden dib, dirt and a' the gither; he who went laſt came again, but the other ran into the houſe, and told what he had ſeen: the goodman and his wife came running, he with a grape in his hand, and her with a bible, the one crying Sandy, Sandy, is't true that the d---l was in the barn; na, na, ſaid he, its but a chapman, but poor Jock had gotten a fright wi' him. They laughed heartily at the ſport, took me in to my breakfaſt, and by this time poor Johnny was gone to bed very ſick.

After this I travelled up by the water of Clyde, near the foot of Tintock-hill, where I met with a ſweet companion, who was an older traveller then I, who gave me more information how to blow the goodwife, and ſleek the goodman; with him I kept company for two months, and as we travelled down Tweed towards the border, we being