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T is a certain old aying, that where women are c veen’d in crouds there can be but little ilence: ome have acknowledged that it was a great bondage them to hold their peace in the church; and when there much talk by ignorant peakers it is diverting for perf; of undertanding to hear them. Therefore' we have the public with a mall collection of old wive’s ayings and wonders, which they relate had happens their own time; alo, what has been told them by forefathers.

Two old wivse, Maggy and Janet, at their rocks, gan their crack as follows.

Janet. A dear Maggy, how auld will ye be now it’s lang ince I kend ye.

Maggy. Indeed, Janet that’s what naebody kens, my father and mother had ae mony o’ us they ne'er how auld ane o’ us was, they minded ay wha o’ us' born firt? and wha was ueit ane anither, and that that e’er we ought to ken about it; but I ha’e min the mirk Munanday.

Jan. Hout tout, woman, the mirk Munanday I ince there was nae Munandays at a’, and Sabbath was nae come in faion; there was a day they ca’d day came arce i’ the ouk for it; weken’day when it for my father cow’d ay his beard when the bell rang, then every body ran to the kirk that had ony thing to gin it were to buy faut or hune, for the chapman et up a’ their creims at the kirk-door, and the laes gotten keeking glaes, red noods, needlesprins, elhin gimblets, brown bread and black aep, forby weety things, and rattles far reless little anes; the men bought pints o’ ale and gotten a wang o’ gude cheeee chew i' the time o' drinking o’t. Ay,' ay, there was b markets on Sunday i’ the time o’ peapery, we had nae