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 19 At last his courage wan the day, He to the scholar’s will give way. Bessy by this began to smell A rat, but kept her mind to’r sell She pray’d like howdy in her drink, But meantime tipt young James a wink. James frae his eye an answer sent, Which made the wife right well content: Then turn’d to Hab, and thus advis’d: “ Whate’er you see be nought surpriz’d ; And for your saul, move not your tongue, But ready stand with a great rung; Syne as the sp’rit gangs marching out. Be sure to lend him a sound rout; I bidna this by way of mocking, For nought delights him mair than knocking,’’ Hab got a kent—stood by the hallan, And straight the wild mischievous Callan Cries, “ Radamanthus Husky Mingo, Monk Horner, Hipock, Jinko, Jingo, Appear in likness of a Priest, No like a deil in shape of beast, With gaping shafts to fleg us a’ Wauk forth, the door stands to the wa'."