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 30) they buih ran; and the mother, as ſoon as fh entered the houſe, flies into the bed, crying, O my bairns, my dear bairns ! On which the futs :iſes up in a conſtercation, to the great fuprize of the beholders, and to the srcat diverfion ofllie whole town, and to thic great mortifications of the girls, who thought Hame to ſet their rcfes out of doors. Ieper and his malier went to a gerile: man's houſe to work, where there was a faycy houſc-kceper, who had more igporance and pride than good ſenſe and manners; for the min.cores over her felic w-forvants in a tyrannical marner; Leper reſolved io inortify her pride; fo he finds an ant's neit, and takes their wbitc eggs, and grinds them to powder, and puts them into the difh that her ſupper fouens was to be put in. After ſhe had Caken lier fupper, as die was covering the table, the ſmack.powder began to operates and fielet a great fart! Weil dore, Margaret, ſays the Laird. She rurs away for dame, but before he turned herſelf round, fr.e gives another raird : " Ey my fegs, fays the laird, " Margaret, your arfe would iake a cautiora "er!" Before ſhe get out of the chamber- door, fie lets fly another crack! then fe -&ces to order ler fellow.servant to give the Laird his ſupper, but before the could gives the neceffary dirc&ions, the gave fi:e again! which fót them a! a-laughing; fhe runs to a room by herſelf, and there ſhe played away