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 (16) away, and take the devil with him. So home lie went, but never was employed by: that wilé more. Leper had a deal of the beſt cuſtomers, boths' in town and country. So one tnne he had occaſion ti go to the parish of Inchianin to make a walling fuit for a gentleman: After they were Gnilhed, skey aked drink money to bis lads: sphich the gentleman re- fuled: Leper reloved to be even wiel him ſo goes up to the hay lot where the groom feat and takes his ſtockings, breeches and Jacket, fews tiom altogether, and Rul chens full of hay, makes a bead, puts a rope about the reck, and baoys it to the tree oppoſite to the Laird's siodow, theo goes to the Laird, and tells him, that his groon had hanged himſelf, and that if he would open his win- dow, he would ſee bin hanging The Laird, ftruck with ancifhent kaew oct how to do: Ieper advies lima to bury him privately. 1. The Laird fäid he had not a fervant he could trutt; ſo bégged of Leper to do it: Leper re- fuſed, till the Laird promiſes him a load of meal: Then Leper pulls a! the hay out of the groam's clothes, goes and gets his load of's meal and ſends it to Glaſgow; then goes to the groom, and ſays haſtily, Lad, thy maſter is wanting thee. So the lad, 'ic 2 hafte, runs to ſee what his maſter wanted; the Laird. he cry'd out, Avoid thee Satan, avoid thee
 * no fooner ſaw him opening the door, chan