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 had but three miles and a bittock to an ale-house and he might march on; and she did well enough which she gied bits o' bread for naething to beggars, though she gied nane idle sodgers, he had naething to do there away Hout said the goodman, gie him a ladle-fu our kail,he's been ay somebody's bairn before he was a sodger. What ! said she there's no a drop in the pot, they're a in the plate before you. Then said the goodman gie him a and let him sup wi' us.The soldier gets spoon, and thinking he could sup all he fa- himself, the first soup he put in mouth spouted it back in the plate and cries out my sore mouth, the hide's all off it yet since had the clap,Then ever one threw down the spoon and the sodger got all to sup himself. So off he came with a full belly, leaving the wife dressing the goodman's rigging with four footed stool for bidding him sup with them.