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Jockey. EY, Maggy, wiltu stay and tak kent fouks hame wi' ye the night?

Maggy. Wiltu come awa' than, Johnny, I fain wad be hame before the kye come in; our meikle Riggy is sic a rummeling royte the rins aye thro' the byre, and sticks a' the bits a couties; my mither is na able to haud her up to her ain stake.

Jock, Hute, we'll be hame in braw time woman. And how's a' your fouks at hame?

Mag. Indeed I canna well tell you, man? our guidman is a' gane wi' the gout; my mither is very frail; my father he's aye wandering about, and widdling amang the beasts.

Jock. But dear Maggy, they tell me we're gawn to get a wedding of thee and Andrew Merrymouth, the Laird's young gardener.

Mag. Na, na, he maun hae a brawer lass to