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 Jock O yes, Sir, I'm no refusing to gie meat an meal to maintain it; but my mither winna let me gae to the black stool.

Just. O John, you must go to black stool, when you have been guilty of such a sinful action as deserves it: If you have any reasons why you should not go, argument it with the Session, and clear yourself if you can. To which Jockey was obedient.

Off he goes to the Minister, and owns a' his fau't to him; and Mess John desir'd him to appear before the congregation the next Sabbath, to be rebuked for his fault.

Jock A-deed, Sir, I wad think naething to stan' a time or twa at the black stool, to please you if there were naebody in the Kirk, on a uke day, but you an the elders to flyte a wee on me; but 'tis war on a Sunday to hae a'body looking an laughing at me, as I had been coding the peas, sippin the kirn, or something that's no bonny, like pissing the bed.

Minist. A-weel John, never mind you these things, but come ye to the stool, it's nothing when 'tis over, we cannot say o'er muckle to you about it.

Upon Sunday thereafter, John comes with Uncle Rabby's auld wide coat, a muckle grey lang-tail'd wig, and a big bonnet which covered his face, so that he seemed more like an old Pilgrim than a young fornicator! mounts the creedy