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hro' the town every auld wife tell'd anither o't; and a he light hippet huffies that rins' between towns at een, ogging at their tow rocks, ſpread it round the kintry; nd every body's mouth was fill'd wi' Jockey and Jen y, and how Maggy had parted wi' bairn.

At laſt Meſs John Hill hears of the horrid actions nd ſends the elder of that quarter and Clinkem Bell he grave digger, to ſummon Jockey and Jenny to the ſſion, and to ſee how the ſtool of repentance wad ſet hem, no ſooner had they entered the door but Maggy a's a greeting, and wringing her hands; Jockey's mither fell a flyting, and he himſelf a rubbing his lugs, nd riving his hair, ſaying, O gin I were but a half ell igher, I fud be a foger or it be lang, and gie me a ood flail or a corn fork, I fud kill Frenchmen enew, efore I gaed to face yon flyting miniſters, an be ſet like a warld's wonder, on their cock ſtool or black col, an wha can bide the ſhame, whan every body oks to them, wi' their facken farks or gowns on them, ke a piece of an auld canvaſs pricket about a body, for nething, but what every body does amaiſt, or they be arried, as well as me.

Mith. My man johnny, ye're no the firſt that has one it, an ye'll no be the laſt; een mony o' the mini- ers has done it themſelves, hout ay, your father and did it mony a time.

Mag. Ay, ay, an that gars your ſon be ſo good 't as he is the thing that is bred in the fleſh is ill to it out o' the bane.

Mith. Daft woman what way could the warld ſtand, fouks wadna make use o' ither, it's the thing that's atural, bairns getting, therefore its no to be ſcunnert t.

Mag. Ay, ay, but an they be for the like o' that, they ould marry.

Mith. But I think there's little ill tho' they try it ence or twice or they be married: at's an unco thing ll body to be bound to a buſineſs, if they dinna ken hether they be able for it or no.

Mag. Ay, ay, that's your way o' doing and his, but