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 22 THE PROCEEDINGS OF

the gate o' women, I cou'd na bide aff them, but of Maggy was unco cannen, ſhe wad na let me do nathing but kiſs her and kittle her till ance we was married.

Meſs John. I'll aſk no more queſtions at him: c on his mother, (in ſhe comes), Goodwife, we have ordered your ſon to appear three ſabbaths on the ſtool an there to be reproved before the congregation publich and be abſolved from the ſcandal.

Mother. Then the ill thief be in his a-fe, Meſs John gin e'er he ſet his hip upon't, my bairn on your black ſtool! and wadna't be a great blunder on the auld bla face o't, to my ſon to gang on't before the young lain who has had twa byſtarts and ne'er ſet a hip on't y and he's continually riding on the hiſſies to this da and them that wadna let him he rives their duds, a kicks their doups. A dear Meſs John, an ye gie gent fouk a toleration to whore, to fornicate, kiſs an' kudd a wee, wi' ilka body they like, I'll gie you ten man and gie't to me and my ſon too.

Meſs John. And what ſhall we do with theſe odio perſons?

Elders. Indeed, ſir, we ſee not what we can make them.

Meſs John. Make of them, we'll exclude them fro all church benefit, and lay them under the leſſer e communication.

Mith. Indeed ſtir, tak your mind o't as our cat d o' the haggies, when ſhe fippet it a', and crap in o't bag.

If ye winna chriſten the wean, ye canna hinder to caſt a cogfu' o" water on the face o't, and ca't o thing we like.

So out the goes ſhooting Jockey before her, ſo Jo went and piſht on the auld miniſter's widow's gas and there was nae mair about it that day.