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eats, eat and drink as at my mither's dradgey, till we forget our ſorrow, and then we'll ſee Meſs John about name till him; ſince we ſee, its the way o't, that the oung comes into the warld and chaſes out the auld, ve main chriſen them, and they maun bury us

Now John and his uncle goes to the miniſter, he nters, ſaying, guideen to you Mr. Miniſter, ye dinna ken my mither's dead?

Miniſter. Yes John I heard ſo: but how is your wife?

Jock. My wife ſtir, a wae worth her, for the wives ' our town an' I hae gotten a waking night wi' her; but we hae gotten her tum'd and ſtill'd again, ſhe's bora bra wally thumping ſtirra, he'll herd the ky belyve to ne an' he had huggers on him, an' am come to you to get a bit name to him.

Miniſter. A bi name to him John, if ye want no more but a name, ye may gie him that yourſelf.

Jock. Na but ſtir, I want baith the words and the wa- er, what ye ſay to ither fouks ſay to me.

Miniſter. A but John you muſt give ſecurity or ſatisfaction, you re a man under ſcandal.

Jock. What the muckle miſchief ſtir, though under ſcandal or abomme ſcandal, will ye refuſe to chriſten my wean that's honeſtly gotten in my ain wife's bed beneath the blankets; caus I had a byſtart, canna ye chriſten the weel com'd ane, let the byſtart ſtand for its ain ſkaith without a name.

Miniſter. No John, you have been too ſlackly dealt with, I'll bring you to obedience by law, ſince you re- ect counſel.

Jock. A deed ſtir, I wad think naething to ſtan a ane or twa on't to pleaſe you, if there was nae body a the kirk on a uke day, but you an' the elders to flyte wee on me; but its war on a Sunday, to hae a' hody ooking and laughing at me, as I had been coding the pieſe, ſuppen the kir, or ſomething that's no bonny ike piſſing the bed.

Miniſter. A well John, never mind you theſe things,