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 About eight and twenty weeks thereafter Maggy had a wally wame fu' o bairns to bear, an ay whan ſke cry'd John cry'd, which made a the kimmers, an auld Kitty the howdie laugh heartily to hear them.

Katty. Here now John, your wife's brought to bed wi' a bra' lad bairn gie him your bleſſing.

Jock. Weel I wat he's no want that, but an there had a beeubeen [sic] as muckle din at the getting o' him, as at the bearing o' him, it ſud ne'er a been gotten for me; Come, come gets in uncle Rabby, the corn riddle fu' o' the three ncuketneuket [sic] ſcons, whang down the cheeſe like peats, eat and drink till wi' forget ſorrow, and then weel ſee meſs John about a name till him; ſince we ſee it is the way o't that the young comes and chaces out the auld, wi' maun chriſten them, an they maun burry us:

Now John an his uncle goes to the miniſter he enters, ſaying guideen to you maſter Miniſter ye dinna ken my mither's dead.

Min, Yes John I heard ſo but how is your wife?

Jock. My wife ſtir a wae worth her, for the wives o' our town and I hae gotten a wauking night wi' her; but wi' hae gotten her room'd and ſtill'd again, an ſhe's born a bra' wally thumping ſtirra, he'll herd the kye belive to me an he had hoggers on him, an am come to you to get a bit name to him.

Min. A bit name to him John, if ye want no more nor a bit name to him, you may gie him that yourſelf.