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as how the child was gotten?

San. A now Mess John sir, ye hae bairns o' your ain. how did you get them? but yours are a' laddies, and mine is tut a lassie; if you tell me how you got your laddies I'll tell you how I got my lassie, and then we'll be baith alike good at the business.

The minister looks at him and says Hute, tute, Saunders, lay down four pund and a groat, and come back the morn to the stool and give satisfaction to the congregation; you had more need to be seeking repentance for that abominable sin of uncleanness than speaking o me.

San. Well here's your siller sir, I hae gotten but poor penny-worths for't an ye tell me to repent for t; what the auld thief needs I repent, when Im gaur to marry the woman and then I hae to did o er again every day or there'll be nae peace in the house: figs its nonsense to pay siller repent and did again too; a fine advice indeed, master minister! and