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come in fashion. Willie and Eppie tell’e then ay what it meant, and said the letters in it was litted by my Lord for they saw him le a feather shat he dipped in black water, and made croske scores, just like the same; and then he spoke o'er ayain, and it tell'd him what to say.

It happened or a day that two of their wives near the town, found a horse shee, and brought it home and sent for Willie to see what it was Willie comes and looks at is; indeed co Willie, it's a thing and holes in t. I kent, co' they, he wad get a name till't. Aha, co' Willie, whar did ye get it? Aneath my Lord's ain house Willie. Adeed, said Willie, its the auld moon I ken by the holes in't for nailing it to the lift; but I winder it she fell in Fire, for the last time it I saw her, she was hingin on her back aboon Edinburgh. A hech co Willie we'll set her upon the highest house in the town, and we'll hae