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( 15 ) ran to his houſe when they were hunted; the ſwine alſo came very often about their houſes ſeeking fiſh-guts, and any thing they could get: So it happened one of the children fitting eaſing itſelf, one of the ſwine tumbled it over, and bites a piece out of its backſide the whole town roſe in an uproar againſt the poor grunkie, as they called her, and caught her and takes her before wife willie. Willie took an ax and cut two or three inches off her long noſe. Now, ſays willie, I trow I have made thee like itherfo k; thou had fic a lang mouth before, it was a frighted a very de'il to look at ye, but now ye're fac'd like a little horſe or cow. The poor ſow ran home roaring all blood, and wanting the noſe; which cauſed Muiredge to warn them in before my Lord. Then all the wives that had their kail eaten, appeared firſt in the Court, making complaint againſt Muiredge as an ill neighbour, who keepit black hares and white hares, an little wee brown-backed hares wi' white arſes, an looſe wagging horns; the muckle anes loups o'er the dyke an eats a' the kail, an the little lanes wi' the wagging horns, creeps in at our water guſh holes an does the like; an when we cry puſſie, they rin hane to Muiredge; but I'll gar my colly had them by their fit, an I'll had them by the horn, an pu' the hair aff them, an ſend'en hame wanting the ſkin, as he did wi' Sowen Tammie's wee Sandy, for codin o' his peaſe, he took aff the poor Laddie's coat, an ſae did he e'en.