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John and the weaver lay together, and then he abused the weaver for tramping so soon, which he denied; but O, said John, there’s a hantle o’t left, and I saw where it was set; they are a’ sleeping. I’ll go rise and take a soup o’t yet. Aye, een do sae, said sleeky Willie, and bring a soup to me too. Away then John goes to the amry and lays to the haggies, till his ain haggies could haud nae mair; then brought some to Sleeky Willie; but instead of going to the bed where he was, goes to the bed where the bride and the twa sisters lay, they being fast asleep, speaks slowly. Will ye tak it, will ye tak it; but they making no answer, he turns up the blankets to put a soup into Willie’s mouth, but instead of doing so, be puts a great spoonful close into one of their backsides. Sleeky Willie hears a’ that past, comes out of the bed, and sups out the remainder, and sets up the dish where it was, leaves the amry door open to let the cats get the blame of supping the haggies, and away they go to bed; but poor John could get nae sleep for drouth; up he gets in search of the
