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carry the pot back again, and to the Prin-
cipal, a leg of mutton will not make him
and me fall out; so they were forced to
carry the pot back again, and Leper caused
the boys to huzza after them to their dis-
grace.
There was a barber who always plagued
Leper, and called him prick-the-louse.---
Leper resolved to be even with him, so he
goes and buys three sheep heads, and sends
for the barber, and told him, that there
were three fine Southland gentlemen just
come to his house, which much wanted to
be shaved, and he assured him he would re-
ceive sixpence for each one of them ;--this
good news made the shaver send for a
dram;--- Leper was still praising them for
quiet good natured gentlemen. So Leper
takes him to the bed where the sheep heads
lay covered, and desired him to awaken
them for they would not be angry, or say
an ill word to him, the barber lifts the cover-
ing and sees the sheep heads, runs out
cursing and swearing, and Leper crying
after him, sheep head barber.
The barber resolved to be revenged on
Leper, so when he was shaving Mess John,
he tells him that Leper was the drunkenest
fellow in the parish. So Mess John warns
him to the session; Leper comes and says,
what do you want with me, Sir? Come
