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THE HISTORY OF, &c.

we had a moſt terrible encounter with the tippany for two nights and a day; and when we ſet out for Fife, on the hair order, by the way of Toryburn and Culroſs, and coming up to a parcel of women, waſhing by a water ſide, I buys one of their hairs, the time I was cutting it off, Tom fell a courting and kiſſing a girl among them, who was one of the haveral ſort; what happened I know not, but ſhe cried out, ye miſteard filthy fallow, ye put your hand a tween my feet, mair need anither thing ſud be there ill chance on your picture cried an old wife, for mony a ane has tane me be there in daffing, and I ne'er ſaid a word about it, a wheen daft jades, canna ye had your tongues whan it's to your ſhame ye ſpeak: gae twa', cried the laſs, he, filthy body at he is, the laſt chapman that kiſt me had a horſe-pack, but he'll hae naething in his but a wiſp of ſtrae, ſome auld breeks, hair-ſkins, mauking-ſkins, ony thing that fills the bag and bears bouk, and yet he would kiſs and handle me, hech I was made for a better fallow; ane of them came by ae day, and sell'd our Meg twa ell and a quarter o' linen to be her bridal ſark, for he had nae mair, and when ſhe made it, and put it on it wadna hide her hech, hech, hech, he.


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