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minister were an auld wife, he wad ken what the want o' a bit man is as weel as I. And a' this began about Wanton Wat the town taylor, that promised to tak me gin sic a time, or tell me what for; mony a. pickle well butter'd kail-bleds I gied him, held out frae my ain wame and stappit in a his, he said he wad do as muckle to me again, but he has na don't fause lown carle it he was, cheated me out o' sax pund and twa sarks, and then gar'd me mak a fool o' mysel when the laird's ducket was bigget, and made a' white to gar the dows come, he said, an my window war as white they wad come to me too, and I, like a poor fool, took a basin fu' of good bear-meal, and made it drammock and whitened a' my window wi't, but the never a dow came near hand me the mair o't, but a' the town dogs cane pycking and licking at it night and day, I was plagued wi' them, till a gude shoor came and washt it awa agen; the laird and every body came to look and laugh at it.
Janet's advice to Maggy, concerning Marriage.
WHILE these two old Haverels were thus discoursing together at their rocks, amongst
other things, Maggy told Janet that altho' she was now above a hundred had a great desire for a husband, but that she would be obliged to use some methods and entisements to make the young men fall in love wi' her. Upon which, Janet gave her the following witty advice.
