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stand, if fouks wadna make use of ither.
Mag. Aye, aye, but an they be for the like o' that, they should marry.
Now Jockey and his mither went into the little byre and held a private meeting, nane present but ⟨auld⟩ Bruckie and the twa brutes, the bits of couties, ⟨that⟩ she might give him counsel how to behave when he appeared before Mess John, to answer for ⟨his⟩ bystard; which concludes the third and last ⟨part.⟩
PART III.
Aff he goes to the Minister, and owns a' his faut ⟨to⟩ him; and Mess John desired him to appear before the congregation the next Sabbath, to be rebuked for his fau't.
Jock. Indeed, sir, I wad think naething to stan' ⟨a⟩ time or twa on the black stool, to please you, if ⟨there⟩ were naebody in the kirk, on a ouke day, but ⟨you⟩ and the elders to flyte a wee on me; but 'tis waur on a Sunday to have a' bodies looking and ⟨laughing⟩ at me, as I had been codding the peas, ⟨sipping⟩ tho kirn, or something that's no bonny.
Min. A weel John, never mind you these things ⟨but⟩ come ye to the stool it's nothing when it is over, we cannot say o'er muckle to you about it.
On Sunday thereafter, John comes with Uncle Raby's auld wide coat, a muckle grey lang-tailed
