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⟨he⟩ gaed wud, and looked as woeful like ⟨as⟩ he had been tod-lorie come frae ⟨worrying⟩ lambs, with his bloody mouth. ⟨With⟩ that he gets an auld flail and ⟨and⟩ rives awa the supple, then drives ⟨them⟩ a' to the back of the door, but ⟨nane⟩ wan out; then wi' chirting and ⟨clapping⟩ of hands down comes the clay ⟨hallen⟩, and the henbawk wi' Rab Reid ⟨the⟩ fiddler, who had crept up, beside ⟨the⟩ hens, for the preservation of his ⟨fiddle.⟩
Ben comes the bride, when she got ⟨on⟩ her coat, clappet Rabby on the ⟨shouther⟩, and bade him spare their lives, ⟨for⟩ their was blood enough shed in ae ⟨night⟩, quo she; and that my beard can ⟨witness⟩ quoth he. So they all came ⟨in⟩ obedience to uncle Rabby, for his ⟨supple⟩ made their pows baith saft and ⟨sair⟩ that night; but daft Maggy ⟨Simpson⟩ sat by the fire and picked banes a' ⟨the⟩ time of the battle. Indeed, quoth ⟨she⟩. I think ye're a' fools, but myself, ⟨for⟩ I came here to get a good supper, ⟨and⟩ ither folk hae gotten their skins well paid.
