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⟨think⟩ ye'er a fools but myſel; for I came here ⟨to⟩ get a guide ſupper, an other fouk has gotten their ſkin weel paid.
By this time up got John the bridegroom, ⟨that⟩ was Jocky before he was married, but ⟨should⟩ not get his breeks; yet wi' a horſe nail ⟨he⟩ tacked his ſark tail between his legs, that ane might ſee what every body ſhould hide, ⟨and⟩ rambling, he cries Settle ye, or I'll gar ⟨my⟩ uncle ſettle ye, an faſten ye're heads wi' ⟨my⟩ auld ſupple.
Poor Rab Reid the fiddler, took a ſudden daft; ſome ſaid he was maw turn'd wi' the a' for he bocked up a' the barley an then ⟨gar'd⟩ the ale gae like a rain-bow frae him, as ⟨brown⟩ as wort broſe.
The hurly burly being ended, an naething ⟨but⟩ fair words and ſhaking o' hands, which was a ſure ſign o' an agreement; they began ⟨to⟩ cow their cutted lugs an' waſh their fairs, ⟨a'⟩ but Jockey's mither, wha cries out, a black ⟨end⟩ on you and your wedding baith; for I hae gotten a hunder holes dung in my arſe wi' ⟨the⟩ heckle teeth.
Jocky anſwers. A e'en had you wi' them than mither, ye will e'en be the better fair'd,
Up gets uncle Rabby, an auld Sandy the ⟨ſutor⟩ of Seggyhole, to put every thing in order; they prappet up the bed wi a rake an a rippling kame; the bearers being baoken they made a ſolid foundation of peats, and laid on the cuff beddan bowſters, where Jockey an Maggy was beddet the ſecond time.
