By this time we were at James Dickſon's incloſure below the Church-yard, and while I was recollecting in my mind if ever I had ſpoke theſe words he alledged, he broke from me thro' the Church-yard with greater violence than ever any man on horſe-back was capable of, with ſuch ſinging and buzzing noiſe, as put me in greater diſorder than I was all the time I was with him. I came to my houſe, and my wife obſerved more than ordinary paleneſs in my countenance, and would alledge that ſomething ailed me; I called for a dram, and told her I was a little uneaſy. After I found myſelf a little refreſhed, I went to my cloſet to meditate upon this, the moſt aſtonishing adventure of my whole life.
Upon the 5th of March 1724, being at Harehead baptizing the ſhepherd's child, I came off at ſun-fitting, or a little after, and near William White's March, the Laird of Cool came up with me as formerly; and, after his firſt ſalutation, bid me not be afraid. I told him I was not in the leaſt afraid, in the name of God and Chriſt my only Saviour, that if he would come the leaſt harm (for I know that He, in whom I truſted, was ſtronger than all they put together, and if any of them ſhould attempt to do even the horſe that I rid upon, as they have done to Dr. Menzie's man, if it be true that is ſaid, and generally believed about Dumfries) I have free acceſs to complain to my Lord and Maſ-
