THE MISERIES
OF
Poor Simple Innocant Silly
TAM.
Simple Tom was a widow's son, and coarse country weaver to his trade; he made nothing but such as canvas for caff (illegible text)beds, corn and coal sacks, druggit and arn was the finest wobs he could lay his fingers to ; he was a great lump of a lang lean lad, about sax feet high afore he was eighteen years auld, and as he said him-self, he grew sae fast, and was in sic a hurry to be high, that he did not ssay to bring a' his judgment with him, but yet he hoped it would follow him, and he would get meet wi't, as mony a ane does after they're married. He has but ae sis-ter and she has as little sense as himself; he was married on Sleeky Willie the wylie weaver, his mother was a rattle (illegible text)scull wife, and they lived a' in ae house, and every body held them as a family of fools.
