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yet. One of her sisters standing by in a dark (illegible text)mer, gets hahd o‘ a cow's head, which wanted the skin but about the mouth, and shuves it towards his mouth which he kisses in the (illegible text) dark. O cried lie, but your mouth be cauld since kissed ye last, and I think ye hae a beard! I (illegible text) na that afore; or is it wi‘ spinning tow, that maks your mouth sae rough ateen.
Hame he comes and tells his mither the speed properties of the marriage. A' things were ready and next week Sleekie Willie the (illegible text)weaver and him came to gree the marriage, and stay (illegible text)night with the bride, and teach Tam gude manners; for when Tam was hungry he minded his (illegible text)at more than his gude behaviour, and he was (illegible text)ver fu' till the dish was tume. Willie the weaver was to tramp or his fit when he thought he had supped enough. So all things being agreed on short and easy terms, and the wedding-day they were to be three times cried on Sunday and married on Munenday, neither piper nor pedler to be employed, but swith awa hame wi minister, and in to the bed amang the blankets. Ha, ha, cries Tam, that's the best o't a’. Now every thing being concluded and proposed, the supper was brought, being a large fat coggies, the very small wad hae done a hungry (illegible text)son gude; but Tam had only got twa or three ups until ane of the butcher's meikie dogs stamped on Tam's fit, which he took to be the weaver and then would sip nae mair. After sup-per they went to bed; Tam and the weaver together, and then he abused the weaver sair for stamping sae soon, which he denied, but told there was plenty left. Away then goes Tam to (illegible text)e amry, and lays to the haggies till his ain could (illegible text) nae mair; then brings the rest to Sleeky
