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PART III. (illegible text) NOW wiſe Willy was ſo admired for bin jet judg- ment in cutting off the ſow's noſe, that my lord in a mocking manner made him burlybailie of Bucky- hine. Lung Sandy was provoſt and John Thrums the weaver was dean of guild, but witty Eppie had ay the caſting vote in their courts and controverſies. There happened one day a running horſe to ſtand at one of their doors, and a child going about, the horſe trampled on the child's foot, which cauſed the poor child to cry, the mother came running in pal- lion, crying, a wae be to you for a horſe it ere ye was born of a woman filthy barbarian brute it t'ou in ſet ting your muckle iron luſe on my bairn's wee ſittie od fir, gripping the horſe by the mane the twa lugs, cuſſing his chaſten if he had been her fellow creature, cry- ing be-go laddis, I'll gar you as good, I'll take you before wife Willy the bailie, und he'll cut off your hand wit de iron tuſe, an'dan you will be cripple mul gang thro' the kintry on a barrow, or on twa ſhule ſtaffa like Rob the randy, ant a meal pocka- Lous your neck; her neighbour wife hearing & fee- ing what paſt, cried, you fool taupy, what gars you ſay dat horſe was born on woman, do ye think dat forſe has a feder or a midder, like you nr me or ony, body about; a what way do they come to the world
