we had a moſt terrible encounter with the tippany ⟨for⟩ two nights and a day; and when we ſet out for Fife, ⟨on⟩ the hair order, by the way of Toryburn and Culroſs, ⟨and⟩ coming up to a parcel of women, waſhing by a water ⟨ſide⟩, I buys one of their hairs, the time I was cutting ⟨it off⟩, Tom fell a courting and kiſſing a girl among them, ⟨who⟩ was one of the haveral ſort; what happened I know not, ⟨but⟩ ſhe cried out, ye miſteard filthy fallow, ye put your ⟨hand⟩ a tween my feet, mair need anither thing ſud be there ill chance on your picture cried an old wife, for mony ⟨a⟩ ane has tane me be there in daffing, and I ne'er ſaid a word about it, a wheen daft jades, canna ye had ⟨your⟩ tongues whan it's to your ſhame ye ſpeak: gae twa', ⟨cried⟩ the laſs, he, filthy body at he is, the laſt chapman ⟨that⟩ kiſt me had a horſe-pack, but he'll hae naething in his ⟨but⟩ a wiſp of ſtrae, ſome auld breeks, hair-ſkins, mauking-⟨ſkins⟩, ony thing that fills the bag and bears bouk, and ⟨yet he⟩ would kiſs and handle me, hech I was made for a ⟨better⟩ fallow; ane of them came by ae day, and sell'd our ⟨Meg⟩ twa ell and a quarter o' linen to be her bridal ſark, for ⟨he⟩ had nae mair, and when ſhe made it, and put it on ⟨it⟩ wadna hide her hech, hech, hech, he.
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