LIFE
OF
DAVID HAGGART.
DAVID HAGGART was born at a farm town, called the Golden Acre, ⟨near⟩ Cannon-mills, Edinburgh, on the 24th ⟨of⟩ June, 1800, his father was a ⟨game-keeper⟩ but afterwards a dog-trainer. He was ⟨early⟩ put to school, when he acquired a good knowledge of English Grammar, ⟨Writing⟩ and Arithmetic. About the age of ten, ⟨a⟩ trifling accident occurred at home, ⟨which⟩ for fear of punishment from his ⟨father⟩ determined him to leave home, and from that moment he dated the commencement of his sinful career. He had made ⟨no⟩ wicked acquaintance as yet, but committed several depredations by himself.
The first of these was stealing a ⟨Bantam⟩ Cock from a woman at the back of ⟨the⟩ New Town, Edinburgh. Having taken ⟨a⟩ fancy to it, he offered to buy it, but ⟨the⟩ woman would not sell it; he fell on ⟨the⟩
