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kame; the stoops being broken, they made a solid foundation of peats, laid on the caff bed and bowsters, and Jockey and Maggy were bedet the second time.
Jockey not being used to lie wi' a naked woman, except heads and thraws wi' his mither, gets his twa hands about the bride's neck, and his hough out-o'er her hurdies, saying, I ne'er kist wife nor lass naked before, and for fainness I'll bite you, &c.
Naething mair remarkable happened till about half a year and four oukes thereafter, when in comes Marion Mushet, rinning barefitted and barelegged. wi' bleart cheeks and a watery nose, cursing arid banning greeting and flyting.
(Marion enters, crying,) And whar's John?
Mith. Indeed he's out in the yard poning kail runts.
Mar. A black end on him and his runts baith, for he's ruined me and my bairn.
Mith. Ruined you! it canna be; he never did you ill, nor said you ill, by night nor by day, what gars you say that?
Mith. O woman! our Jenny is a rowing like a pack of woo; indeed she's wi' quick bairn, and your John is the father o't.
Mith. Our John the father o't! haud, there's enough said, lieing lown? I trow our John was
