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the seeond it came to be well known, that the whole parish and many more, came to see him; which caused such a confusion, that he was absolved, and got his children baptised the next day.—But there happened a tullie between the twa mothers' who would have both their names to be John. A-weel says auld John their father to the Ministcr, A-deed, Sir, ye maun ea' the tane John and the tither Jock, and that will please baith these enemies of mankind.
Minist. Now John, you must never kiss another Woman but your own wife; live justly, like another honest man, and you'll come to die well.
Jock. A black end on a me, Sir, if ever I lay an unlawfu' leg upon a hissy again, an' they sud lie down to me, as lang as our Maggy lasts; and for dying, there's nae fear of that, or I'll no get fair play, if ye an' a' the aulder folk in the parish be not dead before me. So I hae done wi' ye now, fareweel Sir.
