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was unco kind, an' made me sat, sat br(illegible text) out o' the lee side o' her kail pat; there was baith beef and paunchet in't; od they smell'd like ony haggies; an' (illegible text) a (illegible text)'d lac'd waist-coat; figs I suppit (illegible text) I was like to rive o' them, an' had a ri(illegible text) o' them the morn a'day: When I came out I had a kite like a cow wi' ca'f. (illegible text) spier' for you. mither, an' I said ye was gaily (illegible text) and she took it to me, an' leugh ay, an' grippe my shakle bane, an' said I wad be a sturdy fallow yet. I looked ay to her, an' thought I liked her, an' thinks on't ay sin-syne She leugh, an' bad me seek out a coal driver for her, for she did na' like to carry a fish-creel.
Mither. Forsooth, Sawny, I'll gi'e m(illegible text) twa lugs for a (illegible text)ck's egg, if she binna love wi'thee, an' that will be a bargain.
Sawny. Think ye fae, mither? Hec(illegible text) an' up' my word. mither, she's a stur(illegible text) gimmer, well worth the snoaking after. She has a dimple in every cheek, an' a (illegible text) on her chin: two legs like twa posts, (illegible text) haunches like a (illegible text)odger's lady's hoop, th(illegible text) hobble when she shakes, an' her paps pla(illegible text) (illegible text)mdity nod when she gangs, I ken by (illegible text) keeking she has a conceit o' me.
Mither. But Sawny man, antou see mither Mary in the town, auld Be-go-lad as ye ca' her, gi' her a dram, she lik'st w(illegible text)
