⟨fellow⟩ lifting a pitcher of water out of the dam, ſo as he ⟨dipt⟩ it full and ſet it down on the ground, ſtaring at me he tumbled in himſelf out of ſight o'er head and ears, and ⟨as⟩ ſoon as he got out I ſaid, Yo ho friend, did you get ⟨the⟩ fiſh? What an a fiſh, ye b--h; O ſaid I, I thought ⟨ye⟩ had ſeen a fiſh when you jumped in to make it jump ⟨out⟩: what a d---l ſir, are you mocking me? runs round ⟨his⟩ pitcher, and gives me a kick on the a-ſe, ſo that I fell ⟨deſignedly⟩ on his pitcher, and it tumbled down the bank, ⟨and⟩ went to pieces, his maſter and another man looking ⟨and⟩ laughing at us, the poor fellow complained of me to ⟨him⟩, but got no ſatisfaction.
The ſame evening, as I was going towards the town ⟨of⟩ Linlithgow, meets an old crabbed fellow riding upon ⟨an⟩ old glaid mare, which he always a threſhing upon ⟨with⟩ his ſtick; goode'en to you goodman, ſaid I, are you ⟨going⟩ to the bull wi' your mare? what do you ſay ſir, they ⟨gang⟩ to the bull wi' a cow ye brute. O yes goodman, ye ⟨are⟩ right, ſaid I, but how do they call that he-beaſt that ⟨rides⟩ on the mare's backs; they ca't a cuſſer ſir, a well ⟨then⟩ goode'en to you maſter cuſſar. He rides a little bit, ⟨then⟩ turns back in a rage, ſaying I ſay ſir, your laſt words ⟨are⟩ war then your firſt, he came then at the flight; to ride ⟨me⟩ down, but I ſtruck his beaſt on the face, and in the ⟨short⟩ turn about, it fell, yet or I could get my pack to the ⟨ground⟩, he cutted me on the head at the firſt ſtroke, I ⟨then⟩ getting clear of the pack, played it away for ſome ⟨time⟩, till by blows on the face, I made him blood at both ⟨mouth⟩ and noſe; then he cried out chapman, we are ⟨baith⟩ daft, for we'll kill ourſeles and mak naething o't, we ⟨had⟩ better gree; with all my heart, ſaid I, and what will ⟨ye⟩ buy? nothing but a pair of beard ſhears ſaid he, and ⟨give⟩ me them cheap, ſo I ſold him a pair of ſhears for ⟨three⟩ half pence, and gave him a needle, then parted good ⟨friends⟩ after the battle was over.
So I went to Linlithgow that night, where I met with Drouthy Tom my ſweet and dear companion, and here
