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braces of the kind. But pray, madam, don't
let US lose the advantage Of knowing in wha,
manner Of lore you transcend the DOCTOR
Pray be so condescending.' NAY, kind
sir said the old lady, its Il joke Of my own.
but as It is connected with that very sylla.
hub that our lass has set before you, | shall
ask the doctor again. Yc that ken the three
wonderful things in the world, yea the four
wonderful things and strange, how max ye
the sy llabub7' tax the LASS 'Whsht,
doctor; gin ye begin that gate, interrupted
the old lady, maun be the expounder of
the text myself So ye see, Mr.. Flower
dew -
But before the secre, is disclosed, we must
inform our readers that there is a certain jug
or pipkin Of earihenware used In various Gull
nary and drtrreen, purposes IN Scotland,
called a pig and which, from tie tenacious
kind of earth tIaa,n Of ioamj Of which it is
composed, goes by tie distinctive name of
lame pig : a uiensil of which, fifty years
ago, to have been ignorant, would have been
a confession of qualification as great as If you
thought that the Red sea was ruhicund.
so, SIR continued Mrs. NJ Cri,, when
| want to make IA s,l!abub-i,'s grand for d
cold, or knitting in the throat
Madam ~
Yes, it's nae doubt of healing virtues,
observed the doctor medicinal in all mat
tiers thoracical, il | may use the expression
and, Mr.. Flowerdew, it has the advantage Of
being dvrrtive and ocund in the swallow -
SIR, hold IN inter execration your sennas
and globaras; the latter are, Of carly, an
abom,natiOn before the Lord. | ance had
dose ,hrrcof-gin live to the age of Me,hn-
salem, the day will be to me like yestrecn ::
they took a good forty minutes to chow, my
inside was curmurring like docs in docket.
1t was most special unsavory. Mr.. Sour
spew.'
'So,' continued the old lady, after an i'm
patient pause; Il send 10 the market and
our Bell brings me lame pig
But why lame pigl'
why lame pig, sir ?-what way nc? -
Sir, naething but lame pig will answer the
purpose
Il cry you mercy, good lady, :,
So our Bell brings me a lame pig.
aye tell our lass (>he has been wi US these
thirteen wears, come Mar,inus she is the
o" of her grandfather, as the doctor SAYS,
when he is facctous,) to pick ME gu, clean
anr.'
VERY right said Mr.. Josiah. But I'm
afraid you would have little choice in tina, re-
Pecs.'
'Ycarc wrang, Mr.. Cowerscw,' said the
doctor. they are wecl washed outside and
in
'Oh, doctor, no joking. this is a serious
natter
'Na; there's no joking observed the
old lady. They are weel scraped WI a
heather ringe'
"A what, MADAME
a nivrfn' o. heather; wi il,e whllk you
get even to the most extreme corner OF the
concern
No doubt, madam, ifyou are permitted
Permitted, Mr.. Josiah and gin hny a
pig, may no do what cluse wi it or
wi ony ither face of clay for which gave
ready cuinzie! Yc have, sir, great chnrac-
ter in England for cleanliness, and | am
sure that Mrs. Flowerdew never has pig IN
her aught but she washes i, inside and out,
as clean as the driven snaw.'
May in that said Mr.. Flowerdew, 4
can assure you you are mistaken. Before
the pigs reach U.s.
'Werl, weel itter folk do il, and that is
the same thing. So, when Bell come hame.
says. hand me down the can with the vir-
gin honey, and | drap twa dessert spoonfuls
into the pigs mouth
Into its mouth, madam =
'Ay, TO DO sure, sir where would you
have it pu, PICS mouth was ma gin to it
for naething--or jelly " i'll do as weel. Ma,
I've tried your large bergamo, preserved
pear b." whiles the pigs neck is no tina,
wide to admi, pear Of that size, and it's
fashions squeezing it in
mo doubt. madam and dangerous
yes, gin the neck break but when ye
NELL and NEEDLE wi pigs. ye maun mind ye
deal wi slippery gear
VERY true. madam
'Werl, then. our lass carries the pig to
the COW, and there she gently milks a pint
and half Of warm milk in upon the honey
or jelly or pear, as il may be-
Into the pig. MADAME
'Ay, into tie mouth OF. Surely that's
nae kiltle matter
Now, madam, as am an ordinary sim
ner, that is AN operation that would puzzle all
Lancaster. Into its mouth =
'Weel. I'm astonisfel a. you sir |; is there
ony mystery or sorcery in Bell hauling pig
wi the ,ae hand, and milking COW with the
titherr
really, madam in my innoeene of heart,
though, tina, the pig nigh, have rum
Run o'ori Nae doubt; so wud i, gin
ye filled It DER fu'. So hame comes the
pig
'Ofitsclf, madam
Sir! Lord, sir, you speak as il tho pig
could walk |!
Il beg you a thousand pardons, madam |;
| truly forgo. the milk and Jelly. II would
he extraordinary lift could
Very sir. So the lass brings me my lame
pig,
'Ah, that's another reason. Well, may I
be drawn to a thread if l. could divine why
you preferred lame p'e.'
'Ye medina gang to Rome 10 learn that
lame is aye fsndisst. So ! begin to steel