Onywayitbehovedhimtogetanauld，decentwifetokeepthemanseforhiman’seetohisbitdenners。andhewasrecommendedtoanauldlimmer-JanetM’Clour，theyca’dher-andsaefarlefttohimsel’astobeowerpersuaded。Therewasmonyadvisedhimtothecontrar，forJanetwasmairthansuspeckitbythebestfolkinBa’weary。Langorthat，shehadhadaweantoadragoon。shehadnaecomeforrit4formaybethrettyyear。andbairnshadseenhermumblin’tohersel’uponKey’sLoaninthegloamin’，whilkwasanuncotimean’placeforaGod-fearin’woman。Howsoever，itwasthelairdhimsel’thathadfirsttauldtheministero’Janet。andinthaedayshewadhaveganeafargatetopleesurethelaird。
WhenfolktauldhimthatJanetwassibtothedeil，itwasa’
superstitionbyhiswayofit。an’whentheycastuptheBibletohiman’thewitchofEndor，hewadthreepitdountheirthrapplesthatthirdayswerea’ganeby，andthedeilwasmercifullyrestrained。
Weel，whenitgotabouttheclachanthatJanetM’Clourwastobeservantatthemanse，thefolkwerefairmadwi’heran’himthegether。andsomeo’theguidwiveshadnaebettertodaethangetroundherdoorcheeksandchairgeherwi’a’thatwasken’tagainher，fraethesodger’sbairntoJohnTamson’stwakye。Shewasnaegreatspeaker。folkusuallylethergangheraingate，an’sheletthemgangtheirs，wi’，neitherFair-guid-eennorFair-guid-day。butwhenshebuckledto，shehadatonguetodeavethemiller。Upshegot，an’therewasnaeanauldstoryinBa’wearybutshegartsomebodylowpforitthatday。theycouldnaesayaethingbutshecouldsaytwatoit。till，atthehinderend，theguidwivesupandclaughthaudofher，andclawedthecoatsaffherback，andpu’dherdountheclachantothewatero’Dule，toseeifshewereawitchorno，soumordroun。ThecarlineskirledtillyecouldhearherattheHangin’Shaw，andshefochtliketen。therewasmonyaguidwifeburethemarkofherneistdayan’monyalangdayafter。
andjustinthehettesto’thecollieshangie，whasuldcomeupforhissinsbutthenewminister。