[Fictionary] baubee sighting!

[E Cohen]

     A Highlander, who sold brooms, went into a barber's shop
     in Glasgow to get shaved. The barber bought one of his
     brooms, and, after having shaved him, asked the price of
     it. "Tippence," said the Highlander. "No, no," says the
     shaver; "I'll give you a penny, and if that does not
     satisfy you, take your broom again." The Highlander took
     it, and asked what he had to pay. "A penny," says Strap.
     "I'll gie ye a baubee," says Duncan, "and if that dinna
     satisfy ye, pit on my beard again."

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The Jest Book
THE CHOICEST ANECDOTES AND SAYINGS

SELECTED AND ARRANGED BY
MARK LEMON

CAMBRIDGE
SEVER AND FRANCIS
1865

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