▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M unicip al ities ▁in ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Sal aman ca ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Sal aman ca <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Mack ay ▁Wilson ▁( 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁– ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁writer ▁famous ▁for ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁" Wil son ' s ▁T ales ▁of ▁The ▁B orders ▁( and ▁of ▁Scotland )" ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Twe ed mouth , ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁Scotland ▁and ▁England . ▁He ▁gave ▁many ▁tal ks ▁to ▁Tem per ance ▁soci eties . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Ber wick ▁Ad vert iser , ▁Wilson ▁began ▁publishing ▁local ▁stories . ▁ ▁Their ▁popular ity ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁repr int ing ▁and ▁extending ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁week ly ▁broad sheet , ▁pr iced ▁at ▁ 1 ▁ 1 / 2 d ▁( a ▁pen ny ▁half pen ny ) ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁died ▁within ▁a ▁year , ▁with ▁his ▁ob itu ary ▁published ▁in ▁issue ▁ 4 9 , ▁the ▁T ales ▁ran ▁to ▁ 3 1 2 ▁ed itions , ▁in ▁all ▁carrying ▁ 4 8 5 ▁tales ▁or ▁serial is ations . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁T ales ▁continued ▁under ▁the ▁editor ship ▁of ▁others , ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁provide ▁income ▁for ▁his ▁wid ow ▁and ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁contrib utor ▁and ▁subsequent ▁editor ▁being ▁ ▁Alexander ▁Le ight