text: \ ,/ f . bM^' Ulo LIST OF GAELIC BOOKS And Works on tJie Highlands PUBLISHKl) AND SOLD BY MACLACHLAN & STEWART, BOOKSELLERS TO THE UXIVERSITY, 63 & 64 SOUTH BRIDGE, EDINBURGH. A liberal discount allowed on orders for exportation or for private circulation. M'Alijine's Gaelic and English Pronouncing Dic- tionary, with Grammar, 12mo, doth, ... Ditto ditto, hf. -hound calf, ... Gaelic and English, separately, c/o^/i, ... English and Gaelic, separately, doth, M'Leod and Dewar's Gaelic Dictionary, doth, ... s. d. 9 11 5 5 10 G 1 G G G 1 6 G 1 6 2 G 1 7 6 G 4 .3 1 2 3 2 1 G Alkine's Alarm to the Unconverted, Saint's Pocket Book, doth, Is. seiued, Almanac for 1 875, in Gaelic, An T-Oranaiche, by Sinclair, (in parts), each, ... Assurance of Salvation, 1 8mo, sei S'., - - 212 Bron Matlaar — Ead. le Mac-Mharcuis, 298 Caiptein Euadli Ghlinn Liobhann — C'uairfeir nan Gleann, - - 307 Ceannaiche Glic, An, — Sgiathanach, 342 Coinueamli Chaidreach, - - 88 Comliairlean do ilhathairichibli— Sgiathanach, - - - - 277 Comhairleau Mhic-Cailein, &c. — Ead. le Abrach, ... 40 Comhraidlinean, — Alasdair Euadh, Ji-c. 13, 49, 78, 112, 136, 168,207,233, 273, 302, 325 Comunn ur Gaidhealach, - - 312 Cosamlilachdan — Ead. le Mac- Mharcuis, - - - . 21 Criountaclid— /S., - - . 187 Cumha Eao — Mairi Nic-Ealair, - 122 Carraicean-oidhche, Na, — Ead. le Mac-Mharcuis, - - - 364 Dearmad na Gaidhlig — Gilleash. Mac-Iain, - - - - 143 Dr. Livingstone — Mac-Mharcuis, 86 Du'irteach, Aii,—D.M'K., - 197 Earrach, Ant-,— 5., - - 187 Eilean, Ant-, — Ead. U Mac-Mharcuis, 215 Facal d' ar Luchd-leughaidh, - 377 GaidliealagusamMinisteir,An-J". W. 372 Gobhainn Sanndach, An, — Ead. le Siucram-Cam, - - - 243 Iain Dughallach, Pictou— X>. B. B., 175 Iain Williams, agus an duine dubh, —J.W., .... 313 Taobh Imrich nan Eun — Teachdaire Gaidh- ealach, - . . . 20 lomlauachd — S., - - - 215 Lachlunn INIac Thearlaich Oig — Sgiathanach, - - 120, 145 Larach Niuebheh — S. , - 44, 84 Litrichean o Fhionnladh Piobaire — Teachdaire Gaidhealach, 117, 156 Long mhor nan Eilthireach — D?-, Mac-Leoid, - - . 293 Luchd-cluich nan Cairtean, &c. — /. W., - - - - 187 Mac na Bantraich — Sgiathanach, 246 Maighstir agus an Gille, Am, — Blto I. F. Caimheul, - . . 180 Mairi a' Ghliune — 7??-. Mac-Lioid, 229, 261 Morair Cholasa— Z». MK., 106, 148 Naidheachdan, ... 58 Orcheard, An t., — Sgiathanach, 4 Osdair agus an Seoladair, An t-, 337 Raonull Ìlac Ailean Oig — Abrach, 72 Ridire Ghrianaig — Bhol. F. Cambeul, 338, 357 Saobh-chrabliadh nan Innsibh — Sgiathanach, - - - 201 Sealladh o MhuUach Beinne — Leabhar nan Cnoc, - - - 152 Seaun Sgeul Gaidhealach — Teachd- aire Ur, - . - 182 Sean Sgoil— i). M'K., - - 332 Seumas Garie, An t - Ollamh,— Sgiathanach, ... 282 Searmoin Ghaidhlig — A.M., - 158 Sgeulachdan Bhraid-Albann— ZA C. , 8, 48, 75 SilisKic-Coinnich — Ead. le Mnileach, 1, 37, 69, 101, 133, 165 Sir Uilleam agus a' Ghaidhlig, 10 Sop as Gach Seid, 7, 13, 22, 47, 56, 91, 104, 116, 121, 123, 124, 135, 148, 154, 176, 200, 203, 216, 273, 281, 282, 313, 336, 363, 375 Spiorad na h-Aoise — Lr. lfa«-Leoid, 203, 238 Theodorus, Buachaille Ormai — T., 178 CONTENTS. BAEDACHD. Taoeh Ainm losa, Laoidh, - - 337 An Oige, Laoklh, - - - 377 Biis Peathar — Ead. le Mac-Mharcuis, 241 Blar Slumadail — U. Mac-DJnmleihhc, 6, 42, 77, 104 Breacan Mairi Uisdein— /. Macill- eathain, .... 372 Brosnachadh Bhruce — Ead. 1p A.M., 186 Caoidh Chrimine — Dan an Deirg, 248 Caismeachd Cliloinn Chamroin — Ead. k Mac-Neachdainn, - 377 ('. Salm (L.M.)— ^. ÌV., - - 158 Cruachan Beann — P. Mac-an-t-Saoir, 337 Cumlia Dbaibhidh air son Shauil a;;u3 lonatain — Ead. le Mac- Mharcuis, - - - 124 Ciimha Eao — Ead. le Mairi Nic- Ealair, - - - - 122 \y-aM\s.g—Mac-Oidhche, - - 311 Duanag Leannanaclid — D. Mac M/nnrkJi, - -_ - - 110 Duan Oisein do 'n Ghrehi, - 119 Eas Ridhe, Co-cliomnnn ri, — A. Camaron, .... 305 i AUEH Failte an Eilein Sgiathanaich — N. M'L., . . - . 83 Fogradh nan Gaidheal — F. DonvU- ach, .... 11 Grian ra' anma, Laoidh — Ead. le Tobar-Chaiain, ... 9 Homer — Ead. le Eohlian Mac-Lach- aum, 173, 213, 245, 271, 299, 330, 373 Iain Gilpin — Ead. le Dr. Mac- Lfoid, - - - - 269 Laoidh — Ead. le Mac-MharcvU, 10 Leomag— ^» t-Urr. E. Madllca- thain, .... 177, 218 Maighdean Ghouri, - - 124 Oran a' Gheamhraidh — Mac Mha'ujh- stir Alasdair, .... 308 Oran an lasgair, - - - 360 Grain, le 'm fuinn, 19, 57, 92, 122, 155, 181, 217, 278, 314, 346, 376 Shobhrach Mhuileach, An t-, — MuUeach, .... 12 Tarsnachan (Acrostic) — Mairi Nic- Ealair, - - - - 364 insriDEx: TO THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF VOL. III. Page | Argyle and Bute Celebrities, - 27 Argyle, The House of, - - 318 Beltane Eve, - - - 353 Black AVatch at Coomassie, The, 66 Captain Patrick Ross, - - 381 Celtic Chair, The, 96, 97, 255, 350 Celtic Music, - - - 127 Cluny MacPherson of 1745, - 347 Correspondents, To, . . 100 Duthil, Antiquarian Discoveries at, 290 Fairy's Palace, The, - - 379 Gael in the Far West, The, - 28 (iaelic in Schools, - 29, 225, 256 Gaelic Class in F.C. College, Glasgow, 66 Gaelic Lecture, - - - 95 / Gaelic Philology — Rev. A. Cameron, 23, 59, 93, 159, 220, 283, 315 Herring Harvest, The, - 260 Highland Airs and Melodies, Review, 227 1 1 ighland and Welsh Gatherings, 228 HÌL'ldand Funeral, The, - 190 Ilii.'!dand Families in Canad.a, - 63 1 1 i-hland Kilts on Lowland Legs, 125 iligliland Language and Literature — Prof. Blarkie, ■ 251, 258 Highlands, The Condition of, 188 Inverness Gaelic Society, - 194 Page lona Ruins, - - . 193 Kin tyre Man in New Zealand, Death of, 349 Lairds of Argyle, The, - - 253 M' Donald's Gaelic Poems, Review, 322 M 'Kay's ( Dr. C. ) New Work on Gaelic, 196 Massacre of Glencoe — Pev. Geo. GiltiUan, - - - - 286 News of the Highlands and Islands, 31, 64, 67, 100, 130, 164, 195, 196, 285, 292, 323, 354, 382 Oban Soiree, .... 30 Registrar-General and the Gaelic Language, The, - - 161 Second Sight, - - - 351 Sean Dana, Review, - - 65 Sutherlandshire Association, - 163 To our Readers, - - - 384 Treasure trove, - - - 222 Varieties, - 29, 132, 192, 352, 355 POETRY. Boat Song, Highland, - - 291 Farewell to Rothicmurchus — Ayhmr, 65 Home in the Highlands — Professor Blackie, .... 31 Ree Waterfall, The,— ^. Cameron, 305 Rome and Caledonia- W. Murray, 193 '■^ Mar ghaih solu'is do m^ anamfein Tha s'jeula na h-aimsir a dh' fhalbh ." — Oiseax. III. Leabh.] DARA MIOS an EARRAICH, 1874. [25 Air. SILIS NIC-COINNICH. SEAXX SGEUL GAIDHEALACH. (Bho Bheurla Sheumais Hogg, Ciohair Ettvich.) T. limi cogaclh Mlioiitrose dh' eirich cinn-f Iieadhnaagus cearmas- cirmidh na Gaidhealtachd gu ire ni 'b' airde arm am meas agus ami an luach na 'bhuineadh dhoibli riamli roimh an am ud. Bha cumliaclid agus treubhantas nam fineachan air an cur gu dearbli- adh arms a' chogadh ud, agus mar sin, bha uaclidaran air a mheas a reir lionmhorachd a chuid ioclidaran, a bha 'g a aid- eachadh mar an ceann-fine, agus a dh' eireadh air 'iarrtas gu cogadh aim an aobhar sam bith a roghnaicheadh esan air an son. Mar sin, bha fabhar agus deagh- ghean chumhachdan na ri©gh- achd do gach uachdaran, a reir aireamh a luchd-leanmhuinn. B' ann 's an am ud a thachair an gnothnch eagalach is bun do m' sgeul, ann an daimh ri aon de theaghlaichean urramach na Gaidhealtachd. ach a thuit gu mor o chionn loma bliadhna, o'n inbhe aird a""* »" I'obh iad aon uair, agus uime sin, air sgath na tha de 'n gineil fhathast beo anns an taobli tuath, is eiginn dhomh ann an tomhas, an ainmeannan agus an aiteaclian-comhnuidh 'athar- rachadh. Tha Caisteal - Gharnaid, aite- comlmuidh a' chinn - f headhna chumhachdaich an am bheil mi gu bhi 'deanamh iomraidh, 'n a sheasamli air inbhh- f hiadhaich far am bheil dithis de aibhnich- ean ainmeil na Gaidhealtachd a' coinneachadh a clieile, agus fo dhubhar nam beann arda, creag- ach a tha 'g eirigh gu cas air a ; chulthaobh, ris an aird-an-iar. Tha 'aghaidh a' sealltainn ris an ; aird-an-ear, os cionn na h-aibhne ' ud, a tha 'giulan uisgeachan fall- j ain, fionnar nan allt agus nam j fuaran gni cladach aon de na ! caoil-mhara sheimh, neobhruaill- eineach sin anns an trie am faigh àm-ach a' chuain acarsaid thear- uinte. Bha aillidheachd agus duaichnidheachd mheasgaichte nan cluaintean agus nam bruth- aichean creagach mu 'n cuairt a' chaisteib'n an samhladh riochdail ' air an linn stoirmeil anns an do ^ thogadh e. Aig iochdar na faiche i mu choinneamh dorus-bcoil a' I chaisteil, bha drochaid - mhaide thairis air da stalla a bha mu f hichead aitheamh air airde, agus eatorra bha eas cumhann,scoiTach troimh an robh uisgeachan na h-aibhne air an grad thionndadh 1 2 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an J^analcli, 1874 gii leum-uisge cho aillidh agus clio tiadhaich 's a chithear air fad 's air farsuingeachd nan garbli - cliriocli, tuath no 'n - iar. Bha an drochaid air a deanamh de shailtliean daraich, agusged a bha i gle ainleathan, lorn, gun taobhan no casan air taobh seach taobh dhi, clia robli rathad eile a dh-ionnsaidh a cliaisteil aeli i, do mliarcaicliean no do clioisich- ean. Fo riaghladh buaii-easach ain- tigheariiail nan riglirean Stiubh- ardacli, chaill Caisteal Gharnaid tomlias nach bu bheag de 'n ghloir, de 'n cumhachd, agus de 'n mhoralaehd air son an robb e aitbnichte agus iomraiteach roiiuhe an am ud. B' i crioch shonruichte ealaiu-riaghlaidb nan Stiubhardach a bhi 'bristeadh cumhacLd agus ughdaras nam fineachan, nan ard-uaislean, nan ceann-feadbna agus nan ridirean le bhi 'g am brosnachadh gu falachd agus naimhdeas an agh- aidh a cheile, leis an robh iad ann an tomhas mor air an lag- achadh agus air an isleachadli 'n am measg fein. Chlaon agus chrion tiodal ainmeil.aosda teagh- lach Chaisteil Gharnaid, ach bha fhathast fuigheal de am moral- achd a lathair ann am pearsa a' chinn-fheadhna a blia beo aig an am so, ach fo tliiodal ur — eadhoin, Morair Eidirdeil. B' esan 'n a aonar an t-aon nibean- glan a bha lathair de tbeaghhach ainmeil a shiiinsearachd; mar sin bha mor-chumhaclid'n a sheilbh, oir bha e'n a chcann air fine a bha fhathast ro Honmlior, uaiblireach borb, ainmcineach. Ach na 'm basaicheadh e gun sHochd, tliuit- eadh an oighreachd agus an ceannas-cinnidh, a reir coltais, air neach a blia, thar gach duine, 'n a chuspair fiiath dha fein agus d' a iochdarain ; duine leis an robh e air a chreachadh ann an tomhas mor de'n onoir agus de'n t-saoibh- reas air an robh e aon uair ann an seilbh ; agus duine, ged a bha e ann an dluth dliaimh dha, a bha aig an dearbh am ud, a' cleachdadh gach innleaehd a bha 'n a chomas gu a thilgeadh a mach as aite, agus gu 'thoirt gu bochdainn. Anns an t-suidheachadh dheu- chainneach ud, phos Eidirdeil air comhairle maithean a luchd-lean- mhuinn, Silis, aileagan Chlann- Choinnich. Bha iad le eheile ro og ; bha ise aillidh, caoimhneil, deagh-bheusach agus so-lubadh ; b' i annsachd a companaich i, amis an t-seadh a b' airde, agus cuspair uigli agus deagh-ghean an iomlain de aluehd leanmhuinn. Ach mo chreach ! chaidh bliadhna an deigh bliadhna thairis, gun a chhraid og ud a bhi air am beannachadh leis an toradli sin a bha ion-mhiannaichte os cionn gach beannachd eile — eadhoin, oighre og air son oighreachd Ghlinne-Garnaid agus air son Moraireachd Eidirdeil. Ciod a ghabhadh deanamh ? Bha an fhine gu h-iomlan, fo bhuaireas agus ann an imcheist; bha coinn- eamh an deigh coiniieimh aig maithean a' chinnidh mu 'n chuis, agus b' e an codhunadh aonsgeul- ach gus an d' thainig iad aig a' cheann mu dheireadh, gur h-c a b' f hearr gu 'm basaicheadh eadh- oin deichnear de na baintigh- earnan a b' uaisle a bha beo de 'n fhine, na gu "n tuiteadh an t-iom- lan de 'n fhine, maille ris gach onoir a bhuineadh dhoibh, ann Dara Mios an Earraich, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 3 an lamhan Nagarr, a bha 'n a cliuspair fuath agus diomb dlioibli idle. ]\Iu thuaiream seachd bliadhna an deigh do Shilis tighinn gu bhi 'n a mnaoi, ach cho neo-clioltach ri tighinn gu blii 'n a mathair 's a bha i riamh ; thainig bnidheann de mhaithean a chinnidh air teachdaireachd gu Morair Eidir- deil, le seann laoch calma, TighearnaCharnaich air anceann, am fear a b' fhaisge ann an inbhe agus ann an cumliaclid do 'n cheann-f headhna e fein. Dh' innis iad dha gu 'n d' thainig iad a nis gu codhunadh .suidliiehte g-u 'm feumadh e gun tuilleadh dail no seamsain dealachadh ri.s a' bhain- tighearna, beo no marbh mar bu roghnaiche leis. Blirist e maeh ann am feirg, agus, ars' esan, " Na biodh a dhanachd aig an f hear is feari- 'n ur measg a leithid 'ainmeachadh gu brath an deigh so." Gun eagal, gun athadli, fhreagair seann laoch Charnaich. " Ciod is fiach thusa as ar n-aogaisne? Runaich sinn uile gur fearr gu 'm basaieheadh, cha n i a mhain, ban-mhorair Eidir- deil, ach gach baintighearna eile a tha beo d' ar fine, na gu 'n tigeadh an fhine gu bhi 'n an traillean fo an-riaghladh agus fo chumhachd Xagairr." Chiinnaic am ]\Iorair nach robh dol a null no nail dha ach strioehdadh dhoibh. Thuirt e gu 'm bu chàs eruaidh e gun teagamh sam bith, ach ma runaich Ard-riaghlair na cruitheachd gu 'm b' esan an t-oighre deireannach de 'n stoc aosda, fhiughail o'n do ghineadhe, a sheilbhicheadh oighreachd agus onoir a sliinnsear, nach gabhadh an t-orducrh atharrachadh ; acrus na 'n tngadh iadsan gu bull an gniomh uamhasach a runaich iad gu 'm faodadh iad a bhi cinnteach gu 'n tugadh iad mallachd an Uile-chumhachdaich a nuas orra fein agus air an fhine gu leir. Cliuir e "n an cuimhne nach robh e fein agus a bhaintighearna ach fathast ro og, nach d" thainig iad eadhoin gu an Ian fhàs no gu treine an neart, agus mar sin nach robh e idir mi-choltach gu 'm faodadh ise bhifathast'n a mathair teaghlaich lionmhoir; ach coma CO dhiu, gu 'm b' ise thar na h - uile cuspair eile anns an t-saoghal, ailleagan agus annsachd a chridhe, agus gu 'm bu luaithe a dhealaicheadh e ris gach ni a bhuinneadh dha, eadhoin ri 'oighreachd agus ri 'chinneadh na rithese. Chrath Carnach a cheann liath, agus le gruaim bhagaraich air a ghnuis, tliuirt e ri Eidirdeil gu n robh a chainnt ro amaideach, agus 'n a freagradh cruaidh- chridheach do iarrtas an fhine d' am bu cheann-feadhna e, agus nach b' e a chomain e. '"' Aidich- idh sinn," arsa Carnach, " gu 'm bheil a' bhaintighearna fhathast ann an ceitein a h-oige, agus air sgath a h-oige, ged tha ar foigh- idinn air a cur thuige gu ro mhor, bheir sinn fathast dail thri bliadhna dhi, agus aig ceann na h-uine sin, ma bliios i gun sliochd, gabh m' fhocalsa air gu 'm feum thu a cur uait le dealachadh laghail, no ma-dh'fhaoidte air dhoigh is miosa, agus bean eile a phosadli ; agus sin air sgath nam miltean a tha an crochadh riut mar an athair, an cul-taiceagus an dochas saoghalta ; oir ma thig g-u brath an latha sin ann.s am bi AN GAIDHEAL. Dara ifios an Earraich, 1874. Gleann-Garnaid gun oighre dligh- each, bithidh laithean Chlann- Choimiicli mar cliinneadb, air an aireainh am measg nan nithibh a chaidli seacliad. Smuainich Morair Eidirdeil 'n a inntinn tein, gur h-ioma car a dh' fhaodadh tighinn air an t-saoghal an taobli a stigh de thri bliadhua, agus an dochas ri maitheas an Fhreasdail, dh' aon- taicli e ris na eumhachan a clmir Carnach agus na maitliean eile ri 'uchd, ni a thug faothachadh agus fuasgladh dha aig an am ud, ao-us mar sin.dhealaich e fein agus a chairdean, saodmhor, toilichte, taobh air thaobh. Thainig na tri bliadhna gu crich, — an deich- eamli o 'n a phosadh iad, ach mo thruaighe ! bha Morair Eidirdeil ao-us a cheile uasal fhathast gun oighre, gun bhan - oighre, agus gun choslas caochlaidh. Bha Silis cho cuirteil, cho aillidh, cho flathail, cho sunndach agus cho iullagacli 's a bha i riamh, gun smuain, gun umhail, gun amharus mu na comhairlean dorcha, droch- mheineach a bha air an deilbh d' a taobh. Ach mo chreach ! bha a binn air a seulachadh leas an iomlan de 'n f hine, firionn agus boirionn, ard agus iosal, oir fjha an aimheal agus am mi-fhoigh- idinn air tighinn gu ire bhuair- easaich do-chiosaichte, agus bha gach teanga 'g a casaid gu bàs. Runaicli aireamh de sheaim mhnathan-uaisle cur as dhi le puinnsean ; chaidh te dhiu air aoidheachd do 'n Chaisteal le puinnsean millteach air a giulan, a runacliadh cothrom a ghabhail air a fhritliealadh air dhoigh eigin, ach clui bu luaitlie chunn- aic i aghaidh aoibheil, ueo-chion- tach na ban-mhoraire, na bhuail a coguis oirre, agus thilg i am puinnsean anns an teine. An deigh sin dh' f heuch iad druidh- eachd, ach dh' f hailnich an geasan cho math ris gach oidhirp eile ; agus cha robh a nis leigheas air a' cliuis ach gu 'n cuirte teachdair- eachdadh-ionnsaidh a' Mhoraire, agus air an dearbh latha air an d' thainig na tri bliadhna gu crich, rainig na maithean ceudna Cais- teal Gharnaid, le seann Tighearna Charnaich aon uair eile air an ceann. Muileach. (i?/ leantuirin.) AN T-OR-CHEARD. Bha or-clieard anu am baile araidh ann an Sasunn, agus chuir e suas butli arms au robh e 'cumail gach obair-oir a bha f reagarracli air son gach ard agus iosal, agus mar an ceudna clachan-luachmhor agus seudan de gacli gne. Bha e 'n a dhuiue coir, ionraic, agus measail am beachd gach neach a chuir eolas air. Air dha a bhi curamach agus glic, dh' fhas e 'n a dhuine saibhir, agus bha an saoghal a' soirbheachadh leis gu maith. Oha do phos e riamh, agus air dha a bhi gun teaghlach, agus pailteas aige, maille I'i cridhe fialaidh, truacanta, bha e aiiimeil air son a mhaitheis do na bochdaibh, agus air son a bhi 'roinn a mhaoin a ghiulan air aghaidh gach gniomh seirceih Mu dheireadh thainig briseadh air a shlainte, agus runaich e dol a dh- iounsaidhtobair araidh a bha ainmeil air son a bhuadhan gus a' ghne euskiint a bha airsan a leigheas. Bha 'n tobar astar mor o 'n bhaile anns an rolih an duine coir so 'fuireach. Rinn e deas gu falbh ; dh' fhag e a bhutli air curam hichd-ceirde dileas a bha 'g obair aig-e, agus dh' fhalbh e air muin Dara Mios an Earracih, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 5 eich. Thug e leis bocsa Ian cle na seudan a bu luachmhoire a bha 'n a bhutli, a b' f liiach na miltean piuind airgid ; agus tbuarasdalaich e gille tapaidh a thacbair air, cbum am bocsa a gbiulan. A tbuille air na seudan, thug e leis moran airgid, gun fbios nach cuireadh e feum air mu 'm pilleadb e dacbaidb. An deigb a bbi biitbean air falbb^ agus dol troimb ioma baile agus macbair bba iad a' faotuinn gu gasda air an agbaidb, agus bba 'n t-sligbe a' deadh-cbordadb ris an or-cbeard. Air la araidb, bha 'n ratbad-mor air air an robb iad ag imeachd 'g an treorachadh thairis air aitean mona- dail, aonaranach, far an robb locban agus garbblaicbean fiadhaicb. Db' inndrinn an :lrocb-spiorad aun an cridbe a' gbille a bba 'giulan a' bhocsa agus aig ionad uaigneach araidh, ri taobb loch dorcba, thairis air an robb beanntaii arda, mar dhubb neul a' tilgeadh am faileas, ghrad lainaicb e a mbaigbstir a mhortadh, agus e fein a tboirt as le a mhaoin. Aig a' cheart am thainig a mbaigbstir as an dioll- aid, a bbeacbdacbadb air gach seall- adh mu'n cuairt, agus a tboirt cotbrom do 'n each greim 'itbeadh ri taobb an rathaid. Gbabb an seirbbiseach cruaidh-chridbeach fatli air a mbaigb- stir, agus bbuail e sgian mhor a bba 'n a f hochar troimb cbridhe an duine choir. Bba e marbh ann am priob- adli ]ia sula — ghrad thug am mortair an t-airgiod dbeth — lion e pocaidean a chota-mhoir le clacban — thilg e 'n corp 's an loch — rinn e greim air a' bhocsa agus air an each, agus ann an tri mionaidean gbabb e an t-slighe. Chaidh an duine truagh so db' ionnsuidh aite iomallacb de 'n tir, far an do thoisich e air malairt, agus far nach robb fios aig neacb sam bith mu aon ni a thacbair. An toiseach bho e a' reiceadh obair- chruadhach, agus nithean air bheag luacb, cbum nach gabhadh neacb air bith amburas m' a tbimchioll. Mar so bha e 'dol air agbaidb i)liadhn' an deigb bliadbna, a' chuid 's a' chuid, gus ma dheireadh an d' eirich e gu ard inbhe'u a cheird. Cha do smaoin- icb neacb air bith nach robb a shoirbbeacbadh a' srutbadb o 'n dich- ioll a bba e 'gnatbacbadb 'n a cheiixl fein, an uair a bha esan le mor sheoltachd a' giulan air agbaidb le bathar luachmhor an duine sin a mhort e. Bba e curamacb, measail, agus creideasacb. Phos e nigbean duiu'-uasail, agus roghnaicheadb e an toiseach gu bbi 'n a uacbdaran, agus an sin gu bbi 'n a ard-uachdaran 's a bbaile 's an robb e a' tamb. Choimhlion e a dbreucbd air sheol a choisinu mor chliu dha o gach ard agus iosal. An da chuid, mar uacbdaran agus mar bbreitbeamb bba e measail ann an suilibh nan uile, agus bhuanaich e mar so I'e aireamb bbliadhnachan. Air latba araidh bha e 'n a aite fein 's a'chuirt maille ri breitbeamhnaeile a' bbaile, agus thugadh a lathair duine gu bbi air fheuchainn air son a mbaigbstir fein a mhortadh. Chaidh na fianuisean a- tharruing agus a cbeasnachadb. Labhair na fir - lagha gu deas-bbriatbrach air gach taobb. Chaidh an hicbd-deucb- ainn air leth car tamuill bhig, agus thug iad a mach am binn, gu 'n robb am priosanacb ciontach. Db' f ban na h-uile 'n an tosd gus an chiinneadh iad binn a' bhais air a toirt a mach leis an ard - bbreitbeamb. Chaidh mionaid an deigb mionaid seachad; ach cha do gbluais am breitheamh. Bha suilean nan uile 'bba 'lathair a nis suidhichte air, agus chumiaic iad mor iomaguin- inutinn air. Bha e 'g atbarracbadh dhreach, agus a reir coslais anabarr- ach neo-sbocrach ! Mu dheireadh db' fliag e 'aite-suidhe fein — chaidh e sios o bheinc nam breitheamhna. AN GAIDHÈAL. 1) ara Mios an Eanaich, 1874. agus a chum mor-iog-liiiadli nan uile, slieas e ri taoMi an duine tliruaigh a blia gii bhi air a dhiteadh. Labhair e am fianuis na cuirte, agus thiibhaii't e ami am briatliraibh soilleir agus soil- eimte : — " A bhreithcamhaa, agus a luchd-eisdeachd gu leir. Tha sibli a' faicinn mu choiuneamh ur sul, duine boclid, truagb, ciontacb, a ta 'g a tboirt fein suas mar ueacb a ta toillteannacb air peanas a bbais a a reir lagba Dbe agus dbaoine. Tha sibli a' faicinn creutair ni 's truaighe agus ni 's ciontaiche gu mor na 'n (hiiue so a fhuaireadh a nis toill- tcannacb air bas ! Is mise an duine ! Is mise an creutair aingidh a mhort mo dheadli mhaighstir, agus a clieil an gniomh eagalach re dheich bliadhna ficliead ! Cha 'n 'eil iun- leachd agam fantuinn ni'sfaideair mo chlaoidli le h-agartas cogais, agus feumaidh ceartas a bhi air a dhean- amh do 'm thaobh anns an doigh a 's follaisiclie, a reir mo thoillteannais. Cba 'n 'eil sith ami domh gus an deanar sin. Is e m' iarrtas-sa ceartas fhbiitheanais a bhi deanta, agus gu 'n robh Dia na gloii'e trocaireach ri m' auani." Cha 'n 'eil e comasach ioghnadh a ])hobuill a chur an ceill an uair a flnial iad an aidmheil a rinn esan a blia 'n a blireitheamh co measail beagan mhioiiaidean roimhe sin. Dh' iiinis e gach ni gu mion mar a mharbh e an t-or-cheard ; agus air 'aideachadh agus air 'iai-rtas fein thug na breitboamhna a mach binn a cln-ochaidh maille ris a' chiontach eile. Cliuiri-adh gu bas iad aig an aon am, agus chaidh iad le cheile stigh do shiorruidheachd ag aidcach- adli toillteannas am l)inne fein, agus a reir coslais a' creidsinn 's an Ti sin aig a bheil slainte do cheann-feadhna nam pcacach a ni aithreaclias. ScilATHANACn. BLAR SHUNADAIL. (Air ieantinnn.) DuGHALLACH. — ' Tha mise 's an am 'n a sheirbheis ; 'S cuis shearbh a thoirt detli na dh' iarr thu. Cha 'n 'eil fear an diugh beo Is fearr eolas air na mise, na 'bu trice Sheas r'a ghiiallainn le teine 's tuadh An criochan Eirinn. Dh' fhuadaicbeadh m' athair'n a dhuin' og A duthaich ^Ihic-Aoidh All taobh tuath na h-Alba, do Lochlann. Bba mo mhathair a's coignear eile Leis 's a' bhirlinn. Cha robh mi ach tri miosan An uair a raiuig iad tir nam borb gnu : Thogadh mi giis a so 'n am measg. An uair a chruinnich Rurach 'fheachd A  r nan Triath ; An àite nan leòghann bha coir, 'S e th' ann an diugh seòrsa fiat, Airson drochart a's airgiod na 'spòig, A thilgeas a coir an siad. B' e fasan, a's aiteas nan Triath, Bha barraicht' am miagh 's am muirn, Bhi fuileaclidach, calgach na 'n triall A' leantuinn nam tìadh 's an stiic ; Bhi sac'adh an gillean le h-iasg, 'S toirt bhradan air fiar gu dluth ; Bhi òranach, corauach, fial, 'N am tional nan cliar gu 'n Dùin. 'S nam b' fheudar dhiobh tachairt 's an àr, Cha ghabhadh iad sgàth no gruaim, Bha iir ac' a sheasadh an ciis, 'S a rachadh na 'm piiirt le h-uaill, Na milidhuean colgarra, dan, A dheanadh le 'n stràcan smuais, 'S a ghleidheadh an reachdan bho thàir, Le iomairt nan stàiliim fuar. Ach 's mithich bhi criochn'adh mo dhain, Le focal na dhà chur sios, — Mo shoraidli, le durachd mo ghràidli, A dh-ionnsaidh gach Gàidheil fior, 'S e m' aiteas gu 'm bi iad a' fas. An urram, 's an stàth gach ial, 'S gu 'n tionail iad fathast gu 'n ait, 'S gu 'n sgapar a' chàth romh 'n t-siol. AN T-SOBHRACH MHUILEACH. Failte an Ughdair do Shùbhraichean a fhuair c a Eilean Mhuile, air dha am planntachadh ri taobh lilidhean, 'u a gharràdh ann am Baile ]3huncidin, anns a' mhios Mhairt, 1S70. Air Fonn :— " BirUnn bhan a' Clnihair." Luinntag — A lilidh, reul nam fluran, (ied fhuair thu urram; 'iS taitniche gu mor leam An t-sòbhrach Mhuileach. Dara Mios an Eairaich, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 13 A lilidh chaoiu-gheal uasal, Ka biodli end no gruaim ort ; Ged iiach tu mo luaidh Cha 'u 'eil mi suaracli umad. Tha thu iiigheil luach'or Aig islean a's aig iiaislean, Bidh na baird ri luaidh ort Anns gach duan a's luinneag. Tlachd a's miann mo sliul thu, '^leasg nam blath 's nam fluran ; 'S coma learn gach umpaidh Xach biodh muirneach umad. Ach fhuair mi deideag lamh riut, Anns gach buaidh bheir barr ort ; — Sobhrach bhanail, mhald' 'Chaidh ài'ach 's an Leth 'r-Mhuilich. Mo shobhrach gheal-bhui', thiath, D' an duthchas a' choill' fhasail ; Bha do bhreth a"s d' fhas Am braighe Creag-an-Iubhair. Cha b' e blaths a' ghuail A thug dhuit càil a's tuar, Ach feartan grein' nam buadh, A's anail fhuar Chaol-Muile. 'Feadh nan raointean lorn ud, Far nach cinu na foth'uain, Gheibhte dluthaibh trom dhiu Air gach torn a's tulaich. 'S coidiieas deas no tuath leat, 'Measg nan earn 's nam bruachag, Cimiidh tu gu guamach, Fallain, snuagh'or, lurach. Ged a tliig ort dùiseal Ann an am na dubhlachd. Cha tig bàs fo 'n iiir ort Ged robh 'n fhiimntainn guineach. 'Dh' aindeoin cruas a' gheamhraidh, S fuaclid an fhaoiltich chraiuntidh ; Bidh do thrusgan bainns' ort Mu 'n tig am na cuthaig. An tir na toit 's nan du-Ghall, Fad o thir do dhuthchais ; Tog do Cheaun gu sumidach 'S cuir air eliul am mulad. A lilidh, reul nam fluran, &c. MUILEACH Cuimhnich so. Cha 'n e na chosnas tu, ach na chaomhnas tu, a ni saibhir thu. Chan e na dh' itheas tu, ach na chnamhas tu a ni laidir thu. Cha 'n e na leughas tu, ach na chuimhnicheas tu, a ni fogh- luimte thu. COMHRADH. EADAK MUKACHADH BAN AGUS COINNEACH CIOBAIK. MUE. — Failt oi-t, a Clioinnicli, is fliad o 'u da la sin. Ciod a dh' eirich duit o cheann fada, fada, oir cha do chuir mi suil ort on la sin air an do chomhlaich sinu r' a cheile 's an Oban, agus tha tacan maith o sin Ì Chiiala mi gun teagamh gii 'n d' thug thu Eirinn ort, agus gu 'n robh thu thall re tamuill am measg nan daoine geur-bhriathrach sin ann an seann Innis-fail ; agus ma bha tha e cinnteach gur iomadh ni a chual' agus a chunnaic thu. Dean suidhe sios air an tolman bhoidheach so, agus ni mise suidhe ri d' thaobh gus an cluinn mi do sgeul agus gus an toir thu mion-aithris air gach neach agus ni a thainig 'n ad char o 'n 'n chuir sin an oidhche ud seachad CO taitneach cuideachd ann am fard- aich fhialaidh Ealasaid, nighean Ruaii-idh 's an Oban. So, so, leag fein 'n ad shineadh, agus innis domh am bheil Seouaid choii", agus na paisdean gu gleusda fallain. Coin. — Ma ta, a Mhurachaidh, chuir thu na h-uLread de cheistibh orm air muin a cheile, agus bhruchd thu CO bras a mach iad 's nach furast domhsa am freagah-t fa leth, ach dean socair bheag, agus bheir mi an t-sreang- bharr beul a' bhuilg, agus an sin cluinnidh tu mo naidh- eachdan a chuid 's a chuid mar is cuimhne leam. Tha seonaid mathah- na cuim gu fallain, slan, surdail, agus tha na paisdean ag eirigh, ag itheadh, agus ag ol mar a b' abhaist, agus a thaobh sin tha aobhar taing- eileachd agam-sa; agus tha dochas agam gu 'm bheil an t-aobhar ceudna agad-sa, a' charaid ioumhuiun a thaobh do theaghlaich fein. MuK. — Eo mliaith^ a Choinnich, ro mhaith, tha buidheachas orm-sa a radh gu 'm bheil mo theaghlach-sa, 14 AN GAIDHEAL. Para Miosan Earraich, 1874, mar an ceudna, eadar bheag agus inboi- air am bonuaibli, agus aim an slainte. Ach ciod mii Eirinn, ihir mo cliridhe ] Dh' f heudadh tn o 'a dh' flialbh tliu dol null air an fhairge mhoir gu ruig Amei'ica, agus do chairdean f haicinn ann an Canada, no ann an Ceap-Bretoin, no ann an Eilean Eoin, no ann an cear- nadh sam bitli de na criocliaibh iomallach sin. Coin. — Clia 'n 'eil teagamh idir, a Mhurachaidli, nach 'eil na longa- teine, na slighean-iaruinn, agus na h-innleaclidan sin nile a tlia air an dealbhadh, agus air an cleachdadh o clieann beagan bliliadhnaichean air ais, chum muinntir a ghiulan o aite gu aite, 'n am mioi-bhuilibh annta fein agus cha 'n 'eil iad cneasda, 'n am bharail fein, fhir mo cliridde, cha 'n 'eil iad sin ; oil- is leoir iad chum ceann duine a chur 'n a bhreislich. Cha 'n 'eil ann ach gleadhraich, othail, upraid air gach taobh, agus cha chluiunear 's cha 'n f haicear ach buaireas, eigheach, agusiomairt anns gach aite — daoine a' rnith a null 's a nail, agus a' leum am measg a' cheile mar amadain. Gu dearbh, a' Mhur- achaidh, tha na h-uile nithe a' dol CO bras air an aghaidh 's gu 'm bheil iad a' cur muinntir troimh' cheile 's a' cheaun agus cha cheaduich iad do dhuine fiu atiail fein a tharruing, mar a b' abhaist da a dheanamh. M UK.— Cha 'n 'eil thu fad am mearachd, a Choinnich, ach cha d iunis thu dhomh fathast, c' ait an deachaidh thu, agus cia lion car a chuir thu dhiot o 'n dhealaich siun ma dheireadh. Coin. — Tha mi'tuigsinn gu'n cual' thu gu 'n robh mi ann an p]irinn, agus bu leoir sin fein leamsa, gun Anierica a thoiit orm mar a blia thu auii am feala-dha a' cur an aghaidh orm. Ach bha mi ami an iomadh cearu agus baile air feadh Eirimi, agus chord na li-Eireannaich agus mi fein gu taghta, oir is daoine fialaidh, cairdeil iad ri coigrich, ach 's i mo bharail-sa gu 'm bheil morau diubh ui 's pailte ann am briatbraibh, na tha iad ami an cuid. MUR. — Moladh gach neach an t-àth mar a gheibh se e, a Choinnich oir cha 'n 'eil teagamh sam bith agamsa nach 'eil na h-Eireannaich mar tha an crodh anns a' bhuaile, cnid diubh maith, agus cuid eile dona; ach ma bhuin iad gu maith riutsa, a laochain, bn inhearachdach dhnit a' chaochladh a radh mu 'n timchioll. Ach thubhairt an sean- fhocal, " Am fear a theid do 'n bhaile mhor gun ghuothuch, bheir e guoth- nch as." A nis, a Choinnich, ciod fo 'n ghreiii an gnothnch a thug thusa do dhuthaich nan Eireanach ? Coin. — A cheart ni a chuir an earb air an loch, an eiginn, a Mhur- achadh ; is iomadh ni a bheir an eiginn gu crich ! Tha fios agadsa gu 'n do chuireadh as mo leth-sa, gu 'm bheil deadh shuil agam air each, agus air mart, agus caor, agus 's e sin a' cheart ni a chuir a dh-Eiriun me. MUR. — Cha bu mhaith an gnoth- nch gn 'n cuiiteadh as do leth, a Choinnich, gu 'n robh droch shuil agad a thaobh ainmhidh 's am bith, 's 6 sin mor-chrodh, no meaubh- chrodh, no eich, no uain, no ceithir- chosach sam bith, a dh' fheudas am fireach a thoirt air, oir cha mhaith an ni droch shuil. Is fhad o 'n -•hual thu gu'iii l)heil droch shuil aig a' phiollan bhochd, luideagach sin, Tormaid Leoghasach, an creutair truagh dona sin, nach urrainn aniharc air each gu 'n chur . as da, no air inart-laoigh gun an toradh a thoirt as a' bliainne aice, no fiu air a' mhuic fein, gun toirt oirre crionadh air falbh gu neoni. Bha droch shuil ann riamh, ach mo lamh-sa nach eil i ann an ceann Choinnich Chiobair. Coin. — Tha mi an dochas nach Dara Mios an Earrakli, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 15 'eil, a Mliurachaidli, agus gu robh niise air rao ghleidheadh o bhi eadhoii a' smuaineachadh au nilc a thaobh co-chreutair sara bith giiti ghuth air a cliui' g'u cleachdadh. Ach is e ua tlia mise a' ciallachadh so — gu 'm bheil daoiue 's a' bharail nach 'eil mise idir aineolach air gacli gne spreidh, agus uime sin gu 'm bi mi chum feum"do 'n ti sin leis am miaun a bhi ri malairt annta. MUR. — Gu ciunteach cha b' fhiach thu hxu do chluaise dhe 'n iiisge mar biodh mor eohis agad orra, oir is i do cheird a bhi 'n am measg. Rugadh tu chum na criche sin, agus beag taing dhuit air sou gach fiosrachaidh a tha agad mu gach feudal, agus aiumhidh ceithir-chasach fo 'n ghrein, ach gu h-araidh mu 'n fheudal sin leis am am bu ghuath a bhi 'g ionaltradh air garbhlaichibh na Gaidhealtachd. Ach ciod a thug a dh-Eirinu thu, iuiiis domh a nis ! Coin. — Is mise a dh' iimseas, agus is mi a's urrainn. Tha mi ciunteach, a Mhurachaidh, gu 'n cual' thu mu thimchioll mo mhaighstir uasail, Sir Seumas, aig am bheil, tha eagal orm, seillean 'n a cheaun 'air a' bhliadhna so mu 'n oighreachd aige, agus a ta 'cur roimhe moran atharraichean a dheauamh, air son an gabh e fathast aithreachas ceart co ciunteach is gur e Muracliadh is ainm dhuit. MuR. — Chachualami riamh guth mu thimchioll ; ach cha chuireadh ui sam bith a dheauadh Sir Seumas iongantas ormsa, a Choinnich, oir bha e riamh o 'n thaiiiig e dh' ionu- suidh na h-oighreachd, luaineach neo- sheasndiach, mi-steidheil'n aghuoth- uichibh feiu air fad. Thilgeadh e an ni sin a dheauadh e an diugh, bun OS ceann am maireach, agus riaghailt sam bith cha b' aithne dha. Ach, a Choinnich, ciod a ta 'n tras' 'u a cheann ? Coin. — Cha 'n ann chum droch fhreagairt a thoirt ort, a Mhur- achaidh, ach is comadh ciod tha 'u a cheann. Cha 'n 'eil teagamh nach 'eil upraid agus othail gu leoir ann, agus air amannaibh gle bheag toinisg. Tha e fein agus an tuath a's cothromaiche air an oighreachd aige, an deigh cur a mach air a cheile, agus tha e 'boideachadh nach toir e oirleach fearainn do mhac mathar diubh, ach gu 'n gleidh e na gabhalt- ais aca 'u a laimh fein. MuR. — Is mor an naidheachd sin da-rireadh, a Choiimich, ach ciod na fearrahm deth am bheil e 'cur nan tuathanach mar sin air falbh? Coin. — Tha na gabhlaichean aig am bheil na h-aontau aca a mach, mar a tha Leitir-nan-coileach, an Torran- uaine, an Slios-buidhe, Achan-nan- claidhean, an Torr-breac, agus na h-uiread eile. MuR. — Ach ciod a thainig eadar e fein agus na tuathauaich choir aig an I'obh ua bailte sin, moran diubh o 'n rugadh iad, agus au siuseara rompa. Coin. — Thainig eatorra na feidh, na h-earbaicheau, na maighichean, na coineanan, na cearcan-fraoich, na coilich-dhubha, na h-eoin-ruadha, agus an leithidibh sin,- — creutairean a ta 'deauamh millidh agus sgrios gun choimeas air gach pòrr agus barr; agus cha toir an t-uachdaran taing do'n tuath air son na calldach. An aite sin lasaidh e am feirg mu labhrar lide gu'n d' rinn iad dolaidh sam bith air toradh na talmhainn. Ach cha'n e sin a mhain, ach theid coisridh mhor a mach le'n eachaibh agus le'ji cuid chou, agus bheir iad steiid asda am meaSg nan raointean arbhair agus gach barraidh eile, 'g an saltairt fo 'n cosaibh, agus 'g am milleadh. Ach an uair a nithear gearau ri Sir Seumas, is ann a thogas e a shroin co ard ri crann soithiche, a chionn gu'm bheil a dhanadas aig na tuathaTiaich bhochd fiu aou f hocal gearain a dheauamh. 16 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an Earraich, MuR. — Tha sin gle chruaidh gun teagamh a Choinuicli agiis gun a chridhe a bhi aig an tuatli- anach sliaraichte aon srad luaidh a chur 'n a dheannal 'n an deigh. Agus cha 'n e sin a mhaiu, ach cba 'n f heud e a bbeul 'fhosgladh aig am togail a' mhail chum sgillinu lughdachaidh fhaotuinn air son a challdach. Ach aig a' cheart am so tha gleadhar mor air feadh na riogh- achd a thaobh laghanna xira a bhi air an dealbhadh air son na seilge, agus cha 'n 'eil teagamh agam-sa olc air mhaith leis na tigheai-naibh-fearainu, nachdeanar riaghailteau agus reachd- an araidh, chum coir a chumail ris an tuath, agus chum gnothnichean na seilge a shuidheachadh air steidh uir agus chiinitich. Coin. — Tha sin uile fior, ach an deigh sin, ciod a dh' eireas do'n tuath ma thilgear a mach iad, mar tha Sir Seumas a' deauamh, agus mar a ni iomadh Sir Seumas agus Sir Uilleam eile ag radh gur leo fein am fearann, agus gu 'm feud iad an toil fein a dheanamh leis ? MuR. — Cha 'n f had gus an leigheis am mearachd sin e fein. Cha d' rinn tigheania-fearainn riamh mor- bhuaunachd, no buanuachd idir, o bhi 'g aiteachadh an f hearainn aige fein; agus cha'n fhad gus am fas e sgith dhe 'n tuathnachas, agus gus am buidhe leis a thoirt seachd air son mail mar a rinneadh riamh. Ach, a Choinuich, cha d innis thu dhomh re na h-uine so ciod a thug a dh-Eirinn thu. Coin. — Cha 'n fhm-ast na h-uile nithe a chur an ceill comhladh, a ]\Ihurachaidh, ach inusidh mi a nis mo ghnothuch g\\ dol a dh-Eirinn, agus 's © ÒO ii. Ghabh mo mhaigh- stir urramach 'n a cheann nach robh ait'annco freagarrach ri Eirinnchum crodh, caoraich, agus eich a cheaii- nachadh, a dheanamh suas stuic air son nam bailte-fearaian a thuiteas air a laimh fein ann an nine ghoirid, Uime sin, dh' ainnich e la air an rachadh e null do sheann Innis-fail, chum rogha a's tagha a dheanamh air gach gne f heudaU agus mheanbh- chruidh 's a bhiodh a dhith air ; agus thug e aithne dhomhsa a bhi' deas gu dol maille ris air an la sin. MuR. — Tha mi 'g ad' thuigsinn a nis, a Choiunich, ach ciod a thubh- airt Seonaid mu 'n chuis sin ? An robh ise reidh agus Ian riaraichte chum comas nan cas a thoirt duit, agus chnm dealachadh riut re nine CO f ada ? Coin.— Ochan ! Ochan ! a Mhur- achaidh, is i nach robh, oir an uair a chuir mi an ceill di iarrtas mo mhaighstir coir 's ann a thoisich i ri eigheach, ranaich, agus bas- bhualadh, ag radh, " A Choiunich, a ghraidh, cha teid thusa null do 'n droch aite sin far am bheil iad a' mortadh agus a' marbhadh a' cheile, agus far an cuir iad as duit ann am priobadh na sula. Cha teid, cha teid, b' fhearr learn gu mor gu 'm fagadh tu seirbhis an duine chuth- aich sin. Sir Seumas, na gu 'n cuir- eadh tu do bheatha fein an cunnart. 0! smuainich, a Choinuich, orm-sa, agus air na paisdibh lurach, laga sin, na 'n eireadh ni sam bith dhuitse ; agus cha 'n earbainn do bheatha aon latha ris na droch chreutairibh a ta chomhnuidh 's an duthaich aimhreitich sin ! Ochan! Ochan! cha teid cas no cnaimh dhiot ann idir, a Choinnich a luaidh mo chridhe, — cha teid, cha teid. MuR. — Tha mi 'fa'icinn nach robh Seonaid deonach air dealachadh riut, a Choinnich, ach ciod a rinn thu? Ciamar a chaidh a' chuis leat '? Coin. — Ciod a rinn mi 1 an e tha thu 'g radh ? A chum an sgenl a dheanamh goirid. thaiiiig Sir Seumas air an la a shonraich e, agus thul)h- airt e, " Biomaid a' falbh, a Choinn- Dara Jlios an EaiTaich, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 17 ich, tha g-ach ui deas," agiis chiiir e aii-g-iod aim an laiiuli Seonaid, ag radh rithe a blii fo dheadh mliisniclj, oil' nacli b' fhad an nine gus am pill- eadhmaid a ris. Le sin gliabli mi beaunachd cabhagach le Seonaid, phog mi na paisdeau, agiis le mo mhaileid 'n am laimh, ghrad dliirich mi an carbad a blia aig an dorus, agus CO luath ris a' ghaoith, bha Sir Seumas agns mi fein 'n ar deanu- rnitb, gus an d' fhuair simigreimair an t-slig'he-iarninn a tling do Ghlas- chu sinn. MuK. — Tha mi 'tuigsinu sin gu ro mhaith, ach ciod an car a chuir thu dliiot a ris Ì Coin. — Is iomadli car sin, a Mhuracbaidh, agus Ochan ! Oclian ! b' e' m baile e. Cha robh mi riamh roimbe aun, gad is lionmbor cuireadb a fhuair Seonaid agus mi fein o Mharsali Chaimbeul, nigliean pea- thar m'athar, agus o 'n chompanach aice Ruairidh Mac-Dhomhnuill, gu del g'am faicinn. Ochan ! na sraid- ean-fada, na carbadan, na lougau, na soithichean-smuide, na baintigh- earnan agus daoine-uaisle, agus na nithe eile gun aireamh air nach ruig cunntas, a chunnaic mise ! Agus ciod a their mi mu na tighean- mora, na h-eaglaisean, na ceardaich- ean eagalach sin aig an robh simileirean a'ruigheachd nan neoil ? Gu dearbh, a Mhurachaidh, chuir- eadh mo cheann n a bhoile leis an stairearaich agus a ghleadhraich gun sgur air gach taobh, direach mar gu'm biodh mile clach-bhalg 'g an crathadh ri m' chluais uile comhladh. MuR. — Tha mise gle eolach air a' ghleadhraich sin, a Choinnich, ach c'ait' an do thog Sir Seunias agus thu fein bhur cairtealan ? Coin. — C'ait' ach ann an Tigh- osda na h-Iolaire, far an d'fhuair mi gach goireas. Ach an deigh sin bha mi 'tuio'sinn nach bu mhaitli dhomh a bhi 's a' bhaile mhor sin gan aon chuid Sir Seumas no an t- airg'iod a bhi maille rium. MuR. — Gle cheart, a Choinnich, gle cheart, cha bhiodh an gnothach idir CO taitneach mur biodh aon chuid Sir Seumas no an t-airgiod maille riut, agus bu ghasda le cheile iad. Ach cia mar a chuir thu am feasgar seachad, oir bha toiseach na h-oidhche ftida gu bhi 'n ud shineadh gu diomlmnach a stig-h ? CoiK. — Cha b' fhad' a bha mi stigh, ach cha duraiginn dol a mach leam fein, air eagal gu'n caillinn an rathad air m' ais. Bha mi ro dheo- nach air dol a chur failte air mo dheadh charaid, agus b'e sin esan, an Gaidheal, gu taing a thoirt da aghaidh ri h-aghaidh air son a naidheachdan tarbhach agus tait- neach, ach ged a fhuair mi seoladh thun an aite o bhalach a chomhlaich mi, an deigh sin uile cha deanainn a mach e agtis bha bron orm. Thubh- airt e rium, " Rach sios gus an ruig thu an treas sraid, a ris rach gu tuath, agns a ris cum chum na laimh deise, agus an sin theid thu seachad air tigh mor Ian dhealbh air a mhullach, agus an sin foigh- nich air son tigh a' Ghaidheil, agus cha'n uriainu thu dol am mearachd." Ach gun fhocal breige, a Mhurachaidh, bhiodh e ceart co furast domhsa snathad fhaotainu ann an sguaib fhodair; agus mo thruaigh ! b' f heudar till- eadh dhachaidh, agus, Och mo chreach I cha'n f hac mi mo charaid ionmhaiun an Gaidheal. Mur. — Ciod a dh' eirich dhuit an sin, ma ta Ì Coin. — Innsidh mi sin duit, a Mhurachaidh. Bha mi am shuidhe ann an seomar beag a' g-abhail smuid dhe 'n phiob, an uair a thainig Sir Seumas a stigh, agus thubhairt e rium gu'm b' fhearr domh dol tlh' ionnsuidh an Tighe-chluiche, gus 18 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Uios an Eanaich, 18T4 . am faicinnRob Ruadh Mac-Griogair a blia g'u bbi air a cbluicbeadh an oidbcbe sin. Chuir e cairt bbeag 'n am laimb, agus thubbairt e gu 'n leigeadh i sin a stigb mi, agus gu 'n cuii-endb e aon de na gillibb caol, ard, dubb sin a bba's an tigb maille rium dli'ionnsindb an aite. Lean mi an t-oganacb a bba air 'eideadh ann an sgeadacbadb dubh mar gu'm bu mhinisteir òg e ; rainig sinn an Tigb-cluicbe : cbaidb mise a steacb. aa'us an ceann tacain bbig tbogadb snascuirtean mor, leatliann, a bba 'cbeart uiread ris a' gbaradb cbail agam, agus, O ! an sealladb a cbunnaic mi 1 daoine, beauntan, uisge, agus na b-uile nitbe co soiileir, nadurra, agus co anabarrach aluinn 's nacb urrainn mi an cur an ceill. MuR. — Is tu a fhuair do sbuilean 'fbosgladb, a Cboinnicb, agus is olc an airidb gu'm bbeil an oidbcbe a' farming dlutboirnn,air cbor"s nacb urrainn mi gacb ni a cbluinutinn gu ceart, acb tba uair eile a'tigbinn, tba mi'n docbas. Coin. — Cba cbuirinn-se an ceill re seacbdain na nitbe iongantacb a clmnnaie mi an oidbcbe sin ; aeb b'e Rob Ruadh fein an gaisgeacb treun. Ocban ! 's ann air a bba'n eididb mbaiseach 1 Acb cba nibor nacb do Sgain mi mo cbliatbaichean a' gaireacbdaich ri creutair beag piullacb a tbainig a stigb ris an abi-adb iad Dugball, agus bba mabalaich Ghadhligaige, oir cbunnt ni eigin suas — aon-dba-tri-ceitbir- coig — agus ma cbunnt, 'sea thug air an tigb uile an lasgan gaire a cbur suas, a's mo a cbual' mi riamb. Acb bba dorran orm an uair a l)ha gacb ni tbairis, agus a b' eiginn domb Osda na b-Iolaire a tboirt orm co luath 's a bheireadb mo cbosan mi. MuR. — Ciod a dh'eiricb dbnit air an atb mbadainn, a Clioinn'ch? Coin. — Is ann air eiginn a tbainig solus an latba a stigb an nair a dh* eiricb Sir Seumas. agus tbubbairt e rium gu'n robb sinn gu dol air luing- theine aig ocbd uairean a bheireadb a dh-Eirinn sinn. Dheasaich sinn gacli ni, agus tlnig sinn an traigh oirnn, agus am measg chabhlaich gun choimeas de shoithichibh dheth gacb gne, rainig sinn toit-long mbor, ard, aig an robb gach crann luchd- aicbte le srolaibh buidhe, dearg, agus gorm a'cratbadh anns a' ghaoith. agus cbaidb sinn air bord. Cha b'fhad gus an do bhuaileadh clag le gleadhar cabhagach, agus ann am priobadh na sula bba Mercury (ainm na luinge) 'a deann-ruith a sios air Cluaidb. Rinn i dail bbeag ann an Grianaig, agus cba do lasaich a cuibhlichean tuilleadh gus an deacb - aidh sinn air tir ann am Belfast an Eirinn. M UR. — Direach ceart, a Cboinnicb, agus rainig thu gu sabhailt seann rioghachd na h-Eireann, agus is cinnt- each gur iomadh ni a chual agus a cbunnaic thu 's an duthaich mhaisich sin. Acb gus an comhlaich sinn a ris cha toisich thu air mion-sgeul a tboirt domh air do thuras am measg nan Eii-eannach. Coin. — Cha toisich, fhirmochridhe, oil' cha b' e so an t-am gu toiseachudh air nitbe aithris mu 'n tir sin far an d' fhuirich Sir Seumas agus mi fein dlutli air ocbd seacbdainean. Ach tba mi 'n docbas gu 'm bheil la maith a'tigbinn air an leudaich sinn airtap- achd agus seoltachd nan Eireannach. .MuR. — Biodh mar sin, a Choin- nich. Gu robb buaidh leat fein, agus piseach air Seonaid agus air na paisdibh. Oidbcbe mhaith dhuit, fhir mo ghraidh, agus gu 'm bu solasach a chi sinn a cheile a ris. Alasdair Ruadh. Dara Alios an Jlan-aich, 1S"4. AN GAIDHEAL. 10 SORAIDH COMUNN CHOMHAIL. (FoNK — Mot Nian a' Ghioharlaln. ) $ ■A--^- ^^^m i^ r:f=±=tri --a — -^-T R , r . — : r . m 1 : s . M ra , r . — : r . M ^b=r-M=^JEl:^lE|ElEp^=1=^^ li : d . r d . li : si . Li i #^»- S^ :^=^ ^^-•^ -\f=^ ^t- 1^=^ si . li : d . d di : t., D' d'., t =S E^i ^=^: -^ — ©- MOLADH AGUS SORAIDH CHOMHAIL, AGUS A LUCHD-AITEACHAIDH. Le Bard Ghlinn - da - Buadhail an Siorramachd Earra - Ghaidheal ann an Albainn. Tlia an t-ai'd sgoilear fialaidh so a nis a cliomhnuidh an Eilean Phrionns Eduai'd, aun am Mov-roinn Chanada. Chiiir an duin'-nasal foghkiimte so an t-oran a leanas am ionnsaidli air son Comunn Comli- alach Glilascbu, maille li 'ghradli, a dheadh run agus a blieannachd ; agus mar an ceudna, a dhoclias dur- acbdach gu 'n soirbliicheadh leo, agus na 'n deonaicheadh iad, gu 'n robh cead aca an t-oran a sheinn aig an coinnimli bliliadlmail a bha ri tacli- airt ann an Seomraichean na Ban- rigb ann an Glaschu air an 6mli latlia de chiad mbios an Earraich 1874. Cliaidh iarrtas a' bhaird a clioimhlionadh le mor ghairdeachas, urram, speis agus buidbeachas, an lathair corr agus naoidli ciad de shluag-h a tha ainmeil agus fior mhea- sail ann an Glaschu agus air feadli Chomhail uile. Tha na Comhalaich, agus gu sonruichte na Glinnich, a' cur ciad mile beannaclid agus taing a dh-ionnsaidh a' Ghaidheil urram- aicli ann an America air son na duals phriseil a chuir e nail thun Comunn Comhalach Glilaschu — a luchd-duthcha ionmhuinn fein. Glinneach. Ghlaschu : At t-Seann Fbeill-Brighde, 1874. FONN Ròsan an Leth-Bhaile." * Soraidh nam gu Comlial, Tir bhoidheach nan hiasanan, Nan seamair a's nau neonain, Nan ros a's nan subhagan, Mor Nian a'GMorhailai 20 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara ilios an Eanaich, 1874. Nan coillteaii maiseach, ceolmhor, Lc seirm nan smeorach luiimeagach,— Kam machraicheau, 's nam mor-})heann, ]S'am frog a's nan sruthan glan. Air fail ithil 6, Agus liu ro seinidh mi, Air fail ithil 6, Agus ho ri') seinnidh mi, Air fail ithil Ò, Agus hoirionn o, seinnidli mi, — Gu slainte Chomuinn C'hòmh' laich, Gu sònruieht' am Pytfsklcnt. 'S i sin tir a' chaoimhneis, An aoibhuis 's an t-sulihachais, An oileiu, a's an eolais, '8 nan seod a tha curanta, Cumachdail, deas, ordail Bho 'm hroig a suas gu 'm muUaichean ;- '8 iad deas-chainteach gun ))hoilich, A's seolta, gun chluipeireachd. Air fail, etc. Cha leig mi 'choidhch' air di-chnindnr An tim bha mi maille riu ; Is och is och mo leireadh ! 'S e dh' eignich 'thigh'n thams mi, 'Bhi 'faicinn nach robh sta dhomh Bhi tamh a Ijheag na b' fhaide 'n sin, 'S na glinn ga 'n cur fo chaoraich. — 'S na laoich as an dachaidhean. Air fail, etc. Na tineaclian, d' an dualchas 'Bhi uasal a's eireachdail, A's dileas d' an cinn-fheadhna, 'S d' an righ,- — 's air taobh na h-eaglais, Ga 'm fogradh a's an rioghachd, Le mal, a's cis, a's eascairdeas Nan uachdaran mhi-thruaeanta : Oruaidh-chi-idheach, bleidireach. Air fail, etc. Ge deacair so 'n ar suil-ne, Bha 'chuis air a suidheachadh ; — Oir 's iomchuidh gu 'm bi duthchanium Hr air an tuineachadh, 'S gun Bhreatannaich a sharach Gu brath, cha 'n fhag an t-eileaii sin— Ged 's mor a b' fhearr do phairt duibh, 'Bhi 'tamh an America Air fail, etc. An sin ma bhios iad grideil, A's diehiollach, oidhirpeach, 'S gun mhi-fhortan bhi 'n dan doil)li, Ach slan, laidir, adliartach ; Mu 'm bi iad fada 's tir so, — A cheart cho chinnt' 's tha coill' inntc,- Ridh aca crodh a's caoraicli, Biadh, aodach, 's mor ghoireasan. Air fail, etc. Ged tha 'n Geamhradh fuar, lleota, cruaidh, sneachdach, gaillionnach Bithidh aca tighuan blath, 'S teiue laidir a gharras iad, '8 cha bhi curam fuachd doibh, Is CT)ille bhuan ri gearradh ac' : '8 ma thig sibh 'nail a Comh'l Tha mi 'n dochas nach aithr-jach leibh. Air fail, etc. Ax G lEAL A>X AX AmKKIC'A. IMRICH NAN EUN. '• Seadh, is aithne do 'u chorrbhaiu aims an athar a h-am fein, agus is aithne do 'n choluman, agus do 'n gholfhlan-ghaoithe am an teachd." — leremiali. Cha 'n 'eil e comasacli smuaineach- adli air an tuigse-naduir a bhuilich Dia air an eunlaith, gun bhi air ar lionadli le iongantas, agus de gach tuigse tha aca, cha 'u 'eil ui i.s aith- ridh air beaclid, na mar theid cuid diubh tliir gu tir air aniaibh son- raiclite. Gad a tha ioniaduidli seoi's' againn 's an t-.samhradh cha inhor a dh' f huiigheas againn fad a gheamh- raidh. Cha luaithe a thoisicheas am fuachd ri teachd na dh' fhalbhas a' chuthag, an golan-gaoithe, an liath- truisg, a' chorra-riathach, agu.s iomad seors eile. Itealaichidh iad air falbh do dhuthchaibh is fearr a fhreagras doibh: agus anns an am cheudna thig coin eile oirnn o rioghachdaibh is faide nni tliuath n' an duthaich againne. Tha da ni ro-chomharraichte 's an imrich so. 'S e cheud ni gu'n tuig- eadh na creutairean sin an t -am is tVeagarraiclie dhoibli gu falbh agus gu tighinn; agus's e 'n ni eile, gu'm biodli fhios aca c' aite 'm bu choir dhoibh a ghabhail. Tha e air a thuigsinn gu bheil aig eoin na h-imrich so sgiathan, agus cnniadh a tha guh-araidh freagarrach airsoudol air asdar fada. Agus tha e ro shon- raichte gu l)heil iad air na h-amaibh so a' leigeil ris gliocas agus riaghailt a tlia cur mor ioghnadh oirnn. Mhoth- AN GAIBHEAL. 21 aiclieadh ann an cuid de dliiitlichaibli gu 'n cruiuuich iad 'n an sgaoithibh lionmhor, as gach cearnaidli de 'n tir, ann an aiteachaibh fa-leth a I'eir an gne, beagan iiine ma 'n gabh iad an turas, mar gu'm biodli iad a' deaiiamli suas ri cheile mu 'n aite chiun an an robli iad a' dol ; agns lalbhaidli iad an sin le aon fbeachd, agus gun stiuii- gun cliombaivSt 's an oidbche dhall dborch, thairis air cliiaautaibb, agus riogbacbdaibhjdo na dutbchaibb is iomallaicbe. Tha turas nan giadb agiis nan tunnaga-fiadbaicb, aitbridb air beacbd sonraicbte. Falbli- aidb iad 'n an da sbreitb a' coinneacb- adb air an toiseach, mar gum biodb geinn ann. Tba 'n t-aon is toisicbe a' gearradb an aile do cbacb ; 's an nair a bbios esan agus an ditbis a tba na dbeigb sgitb, tbeid iad a cbum an deiridb, agus gabbaidb triuii- eile an aite. Tba e air a mbeas gu blieil cuid diugb so a ni da cbeud mile an aon la, 's gun a bbi air iteig acb sea uairean. Anns an imricb so tba maitbeas agus freasdal De ro-sboilleir. Nacb furast 'fbaicinn a cbaomb tbrocair dboibb ann an solai' loin, air an son agus 'g an stiuradb far a bbeil so ri fbaotainn, 'n uaii* tba e faillneacbadb orra an aite eile. Tuigeamaid iiaitbe so gu bbeil gacb ni ann an liogbacbd an Uile-cbumbacbdaicb air a sboc- racbadb le gliocas neo-mbearacbd- acb, agus maitbeas neo-cbriocbnacb. Tba 'u t-eun is faoine 's an ealtuinn to cburam Dbe. Smuainticbea- maid air a so, agus gabbamaid naire airson ar n-an-earbsa,ar teagamb.agus ar n-iomaguin. Esan a tba seoladb a macb sligbe dona b-eoin, nacb mor is mo na sin a ni e dbnitse, dbuine, ail- bbeag creidimb Ì — Teachdaire G'aidhealach. COfc^AMHLACHDAN. IV. A' CHATHAG UAILLEIL. Bba cathag araidb cbo iiailleil mbor-cbuiseacb 's nacb b' urrainn di a bbi toilicbte le a cranncbur no bbi 'tigbinn beo am measg a coimpirean, acb 's ann a gbabb i gu trusadb nan iteag" a tbuit bbo ua peucagaibb, 's 'g an stobadb am measg a b-iteacb fein, agus anns an eideadb so 'g a nocbdadh fein gu neo-sgàtbacb ann an coiuneamban nan eun briagba sin. Cba b' f bada gus an 1' fbuair iad a macb i ; stroicbd iad a riombaidhean coiiJgbill bbarr a droma ; gbabh iad di le 'n guib gus an d' fbuair i am peanas a tboill i airson a ladarnais. Lau doilgbeis agus trioblaid, pbill i a db-ionnsaidb a seana cbompanaicb 's i toileacb deanamb a suas riutha, acb bba Ian fbios acasan air an doigb gbiulain agus an caitbe-beatba a bba aice o 'n db' fbag i roimbe iad, agus dbiult iad a gabbail a stigb d' an cuideacbd ; aig a cbeaii am tbug aon diubb dbi an t-acbambsan so : A bbana-cbaraid, na 'm biodb tusa toil- icbte le d'cbor, agus mur deanamb tu tair air an inbb anns an do sbuidbicb- eadb tbu cba d' fbuair tbu an t-uis- neacbadb truagbso uapasan am measg an do nocbd tbu tbu fein, agus cba d' fbuiliug tbu an tamailt agus am masladb folaiseacb so a tba sinne a' meas mar fbiacbaibb oirnn a cbur ort. An Coinlicliur. Is e tba sinn li 'tbuigsinn leis a' Cbosamblacbd so, gu 'm bu cboir dbuinn tigbinn beo gu toilicbte le ar cranncbur ciod air bitb e, gun a bbi a' gabbail oirnn ambarc na 's mo na 'tba sinn le bbi a cur umainu eideann sgiambaicb nacb. buin duiun, V. Ax LEOGHANN AGUS NA BEaTH- AICHEAX EILE. Rimi an leogbann agus cuid de bbeatbaicbean eile co-cbordadb air •)0 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara ilios ;ui Eaiiaicli, 1S74. son each a cheile 'dhion's a chuideach- adh, agus bha iad ri tighinn beo gu cairdeil feadh na coille. Air latha araidh chaidh iad a mach a chum seilg; ghlac iad fiadh reamhar, ahiinn agus roinn iad e 'n a cheithir earrannaibh, oir thachair nach robh a lathair aig an am ach an leoghann agus triuii- eile. An deig'h do 'n roinn a bhi air a deanamh agus na h-earranuan air an cur a mach fa- leith, ghluais an leoghann a nail, agus, a' cur a laimh air aon de na h- ean-annaibh, labhair e mar a leanas: Tha mi'glacadh agus a'gabhail seilbh air an earrainn so mar mo choir a a chionn gu 'm buin mi gu dligheach do theaghlach rioghail an Leoghainn. An earrann so (agus e 'deanamh laimh air an dara te) tha mi a' tagar le coir nach 'eil mi a' meas air chor sam bith mi-reusanta, oir tha 'fhios agaibh gu leir gur aim ri m' neart agus mo chruadal a tha soirbheach- adh gach comhraig a tha againu ris an uamhaid an earbsa; agus aidichidh sibh uile gu bheil cogadh tuilleadh 's cosdail ri 'ghiulan air aghaidh gun chomhnadh freagarrach. An treas earrann tha mi a' gabhail mar mo choir-dhlighe mar uachdaran — coir air am bheil mi cinnteach gu 'n cuir bibhse, mar iochdarain umhal agus dhileas, gach uile mheas agus urram. Air sou na ceathraimh earrainn, tha ar n-eigiiin aig a' cheart an\ so cho cruaidh, ar stor cho gann, agus ar creideas cho lag 's gu bheil mi a' tagar gu 'n tabhair sibh dhomh i gun seunadh gun talach ; na gearainibh ma tlia meas agaibh air ur Ijeatha. Ail Comhchur. Cha 'n 'eil comi)anas air Ijith tear- uinte a tha air a dheanamh riusau a tha OS ar cionn aim an cumhachd. Ged a ghabhas iad orra fein na boidean a 's trnime 's a 's solaimto aig toiseach na comhdhail, a' chiad chothvom a gheobh iad tha iad air am buaireadh gus an cumhuant a bhristeadh, agus tha iad daonnan (leas le leisgeulan a chum iad fein 'f hirinuetvchadh. Cha 'n 'eil e furasta 'radh co dhiu is amaidiche do dhaoine iad fein earbsa ann an lamhan muinntir a tha na 's cumhachdaiche na iad fein, na iongantas a bhi orra a rithist gu bheil am muinghinn 's an dochas air am mi-ghnatliachadh, agus an cuid 's an coir ar an spuinneadh. Eudar. le Mac-Mharcuis. SOP AS GACH SEID. Cha 'n 'eil daoine sam bith cho falamh riusan a tha Ian diubh fein. ;Xa comharraich a mach mearachdan dhaoine eile le coraig shalaich. An uair a tha daoine a' faa crabhaidh 'n an seann aois cha 'n 'eil iad ach a' tairgs- eadh du Dhia fuighealach an Diabhuil. Tha esan a mhiomiaicheas, ag aideach- adh nach'eil'fhacal lorn airidh air creideas. Is ann orrasan a 's mo air am bheil de eagal Ue is lugha tha de eagal duine . Ciod e saibhreas ? Is e saibhreas gach nia tha daoine a'solaireadh's an t-saoghal air son am beò-shlaint agns an toilinntinn fein. Is i saothair a bheir saibhreas gu buil. Tha gliocas a' cumail saibhreis 'n a criochaibh fein trid am bheil i 'meudach- adh agns a' fas cumhachdach. Tha na daoine saibhre air an deanamh suas dhiùbh-san a fhuair cuid o mhuinntir ede, — dhiiibh-san air an do thuit beartas gun fhios gun aire dhoibh, — agusdhiubh- san a choisinn e dhoibh fein le fallus an gruaidh. Air an dùigli cheudna, tha na daoine bochda air an deanamh suas dhiùbh-san a shèalbhaich bochduimi o mhuinntir eile, — dhiubh-sanairaud'thain- ig i gun fhios gun aire dhoibh, — agus dhiubh-san a thug le h-amaideachd orra fein i. Ginidh Icisg agus diomhanas bochduiim. Cha saothraich duine, cha choisinn e a' bheag, agus tha e, uime sin, bochd. (-'ha 'n 'eil leigheas ann air son na bochduinn sin a ta 'sruthadh o'n leisg, ach dichioU agus isaothair. Is coir do na h-uile a bhi dicliiollach, ionraic, agus Faodaidhslaightiro tuilleadh a bhuidhinn ann an aon latha na ni an duine onorach ; ach l)ui(lliinnidh an duine onorach tuill- eadh anna a' bhliadhna na 'bhuidlnnneas an slaightirc. THE GAEL, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. IVE-A-IiCIi, 1874. GAELIC PHILOLOGY. NOTES BY THE REV. ALEX. CAMERON (Cont'mued from Vol. II. jxige 377. ) 244. Clock or dach and Gr. krokc. Clock or clack (stone) Stokes equates (Goid. p. 29) with Gr. kroke (rounded or rolled stone, a pebble). For r ^l of. cdt and artus above. The Gaelic and Gr. tenues correspond by rule, and final c of clock is aspir- ated because vowel-flanked. 245. Geal (a leech), of which deal is another foriu, = W. ^e/, and may be compared with Old H. Ger. egala, ecala (leech), New H. Ger. egel (leech), Dan. iyle (leech). Cf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, pp. 117. For y^d cf. glosgan — diosgcm. 246. Coisrigeadk (consecration) and coisrig (consecrate) are loan- words from Lat. consecro. Coisrig- earfAwasin Mid. Gael, coisegradk and in Old Gael. coisecrad=^consecrata. Cf. W, cysegriad. In Gaelic n dis- appears before s by rule. 247. Mlorhhuil (miracle ; in Mid, Gael. mirbaU) is a loan-word from Lat. mirabile. Cf. Stokes' Glosses. p. 88. 248. Cuid, gen. codach (part, share ; anc. cuit, gen. cota) is con- nected with Lat. quota (how much or how many, the part or share assigned to each). Cf. Stokes' Goid., p. 116. 249. Ack (but, except), of which ockt is another form, was in Old Gael, act., which is cognate with Gr. ektos (without, except), from ek (out of). Cf. Stokes' Goid., p. 115. 250. Tagk., tagkadk, rogkn, and choose. Tagil (choose) and tagkadk (choos- ing) are modern forms from the Old Gael, togib (choice) = do-fo-gv., from the root gus., which is cognate with Sansk. gusk (to love, to desire), Gr. gcu-o (I taste), Lat. gas-tare (to taste), Goth, kius-an (to choose, to prove), A. S. ceos-an (to choose), Eng. choose. The root gus appears in ad-gus-i (he desires), and asa-guss-im (I wish). Cf Stokes' Goid., p. 144. Jiogka (choice; anc. rogu^ro-gu) is from the prefix ro and the root gu, for gus. 251. Crios and rhyj. Grios (a girdle ; anc. cris = cri-s) is cognate with kri-kos ( = kir-kos, a ring, a circle), Lat. cir-cits (circle), Ice. Itri-ngr (a ring). Old H. Ger. kri-ng (ring), A. S. kri-ng (ring), Ger. and Eng. (k)ri-iig. Curtius com- pares Sansk. kdkras (wheel). Cf. Stokes' Goid., p. 81, whei'e see old form crinna (a girdle). It has been already frequently pointed out that c ( -^k) in Gaelic, Greek, and Latin -~ h in the Teutonic languages. 252. Bail and dak, dell. JJail (a field, a plain) == W. dol and corresponds to Ger. tlial (dale, vale), Ice. dcdr (dale), Dan. dcd (dale), A. S. dcd (dale), Eng. dale and dell. 253. Sean (old ; anc. sen) = W. ken and is cognate Avith Lat. sen-ex (o\à ; gen. sen-is), Lith. senas (old), senis (an old man). 254. Maor (an otìicer ; anc. mder) = W. maer (mayor). Maor and maer are loan-words from Lat. major. Cf. murmder (high steward) in the Book of Deer, p. 91. 255. Sguah and sheaf. Sguah-scual) (sheaf, also l)esom) = W. ysgub (besom, sheaf) and is cou- 24 THE GAEL. nected with Lat. scopce (besom) from scopa (a thiu branch of trees , Ger. schob and scliauh (a sheaf, a bundle of straw), Old H. Ger. scovh, Dut. sclioof, A. S. sceaf, Eng. sheaf. 256. Cohiman. Colaman (a dove, pigeon) is formed by the addition of the diminutive termination an from colura (cf. colm, pigeon, dove, in O'Reilly) = Lat. columha (dove, pigeon). In colum., columaii, in is not aspirated because it = mb. The name Malcolm = 2[aol- coluhii or Mael-coluiiii (the attendant of Columba.) Columcille is from Colum and cill (church, cell; anc. cell) = Lat. cella. 257. Beamuichd, mallaclid, deachcl, diog. Beaiiiuichd (blessing ; anc, henn- acht, hemuict, hendacht) is a loan- word from Lat. benedictio (a speak- ing well of one, blessing). Mallachd (curse; anc. mcdlact, maldacht) is from Lat. maledictio (a speaking evil of one, curse). Deachcl = decht is from dicto (to dictate) frequentative of dico (to say, to speak). Dloy (a syllable, " vox minima") is perhaps connected with dic-o. D has become assimilated to n in beannachd and to I in mallachd. 258. /Sganncd and sccciulctl. Sganncd (scandal) = scanned (also spelled sgainnecd) = Ija.t. scandcdvm and Gr. skandcdon (that upon which one stumbles, offence), from which is derived Eng. scandal. 259. Spread, spreodadli, and sprit, òpreod (a projecting beam) may be compared with Dan. spra-d (sprit), A.S. spreot (bow-sp'-it), Dut. spriet (bow-sprit, spear, javelin), Eug. sprit. Spreodadh (exciting, provok- ing) is from spreod. Crann-spreuid is Gaelic for bow-sprit. 260. Grls and grisly. Gris (horror, terror, shiiddering) may be compared with Gr. gries-cln (to shudder), A.S. a-gris-an. (to dread, to fear greatly), and grisdic (horrible, dreadful), Eng. grisdi/ (horrible). 26L Faire and icare, loary, aware. Faire (watch, also to watch) corres- ponds to Dan. rare (guard, care, and also, as verb, to watch), A.S. ivarian.i Eng. icare, wary, aware. Gael. /" regularly ^^ Eng. ?/;, 262. I/as and leeh. Lus (herb) - Manx Ihiiss (leeks, herbs), C*orn. les (herb), plur. losow., W. plur. llysiau (herbs), may be compared with Ger. lauch (leek) from Old Ger. luken (to shoot up), Dut. look (leek, garlic), Dan. luig (onion), A.S. leac (leek, onion), Eng. leek. Cf. Stokes' L-. Glosses, p. 98, and Wedgwood's Dictionary. 263. Callainu. Callainn {iSew-Year's Day; also spelled ccdla ind) is from Lat. calendae., from callo (to call out, to proclaim). Ccdlainn^ccdendae Januariae (1st January). 264. KoUaig (Christmas ; anc. notlaic and nolloce) = W. nadolig. Both words are from Lat. natcdicia from natus ( = gnatus). The root is gen. See vol. I. p. 246. 265. Umhcd and humble. Urnhcd = Lat. Jmmilis (low, near the earth) from humus, the earth, Eng. humble (near the ground) is from humilis. 266. Dearc, chicmuiirc, òirdheirc, and Gr. derkomai, Eng. dragon. Dearc (the eye; also to see) was in Old Gael, derc. The root is dark (to see), which is connected with Sansk. darc^ (to see), Gr. derk-oinai (to look, to see), from root derk = drak, from which comes drakOn (dragon). Chunnavrc (saw) Avas in Old Gael. condoArc, from con- and dare. Cf. adcondairc in Nigra's Turin Glosses, p. 39. Oirdheirc (excellent, illustrious) was in Old Gaelic airdirc, irdirc, and erdirc, from air-( =- ari-J and dare (to see). THE GAEL. Cf. Z. G. C, p. 5. Brayoii is from Gr. drakdii. 267. Greigh (a herd, a flock of horses or deer ; anc. graig [ = gragl-s] and in Mid. Gael, groigh) may be compared with Lat. grex^ 9>W^s (a flock or herd). 268. Gar and -warm, fever. Gar (to warm • in Irish garaiia and goraim, I warm) is connected with Sansk. gharina (heat) from root giiar, Gr. tJiermos (hot), Lat. forimis (hot, warm), Goth, varmjan, Old Ice. varmr (warm), Ger. ivarm, A.S. ivearm, Eng. ivarm. Gr. therinos is from thei-d (to heat) with which is connected (cf. Liddell and Scott's Lexicon) Lat. ferveo (to be hot) and febris (fever ; for ferhis), Eng. fever. *For Gr.  h) cf. Gl^ ("Ac?- and Lat. fera, Gr. ^/w«-« and Lat. forts. 269. Grlan (snn ; =^ grautj may be compared with Sansk. ghrni (sun, ray) from the root ghar, Vedic ghraiis or gliransa (snn-glow, light). Cf. Stokes' Jr. Glosses, p. 113. 270. Nighean (daughter ; anc. ingeii) = Gaulish andegenaici. Stokes' Gold., p. 119), of which ande- = Old Gael. iiid-( = in-) = Lat. in-, and genu is from the root gen. Cf. Vol. L p. 246, and Z. G. C, p. 877. 271. Minig and many. Minig (frequent ; anc. 'ìnetdc) ^ W. mynych and is cognate with Goth, manags (much), Dut. menig (many), Dan. mange (many), A.S. iiumig (many), Eng. inany. Cf. Old Gael, meince (abundance), Goth. inauagel (multitude), and Ger. vienge (multitude). See Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 116, and Diefenbach's Goth. Worterbuch. 272. Lann, iodhlann, aud land. Lann (land, enclosure ; anc. land) - W. llau (area, yard, church) and is cognate with Goth, laiul (land, country), Ger. land (land, ground, country), A.S. land and loud (ground, field), Eng. la')td. Loinn is now used iustead of lann in the nomina- tive. lodJdann (corn-yard ; = W. ydlan) is from iodh (corn ; anc. ith = W. yd) and lann. Cf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 118, and Diefen- bach's Goth. Woi-terbucli. 273. Sicir (wise, steady, not easily imposed on, sagacious) := W. siccr (sure, steady, certain, safe) and may be compared with Dan. aikher (secure, sure, safe), Ger. sicker (secure, safe, certain, sure), Scot, sicker. 274. Side (silk) corresponds to Dut. zijde (silk). Cf. W. sidan (silk). 275. Struth and ostrich. Struth (ostrich) = Lat. struthio (ostrich), Gr. struthion (ostrich). Ostrich is from Old Fr. ostrucke, Span, avestruz, from Lat aves (bird) and struthio. 276. Strlth and sti-i/e. /Strtfh (strife, contest) may be com- pared with Old Ice. stridha (to quarrel, to strive), stridh (contest, war), Ger. strehen (to strive) Bret. strif., striv (quarrel), striva (to quar- rel), Old Fr. estrif (stiife), Eng. strife, strive. Cf. Wedgwood's Dic- tionary of Eng. Etymology. 277. Sràid and street. iSràid (street; pronounced also stràid) = Lat. strata (street, i.e. via strata, paved way) from sterna (to spread, to strew; to level, to make a path). From strata are also derived Ital. strada, Ger. strasse, Dut. straete, Eng. street. The W. is ystrycl. 278. Sreang and string. Srecmg (string ; pronounced also streang) corresponds to Dau. stramg (string). Old Ice. strengr, Dut. streng, Grer. Strang, A.S. streng, Eng. strivg. Cf. Ital. stringa (a lace, tie), Lat. stringo (to draw tight, to tie tight), Gr. straggO (to draw tight). To the same root belong A.S. Strang and Eng, atrujig (lit. drawn tight, 26 I^HE GAEL firm). Cf. Curtius' Gr. Etymology, p. 342. 279. Bramaire (a noisy fellow, boaster) may be compared with Dan. bram (boasting), bramme (to boast, brag, vaunt). 280. Ola, and oil. Ola (oil) and idllidh (oil)=W. oletv and may be compared with Dan. olie (oil), Lat. oleum (olive-oil, oil), Gr. elaion (olive-oil), elaia, (olive- tree), Goth, alev (oil). Old H. Ger. ol, Eng. oil. 281. Olla, olann, and viool, flannel. Olla (woollen) may be compared with Old Ice. ull (wool), Dan. uld (wool), Goth, vihlla (wool), Russ. vulna (wool). Old H. Ger. loolla (wool), Ger. woUe^ A.S. vmll, Eng. loool. These words are connected Avith Gr. odlos (woolly) for Fodlos and Sansk. ilrnd (Avool) from root var (to cover). Cf. Bopp's Glossary, p. 61 and Die- fenbach's Goth. Worterbuch. Olccim (wool), which Bopp refers to Sansk. th-nu, corresponds to W. ywlan (wool) from which ywlanen (flannel) is derived. Flannel, formerly flan- nen^ is from gwlanen. Giv -f. Cf Wedgwood's Dictionary. 282. Fearmid (a sj^indle or whirl; anc. fersaid) corresponds to W. rjwerthjd (spindle). Corn, gurt/dt (a spindle), Bret, giverzid (a spindle). It is connected with Lat. oerto (to turn), versatilis (that turns round or may be turned round). Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 80. 283. Bllleachdan. Dllleachdan (an orphan) is from anc. dilechta (lit. bereaved), which Stokes I'egards as the pi-et. part, pass, of a verb dileichn ^ di (prefix) and leicim ( ^ linquo), now leig. Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 161. 284. Flon and ivine. Fìoìi (wine ; anc. fin) = W. gwin and is cognate with Gr. ohios (-svine) for Foinos, Lat. vinum, Ice. viii, Ger. we in, A. 285. Fear (man ; anc. /er = viras) = W. givr and is cognate with Lat. vir (man), Goth, vair (man), Sansk. vara (excellent). Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 72. 286. Riglb and rich., riches. Mgh (king; anc. rig )^lj-dt. rex (king) = regs from rego (to direct in a straight line, to govern, to guide), Goth, reiks (ruler), Old H. Ger. rihhi and rtchi (rich), New H. Ger. reich (to reign ; also rich), Dan. rig (rich), A.S. ric (powerful, rich) and rice (power, dominion), Eng. i-ich and riches. CfEbel's Celtic Studies,p.ll4. 287. Eeachd and right. Reachd (law, statute; anc. red and recht) = Lat. rectus (right, straight), from rego (to direct ; cf. rlgh above), Goth, raihts (right, straight), A.S. reht (right, law), Eng. right. Cf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 114, and Diefenbach's Goth. Worterbuch. 288. Mèag or meog (whey; in Mid. Gael. ineadhgJ = W. maidd (whey) and may be compared with Old Fi-. niegue, Ger. matte, plur. matten (curds). Cf Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 1)6. 289. rircean (a little ])ig; cf oircean in O'Reilly) is diminutive of arc (a pig) ^ Lat. porcus (a hog, a pig), Gr. 2Jorkos (a pig). Initial p, as previously noticed, is frequently lost in Gaelic. Cf. the double dim- inutive oircnin in Stokes' Gloss., j). 77. 290. Iseun (a young bird) - Ir. esine (fledgling). Esine, which has dropped initial 'p, is for pesme = petme from the root ^>«Y, the same from which are derived eun ( = etn) and ite. See vol. ii. p. 56, and Stokes' Goid., p. 16. S of isean arises from /. Cf. treas and Lat. tertias for tretius. 291. Gràs (grace) = Lat. gratia (grace, favour), Eng. grace. Cf W. gras. (To be cuiitiuued.J THE GAEL. ARGYLL AND BUTE CELEBRITIES. Professor Eraser, of Edmburg'h, in addressing the Argyll Association, adverted to the recent death of Lord Colonsay, an honoiir to the county, and to the present Dnke of Argyll, than Avhom no name in the long- annals of his illustrious house will stand higher in history''. " Lord Macaulay," said the Professor, " may be claimed by Argyllshire, as the gTandson of one of our ministei'S, while his grandmother was born at Inveresragan, in my native parish of Ardchattan, The greatest Scotch mathematician of the last centuiy was Colin Maclaurin, Professor of Mathematics in the L^niversit}' of Edinburgh, the friend, correspon- dent, and expositor of Sir Isaac Newton, was born in Cowal, in the Manse of Glendaruel, and his brother too was one of the most famous of Scotch divines. Turn from Cowal to Bute. In the pleasant parish of Rothesay the Rev. Dugald Stewart lived and laboured as parish minister during all the former half of last century. His son was Matthew Stewart, the successor of Maclaurin in our Chair of Mathematics. Matthew Stewart was the father of Dugald Stewart, the most eloquent moralist and philosophei' of modern times. Then, we all remember that the solitudes of Mull and the shores of the Sound of Jura fed the poeti- cal spirit of the author of " The Pleasures of Hope," and that in Thomas Campbell we have another son of Argyllshire. David Living- stone sheds histre on the Island of Ulva. Nor can Argyllshire forget her connection with the noble- hearted NoiTQan Macleod. But I must not enlarge on these themes. Yet I cannot sit down without fixing my eye for a moment on a narrowei- region — that part of Argyll and the Isles that is associated with all my own earliest recollections of ' life's morning march, when our bosoms ai-e young ' — the Land of Lorn, and the adjacent Mull and Morven, with the intersecting seas — and then eastward, around Ben Cruachan, up the Pass of Glen Etive, into the loneliest region in all the Highlands, where Glen Etive stretches into Glencoe — or eastward up the Pass of Awe toGleustrae and oldKilchurn, ai]d the romantic bi-aes of Glenorchy. " Heaven lies about us in our in- fancy." Lorn seems a pleasant region when I look back into it as it was in the days when George the Fourth was king, when railways where luiknowu, when steamers with cargoes of Lowlanders Avere only beginning to break the seclusion, when the old families lived in the old ancestral halls, and the traditions of the '45 were still fresh among the cottages in the winter evenings. Much of this is now changed. Nothing call bring back to me ' the hour of splendour in the grass and glory in the flower,' and strength is now to be found ' in the faith that looks through Death, in the years that bring the philosophic mind.' The vision remains as one looks back through more than 30 troubled years, but now I visit the sublime country of Lorn unknowing and unknown. Yet the end may be better than the beginning. That great modern in- strument of social change, the rail- road, is on its predestined course to Oban, and a new world is rising in the surrounding- country out of the i-uins of the old. May the railroad carry into the mountain solitudes of Argyllshire influences which shall rouse the dormant energies of the people ; and, in return for this, ujay the thousands thus carried from the crowded cities of the the South be made better and nobler as human 28 THE GAEL. beings by free couverse with Nature in these sublime solitudes ! Argyll aud the Isles may thus iuvigorate and elevate the too utilitarian civili- sation of the South, in the high pressure of a commercial and uncon- templative age. Perhaps, in the revolutions of the world, Oban may, in this and other ways, become the instructress of the Southern regions, as loua, in a different fashion, was thirteen centuries ago. THE GAEL IN THE FAR WEST. A lecture on this subject was i-e- ceutly delivered by the Rev. Dr. Masson, of Edinburgh, in Inverness. Referring to the Scotch settlers in Amei-ica, the doctor stated that Perth- shire, and more especially Breadal- bane, as well as Badenoch and Strathspey, where chiefly represen- ted near the end of last cenùuy in the state of New York, and thei"e were still descendants of emigrants from Scotland on the banks of the Delamere, Mohawk, and Connecticut rivers. The people of Inverness set- tled chiefly in Georgia, and the people of Skye aud the Long Island, and the opposite coast of Ross and Suther- land, betook themselves to North Carolina, and it was in this part of the new world that Flora Macdonald had lived with her kinsmen. Until recentl}' in many parts of the districts named, Gaelic was preached to the Gaelic speaking pepniation. He (the lecturer) had travelled among his kinsmen 6000 miles on Canadian soil, and related some very interesting anecdotes about what he saw with his own eyes, and heard with his own ears. In the eight months he was in Canada he had heard more Gaelic, and met more Gaelic men, than in the previous twenty years at home. Their mother language was spoken fluently in Gape Breton, New Bruns- wick Nova Scotia, Prince Edwai'd's Island, in some parts of the back- woods, and other places too numei'ous to mention, aud in some of these disti'icts he pi'eached in Gaelic to con- gregations often exceeding 400j and sometimes exceeding 1000. He then referred to the names of places, observing that even names in many parts of the Far West were redolent of the heather — a land where, alas I the tenderest care has never yet been able to make the heather grow. They had their Fingal, Glencoe, Glengarry, Inverness, Tobermor}', St. Kilda, lona, Lochiel, Lochaber, &c. The speaker then described the coun- try lying round about Lake Ontario, where he first came into contact with the Gael after arriving in Canada. lie also graphically des- cribed Port-Elgin, where he met a large number of Gaels, and whei'e he held Gaelic services. He related a number of anecdotes illustrative of the manners and customs of the people, and their mode of worship. He also drew a vivid conirast be- tween the freedom and happiness of the settlers in the Canadian settle- ments with the hard-working and in many cases poverty - stricken families still in the Highlands. Speaking of the great towns, cities, and settlements of the new world, the lecturer observed that on the back of the railway guide-books, and on the green covers of the Gael, there was a standing advertisement which said — " When you are in the Highlands visit M'Dougall's ! " and he would say, " When you are at Canada visit Glengarry." It was here that the Canadian Gael might be seen at his best advantage. This was the oldest, largest, and most purely Celtic of all the Highland colonies in the great province of Ontario. With respect to the mari- time pi-oAÌnccs, he stated that the THE GAEL. 20 Gael in these districts were happy, and lacking for nothing, leading a sort of primitive Arcadian life, whicli, in many respects, was very beautifnl ; and if he had gained something in comfort, intelligence, and indepen- dence, he had snrely lost nothing of the devontness and keen religious seusibilit}" which he carried with him from Sk\'e and Barra, and the lone straths of Sutherland. Referring to the connection which existed bet-\\'een the Gael of the new and old world, and of the power of example, Dr. Masson stated that when he was in Chicago he saw a book of the " Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness," and that book led to the formation of a similar Society in that city. It was Mr. Mackaj', brother to the ex-secretary of tlie society he was now addressing, that showed him the book, and in Mr. Mackay he found a good and true Gael. Indeed, everywhere he met with kind, hospitable Gaels, anxious to hear something of their mother country, and their friends on this side of the Atlantic. — 'Oban Times. GAELIC IN SCHOOLS. ' The question whether Gaelic should be taught in the Highland schools, which has lately been dis- cussed in Stornoway, is one of con- siderable importance, and demands the serious attention of School Boards. The Gaelic is no doubt giving way very rapidly before the English, and it is almost certain ere long to disappear altogether. Not being the language of the literature, law, and commerce of the country, the young Celts are laid under the necessity of mastering English if they are to improve their social cir- cumstances; and now that thefacilities of communication have brouoht Highlands and Lowlands into closer proximity, this necessity is year by more widely felt. But there is still a larger Highland population almost entirely ignorant of English. In the outer Hebrides, from the Butt of Lewis to Barra Head, the vast majority of the jjeople know only Gaelic, and most of the childi-en of course know no other tongue. Hitherto in several of the schools these children have been taught to read English without understanding it, and without any serious elibrt being made to make them under- stand it. So far, therefore, as any real knowledge of the English tongue Avas concerned, they might as well have been taught to read Latin or Greek. Now that we have School Boards in every parish armed with powers of compelling atten- dance, it becomes a matter for grave consideration whether this kind of tuition is that which shoiild be ex- clusively given. The better plan seems to be to instruct the Gaelic speaking children in their own tongue ; for, unless they afterwards learn to speak English, it is only in this way that they can derive any real benefit from their education. The native Gaelic literature is not very extensive, but it has been en- i-iched with numerous translations, which afford a valuable, if not a very varied means of religious and moral culture; and it is therefore desirable that children who know only Gaelic should be taught to read such ])ooks. We do not mean, however, that tu- ition in English in their case should be suspended, but only that the tu- ition of Gaelic should not be aban- doned. — Daily Mail. Without a considerable knowledge of C4aelic no person can make any proficiency whatever in philology. — Dr Murray. 30 THE GAEL. Manli, 1S74. OBAN AND LORN SOIREE. Prof. Blackie, of Edinburgh University, presided at the annual festival of the Glasgow natives of Oban and Lorn, in the Crown Hall, Sauchiehall Street, filasgow. He was supported on the platform by the Rev. Alex. Brunton, Dr. D. (J. Black, Dr. ]\Iacgillivray, Messrs. D. Cowan, Jas. Reid, Duncan Sharp, Peter Maclean, and D. MacArthur. There was a large attendance. Professor Blackie said — I have to express my wonder and astonishment that the chairman of this or any other public meeting is called upon to make an address at all. I understood that the duty of the chairman was to sit upon the chair to prevent the other people from talking too much— [laughter] — and to see that things were done decently and in order, but not to pretend to do anything like oratory in his own person. [Laugh- ter.] But since the \\all of the persons who dispense the tickets is despotic, and as I think the best way in this world is to do as you are bid, I shall say a few words, though I shall never make a speech — which is an abhorrence I never do perpetrate. [Laughter.] I am not an Oban man myself ; I am merely a kind of exportation — little better than those hordes of Cockneys who come in the summer and fly ofi' the next day. Some- how or other I took a fancy for Oban, and determined in a small sort of way to make a summer settlement there ; and I really achieved the dignity of being an Argyllshire laird — being a proprietor, at least under the feudal law, of a property amounting to an acre and three-quarters. My property has, however, this miracu- lous virtue, that not being fenced round about without with those ugly exclusive thmgs called stone walls, I am supposed by all who go past in Mr. Hutcheson's steamers to be the lord of all the hills round about. [Laughter.] It is to this circumstance, I have no doubt, that I owe the very high compliment paid to me. There is, hoM-ever, this other cir- cumstance, that though I am a very small laird I never cleared oS' any people from my estates. [Laughter.] As St. Paul says, though it is extremely foolish a man must sometimes boast ; and I had an opportunity of clearing off a person from my estate, though it is only an acre and three-quarters. [Laughter.] But I said— "I prefer to have human beings near me, and for the paltry pride of making a corner look more rounded. I will not clear off human beings and happy families — cheers — and if there be any laird with 100 or 100,000 acres who would clear off families, then I say I de- serve much more than he does, to sit upon this chair. [Cheers.] So far as I could I have done my duty in that part of the world, and I am sure Dr. Mac- gillivray will say that so far as subscrib- ing to kirks, and delivering all sorts of lectures go, I am as good as the best man there. I shall do you the compliment to suppose that you have good substantial reasons for placing me here. [Laughter. ] When I am in the Highlands I feel my- self nobly iirfected by the atmosphere of the Highland. I sympathise with High- land tradition.s and Highland life; and I desire for the time being to be a Celt to the very backl^one. I cannot compre- hend how any person living in the High- lands can have any other feelings. I cannot understand how a man could buy a Highland estate, with Highland bens and glens — associated with the most chi- valrous songs and the most heroic tradi- tions up to the present day — and think of nothing but grouse andgame. [Applause.] I say that the laird is not a man at all who does not think of the people as the first, the second, and the third thing, and the deer as only a minor consideration. I am sorry I have found people in the Highlands, and I have found a great many people in Glasgow, in Dumbarton, in Paisley, and everywhere about, who think the best way to deal with the High- landers is to extirpate them oft' the face of the globe ; to civilise them out of their character ; to make them a tabula rasa on which the Saxon may WTÌte himself, and nothing but himself, as if God's gifts and graces had been given to the Teutonic race, and to them alone. [Cheers.] I have always protested against that as a narrow-minded, despotic, and tyrannical way of viewing things Let things die when they die, and must die, and it is perfectly true that Gaelic and Welsh must die ; but while they live let us treat them with respect. [Cheers.] Don't let us kick the old gi-andmother out of the way because she is no longer able to make moneJ^ Does she not con- tain all the traditions of the family, and tell the old stories that stir up the mind of young people to become heroes in their day? [Cheers.] You don't esteem your- selves enough ; you are ashamed of your language. After again expressing the pleasure he experienced in %-isiting the Highlands, Professor Blackie concluded THE GAEL. 31 by i-eading the following original poem to the company : — MY HOME IN THE HIGHLANDS. Some there be that love to roam In the whistling railwaj^ far from home, East and west beneath the sky — Far as the travelling bird can fly; Bnt give me, free from carking care, The open moor and the mountain air. The amber stream and the sounding sea. And I'm as happy as king can be In my breezy home in the Highlands ! Some seek release from reeky toils In classic Bella's sunny isles. Where pillar'd shrines all spotless rise Beneath the blue, untainted skies; But give to me the shifting play Of gleam and gloom on the purple brae, The silver loch and th'j shimmering sea, And I'm as happy as king can be In my breezy home in the Highlands ! Some there be that love to stare At saints and virgins painted fair, Where St Peter's Viceroy reigns O'er slaves that curse their sacred chains; But give to me the powers that sway O'er dark blue tarn and shining bay, And white clouds sailing silently, And I'm as happy as king can be In my breezy home in the Highlands ! Some there be who rinse their veins With German wells to clear their brains, And feed their fancj' Avith the revels Of Brocken hags and Rhenish devils; But give to me where eagles hover, Or sea-mew floats, or screaming plover, To croon my song and wander free. And I'm as happy as king can be In my breezy home in the Highlands ! Some there be that love to clime Helvetia's frosted peaks sublime. Then reel to ground, precipitous borne From Jungfrau, or from Matterhorn; But give to me;;Bens robed not in snow. But with the Ijright purpureal glow Of heather flushing far and free. And I'm as happy as king can be In my breezy home in the tiiglilands ! Some seek beyond the' Atlantic tide For prophet, oracle, and guide. Where, far from foes, and safe from fears, Her insolent front young Freedom rears ; But give me friends, a kindly few, To Queen, and clan, and country true. With loyal hearts from faction free, And I'm as happy as king can be In my breezy home in the Highlands ! Let them range and let them roam East and west away from home. Where the dewless desert glows. Where the pole is stiO' with snows ; I remain and I will stand In the green and rocky land Of foaming flood and fragrant tree, While ben and glen are free to me In my breezy home in the Highlandr ! Several other addresses followed, among the speakers being Rev. Alex. Brunton, formerly minister of the U.P. Church, Oban, and Dr. Black. NEWS OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS. KiLMOR.\CK. — We understand that the Rev. Peter Robertson, of the Gaelic Church, Inverness, has accepted the call and presentation to the church and parish of Kilmorack, vacant by the death of the late Rev. Mr Cameron. Mr Robertson has been known in Inverness as an earnest labourer among the poor, and his removal is much regretted. G REENOCK — Highland Society. -At the February meeting of this energetic society, the Rev. Pujbert Blair, M.A., of St Columba, Glasgow, delivered a most interesting and eloquent lecture on "Gaelic Poetry," maintaining in the course of the address (delivered in Gaelic), that it had been demonstrated beyond a doubt that Macpherson's " Ossian,'" about which there had been such a prolonged controversy, was as genuine as Homer, and as full of genius. The Secretary reported that since last meeting the Marquis of Lome had contril)uted £10 to the funds of the society, as a subscription towards bursaries for Gaelic students at any Scottish University. Inverary and Lociifyneside Soiree. — The eighth annual re-union of the natives of Inverary and Lociifyneside resident in Glasgow, was held in the Albert Hall, Bath Street, last month. There was a large attendance. Duncan Smith, Esq., of Charles Tennant & Co., occupied the chair. After tea, the chair- man delivered a brief and interesting address, which was well received by the audience. The Rev. Gilbert Meikle and Rev. D. C. Mactaggart also delivered addresses, which were much appreciated. The vocalists were Miss Fletcher, Mr Jas. Houston, Mr. J. Wood, and glee party, all of whom acquitted themselves creditably, and whose efforts were much THE GAEL. Mnwh. 1874, applauded. Messrs A. and D. Macarthiir played several tunes on the bagpipes. ^Ir Hugh Craig, of the Alexandra Palace, London, danced the Highland Fling and Sword Dance to perfection. Bla.tr Athole — Competition in Gae- lic. — -The subject of instruction in Gaelic has occupied much attention of late. A good step has been taken in this place, and being under the aupices of the Duke of Athole, we may assume that the example will be followed by many who might not stoop to imitate a lesser man. A number of young persons from different parts of the Athole estates, recently met in the school-room here to compete for prizes for Gaelic given by the Duke of Athole. The examination was conducted by the Rev. Messrs Macleod, of Blair- Athole, and Fraser of Logierait, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess, who, from their practical knowledge of this ancient language, were much interested in the result. After being tested in reading, writing to dictation, and the translation of a short English story, Dun- can M'Gregor, Edington, and Margaret M'Donald, Baluaire, were found entitled to the prizes. His Grace, in amiouncing the decision of the examiners, exhorted all present to persevere in their endeav- ours to acquire a knowledge of the Gaelic, and do all in their power to prevent it from falling into disuse. It might not, perhaps, be so necessary in the business of their future lives as English; but it could be easily carried about, and would not fail at some time or other to Ije of service to them. He who could speak two languages was certainty more accom- plished than he who had a knowledge of one only. His Grace also stated his inten- tion of giving a present to each of the unsuccessful canditates. It is a grievance in Highland districts that the Scottish code gives no encouragement to teachers who are both able and willing to teach Gaelic as a special subject, while payment is offered for instruction in Latin and French, which in very few instances can ever be turned to any practical account. It is deser\'ing of being recorded here, that the Duke, who figures so creditably in the above proceedings, may be seen almost any day figuring in the garb of his own land and race ; and that few figures are more elegant than that which he and his fair Duchess cut amid the thousand natural beauties which combine to make his seat one of the most lovely in Scot- land. Edinbuegu,— The sixty -third annual meeting of the society for the support of Gaelic schools in the Highland and islands of Scotland was held on Monday after- noon in the Royal Hotel — Mr. John Cowan of Beeslack occupied the chair. The Chair- man said the society was now sixty-three years old, and it had achieved work in the remote Highlands and islands for which the coimtry ought to be sincerely thaulvful. The Rev. Dr. Maclauch- lan read the annual report. He made feeling reference to the death by di-owTi- ing of Sir James Cokpihouu of Luss, to whose family the Gaelic schools were under deep obligation. The report went on to discuss the question whether, now that the Education Act was in operation, it was necessary to carry on the society. The dii'ectors had obtained the opinion of clergymen of different parts of the Highlands, and from these they came to the conclusion that, even where univer- sally spoken, the reading of Gaelic was not likely to be taught, or taught with efficiency, in the national schools, as it was not to be taken into account in the Government examinations. Mr. Thomas Martin submitted the financial statement, which showed that the ordinary income had been £1017, and the payments to teachers £1060, being a deficit on the year of £43. Adding a deficit of £10G from last year, the total deficit was thus £149. They had also to pay at Whit- sunday next, teachers' salaries to the amount of £412, so that, for the receipt side of the account, to equal the pay- ment, they would require £501. The superannuation fund showed a surplus of £11. The adoption of the report was moved by the Rev. J. C. Macphail, seconded by Councillor Maclaren, and approved. Resolutions commending the society to the public, appointing ofiice- bearers, &c., were moved and seconded by the following gentlemen : — Rev. Dr. Maclauchlan, jMr. Alex. Scott, Beanston; Rev. Alex. Mackenzie, Mr. Wm. Dick- son, Rev. W. Ross, Rothesay; Mr. Don- ald Beith, W.S. Rev. Mr. Macphail thought the society ought to make a strong recommendation to the Education Department to have the teaching of Gaelic recognised in the national schools in the Highlands. Books Rkcieved. — "Sean Dana," with Translation, by C. S. Jerram, M.A — " The Philologic L^ses of the Celtic Tongue," by Professor (ieddes, Al)er- deen , Mar ghath soluis do m' anam fein Tha sfjeula na h-aimsir a dh fhalbh." — Oisban. III. Leabh.] TREAS MIOS AN EARRAICH, 1874. [26 Air. SILIS NIC-COINNICH. SEANN SGEUL GAIDHEALACH. IT. Bha Morair Eidircloil, a nis air a chur thuige gu goirt. Thug e a gheallaclh d' a fhine, air 'f hocal agus air 'onoir. Choiinhlion iad- san am pairt fein de 'n chordadh a rinneadh eatorra, agus mar sin cha b' urrainn esan air 'onoir claonadh o a phairt fein a clioimh- lionadh mar an ceudna. Dh' ullaich e dinneir ghreadhnach, chosdail, a thug barrachd air gach fleadhachas a cliunnacas riamh an taobh a stigh de thallachan Chais- teil Gharnaid, agus a dh-ionn- saidh an do chuir e na maithean a chaidh ainmeachadh cheana. Shuidh a'bhan-mhoraire aigceann a' bhuird, le deise shioda de bhreacan Chlann-Choinnich, agus i a' dearrsadh le usgraichean òir agus le seudan ro luachmhor. Cha 'n f hac iad riamli i a seall- tuinn cho aillidh, cho aoibheil no cho ionghradhach ; agus an uair a dh' eirich i o 'n bhord agus a dh' f hag i iad leotha fein, cha robh suil thioram anns an talla ; cha b' urrainn a h-aon dhiubh smid a labhairt ri aon eile ; shuidh iad gu tosdach samhach ag amharc aun an aodannaibh a cheile. An uair a chunnaic Eidirdeil an deargadh druighteach a rinn lath- aireachd agus giulan caoin, flath- ail Silis air faireachduinnean nan aoidhean gu leir, ghlac e misneach gu tuilleadh dalach 'asluchadh orra. Chuir e fan com hair gu'm b' f hearr leis gu mor a bheatha fein a chur 'n an cumhachd na deal- achadh rithese a b' i annsachd a chridhe ; gu'n robh a bheatha gu iDuileacli ceangailte suas innte, agus mar sin nach b' urrainn e air chor sam bith aontachadh ri lamh a chur 'n a beatha ; agus a thaobh litir-dhealachaidh a thoirt dhi, no a fogar o' bhroilleach, ni a bhiodh dh' ise ni 'bu chruaidhe na am bas fein, nach robli e 'n a chomas a dheanamh air bonn laghail no onorach ; gu 'n robh a leithid do bhuaidh aice air a chridhe agus air 'aignidhean is gu 'n robh e Ian chinnteach na 'n deanta ciurram no ainneart oirre gu 'n diobradh a chiall agus a thabhachd e, agus nach treoraicheadh e gu brath tuilleadh a chinneadh gu iomairt nan lann ann an aobhar an duth- cha ; agus labhair e mar an ceudna gu faireachail mu an dian ghradh leis an robh a cridhe uasal neo- chiontach ceangailte, cha b' ann a mhain ris fein ach ris an iomlan de 'n fhine. Bha nis gach aon de na h-uais- lean a caoineadh agus a' suathadh 38 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios an Earraich, 1874. nan dorn ; cha d' thug iad focal freagairt do 'n Mhoraire ; agus aig deireadh na cuirme, thog iad orra; dhealaich iad ri an ceann-feadhna mar a choinnich iad, ann an an-dochas neo-umhaileach, gun chuing no cumha a leagail air, mar a runaicli iad m' an d' thai- nig iad a dh-ionnsaidh na cuirme; ach air dhoibh a bhi cheana air an gairm gu eirigh a chogadh ri naimhdean an Rigli, thainig iad gu codhunadh gur h-e a bu ghlice dhoibh gach ni a sheachnadh a dh' fhaodadh troimhe-cheile no easaonachd a dhusgadh am measg an fhine aig an am ud, ach a' cur rompa an ni a chuir iad ri 'n suil a thoirt gu buil 'n uair a thigeadh ;\m a bu fhreagarraiche. Cha b' fliada n a dheigli so gus an robh Eidirdeil, le buaireas iomaguineach inntinn air a leag- adh sios le fiabhrus a chuir a bheatha ann an geur chunnart, agus a chuir am fine uile fo eagal agus fo churam d' a thaobh. Cha robh guth a nis air cur as do 'n bhan-mhoraire, oir na'm basaiche- ndh am Moraire, bha fios aca, am fad 's a bu bheo ise as a dheigh, nach b' urrainn Nagaar, ged a b' e a b' f haisge ann an daimh do 'n cheannfheadhna, seilbh a ghlac- adh air an oighreachd, no am fine fhaotainn fo'smachd agus fo'ugh- darras. Bha Eidirdeil nine f hada, an deigh dha dol am feothas o 'n fhiabhras, mu 'n robh e air a Ian aiseag gu neart agus deadh shlainte ; agus re na h-uine ud, nochd am fine, eadar mhaithean agus iochdarain, a leithid de cliaoimhneas agus de dhilseachd dha fein agus d' a cheile a's gu 'n robh e nis ann an dochas gu n robh a leithid do bhuaidh aicf aillidheachd, cliu,agus ard-bheus- an Silis air an cridheachan, a's nach cuireadh iad gu brath tuille dragh no tuairgneadh air as a leth — sliochd a bhi aice no uaipe. Thug an dochas ud a leithid do shonas agus de sholas dha, a's gu'n robh e'n a mheadh- on air a shlainte 'aiseag air ais dha, ged nach robh car greis, a bheag a dhuil gu 'n tigeadh e idir uaithe ; agus an taobh a stigh de chuig miosan, bha e cho slan fhallain 's a bha e riamh. Ach thainig gasaidean eagalach o 'n taobh deas, agus bha Eidir- deil a rithis air a ghairm gu màrsadh gun dail air ceann gach mac mathar de 'n fhine d' am b' urrainn lann a ghiulan a chuid- eachadh Mhontrois, air dha bhi ann an cruaidh-chas cunuaitach, air a chuairteachadh le naimh- dean, roimhe agus 'n a dheigh. Bha Eidirdeil agus a dhaoine cho ullamh a's a b' abhaist ; ach cha b' urrainn e aig an am, airm a sholar acli airson tri cheud fear, coma CO dhiu, mhàrs e leis an aireamh ud fo dhubhar na h-oidhche. Air an t-slighe, mu bhristeadh nafaire thainig e tarsuing air na Rothaich agus air na Forhesich ; thug e deannal sgaiteach dhoibh anns an dol seachad, agus rainig e campa Mhontrois ann an deadh am gu a phairt fein a ghiulan de bhlar fuilteach Dhon, a chuireadh air an dara latha de July aims a bhliadhna 1645, agus anns an d' rinn e fein agus a dhaoine casgairt sgriosail air sgiath chli feachd na Parlamaid — agus an deigh dha an ruaig a chur orra gu dian agus gu danuara, thill a dhaoine dhach- aidh d' an glinn fein luchdaichte le creich, gun duine dhiu a chall Treas Mios au Earraich, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 39 ach ditliis leointe, a dh' fhag iad 'n an deigli ; ach air do 'n f heachd rioghaila'Ghaidhealfcachdfhagail, thoisich ar seann chairdean, maitli- ean a' chinnidh air ceannairc agiis ar-a-macli a dhusgadh aon uair eile gu h-uaigneacli, an aghaidh a' chinn-fheadhna, agus ni bu deine na a rinn iad riamh. Chunnaic iad a nis gu soilleir meud a' chumhachd agus na h-onoir a bhuineadh d(3 cheann- feadhna flathail, priomhathaireil d' am biodh dian gbradh agus urram aig a chuid iocbdaran ; agus as eugais a leitbid sud de Cheann-feadbna,nacb b'fbada gus am biodh Clann-Choinnich air an ditbeachadh, no aii' a, char a b' fhearv, gu 'n tuiteadli iad o'n t-seasamh thoiseachail, ainmeil a bha aca riamh am measg fhinea- chan na Gaidhealtacbdmuthuath. Db'fheumta rud eigin a dhean- amh — rud sam bith, maith no olc, a thiorcadh iad o chumhachd Nagair, a bhiodh a reir am beachd, 'n a thamailt dhoibh mar f bine, agus 'n a isleachadh tubais- teach o 'n ehbu agus o 'n ainm fbiughail a bhuineadh riamh dhoibh. Bha fiosaichean, buidsich- ean agus taibhsearan air am fasdadh gu bhi a faighinn a mach ciod a bha ri tachairt. Bha tais- beanaidheannamfiosaicheanairan cumail n an diomhaireachd, agus binn eagalach air a toirt a mach air SiUs. Chaidh na maithean aon uair eile le teachdaireachd a dh-ionns- aidh a' Chinn-f headlma, ach aig an am so, cha b' ann a dh-iarraidh air dealacbadh ri annsachd a chridhe, ach a chomhairleachadh dha uidlieamachadh a dheanamh airson turus-cràbhaidh soluimte gu uaigh an Naoimh Bothain, air latha Nollaig ; oir gu 'n d' f hogb- hiim iad o chaochladh fhiosaich- ean agus thaibhsearan as an robh iad earbsach, mar thoradh air an turns, agus a reir naduragusbiach na h-ofrail a leagta leis a' bhan- mhoraire air naomh-chobhan Bhothain, nach b' f hada gus am beirte leatha oighre air teaghlach aosda Ghlinn-Garnaid agus Eidir- deil ; agus gu 'n d' thugadh dearbh chinnt dhoibh, nacli tuiteadh am fine gu brath fo chumhachd no fo riaghladli teaghlach mallaich- te Nagair. Bha Moraire Eidirdeil a nis air a lionadh le gairdeachas dòchas- ach agus le taingealachd. Sbaoil e gu 'n robh gach cunnart agus liuaireas leis an robh e air a sharuchadh re ioma latha, a nis air tighinn gu crich. Chur e litirichean-cuiridh a dh-ionnsaidli an i©mlain de mhaithean a chinn- idh, iad fein agus am mnathan a thighinn gu pairt a ghabhail anns an turus-chrabhaidh ud gu uaigh Naomh Bothain, oir bha e 'cur roimbe gu 'm biodh an turns ud air a cbomharrachadh le greadh- nachas morchuiseach. Ach thain- ig an Nollaig le stoirm cho gaillionnach, a's gur gann a b'urr- ainn do neach sam bith seall- tuinn a mach thar doruis ; bha a' gbaillionn uamhasach. Ged tha an geamhradh mar is trice gle iargalta anns a Ghaidhealtachd, thug an geamhradh ud barrachd orra uile. Bha an sneachd ana- barrach trom, agus air an fheas- gar roimli latha Nollaig, thainig aiteamh le garbh-fhrasachd agus le gaoith dhoinionnaich nach bu chuimhne leis an fheadhain bu shine a bha 's au duthaich, a 40 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios an Eairaicli, 1874. leithid 'f haiciim. Bha an duth- aich uile 'n a h-eabar sluaistreach le sneachd leth-leaghta ; uillt chaoireach a' taomadh o gach leath- ad ; air chor agus nacli measteadh neach air bitli a bhi 'n a cliiall, a smaointicheadh air dol a mach a dorus air maduinn na Nollaig, oir bha gach abhuinn agus allt thar am bruachan, agus mar sinn cha d' thainig de ua maithean a bha air an cuireadh gu Caisteal Gharnaidach ceathrar, gun bhean gun nighean comhla riu, oir b' ann air chunnart am beatba a thainig iad fein. Chuir na maith- ean ud rompa, nach faodteadh air chor sam bith dàil no dearmad a dheanamh air a' ghnothuch chudthromach airson an d' thainig iad, ciod air bith cunnart no saruchadh a thigeadh 'n a lorg ; oir chaidh 'innseadh dhoibh na 'n cumadh eagal roi fhuachd agus roi fhliuchadh air an ais iad air an latha ud, nach tigeadh latha eile gu deireadh an t-saoghail anns am biodh an turus-crabh- aidh air a chrunadh le buaidh, no le beannaehd Naoimh Bhotain Bha earrann de 'n rathad gle chunnartach, ach cha robh an t- astar ro f hada ; chaidh Silis 'n a h-uidheam gu toileach, sunndach air a comhdach cho math 's a dh' f haodadh i, agus a mach ghabh iad air an turns. Anns a cheud dol a mach, bha aca ri dol thairis air an drochaid-mhaide. B 'e sud an sealladh eagalach ; cha 'n f hacas riamh roimhe a leithid an Albuinn. Bha an abhuinn a' ruikh n a caoirean mulanach, nuallanach, agus a' leum thar nan stallachan le toirm uamhasaich leis an robh iad ach beag air am bodhradh ; bha an tuil 'n a stioman cobhragach a' ruith fo 'n drocliaid le a leithid de luathas a's nach. b' urrainu neach a shuil a chnmail oirre car mionaid gnu dol 's an tuainealaich, agus an drochaid i feiti, laidir mar bha i, air chrith mar shiataig chaoil. Chriothiiaich Silis, threig a mis- neach i, agus tharrning i air a h- ais o 'n t-sealladh uamhasach ; ach 'n uair thug i fainear an dauuarrachd a bha g-u soilleir ri fhaicinn ann an guuis gach aon de chach, chuir i roimhpe gu 'n leanadh i iad; dhuin i a suilean agus ghreimich i gu teann ri gairdean a fir, agus gabh iad au toiseach. Leau Carnach agus mac a bhrathar, Bar-a-mhuilinn, air au sail, agus Achadh-ua-sion agus Monar air dheireadh. Air meadhon na droch- aid, ghlac Carnach agus Bar-a-mhuil- inn Silis, agus ann am priobadh na sul' thijg iad bharr na drochaid i. Bha au gniomh air a dheanamh cho grad 's nach robh uiue aice air sgal no sgread a thoirt aisde, no eadhou a suilean 'fhosgladh ; ann an tiota chaidh i as an t-sealladh ; bha an sruth cho laidir a's gu 'n do ghiulain e air 'uachdar i cho aotrom ri iteig. Thuit i air a druim 'n a leth shuidhe, cha deachaidh i oirleach fodha, dh' fhalbh i air uchd na tuil mar shaigh- ead o 'n t-sreing, agus aun an uine ro ghoirid chaidh i as au sealladh. MUILEACH. (El leant mnn.J COMHAIRLEAN MHIO-CAILEIN D' A MHAC* MU 'N TUATH'S MU 'N OIGHEEACHD. A Mhic, — Bidh e duilich dhuit tighin air ceart nan nith^ean so a thaobh gach cuimrig a bhios 's an rathad ort ri linn dhuit tighin a stigh air an oighreachd. Gun * The Marquis of Argyll's Instructions to his Son. London, 1689. Treas Mios an iiarraicli, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 41 ghuth thoirt air na sliluigeas an Crun d' i, is ioma fear-fuadain a th' anil gu tagartas a dheauamh oirre, agus sin an ainm na còrach. Clia 'n fliuilear dhut, ma ta, d' uile-dlii- clieall a dheanamh, agus a bhi air do ro-fliaicill, 's na tlia de naimbdeau mu 'n ciiairt dut. Is e d' f bearann-sinnsireacbd gun teagamb is dualaicbe leantuinn riut. H-uige so, ma ta, feumaidh tu an t-seann-tuatb a cbumail air an aon- laraicb, agus an tàladb gu caidreacb riut le mùirn 's le caoimbneas. Le bbi bbo cbian an làraicbean an seanairean fo dbion Mbic-Cailein, tba iad a nise cbo deotbasacb umpa 's nacb togair iud air cbor sa bitb gu d' dbiobairt, na 's lugba na tbuigeas iad gu 'm beil tbu air cinntinn fuar riu, agus coma mu d' bbuannacbd fbèin. Fbad 's is Mac-Cailein is ainm dbut, agus a sbeasas an tuatb air do cbiil, bidb e ionann 's do- dbèante dbut do cboir-dblig'beacb a cbalb Tba 'n oigbreacbd cbo far- sainn agus bailtean db' i cbo letli- oireacb 's gu'ni beil ciiid db' i nacb aitbne dliòmbsami fbèin,gun ruig a's i bbi foleagadb lamb nab-arfuntacbd: is ioma dligbeacbas a f buair mi, agus seirbbis-claidbimb a riuneadb dliomb air son coracb nacb deacbaidb riabb an leabbar. Tbaobb an fbearainn- cbeannaicb, tba farmad-cùirte nacb deic mar a tba ris, air cbor 's nacb combairlicbim dbut moran stritb a dbèaiiamb mu dbeibbinn a tbarrainn a cliorra ort. Bidb màl na seann- oigbreacbd 'n a Ian pbailteas dbut. Cba I'obb riabb agam air mo tbigbin- a-stigb bbàrr na b-oigbreacbd an Albainn, acb ionann 's mar dbloladb- fbiacb an eirig mo cbostais. Cia dbiiibb ni e suas sin dutsa no 'n corr, cba 'n ion dut bhi ciinntadb air. Cba 'n am na tlmeannan so gu seasamb a macb mar a b' àbbaist : is iomad arfuntacbacbadb a rinneadb air uoislean na b-Alba ; acb cba 'n f biosracb mi gu 'n cuala mi riabb gin is docba dba tacbairt da na dbutsa. C uime cbeilinn ort e Ì mar a db' innismiroimbedbut, isculaidb fbuatb a's eud nacli 'eil faoin sinn. Air an aobbar siu,fèumaidb tugacbmeadbon lagbail a tbàrras tu, a ebur an gniomb, gus do tbeasraiginn bbo leir-sgrios. Feumaidb tu truas a dbiisgadb 'n ad aobbar — rud nacb nacb duilicb dbut. Tàirnidb sin bàigb ort, agus gabliar speis dbiot ; agus bbo speis, tbigear gu bun a's earbsa cbur aniiad — an rud is luaitbe sa bitb a ni do sbocracbadb 'n ad sheilbb. Ma gbeobb tbu mar so air a li-ais do cboir-dbligbeacb, — agus tba b-uile dòcbas agam gu 'm faigb, cia dliiùbb, gbeobb no nacb fbaigb tbu d' ainm a's d' inbbe — cuimbnicb nacb dean tbu dearinad air do tbaingealacbd a dbearbbaib do d' dbilsean a bliuin gu b-onoracb riut ; acb tboir an t- seal-airenacbteid tbu tuilleadb's fada leis, fàgail a tba mar is trice fuaigbte ri uaisleaii na b-Alba. Oir, bbo 'n a gbearrar dbiot sgiatban do inbòrachd, cba teid agad air eirigli suas a db-aou- iounsaidb ; agus an àite d' earbsa cbur 'n ad cbumbacbd f bein is ann a db' fbeumas tu nise do bbiin a cbur an gaol 's an tairisneacbd do cbuid tuatlia, — oir 's iadsan do cbiiltaice 's do cbala-tiaruaidb. Dean m' ainm-sa gblanadb bbo 'n drocb-alla tbogadb orm — a bbi 'n am nacbdaran cruaidb-cbridbeacb gun iocbd ; agus le feotbas do nàduir, fiacb am faigb tbu le ciiiiue làmb-an- uacbdar air gacb buaireas a's ansboc- air a db' f baodas tigbin 'n ad ratbad, — ni, 'n a uaireannan, a tliug diilan dombsa an la a b' fbèarr a bba mi riabb. Fbad 's a tba 'n ad cbomas seacb- aiun lagb a's conspaid — leo, iiitear do gbnotbaicbean uaigneacb follaiseacb. Gabb ealla ris gacb calldacb a's eucoir nacb dèanar suas dbut gun del 42 AN GAIDHEAL. j'reiis iHos an Earraicli, 1874. a dh-iomairt laglia ; agus bi striochdte fo gacliaiuneart nach gablileasachadh dhut. Air tils cruinnich d' fhortan, 's gur sgapteach e, gii dluitlieil ri cheile; agus le caitheamli - beatlia stòlta, sìtheil, daingnich do ghrèim air do slieilbli ; air chor 's ma chuirear mu d' clioinneamh do chòir-dhligheach a dhearbhadli, nacli bi thu 'n cuunart, a thaobh an iii sin nach leat. Snidhich d' fhearann air cho beag de làinhan 's a dh' fhaodas tu. Na cuir air imrich tuathanaicli a thug thu aonta dhaibh roimhe, no neach sa bith a bha fo d' rian air slieol eile. Gu h-àraid na cuir air falbh seirbliisich do 'n aithne do ghnoth- aichean a raharachadh; oil', a tliuill- eadh air e bhi 'ii a shooair dhut, gleidhidh e dhut tiarainnteachd nach beag. Mar nach b' àill learn lughdachadh a thighin air do mheas leis an dubh- bhochdainn, amhuil sin cha bu mhath learn gu 'n deanadh ailis- bheairtis beud ort ; agus gus an seachuadh le cheile, feuinaidh tu tighin suas air cuibheas — gun chrine gun strògh, gun a bhi mar a bha Diogenes no mar a bha Divus. Mar is mo dh' f hidrichear mu staid na h-oighreachd, 's e 'n gliocas dut a' mhiad sin a cumail an ceilt, — rud is tirrainn dut a deanamh gun chunnart 's gur h-anu 'n ad leisgeul fheiii a bhios tu. Ach tha mi creidsiun gu 'm faod an oighreachd a bhi na 's tiarainnte fo bhiùthanas an ama chaidh seachad — is e barail/eadhnach gu 'n d' f hag mise i air rian cuimseach, math — na bhios i le seoltachd do ghliocais- sa, no air gabhaltas, no boiin steidhe nobha sa bith eile ; agus saoraidh sin thu o bhi 'n ad chulaidh-f harmaid. Cum thu fhein an luib-a-stigh asgailt an fhortain a bhuilich Dia ort, ciod sa bith e ; ma bhios tu làn- thoilichte leis, meallaidh tu rnintean do naimhdean. Co aig tha fins nach e dòigh is f hèaiT. Is ioma caisleach- adh bu mho f huair oighreachdan eile ; ach an ionad an cur as am bonn, 's anil a fhriamhaich iad le barrachd gramalais na bha aca riabh I'oimlie. Ge b' e fear ris an earb thu riagh- ladh na h-oighreachd, thoir an t-seal- aire nach leig tlni 'n ailm à d' achlais fhein. Ciirn mion-chvinntas air gach bonn a phàidheas tu agus a thig a stigh dhut ; cumaidh e d' f hadal dhiot, agus thig e gu d' bhuannachd ; oir cumaidh a's gleidhidh e do sheirbhisich ri 'n dleasnas, agus, air an aobhar sin 'n ad dheagh-ghean. A chaoidh na tarrainn teinn ort fhein le mi-chiall no struidhealachd — le airgead a ghabhail an iasad air urras, no 'n geall na h-oighreachd, no ràthan a' mhàil. Bheir iomfhuasg- ladh caraid ort dol an urras ; ach thoir an aire nach 'eil e saor bho chunnart dut ; ach a bharrachd air nach gniomh duin'-uasail an da sheol eile, caillidh tu do chreideas leo, agus bidh iad 'n an reudain ag cnàmh na h-oighreachd. Null'Uììi uumen abest, si sitprudentia tecum. Eadar. le Abrach. BLAR SHUNADAIL. (Air lecmtuinn.J Thainig air toiseach nan ceannard, Mac-Mhaoilein mor a' Chnaip — Air chiiairt an Gròbphort, 'S Mac-Calum, Domhmill Lag-au-fheoir, 'S Duiblineach Bhracluinn Bho ghleann cas nam preasan trie, 'S Mac-Alasdair Tliigh-na-luachrach — SgiobaircruadalachdeCblann-Domlmnill. Chuala na maitheau an sgeul ; Dh' iarr iad gu leir crois-tarra A ruith gu Caradail an toiseach, A's as a sin da fhear dheug taghta A dhol feadh gach cearn, 'S air cunnart bàis each a dh' eirigh A thoirt an Bgeoil air fad na (hithcha, 'S bantrach INIhic-Dhomhuuill Le 'macan fo churam na Fine A chur do Dhun-a'-Chlachain, Treas Mios au Eunaicli, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 43 'S muinntir a' Chinn-shiar A chur leth-cheud fear do Dhun-abhar taidh ' A ghleidheadh baideal ard Chlann- j Dhoinhnuill ; I 'S gach ni diubh siu an ainm an oiglii'e, I 'S na daoin' a choinneacliadh gun dàil \ Air faiche Bliracliiinn 'n an Ian armachd, '8 Mac-Ionmbuinn Thigh-nan-com A chur Dhun-Charadail an uidheam seisd- i idh, _ . j '8 na birlinnean o 'n ]\Ihaoil gii Loch an- Tairbeart i A bhi aig traigh Shunadail an ordngh ì cogaidli, j '8 Dun-sgiobnais a ghleidheadb na tli' aim j Gus an tig am sgaoilidh gu catli na faiche, Ma chuireas an namhaid sinne 'n eiginn I cunnairt ; | Tein'-eigiun a lasadh air Beinn-an-tuirc | A thoirt rabliaidh do mhuiuntir He 's [ Chòmhail, | Clann-Domhmiill gii leir le 'n luchd- leanmhainn { A theaehd a dhion an leanabain, oiglir' an j cinnidb. j ^Iac-Mhaoilein. — Co theid a dh-fhair- I adh na linne ] ^1' an tig na naimhdean oirnn gun fhios ? OioHRE Mhanaixn, — Tha sin deaut' a dhaoin'-uaisle ; Mac lain-ghearr le 'sgioba treiui, Ghabh e air fein a' chuis sin. Cha ghluais Rurach clar o 'n chladach ISach faigh sibh rabhadh o 'n fhear ainmeil ; Bidh e 'n so trath gu leoir A dh-aindeoin na tha beo dhiubh A Manainn thursach. Mar sgaoth bheachan o 'n sgeap; A' cruinneachadh air geug an còmhail, B' ionaun tineachan da ghleann deug Chinn-tire A' tional as gach cearn — Gaisgich de gach ainm, 'S Fakhe Bhraclvinn anns gach beul, 'G an ceangal ri cheile mar aon ; Ka birlinnean-cogaidh, le 'm brataichean germ, Suaicheantas cabhlach rioghail na h-Alba, A' teachd an ear 's an iargu calaShunadail; Gach cais-teal a's tiir-faire Air fad a' chladaich sgolbaich, Fo chrannaibh seisdidh, ']S uaii- a chunnacas eithear Mhic lain- ghearr, '8 cobhrach m' a guallainn a' srachdadh Thonnan Chaolas-Bhranndain, '8 i 'giulan fios, — ' Tha Rurach a nios an linne ; Dh' fhag e Manainn an de le cabhlach A lionas o 'n Mhaoi] gus an traigh so ; I Bheir madainn am maireach sinn an greim Dh'fhalbh gach ceannard gu Faiche Bhracliiinn A rianachadh ceart a dhaoine ; Gach ceann-feadhna am broillcach a mhuinntir, A'comhdachan fhiiiim'n am bnidhnean lionmhor. Thagh na maithean, le aon run, Mac-^NIhaoileiu mor a' Chnaip "X a cheannard an iomlain — Curaidh iomraiteach 's ceann-feadhna Na treubh a shloinnear o 'n fhreumhach A thug ainm dha. Dh' fhalbh e le Mac-Iche mor gu Sunadal A chur an comhairle runaich ri cheile Mar gu 'm b' e sin an la mu dheireadh A bha aca ri 'fhaicinn, A's Rurach garg a' teachd, nach till Ach le claidheamh cosgarrach na h-Aiba. Bha oighre Shuuadail, oigear ciatach A' cur airm an tighe an rianachd — Luirichean, clogaid, a's sgiathan, A's claidheamhau liath gun smiir. Bha tri claitlheamhan neart A bha 'n deigh a cheile aig seauair, mac, a's ogha Oinn-tighe o shean, sinnsear an fhir mhoir — Bha na h-airm sonraicht' ud an oisinn, Fo chomhdach corcuir a's obair ghreis, Le pabagan airgid a' filleadh air am faobhair. Thainig an t-oighre far an do shuidh An dithist a' comhradh. Bha claidheamh loimiireach, ur A rinn gobha Shunatlail, Mac-Thuileann An lamh an oighre, a dh' fheoraich d 'a athair, — ' An toir mi learn am fear so ? Xa ciod è 'thaghas mi 'measg nan arm ? — Orduich na 's aill leat. ' Sunadal. — Cuist a rudain chrin ! an saoil thu An cuideachd leamsa a chumail Cnoc-na- cùmhail, Thu fein 's am bioran sin '8 an cogadh arm ? A Mhic-Mhaoilein amhairc an so. Fhaic thu geinihleag do shin seanar, Alasdaii- mor a' C'hnaii) : is cuimhne leat Gu 'n do bhrist a chlaidheamh latha Ghlinn-Righ-'s-dail. Thainig e gu tigh Cblachair-au-tuim ; Bha 'bhean's an dorus ; thuirt e rithe, — ' Am bheil arm 's am bith a steach ?' Fhreagair i, ' Tha mo dhuine 's a' chath; 8o na th' agam;' shin i dha gheimhleag ; Thill e riutha ; sheas e 'm Bealach-na-h- iolaire; Leag e seachd air fhichead diiibh, 44 AN GAIDHEAL. Nach d' eirich fathast. Air a thighinn dacliaidh Dh' fhag e gheimhleag an so ; Tha i 's an oisinn sin gua an diugh ; Glileidli mo sheanair 's m' athair i Gun smur gun smal. Is tusa 'n t-oighre; 's'mis am fear-gleidh- idh; Co dhinn aig am bi gheimhleag am maireach ? Abair na 's aill leat, iar-ogha 'n diùlnaich. MAC-MHAOiLEiN.-Cha'n'eilfeardhinne 'n diugh air thalamh Is urrainn a' gheimhleag sin'iomairt; Tha thusa, IVihic-Iche, ad aonar De spiomiadh nan laoch a shean. Thuirt an t-oighre 's an oidhch' air tuiteam — ' Tha birlinn an tighe air an traigh Am fag sinn i ? na ciod è their m' athair ? Mac-Mhaoilein.— FhirShunadail,thig a nuas 'S dean aon uair eile mar d' abhaist, 'N uair bhiodh tu 'g a tarruinn, 'S mise 'g a cumail direach. Co ni e ma thuiteas tu maireach ? SuNADAL. — 'S fearr a toirt as a sud, Na 'faicinn 'n a connadh aig Eurach. Dh' eirich an t-oighr' a's triuir eile, A dh' fhalbh leis gus a' bhirlinn. Mac-Mhaoilein. — Biodh dithist air gach taobh, 'G a cumail direach, Ach spiouaibh 'n a aghaidh le 'r n-uile neart Gus am faic sibh ceart am fear mor. Ghlac Mac-Iche toiseach na h-eithir; Thug e leis i gun stad, gus an do choinuich Barr creig' i, am falach 's a' ghaineimh ; Mhothaich e 'n grabadh clis ; las e, 's gun fhacal, Thug e saidh-thoisich na sè-ramhaich, Na cinneadan 's an ailbheag, 'N an spealgan air grinneal na tragha ! Sctnadal. — A Mhic-Mhaoilein, Cha do mhothaich mi riamh cho trom i. Mac-Mhaoilein. — Cha 'n ioghnadhged a mhothaich thu trom i; Dh' iarr mis' air a' cheathrar tarruinn ad aghaidh Le 'n uile spionnadh, 's rinn iad sin. — Co oighre na geimbleig a nis 'S a sheasas aite Alasdair Mlioir, Ach thus' air fold comhraig ? SuNADAL. — Cha 'n fhearr thu fein na na balachain, 'S thu 'faicinn gu 'm bheil mi a' dol air m' ais; Tha 'u t-am a bhi 'm Bracluinn Am measg nan daoine. (Mi hantuinn. ) LARACH NINEBHEH. (Bho Fhear-tathaich nam Beann.) B' e Niueblieli aig aon am ceana- bhaile lompaireachd mlior Asiria — ail t-aite auns an do thiiinich prionn- sachan agus maitliean na rioghachd sin re ioma linn ; agus b' e baile a bu mho agus a bu shluaghmlioire a bha 's an am sin air aghaidh an t-saogh- ail. Tha e air innseadh dhuinu ann an leabhar Gheneses (x. 11.), gu'n deach Asur, aon de mhic Sheim, a mach o thir Shinar, agus gu 'n do " thog e Niuebheh;" ach cha 'n 'eil sinn a' cluinntin tuilleadh cunntais uime 's na Sgriobtuirean naomha gus an do chuireadh am faidhe lonah le teachdaireachd o Dhia a dh-ionnsuidh a luchd aiteachaidh, a chur an ceill doibh gu 'm biodh am baile air a sgrios an ceann " da fliichead la," do bhrighgu'n robh an aingidheachd air dol suas 'an lathair Tighearna nan sluagh. Tha lonah a' cur an ceill gu 'n robh ann an Ninebheh " tuilleadh agus se fichead mile pearsa (120,000), nach b' aithne an lamh dheas seach an lamh chli," 's e sin de chloinn bhig ; air choir 's nach b' urrainn gu 'n robh an luchd-aiteach- aidh gu leir dad fo shea ceud mile sluaigh (600,000) 'n a aireamh — tuilleadh 's a tha 'n Glaschu ! Bha e 'u a " bhaile ro-mhor, astar thri laithean," no thri fichead mile mu 'n cuaii't. Cha robh e idir coltach ri bailtean mora nan laithean so — cha robh an luchd-aiteachaidh air am pacadh suas ann ausraideancumhaun, salach, far a bheil sea no seachd de theaghlaichean domhail a chomh- nuidh OS ceann a cheile, mar a tha iad aig an am so 's na bailtean mor a's aiumeile 's an Roinn-Eorpa ; oir cha 'n e mhain gii 'n robh sluagh lionmhor ann, ach bha mar an ceudna " moran spreidh" ann. Mar so, 'u uair a bheir sinn fainear meudachd Ninebheh, agus Treas .Mios an Eanaich, 1S7 AN GAIDHEAL. 45 mar an ceudna an teisteas a tha Nalium a' toirt uimpe; 's e sin gu "n robh i 'n a " catliair fhuiltich'? uile 'n a ceilg-, Ian de reubainn/' cha 'n 'eil e idir iongantach gu 'n d' oidhir- picli duine iosal ann an inblie 's am misnicli mar bha lonali, air " teicli eadh do Tharsus o' fhianuis an Tighearna ;" oir " bheir eagal duine ribe leis," Ged a gliabli muiuntir Nineblieb aitlireachas fo sliearmonacliadh lonah, agus a bha iad car nine air an caomlmadh ; gidheadh tlia e coltach nacli robh '- am maitlieas acb mar neul na maidne, agus mar an druclid mocli a shiubhlas air falbh:" oir gle ghoirid na dheigh so tha 'n Tighearna, le beul nam faidh- ean Nahum agus Sephaniah, a' cur an ceill '•' trom eallach Ninebh- eh" — ag innseadh gu'm biodh e air a' dheanamh " 'n a larach luim, tioram mar an fhasach," agus gu'm biodh cumhachd ag-us moralachd rioghachd Asiria air an toirt gu lar. Tha Nahum ag radh mu 'dheighinn gu'm bubhail'elemoran dhaingneach, le geatachan lionmhor agus croinn- dhruididh -gu'nrobhahachd-malairt lionmhor thar reultan neimh — gu 'n robh a phrionnsachan lionmhor mar na locuist, agus nach I'obh crioch air 'ionmhais. " So (arsa Sephaniah) a' chathair luaghaireach a ghabh comhnuidh gu tearuinte ; a thubliairt 'n a cridhe, Tha mi agus cha 'n 'eil ann ach mi. Cionnus a dh' f has i 'n a fasach, 'n a h-aite air son bheath- aichean gu luidhe sios ann ! " A reir a' chuntais a tha air a thoirt seachad le luchd-eachdraidh creid- easach, bha 'n ftiaidheadaireachd so air a coi'-lionadh o cheann da mhile agus ceithir cheud gu leth balidhna. Chaidh righ Mhedia agus Phersia, agus Nabopolasar, righ Bhabiloin ann an co-bhoinn an aghaidh Ninebheh, agus do bhrigh gu'n robh tomhas aingidheachd a' bhaile sin air a lionadh, thug an Tighearna thairis e do lamhau a naimhdean. Thainig •' esan aphronnasaun am bloighdibh a nios fa comhair ;" bha •' fuaim slait-sgiursaidh, agus torman farum nan rothan, agus nan each meam- nach, agus nan carbad leumnach " r'an cluinntinn anns na sraidean ; " bha geatachan na h-aimhne air am fosgladh, agus bha 'n Inchairt air a sgaoileadh;" " cha robh crioch air na cairbhinnibh ;" bha chreach airgid agus oir air ''a glacail ;" agus " cha chualas guth a teachd- airean ni's mo;" " chunuaic na cinnich a lomnochduidh, agus na rioghachdan a naire." Tha 'n cunntas a dh' fhag seann sgriobhairean 'n an deigh, agus mar an ceudna aithris an luchd-turuis sin a shiubhail troimh 'n aite. a' cordadh aii* dhoigh ro-chomhar- raichte ris na dh' innis na faidhean a bha gu tachairt. Tha e air a radh gu'n robh ballachan Ninebheh ceud troidh air airde, tri ficheadmilemu 'n cruairt, agus air an dion le cuig ceud deug tur (1500) — gach aon diubh da cheud troidh air airde. Tha Lv.cian, aon de luchd-aiteachaidh Samosata dluth air an abhainn mhoir ExupUrates, a sgriobh mu cheud bliadhna an deigh bas Chriosd, ag innseadh gu n deach as do Ninebheh gu tur, agus nach b' urrainn neach air bith innseadh urad agus c' ait an robh e 'n a sheasamh. Re nan ochd ceud deug bliadhna a chaidhseachad onasgriobh Lucian, cha robh aithne air bith air Nine- bheh ach a mhain ann an ainm. Chaidh eadhoin a laraichean briste as an t-sealladh ; agus an uair a bha luchd-turuis agus daoine foghluimte eile a' tionndadh suas agus a' rann- sachadh gach ni bha air mhaireann de riomhadh 's de mhoralachd na Greig agusna Roimh, cha robh ach gann for'ais air bith 'g a dheanamh mu Ninebheh no mu Bhabilon, no 46 AN GAÌDHEAL. Treas ìlios an Karralch, 1874. oidhirp air bith air a tolrfc gus an t-aite 's an do slieas luchairtean greadlinach riglirean Asiria agus Chaldea f haotuinn a mach. clieann beagan uine tbng cuid de'n luchd-turuis a tbaogbail an Asiria faiuear aireamh mor de dhuintean 's de tholmain air taobli na b-airde tnatb de'n abbainn sin ris an abrar an Tigris — abbainn a tba ruitb 's an aon cbnrsa ri abb- ainn Etiphrates; oir tba iad araon ag aonadb r'a cbeile tacan maitb mu'm bbeil iad a' taomadb a mach ann an Geodba mor Pbersia [Persian Gulf). Tbug aon no dba oidbirp air cladbacb ammeasgnan duintean ud, db' fbeucb am faigbeadli iad ni air bitb a cbuireadb solus air eacb- draidb an aite 's an am a db' f balbb; acb do bbrigb nacb robb aca gacb goireas a bba iomcbuidb a cbum obair de 'n t-seorsa a gbiulan air a b-agbaidb, b' eiginn doibb sgur gun' a bbi dad ni bu gblice na bba iad an uair a tboisicb iad. Air mnllacb aon de na duintean so tba uaigb ris an abrar " Uaigb lonab," agus tba beul-aitbris ag radb gur b-ann an so a bba am faidbe air adblacadb. Air do dbuin' og, tapaidb d'an ainm Layard, agus a tba de naisinn Fbraugaicb, iomradb a cbluinntin air na duintean 's air na tohnain air an robb sinn a'labbairt, tbog e air, agus cbadeacb stad aii a cbois gus an d' rainig e bruacban na i'iyris. Cbo .luatb 's a rainig e 'n t-aite, 's a db' ambairc e gu mion mu'n cuairt air gacb coslas balla, agus tuir a bba r'am faicinn ; agus air dba beagan pbiocaidean agus sbhiasaideau a sbobir, agus muinntireas a ebur air letli-dusan de na b-Arabaicb a tba fuireacb mu'n aite, tboisicb e air cladbacb anns an aon a's motba de na duin, a tba mu ocbd ceud deug troidb air fad, naoi ceud troidb air lend. :igus cuig 's tri ficbead troidb air airde. Cba deach iad fad' air an agbaidb 'n uair a ibacbair iad air seomraicbean ro-eireachdail. Bba ballacban nan seomraicbean so air an deanamb suas de leacbdan mine air an robb dealbban each agus cbarbadan cogaidb. paigbdearan mar gu'm biodb iad ag caitbeadb le'n saigbdean, agus moran gi'abbalaidb eile de iomad seorsa ; acb a tbaobb '8 gu 'm b' ann le teine a cbaidb an tur so a mbilleadb, mar a tba gu soilleir r'a f baicinn, bba 'cbuid mbor de na seomraicbean air am briseadb, agus na leacbdan air an losgadb gu b-aol. Acb ged a bba moran de na leacbdan 's de na b-iombaidbean a tbuit 'n an smur co luatb 's a cbaidb an rusgadb, gidbeadb bba feadbain CO cruaidli, sbleambain, agus an grabbaladb co soilleir, cuimir 's a bba iad riamb 1 Bba cuid de na dealbban a bba air an tilgeadb tbairis le b-or agus le nitbibb luacbrabor eile ; agns 'n uair a cbunnaic na b-Ai'abaich an t-or cba robb teagamb aca nacb b' aim air toil' ulaidb, no ionmbas foluicbte a bba Mr. Layard; agus bba mor iogbnadb orra, 'u uair a tbuirt e riu gur clacbau a bba esau ag iarraidh, agus gu 'm feudadb iadsau gacb or agus airgiod a gbeibbeadli iad a ghleidbeadb. Bba ua daoine so, mar a tbasluagh na cearn' sin gii leir, ro aiueolacb araon aii- eacbdraidb an dutbcba feiu agus dbutbcliannau eile, agus mar sin cba b' urramn doibb a thuigsinn ciod an toileacbadh no 'bbuannacbd a bbeireadb e do neacb, a mbaoin agus 'uiue cbaith- eadb aii- ni a bba co faoin 'u am beacbdsan. Cba d' fbairicb iadsau riamb an diau iarrtas a bba aig Mr. Layard gu ni-eigiu fbaotaiuu a cbuir- eadb solus air cleacbdadh agus suidbeacbadb nan Asiriauacb anna na linntean ciau 's an do Jabbair na faidbean, agus air son an robb e nis "a' rannsacbadb mar air son ionmlias foluicbte." Tiea,- iliosan Eairaich, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. Goirid 'ii a dheigli so chuir na Maboraadaiiaich a bba mu 'n cuairt an aite stad air Mr Layard 8 air a chnid daoiue, a' cumail a mach gu 'n robh iad a' milleadh naigheau nam for Chriosduidhean (na Mahomada- jiaicli !); ach dhearbh Mr Layard gii ro sheolta dhoibh nach b' uaigheau Chreidmheach a bh' annta; " oir (ars esan) nam b' eadb bhiodh an dara cuid an ceann no 'n casan ri Meca (an t-aite 's a bheil am faidbe breige Mahoniad adhlaichte); acli tlia sibh a' faiciun nach aun mar sin a tha, agus air an aobhar sin fenmaidh gur naighean Ana-creidmheach a tli' annta." Leis a' mhineachadli so bha na Mahomadnaicli Ian riaraiclite, agns cha do clniir iad tuille grabaidh air. Gidlieadh cl)iiir cuid eile de na cinu-cbinnidli ioma bacadh air; ach le siobhaltachd, 's le gleusdachd fhuair e thairis orr' uile. Aon la, 'n iiair a bha iad a' cladh- ach am measg nan laraicheaa, ruisg iadiomhaigh shnaidhte demhendachd mboir. Cho hiatb 's a cbunnaic na li-Arabaicb ceaun na h-iomhaigh so, chrith iad le h-oillt agus thug ditbis dhiubh ascoluath's a ghiulaineadh an casan iad a chum an sealladh eag- allach a cbunnaic iad a chur an ceill d'an ceann-cinnidb. Ann am beagan ume, 'n uair a bha Mr Layard a' togail air falbb na b-iu'ach a bba 'combdach na b-ionibaigb, cbual' e tabnraich chos a' tarruing dhitb dba, agus 'n uair a thug e suil os a chionu cbunnaic e sgaoth de na b-Arabaich le'n ceaun-feadhna, uile air mbarc- achd, 'n an seasamb air bruaich na claise. 'N uair a cbunnaic ian ceann na h-iomhaigh, gblaodb iad le aon gbuth, " Cha 'n 'eil dia ann ach Dia, agus 's e Mahomad 'Fhaidhe !" Cha cbreideadhna h-Arabaich an toiseach nach b'e aon de na hocain^ no de na h.-i(rraisgean air a bheil iomradb ro tbric ann an seann sgeulacbdan an duthcba 'l)b' ann ; ach an deigb moran iompaidb, gblac an ceann- feadbna de mbisnich na theirinn do 'n t-sloc. 'N uair a laimbsich e 'n iombaigb, gblaodb e gu b-ard, " Cha d' riinieadb an obair so riamb le lamhau dhaoine, — 's iad na famb- aireau aua-creideach niu 'm bbeil am Faidhe — sith gu 'n robh maille ris ! ag radh, gu 'n robh iad na bu mho na cbraobh a b' airde 's a' choille — 's e so aon de na b-iodbalau a mhal- laicb Noah, — sith gu 'n robh maille ris ! roimb laitbean na dile f agus anus a' bbeachd so dh' aontaich gach Arabach a bha 'lathair. 'N uair a shocraich na cuisean thoisich an lucbd-cladbaich a ritbis, agus mu 'n deach a gbrian fodha ruisg iad iom- baigb eile de 'n aon mheud, 's de 'u aon choltas ris a' cheud aon ! Aig na h- iombaigb ean so bha aghaidbean mar agbaidh duiue, bba 'n cuirp agus an cosan mar leoghaiu, agus bba sgiatbau aca mar sgiatban iolaire. Bba gach aon diubb mu dhusan troidb air fad, agus mu'n tuaiream cbeudu' air airde ! Leis an toil-intinn a ghabb Mr Layard ris na h-iomh- aigbean so rinn e feisd ro mhor do na h-Arabaich air an oidbche sin, agus chaith e fein agiis iadsan tacan maith 'an cuideacbd a cheile, le mor cbridbealas agus gbreadbnachas. Chombdaich Mr Layard na b-iomh- aigheau so thairis le peallagan 's le luirichean ioma-gnetheach, 's chum e lucbd faire orra 'latba 's a db-oidhche. S. (Ri leantuinn.) Tha briathran coltach ri saighdean — cha bu choir an tilgeil air thuaiream. Tha agaimi da chhias ach gun ach aon tcanga, uime siu bu choir dhuinu moi'an a chluinntinu agus beagan a Libhairt. Tha an ti a ta 'deanamh maith do dhuiue eile, a' deanamh, mar an cendna, maith dha fein, cha 'n e mhain '.s an am a ta ri teachd, ach 's an am a ta lathair. Is moi' an duais deagh choguis a bhi 'toirt tianuis air deagh dheanadas. 48 AN GAIDHÈAL. l-reas Mios an Earraich, 1874, SEANN SGEULACHDAN MU BHEAID-ALBANN. II. — DONNACHADH DUBH. Anns na laithibh 's an robh Donn- achadh Dubh 'n a Mhorair air Bealach a's Braid-Albann thainig ordugli macli o 'n Righ gu Clann- Ghriogair a sgrios. Chaidh na Caimbeulaich agus Donnacliadh Dubh cho fada 's a b' un-' iad gus an ordugli oillteil ud a choilionadh le bhi murtadh gach neach de Cbloinn Ghriogair a cboinnicbeadh iad. Bba nighean aig DoDuachadh Dubh a thuit an gaol air fear de Chloinn- Ghriogair. Theich an dithis a's phos iad. Bha Donnachadh Dubh gu dian an toir air companach a ni- ghinn, air feadh nam beann, nan gleann 's nan coilltean ; agus mu dheireadh ghlac e e. Chaidh an Griogarach a thoirtgu Bealach, agus an ceaun asgathadh dheth le tuaidh. Rinu nighean Dhoiinachaidh (bean Mhic-Griogair) an cuinha a leanas, air di a h athair agus Cailean a brathair 'fbaicinn a' marbhadh a fir, 's a ceud leauabh air a glun : — Moch madainn air la Liuiiasd Bha mi 'sùgradh mar ri m' ghràdh, Ach mu 'ji d' thainig meadhon latha Bha mo chridhe air a chradh. Ochan, ochan, ochan, iiiridh, 'S goirt mo chridhe 'laoigh ; Ochan, ochan, och.in, uiridh, Cha chluinn d' athair ar caoidh. Mollachd aig maithean 's aig cairdean 'Rinn mo chradh air an doigh, 'Thainig gun fhios air mo ghradh-sa 'S a thug fo smachd e le foill. Na 'm biodh da fhear dheug deth 'chinn- each A's mo Ghriogair air an ceatiii, Cha bhiodh mo shuil a' sileadh dheur No mo leanabh fein gun dàimh. Chuir iad a cheann air stocan daraich 'S dhoirt iad fhuil mu lai- ; Na 'm biodh agam-sa 'n sin copan Dh'òlainn d' i mo shàth. 'S truagh nach robh m' athair ann an galar Agus Cailean ann am plaigh Ged bhiodh nighean an Kuthainich 'Suathadh bhas a's lamh. Chuiriun Cailean liath fo ghlasaibh 'S Donnachadh Dubh an laimh ; 'S gach Caimbeulach a tha 'm Bealach Gu giulan nan glas-laimh ! Rainig mise Reidhleau Bhealaich 'S cha d' fhuair mi ann tàmh; Cha d' fhàg mi roinn de m' fhalt gun tarruing, No craicionn air mo laimh. 'S truagh nach robh mi'n'riochd na h-uiseig 'S spionnadh Ghriogair 'ann am laimh; 'S i chlach a b' airde auns a' chaisteal A chlach a b' fhaisge do 'n làr! 'S truagh nach robh Fionnlairig 'n a lasair A's Bealach mor na 'smal, 'S Griogair ban nam basa geala Bhi eadar mo dha laimh. Ged tha mi gun ubhlan agam, '8 ubhlan uil' aig each, 'S ann tha m' ubhal cubhraidh, grinn A's cul a chinn ri làr. 'S ged tha mnaithibh chaich aig baile 'S na 'n laidhe na 'n cadal seimh 'S ann 'Ijliios mis' aig bruaich mo leapa Bualadh mo dha laimh. 'S mor a b' annsa 'bhi aig Griogair Air feadh coille 's fraoich, Na 'l^hi aig Baran crion na Dalach A'n tigh cloich' a's aoil. 'S mor a b' annsa 'bhi aig Griogair A' cur a' chruidh do 'n ghleann, Na bhi aig Baran crion na Dalach 'G 61 air fion 's air leann. 'S mor a b' annsa bhi aig Griogair Fo bhrata ruibeach roinn, Na bhi aig Baran crion na Dalach 'Giulan siod' a's sx'òil. Ged bhiodh cur a's cathadh ami A's latha nan seachd sion, Gheibheadh Griogair dhomhsa ci-agan 'S an caidleamaid fo dhion. Ba hu, ba hu asraimi bhig, Cha 'n 'eil thu fhathasd ach tlà ; 'S eagal leam nach tig an latha Gu 'n diol thu d' athair gu brath. B 'i " Nighean an Ruthainich" a th' air a h-aiiuneachadh 's an oran. Treas Mios au Earraich, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 49 mathair ua te a bha 'caoidh a fir. Air do 'u leauabli fas gu bhi 'u a dhiiiue mor, thng e turns gii Caisteal Bbealaich, agiis chaidh au tiiadh leis an do mbarbbadb 'atbair a cbur 'u a laimh. Sheall e gu brouach oirre, 's au deigb sin tbug e i do 'n neacb a thug dha i. Bha cuid a theireadh gu 'm bu ghealtaire e bbo nach do sgath e 'n ceauu de 'n ueach a thug dha i. Cha 'u 'eil teagamh uach d' rinu an gille ua b' fhearr leis mar riun e. III. — IAIN GLAS. Bha lain Glas, Morair a Bbeal- aich, 'n a dhuine ro sheolta agns ro chuilbheirteach. 'S ana gle aiumig a dheauadh e raearachd aun an ni sam bith auns an cuireadh e 'laimh. Le faicil agus geur-thuigse air nadar ua muiuutir ris an robh e roinn, bheireadh e air gach ni tachairt mar bu mbiaun leis ; air an aobhair siu bha sluagh na duthcha 'creidsiun gu 'n robh biiidseachd aige ; a's cha chuireadh iad diumb air, ui mo dhiultadh iad e. Bha a chuid daoine 'creidsiun gu 'm b' urrainn d a an gleidheadh bho gach cunuart. Tha 'n sgeul a leanas air 'aithris mar dhearbhadh air a thapachd : — Bha fearg air Iain Glas ris an larla Chatach, agus chnir e roimhe creach a thogail uaithe. Thng e ordugh do 'chuid dhaoine a bhi cruinu air latha araid aig Fionniairig. Chruinnich na fir bho gach gleann mar a dh' iarradh orra. An sin ghabh Iain Ghlas doigh air na daoine 'bu thapaidhe a thaghadh airson na seirbhis a bha 'n a bheachd. Chaidh breacan a chrochadh eadar dithis dhiubh gus an robh an oir a 'beantainu do 'n làr. Gach fear a leumadh thairis air a' bbreacan mar so fo Ian armachd chuireadh air leth e airson dol do Chataobh. Leum iri cheud fear thairis air a' l)hreacau ; agus an sin dh' ordaich Iain Glas biadh a chur air beulaobh nam fear mu 'n gabhadh iad an turns. Am measg nam biadh bha mios bhrochaiu, agus chaidh iarraidh air gach neach ol aisde. Thuig na daoine gu 'u do chuir e giseagan anus a' bhrochan, agus dh' Ò1 iad an sath dheth. Chaidh iad air an turns. Thug iad creach mhor leo bho na Cataich gun aou duiae chall. 'N uair a bha iad a' pilltinn dachaidh dh' fhas fear de na fir gu tiun as dh' eug e. Cha do gliabh an duine so de 'u mheis bhro- chaiu mu 'u d' fhalbh iad, oir bha e aig an tigh a' toirt leis ni-eigin a dhi-chuimhuich e. Le so bha each an lau bharail gnr h-i a 'bhuaidh a bha 's a' bhrochan a chum iadsan bho gach olc a's aimhleas, D.G. COMHRADH. EADAK MURACHADH BAN AGUS COINNEACH CIOBAIE. MUE. — Pailte na maidne dhuit, a Choinuich ; is moch a dh' f hag thu au Goirteau Fraoioh an diugh. Tha duil agam gu 'n robh thu a' strith ris a' ghreiu, agus a reir mo bheachd-sa is tusa a's luaith' a dh' eirich oir tha astar fada eadar so a's do dhachaidh- sa agus a thuilleadh air sin tha 'u la flinch, na raointean bog, agus an t-slighe gun teagamh gach ni ach taitueach. Dean suidhe a steach ris an teiue, cuir dhiot do chas-bheart, agus dean na 's urrainn thu chum thu feiu a thiormachadh. Coin. — Moran taing dhuit, a Mhurachaidh, ach tha mi co tioram ri arcan. Cha d' thainig mi o 'n bhaile an diugh ; cha d' eirich mi gus an robh e sea uairean, cha do ghabh mi mo lou-maidne gus an robh e seachd, agus cha do choisich mi an diugh ach o thigh Alasdair Mhic- Ruairidh, ogha brathar mo sheauar far an d' rainig mi an raoir, agus far an cuala mi moch an diugh gu 'n do chuir thusa an oidhche seachad an ;o AN GAIDHEAL. so maille ri do cbai-aid coir feiu, Uilleam Mor. TJime siu, ghreas mi orni chum gu 'm faicinn thu, agus fhir mo chridhe, tliugadh a nis au solas siu dhomh. MUE. — Cha 'n fiiaca 's cha cliual' mi riamli ui sam bith ni 's foi'tanaicli' ua siu, oir cha chluiuu Uilleam Mor guth air mise so fhagail au diugh, agus ma leigeas do ghuothuch leat- sa e, a ChoÌDDÌch, fauaidh tu maille riumsa gu feasgar agus bithidh la againu dheth, agus mo lamh-sa dhuit gu 'n altaieh Uilleam Mor agus Cairistioua a bhean eireachdail do bheatha au so, ged a dh' fhauadh tu fad seachdain. Coin. — Cha 'u 'eil mi 'ciir siu 's au teagamh idir, a Mhurachaidh, fauaidh lui gu feasgar co dhiubh, agus cha ghoirid au uiue sin. Ach ciamar tha iad uile agad, a Mhurachaidh, eadar bheag agus mhor, agus ciamar tha 'n crodh Ì MuE. — Tha siuu uile guu deireas, agus tha dochas agam gu 'm bheil Seonaid agus au oigridh gu leir air au cosaibh. Coin.— Cha 'n 'eU fath a bhi 'gear- au. Bha Seonaid o cheaun da la gle chrosda, friounasach leis a' chueidh- fhiacal, ach is eucaU siu nach tarr- uiug moraii truais o' n chridhe. MUR. — Is eucail i gidheadh, a tharruingeas na cnamhan asau fheoil, agus cha 'u fhurast do mhac au duiue, mar is deagh-fhios domhsa, cur suas le siu. Tha a chneidh-fhiacal gabh- aidh guiueach guu teagamh, ach o nach 'eil i, mar a theirear marbhtach, cha ghabh iadsau nach do mhothuich riamh i suim di, agus uime siu, cha nochd iad ach co-fhulangas ro bheag. Coin. — Ach ciod au leabhar a tha agad au sin, a Mhurachaidh, a tha air a cheaugladh co ro ghrinu ? Faiceam e. Ochau ! mo dheagh charaid, au Gaidheal ? Nach tu a chuir suas gu riomhach, grinu e ! Seadh, da aireamh dheug. Is mais- each e,agns c'ait am faighearaleithid? MuR. — Tha thu 'faicinn, a Choiun- ich, gleidhear gu curamach, glan, tearuint' e mar siu, agus cha 'u eirich dochunu sam bith dha. Coin. — Cha 'u eil e co f urasd an t- Ard-Albaiinach ceanalta a dheauamh suas mar siu a thaobh a mheud, ach thoill esan curam a bhi aii- a ghabhail deth mar au ceudua. MuR. — Tha e ceart co furasd, ma ghleidheas tu gach aireamh gun reubadh, gun mhilleadh. Coin. — Ma ghleidheas mi iad ! gleidhidh ceart co curamach lis ua puiimd Shasuunach, agus morau ui 's ciuntiche, oir tha gue sgiathan aig ua puinud Shasuuuach agus gun fhios gun aire dhomh itealaichidh iad air falbh. Le tuiteauias thachair mi an la roimh air duiue tuigseach, tlachdmhor, coir a mhuiuntir Inbhir- nis, agus thainig aige air labhairt mu 'n toiliuntiuu a bh' aige o bhi 'leughadh nan seann sgeul aig au Teachdaire Ghaidhealach, aig CUAIRTEAN NAN GlEANX, FEAR- tathaich nam Beann, agus aig a' GHAIDHEAL,au^4?■(:^^4/km?lac/^agus an leithidibh siu. Riuu mi solas ris a' choigreach cheaualta d' am b' aium Sim Friseil, duiue da-rireadh gasda, ceatharnach foghaiuteach aig anrobh deagh eolaB air an Sgiathanach, a chaidh, thubhairt e, gu miuic a dh- amharc air, au uair a bha e 'fulaug le euslaiut 'u a chosaibh ; ach au uair a chuunaic mise e bha na cosau gu ro mhaith a' deauamh an dleas 'nais; agus bha la auu au uair nach cuir- eadh na h-uile fear druim au Fhris- eilich choir siu gu talamh I MuR. — Tha mi 'cluinutiun gach lide a deir thu, a Choiuuich, ach deau suidhe, agus stoldaich thu feiu, agus inuis domh beagan mu d' thuras Eir- eauuach, agus uiu gach cearnadh chum au deachaidh Sir Seumas agus thu feiu air feadh ua seaun rioghachd sin? Treas Mios an Earrnich, 1871. AN GAIDHEAL. 51 Coin. — Dh' innis mi roimhe dliuit, a Mhurachaidh, gn'n do chiur aa toit-long- air tir siun aiin am Belfast ag-us b'e sin Belfast na bochduiim dhomhsa. MUK. — Ciod a dh' eiricli dbuit a Choiiinicli, aim am Belfast, baile mor le sraidibh fada, farsuiog, agus lioumboracbd sbiaigh ? Coin. — Ag-am-sa tba fios air sin, a Mhm-acbaidh, agns fios air mo chosdas. Cbaidh sinn db' iounsuidb Tigb-osda mor le dealbh feidb os ceann an doruis, agus guu teagamb rinn mo cbridbe solas ris a' cbeann clirocbdacb an diiilgu 'm fac e Gaidb- ealtacbd ua b- Alba roimbe sr). Acb CO dbiubb, an deigb dbniun gacb goireas a dbeanadb maitb dbuinii 'fliaotuinn, cbuir mo mbaigbstir a macb mi aii deigb dliorcb-oidbcbe a db-iarraidb gne tbombaca air an robb ainm neonacb a, tbng e dbomli sgriobbta air ciiibbrig geal litreacb. An sin db' fbalbb mi, agns bba na sraideau gle tbaitneacb agus letb- sboilleir leis na locbranaibb a l)ba air an snidbeacbadb aig astar araidh o cbeile. Sbeas mi aig aite a bba ann an cuil ri taobb na sraide, agus cbuimaic mi Eireannacb an sin 'n a sbeasainb aig dorus tigbe big a tbog- adb le fiodb ; agns bba e ag eigbeach gu eruaidb, agns le 'uile neart, ris an t-sbiagb gu dol a steacb, agus gu 'm faiceadh iad ni miorbbuileacb, eadbon eacb le 'cbeann far am bu cboir 'ear- l^all a blii. Bba cuireadh aig na ii-nile gu dol a stigb air son da • sgiUinn. Stigb a gbabb mise maille ris na ficbeadaibb eile, agus mar amadan mor sbeas mi an sin, agus cbuimaic mi an t-eacb miorbbuileacb sin mu'n do gblaodb an t-Eireannacb le 'uile sgairt, cbum n' am b' urrainn dasan, gu 'm faiceadb na b-uile e. MuR. — Seadb, cbunnaic tbn an t-eacb, agus an robb e mar a tbu!)bairt an duioe luideagacb, bith-bbiiatb- aracb a bba co eruaidb a 'cur bbuaidb- eau ioagautaeb an ainmliidb an ceiU ? Coin. — Ocban! ise'bba. Cbunn- aic mi eacb beag, ballacb, gorm 'n a sbeasamb le 'cbeann a macb agus le tbulcbainn aigceann sbuasna prasaich far am bu cboir d' a cheami a bbi. Tbuig mi gu b-ealamb an cleas a rinneadb orm, acb cba dubbaii-t mi diog ; mar iiacb dubbairt neacb eile de na bba a stigb. An uair a cbaidb sinn a macli air dninn a bbi, ma b' fbior, Ian iougantais, bbrncbd na ficbeadan eile a stigb, gu bbi air am inealladb mar a bba sinne. Acb cba 'n e sin a mbain a cbuir dorran orm, oir bu bbeag agam e, acb db' eiricb altrap ro tbubaisteacb dbomb. Cba luaitb' a db' fbag mi am botban 's an robb an t-eacb, agus a rainig mi' an t-sraid na db' iondraiun mi mo sporran anns an robb tri puinnd Sbasuuuacb ann an or, agus beagan a dh' airgiod briste. Thugadh as mo phoca an sporran le fear-reubainn gun fbios guu aire dhomb, anns an dombladas sluaigb a bba 'g ambarc air an eacb tbubaisteacb a bba an sin, agus cba 'n fbaigh mi e a chaoidb. MUE. — Cba mbaitb a dh' eirich dbuit idir, a Cboiimicb choir, is daor a pbaigh tbu air son an t-seallaidb a a fbuair tbu dbe 'n eacb bhallach ; acb ciod a db' eiricb dbuit — ciod a rinn thu ? Coin". — Sheas mi tacan beag far an robb mi, a' rannsachadh gacb aite mu'n cuairt domb, acb ocban! bha 'n call gun teagamb deunta. Bha duin'-uasal, co dhiul)h ann an coslas, 'n a sbeasamb ri m' thaobh, cbunnaic e gu 'n robb ni-eigin am mearacbd, agus dh' f hoighneachd e ciod a dh' eirich dbomb ? Dh' innis mi dha, flgns thubhairt e rium stad an sin mionaid no dha. Rinn mi sin agus gblaodb esan feai'-eigin air ainm, agus ghrad thainig duine foghainteacb, ard,le bioraid bhioraich air a cbeann, crios mor, dealrach nj 'a chom, agus 52 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios an Eaiiaich, 1874. bata beag, bixidhe 'n a laimli ; agus chuir e Ian a' plieice cle cbeistibh orm. Dh' f barraicl e co as a tbainig mi, c' ainm bba orm, ciod a bba mi 'deanamb, cait an robb mi fuireacb, ciod an datb, a' cbumadb, agus an deanamb a bb' air mo sjjorran, ciod an t-airgiod a bba ann, cuin a db' ionndrainn mi e, agus ceistean gun cbeann gun cbricb mar sin, acb db' fbalbb esan, agus db'fbalbb misegu bronacb dbacbaidb cbum Tigb-osda an Fbeidb. MuR. — Cia mar a dh.' eirich dbuit a ris 1 Coin. — Db' innis mi gu saor gacb ni mar a tbacbair do Sbir Seumas, agus rinn e lasgan gaire. Tbubb- airt e, " A nis, a Cboinnicb, teagais- gidb fear an eicb bbig, bballaicb, gbuirm, gliocas duit, agus feumaidb tu sin mu 'n suibbail tbu Innis-fail o cbeann gu ceann. Acb c' ait am bbeil mo tbombaca, air son an do cbuir mi macb tbu Ì An do cbaill tbu esan mar an ceudnaT' Fbrea- gair mi Sir Seumas, agus tbubbairt mi gu 'u robb an tombaca far an robb e riamh air mo sbonsa, do bbrigb nacb robb sgilliun ruadb agam a cbeannaicbeadb e. Cba dubbairt an duin'-uasal a bbeag, acb a mbain so, gu 'n teagaisgeadb cleacbdannan an t-saogbail agus nan Eireannacb glio- cas dbomb. MuR. — Cba d' fbuair tbu do tbeagasg a nasgaidb, a Cboinnicb, agus cba 'n 'eil f bios agam c' ait am faigbeadb. Comadb co dbiubb, cba 'n 'eil teagamh nacb d' tbug do Mbaighstir sporran ur le 'Ian airgid dbuit an ait an fbir a cbaill tbu. Coin. — Is esan a rinn sin air ball. Macb a gbabb mi a ris. agus cba do cbum eacb, no asail, no Eireannacb mise gun tilleadh gun dail leis an tombaca, agiis bba gacb cuis ceart. ]\IuR. — Acb ciod a dh' eirich dbuit a ris, a cbaraid choir, agus c' ait an deachaidh tu air an ath la ? Coin. — Dh' fhalbh Sir Seumas agus mi feiii air an ath mhaduinn, agus tbug sinn Baile-Cliath oii'nn air an t-slighe-iaruinn ; agus ! b' e 'm baile maiseach e, le aitreabhan aluinn, sraidean lurach, tighean greadbnach, agus gacb ni eile a reir sin. Gu dearbb chord Eirinn air fad rium anabarrach maith. Is briagh an duthaich i, agus is aluinn na glinn, na beannta, na macbraicb- ean, na b-aibbnichean, agus na loch- an sail agus uisge a chitbear anu. MuR. — Cba 'n 'eil teagamh idir nach i sin an fhirinn, a Cboinnicb, ach am fac tbu moran dhe 'n duth- aich re na h-uine a bba thu innte 1 Coin. — Chunnaic mi ach beag gach siorramachd 's an riogbacbd. Bha sinn a' siubbal gach la o dheas gu tuatb, o 'n ear gus an iar, agus a' taghal bhailtean, agus mbachraich- ean, thigbean nan tuathanach, agus chaistealan nan uaislean, agus mbaitbean na tii'e. Seadh, c' ait anns nacb robb sinn, oil" bha luchd- eolais aig Sii' Seumas anns gacb ait agiis ionad. Chunnaic sinn moran spreidh de gach seorsa, crodh-dubh, caoraich, agus eicb ; agus cheannaich mo mbaighstir na chuireadh stoc air an oigbreachd aige air fad ; agus cba 'n f bios domh-sa c' ait an cuir e an darna letb dheth, ach 's e sin a g-bnotbucb-san. MuR. — Ach am bbeil sgil aige-san air feudal Ì Am. faithnich e deagh bheatbach cruidh, no eicb, no caorach Ì Coin. — Is ainneamb fear aig am bbeil suil ni 's fearr air each agus air damh, ach cba 'n 'eil e co tur eolach air fior chaora mhaith. Acb db' earb e na bba a dbith air ri uaislibh tball agus a bhos gu bhi air an cur 'n a dheigh air muir aig an am fhrea- garrach, agus le sin cba robb iad cbum dragh sam bith dhomhsa, acb a mbain gn 'm fac' mi iad ; agus ma chunnaic b' f hearr learn gu mro Ti'oas :Nrios an Rarraifli, 1874. AN GATDHEAL. feudal nam beatiii Albamiach ; ach gaeli duine d'a thoil fein. MuR. — Bii mlior a b' t'lieairrd thu do tliuras Eireaiiaacli, a Cboiuuicli, oil" tbug e eolas duit air daoiriibb, agus air an cleachdannaibh — eohis nut'h faigheadh tare liun's a'Ghoirt- ean-Fbraoich. Coix. — Cba 'ii 'eil teagamb idir air sin, agus cba robb mo sbaotbair oaillte a tbaobb gii 'm foe' agus gu 'n cuabx mi iomadb ui ris nacb b' urrainn tliu gun gbaire a dbeauamb. Tba iad 'ii an sluagb air letb air son beumadaireacbd, cas-f hreagairtean, agus geur-cbainnte. Muii. — Is fbad 'n cbual' sinn mu tbapacbd agus mu theomacbd nan Eireannacb, acb is i mo bliarail gu 'm bbeil na buaidbeau aca air an doigb so air am meudacbadb tliar tombais, agus nacb 'eil iad acb mar sbhiagb eile. Gun teagamb fhnair iad an t-ainm, agus tba deagb fliios agad-sa air firinn an t-sean-fbocail, " Am fear aig am bbeil an t-aiiira gu bbi 'g eirig-b gu raocb, gu 'm feud e cadal a dbeauamb gu b oidbcbe." Coin. — Tba sin uile gle cbeart, j agus gu sonraicbte a tbaobb an t- sean-fbocail, acb an deigb sin uile, ' fbuair inise iomadb dearbbadb, re mo cbeilidb gboirid ami an Eirinn, j gu 'm bbeil muinntir na riogliachd i sin air an deacadb gu nadurra cbuin a. bbi geur-bbriatbracb, bearradacb, j agus tbar tombais beumacb. Agus is iomadb gaire mor a tbug iad air Sir Seumas a dbeauamb, 'n am doibb a bbi labbairt ris amis a' Bbeurla, cainnt nacb tuiginn-sa acb airmbodb neo-iomlan. MuR. — Tba mi 'g ad cbrcidsinn, a Cboiunicb, acb cbum a' cbuis sin fbagail gn nair eile an deigb so, tbeid sin db' ionnsaidb ni eile, agus 's e so e, an cual tbu idir na b-Eir- eauuaicb a' labbairt na Gaidblig Ì Coin. — A' labbairt na Gaidblig ! Ocban ! blia iongantas orm air la araidb, air domb a dhol a mach a b-ambare mu'ji cuairt domb, an uair a bba Sir Seumas a' deanamb gbuotb- uicbean maille ri duin' uaeal o 'n do cbeanuaich e feudal; tbug mi an ratbad-mor orm fad letb-mbile, eadar da riagb de cbraobbaildi aillidb, dosracb, uaine, ard, agus tbainig mi air seisear dbaoine calma, tapaidh, air an robb fallus a' leasacbadli an ratbaid. Air domb dlutbacbadb riutha, tbog iad an ciiin, agus tbubb- airt iad rium 's a' Bbeurla, " Is briagb, blatli an la so." Bba ion- gantas orm, gun teag'amb, acb fbreagair mo gu siobhalta na fir, agus gbrad tboisicb iad air an obair fein. Acb, fencb m' iongantas an uair a cbual mi iad a' labbairt na Gaidblig r' a cbeile. Db' eisd mi, agus cbunnaic iad gu 'n robb iogbnadh orui, agus an sin bu mhoide an sean- acbas aca r' a cbeile a' gaireacbdaicb, agus a 'g radb, " Is coigreacb so, agus tba iongantas air ann a bbi 'cluiiin- tinn canain nacb 'eil e a' tuigsinn." Bba gun teagamb iongantas orm an nair a cbual mi a' Gbaidblig far nacb robb duil agam ritbe, acb bba mi 'tuigsinn a' cbuid bu mho dbe 'm briatbraibb ged a bba iad 'g an labbairt ni 's braise, agus 'g an gearr- adli ni 's caise na cbual mi a' Gbaidblig 'n ar dutbaicb fein, Acb co dbiubb, ann an nine gboirid, tbubbairt mi, ," Tba mi 'faicinn. f beara, gu 'm bbeil Gaidblig agaibb." Tbog iad an cinn, tliilg iad am piocaidean air an lar, sbeall iad orm mar gu'ra biodb adli- aircean air mo cheann, leum iad air an aghaldb, agus rug iad air mo dba laimb, agus tbug iad cratbadb cair- deil, cridheil dboibh, ag eigbeacb, " Albannaicb, Albannaieh tba sinn toilicbte d' fbaicinn!" Db' flian mi maille riu re uair na dinneir aca. Tbug iad cuii-eadb dliomb a dbol maille riu gu tigb-osda a bba goirid o laimb cbum deocb a gbabbail maille riu, acb dbiult mi an caoimb- 54 AN GAIDHEAL. Treiis Mios an Eanaich, 1874, ueas aca le taing, agus dliealaicli sinu 'n ar deagh chairdibh. MuR. — Bha sill uile ro thaitneacb, a Cliuiunich, agus tlia mi g'le cliiuii- teach gu 'u robh iougaiitas ort a' GhaidliligacliluiuiitiiHiannaiiEii'ilin. Acli tliuigeadh iadsaa tliusaalabliairt ui b'flieaiT iia tliuigeadh tusa iadsaii. Tha ùiteau ami au Eiriuu far naeli tnigeadh tliu ach fior neoni dhe 'u chanaiu aca, agus àiteau eile far au cumadli tu c(nuliradh ris au t-sluagh direacli mar a tha thu ag innseadh. Coin. — Ach tha chilis mar siu'n ar duthaich fein. Cha dean mise a' bheag deGhaidhlig Chataobh,uode'n Ghaidhlig a ta 'g a labhairt aiui au Gleauu-sithe, uo ami am Braigh- Mhàrr goirid o Bhaile - Mhorair, caisteal ua Bau-righ coir agaiuu fein. Cha tuig mi ach neoui de Bliardach Rob Diiuiun, agus ochau, ochau, cha b' e Donnachadh Ban againu feiii, oir is ann aige-sau a bha a'Ghaidhhg bhhisda, ghriiiu. " 'S e Coire Cheatliaicli nan aighean siubhlacli, An coire riuiach is ùrai- fonn, Gu hirach, miacl-flieurach, min-glieal, sughar, Gach his a's ur-bhlath is eiibhraidh learn." MUR. — Siu thu fein, a Choimiich, feuinaidh sinn la air chor-eigin au deigh so do chluiiintinn ri rannair- eachd, agus a' gabhail orau, ach leigidh sinu leo siu aig au am so,^ gus au chiiuu simi tuilleadh mu Eiriuu. Ach a iiis, co a chual uo 'chuuuaic thu anus an I'ioghachd sin air do thuras, a dhearbh dhuit gu' m bheil muinutir ua tire sii) ui' s geur- bhriathraich, agus ui' s ealanta auu am f reagairtibh ua muinutir eile Ì Coin. — Cha robh mise fad amis an duthaich siu mar a ta fios agad ; ach au deigh sin, thachair mi air ua h uiread a thug barrachd gaireachd- aich orin na' s urraiun mi a chur au ceill, agus na' n tuiginn iad gu ceart, cha 'n 'eil fios again cianiar a dh' fhàgadh iad mi. Air dol a stigh dhoinh la àraidh do bhuth grèasaich, bha Eireannach bochd an siu, a bha ail- a sharuchadh co mor 's gu' n robh 'f hallus fein 'g a dhalladh, a' tarruiug air a chosaibh botau ura a bha tuilleadh's teaim dha. Mu dheireadh, a' lasadh be corruich, thilg e airfalbh uaith iad gu ceauu eile an tighe, agus glilaodh e a niach ris a' ghreasaich, "• Ochau I cha 'u f haigh mise ua bbtan tubaisteach siu orm gu brath, gus au caith mi la uo dha iad air mo chosaibh au toiseach !" MuR. — Bha sin gasda da-rireadh, a Choinnich, agus bu uihaith an airidh Pat bochd air ua botau f haotuiuu ua 'u rachadh iad idir in' a chosaibh, ach ciod tuilleadh ? Coin. — Ciod tuilleadh ! So agad, ina ta, a Mhurachaidh; Bha balach beag Eireannach aou la air an t-sraid a' ranaich gu goirt au uair a chunucas e le Bau-tighearua sheirceil a' bha 'gabhail na slighe. Labhair i ris, agus thubhairt i, " Ciod a tha 'cur ort, a bhrogachaiu thruaigh, an uair a tha thu a' gal mar siu Ì " " Tha mi 'gal a chioun gu 'u do chaill mi sgillinn athugmomhathairdhomh au diiigh." " Bi samhach, bi samh- ach, mo ghiuUan bochd, agus so dhuit sgillinu eile 'n a h-aite," agus dh' f halbh i. Cha deachaidh i ach beagan shlat air a h-aghaidh an uair a chual i am brogach ag eigheach ni 's cruaidhe na rinn e riamh. An sin, phill a' bhau - tighearna gu h-ealamh air ais, agus dh'fhoigh- neachd i dhe 'n bhalachan ciod a bha cur air a ris ; agus thubhairt e, " Tha direach so, a bheau-uasail, mur caillinn a' cheud sgillinu, bhiodh a uis da sgillinu agam." MUK. — Bha am brogach bochd airidh air an sgillinu eile f haotuiuu, agus a reir coslais f huair se i. Ach a nis, a Choinnich, faigheamaid aou sgeul eile, agus au siu bithidh sinu, le beannachd, a' bogadh nan gad. Treas Mios an Earraich, AN GAIDHEAL. 55 Coin, — Na'n ceadaicheadh ùiue bheiriuunaticheadau dhn'u leithidibh sill duit, a Mbumcliaidb, a chiuinaic mo dhà shùil feiu ; ach aig an am so fog'hnaidh aou sgeul eile. Blia Eireannach ami au ait' àraidb, cha 'u 'eil cmmba' agam air'àium, acb riuu e cordadb air son suim sbom-aiciite airgid cbum tobar a cbbidliacbadb ann an ioiiad a cbaidli fbeucbainu da ; agiis bba 'n toll gu bbi da fbichead troidb ann au doimlme, clium an t-xiisge a ruigbeacbd. Au uair a cbladbaicb e sios dbitb air an doimbne siu, tbaiuig e air maduinu mboicb, agns cbumiaic e gu 'n do tbuit au uii' a stigb gus au robb au toll gu bbi laii, agus ocban, is e a bba cianail, dorrauacb da-rireadb. Acb gbrad bbuail iuuleacbd 'n a cbeaun ciod a dbeauadb e. Sbeall e mil 'u cuairt da air gacb taobb, agus cba 'u f bac e mac matbar am fad no'mfagus. Au siu, tbilge dbetli a' cbuid a's mo dbe 'u eudacb aige, agus cbrocb c suas air craoibb e goirid o bbeul au tuill, agus db' fboluicb se e fein auu au meadbon pris a bba am focbair au tobair. Cba b' fbad gus au d' tbaiuig muiuntir an ratbad, ag'us ma tbaiuig* cbuunaic iad an toll aii" a lionadb leis an ùir a thuit a stigb, agus bbeacbdaicb iad air an eudacb aig Pat bocbd air a' cbraoibb. Tbogadb glaodli cianail, agus ruitb iad tball 's a bbos a cbruinueacbadb sluaigb, oir cba robb teagamb aig ueacb, nach do tbuit au uir a stigb, agus nacb do mbucbadb Pat bocbd auu au iocbdar au tuill. Cluiir iad ris gu niaitb agus gu ro- mbaitb. Cbruiunicb iad cuiuneagan, agus taoid, sluasaideau, agus gacb imietil air am b' urraiun iad greim a dbeanamb, agus dh' oibricb iad gun sgios gun sgur, agus ann an nine uacb rol)b fada, raiuig iad gruund au au tuill, acb bba iougautas gun choimeas mor orra uacb robb Fat Murphy ri fhaicinu au sin beò no marbb. Air do 'u obair a bhi criocbuuicbte, gbluais Pat gu ciuiu, socaireacb a macb as a' pbreas, agus thug e niorau taing do 'u lucbd-oibre air sou au caoimbueis agus au dicbill ann au cuidoacbadh leis mar a rinu iad. MuR.— Mile taing, slaiut is furau duit, a Cboiuuicb, is gle tbaitueacb ua nitbe siu uile, an uair a bbicjs iad ail' au deagb aitbris, mar a riuu tbusa. Acb tba mi 'n docbas gu 'm bbeil la maitli eile a' tigbiuu fatbast, agus gu 'u comblaicb siun a ris r' a cbeile, cbum barracbd uaidbeacbd a bbi againn. Ma tba tbu 'cur roinbad an Goirteau-Fraoicb a tboirt ort an nocbd, cba'n eil uiue ri cbàll, oir tba 'n t-sligbe fada, agus an ratbad garbb. Au docbas gu 'm faigb tbu Seonaid, ua paisdeaii, agus an crodb, guu ditb, gun deireas ; beaunacbd leat, a' cbaraid dbilis ; agus gu 'ni bu maitb a ruigeas tu dbacbaidb ! Alasdair Ruadii. AIMSIREAX NA BLIADHXA. A Ghaidheil Uuxaich, — Bba mi a' runacliadb o cbionn iomadb latba sgriobb:idb ad ionnsaidb mu 'n doigb anus an do cbunut na seana Gbaidbeil aimsirean na bliadhna, mar a tba am Faoilteacb ; an Fbeadi^g ; a' Gbobag ; " Iomadb sgrios na Feadaig 's nam Faoilteacb ;" Seacbdain a' Gbearrain ; Seacbdaiu ua Gaillicb ; Neoil dhublia na Caisge ; Glasadb na Cutbaige ; au Ceitein Earraicb; agus "Latba buidbe Beall- tainu." Ged a cbleacbd mi gacb oidbirp air so a dbeanamb gu coimblionta, gidbeadb tba ambarus again uacb 'eil e ceart agam ; cba 'n fbaigbinn ditbis a bba a' co-cbordadb r' a cbeile anus a' cbuuntas ; agus air eagal gu 'n caillear e gu buileacb tba mi 'g a cbur ad ionnsaidb mar fbuair mi e — tlieagamb an uair a cbithear e amis u'Ghaidheal, gu 'm 50 AN GATDHEAL TiefiB >rir)a an Earraich, bi neach eigin ri 'fhaotainn a cliuir- eas ceart e, oil' is duilich gu 'n racbadh e as an t-sealladh uile gu leir. Oidhcheagixs geari'-mhioso Sbamh- ain gu Feill-Andrais, agus tri oidli- cheachan a dh-easbhuidh a' gliearr- iiiliios eadar Feill-Andrais agus Nollaig. Seachdain Nollaig, Seachdain Coiunle, agus Seachdain Saiiiseil. Toisicbidh am Faoilteacb Geamb- raidb aigceanncbeitbir seacbdainean agus tri laitbean an deigb Latba- Coinnle, eadbon an 29mblàde cbeud mbios na bliadbna (January), agus crioclmaicbidb e air an 12mb latba d' an dara mios (February). Toisi- cliidb am Faoilteacb Earraicb air a' 14mli latba agus criocbnaicbidb e air an 28nib latba ; mar sin is i nine an Fbaoiltich ceitbir-la-deug air gacb taobb da Latba-Fbeill-Brigbde. Thig an sin Tri latba Feadaig agus ceitbir latba Gobaig — fior dbrocb sbld ; mar a theirear : — " 'S mise 'ii Fheadag sgriosach luath ; Marbham caora, marl)liam uan, '8 marbham gabhar ri aou tratli." Tbig a nis Seachdain iomadh-sgobacb nam , Feadag 's nam Faoilteacb criocbnaicbidb so air a' 14udi latbn d' an Mluirt. Tha an sin ann — " Sgiorraidhean na Feill-Conaih, '8 doinionn na Feill-Pàraig." Is 6 so am cur an t-sil. "Eisd a'chiad Mhi'irt, 'S an dara Mart, '8 an treasa Mart ma 's eudar e ; Ach olc air mliaith g' am bi an t-sid, Cviir an siol 's an fhior Mhàrt, Gar an rachadh tu do cheithir fad fein an aghaidh na gaoith tuath." Tha a nis agad an 28iub latba d' an Mbàrt. 'N a dbeigh so tha agad Seachdain na Caillicb, a cbrioclmaicbeas air a' 4mb latba d 'an Gbiblin (April). Air an latba so tilgidb a' Cbailleach uaipe an slachdan-druidbeacbd leis an robb i a' cumail fodba a' chinneis fad na diibhlacbd, agus tba i ag radb : — " Dh'fhag e sbios mi, Dh' fhag e shuas mi, Dh' fhag e eadar mo dha chluais mi ; Dh' fhag e thall mi, Dh' fhag e bhos mi, Dh' fhag e eadar mo dha chois mi." Tilgidb i an sin uaipe an slacbdan aig bun craoibb-cbuilinn air nacb cinn duilleacb no dos gu toiseach na b-atb dbùbblacbd, agus teicbidb i le sgread oillteil do' n fbùsacb. ° Tba an sin ann Neoil dhubba iia Càisge, agus Glasadb na Cutbaige, a mbairears ocbd latba deug ; an deigh sin ocbd latba deug de Cbeitein Eai-raicb.agus an sin " Latba buidbe Bealltainn." Aroathalian. Bade 'n Obain, Am Mart, 1874. 80P A8 GACH SEID. Esan a tha a ghnath deas gu bhi 'toirt comhairle, tha feum mor aige fein oirre. Is ann aige-san is niù a their is lugha tha ri radb. Is aithue do 'n duine ghUc 'aineolas fein, ach tha an t-amadan am barail gur aithne dha na huile nithe. 8eaehain an t-suil a tha teoma air faiciiin an uilc agus mall a dh-fhaicinn a' mhaith. Tha eadar- dhealachadh mor eadar a bhi ag urnaigh, agus a bhi ag aithris urnaigh. , , • • Cha 'n urrainnear a radh gu 'n d' thamig l>às ath-ghoirid air-san a uhuimaic laithean fada. Cha 'n 'eil ni sam bith urramach nach 'ed neodochdach, no ni sam bith suarach nach 'eil a' tarmachadh an uilc. ladsan a tha toigheach air a bhi 'cur an ceill a'h-uile ni a's aithne dhoibh, tha iad ealamh gu bhi 'cur an ceill tudleadh 's a 's aithue dhoibh. Do na daoinibh treuna tha deagh shoir- bheas agus droch shoirbheas, mar an lamh dheas agus an lamh chli; ach tha iad 'g an cur le cheile g>i feum. Is e arcridhefein, agus cha'n iadbaraileau sluaigh eile, a bhuilicheas meas agus ur- ram ° irnn am meaag ar co-chreutairean fein. I'reas Jtios an Èarraich, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 57 Key B Flat. .Slowly. CHLUINN MI NA H-EOIN. 3^iil33^^Eg=|g=gg J,;; =:^ '^^=W^ ^BES s, I : Ml . , fi n.c. ^'h -:^^-- -^33E =f=M si : 1 ., d d ., ti : L| . li s, ., s, : 1, ., d r f s } KoTK. — 1 have to express my obligations to my excellent friend and j'oiir valuable contributor, MiiUeiidi (Mr. D. Macpbail), for this beaixtiful lyric, the composition of his grandfather. The Captain Campbell referred to was Captain Alexander Camjibell, of Achnacroish, in the parish of Torosay, in the island of Mull. In the version of the air, with Avhich^ I was familiar, the final note of the verse rose a third higher than in that given me by my friend. I have given the note double, thus -j ^ • so that your musical readers may have their choice. J. W. LUINNEAG Chluinn mi ha h-eoin, 's biun leam na h-eoin, Xa h-'join, na h-eoin bhoidheach bhinne. Chluinn mi na h-eoin, 's Ijinn leam na h-eoin. '8 binn leam fhein, nabhami'g eisdeachd, Madainn cheitein 's spreidh a' sileadh. Chluinn mi, &c. 'S l)iini leam smeorach air bharr geige, 'iS uiseagan 's an speur ri iomairt. Chluinn mi, &c. 'S liinn leam coileach dubh ri durdail, 'S cearc an tuchaiu dluth 'g a shireadh. Chluinn mi, kc. '8 l)inn leam gog nan coileach-ruadha '8 moiche'ghluaiseas's a' bhruaich fhirich. Chluinn mi, &c. '8 binn leam cuthag le "gùg-gùg, '8 a' mhadainn chiùin air stuc a' ghlinne. Chluinn mi, &c. '8 binn leam guth na h-eala buadhaich, — Luinneag is glan fuaim air linne. Chluinn mi, &c '8 binne na iad sud gii leir An naidheachd eibhinn a fhuair sinne : Chluinn mi, &c. Na Scots gni/s air tigh"nn ;i Eirinn Sabhailte gun bheud, gun mhilleadh. Chluinn mi, &c. An Citj/fain Caimbeid le 'chomannda, De na bh' ann 's e b' annsa leinne. Chluinn mi, &c. 0, na 'n greasadh Righ na grein' thu ( III d' thir fein gu' m b' eibhinn leinn' e! Chluinn mi, &c. Gu tigh mor nan tuireid arda, '8 e 'dol fas gun àird' air inneal. Chluinn mi, &c. An tigh a thog dhuit Flath na feille ; '8 ioma siiil 'bha deurach uime. Chluinn mi, &c. 81iochd Iain bhig 'ic-Iain-'ic-DhòmhuiU, G' an robh coiricliean Bhraigh'-Ghlinne. Ciduinn mi, &c. 58 AN GAÌDHEAL. TreasxMìosanEarraich, 1874. NAIDHEACHDAN. Thill am Prionns Alfred do 'u lioghachd so le a " cheile iiiiadh- pbosda," "• Mairi Bliaii og," niglieau Impire Eussia aige air laimh aig toiseacli a' mhios a chaidh seachad. Air an dara la deiig nochd a' cluiraid og iadfein aim am baile-mor Luuaiua. >Ja 'u cuideacbd bba ar Baii-rigb cbaomb fein agns ciiid eile d' an teaghlacb riogbail. Bba an latba sneachdar, fuar, acb cba robb a 'so acb rnd a cbleachd a' Bhau-duic 'n a duthaich fein. Coma co dbin, ma bba an t-sid geamhrail, bba aoibb an t-sambraidb air gacb gnuis anns an dumbladas mbor sbluaigb a tbainig a macb a cliur failte 's furaiu air Alfred agus air a " Mbairi bboidbich 's a Mbairi gbaolaicb." Chaidh a' Phai'lamaid ur'fhosgladh acb cha do cbnir iad fatbast a' bheag troirab 'n lamban. Bba soirbheachadh nior aig an riogbachd air a' bhlidbna chaidh seachad ; tba snil gu 'm bi suim mbor airgid acbòrr thairis aim an sporau mor na diithcba an deigh gacb cosdais coitchinn a dbioladh. Cba 'n 'eil fbios ceai't fbatbast ciod na sochairean, ann an ratbad saorsa bbocbisean, atliig anlorgant-soirbh- eachaidh agns a' bheairtis so ; fe lunar sin 'fhàgail an eavbsa ri gliocas na parlamaid agns ràidh gille- sporain na riogbachd. Tba na saighdearan a bba tball anu an Africa a' cogadb ri rigb au- i(jchdmbor, borb As/tantee an deigh tilleadh dhachaidh. Am measg an airm a bba tball, bba am "Freiceadan dubli" aiimieil, agns tba e air 'aid- eachadb leis gacb aon a bba 'n am fianuisean air an giùlan 's an eucbdan — ged a bba an t-arm g-u leir airidb air gacb urram — gu'n do cboisinn iadsan gu sonraichte, agus mar bu dual doibh, mor chliu agus onoir aii- son na gaisge agns na treubhantachd a nochd iad. " 'N uair thainig an trioblaid S i 'iihà-'s-an-da-fhichead' Bha dana le misnich '8 le meas orra fein ; Bras, ardanacb, tiosrach, Gun fhàillinn gun bhristeadh, '8 cnid àraidh d' an gibhtean, 'Bhi 'n gliocas 's an ceill. " Tba gorta ro mbor an drasta ann am Bengal, aon de earrainean nan Innsean-an-ear. A thuilleadh air gu 'n do cbuir Uachdaranacbd na riogbachd so suim mbor air leitb g' an cuideacheadh, tba sluagh na duthcha mai' an ceudna a' tional airgid a chum cùmbnadh a dheanamh le 'r comh-chreutaireau bochd aun an Bemjal. Cba 'n 'eil teagamh againu ma ni airgiod e nach deantar foir orra. Tba corp an eiltbirich ainmeil, Dr. Livingstone air an ratbad dhachaidh do Shasuiin. Tha a I'un oirnn cunntas a tboirt uime air an ath mhios. Air an Kbnh d'an mbois a dh' fhalbh tbainig am prionnsa og, mac Impire na Fraing jiacb maireann gu aois-lagba — is e sin, a reir lagh na Frainge, ochd bliadbn' deug. Tbainig moran de sheann iochdarain athar 'a nail a b-uille ceum as an Fhraing a thoirtumhlachd da's g'achomh-fbailt- eacbadh mar an uacbdaran. Faodar a smuaineachadh nach robh a' so ach feala-dba air ueo dian-dhealas a tha a' siuthadh o thairiseacbd agus o gbradh do 'n fbear a dh' fhalbh; ach tha na Frangaich gu nadarra cho neo-sheasmhach 's nach 'eil fbios aca f hein no aig daoin' eile cia cbo fada 's a bbios iad toilicbte leis a' ghne riaghlaidb fo 'm bheil iad an dràst, no cia cho luath 's a ghaii-meas iad a nuun Napoleon og gu cathair- riogbail 'athar, 's a chrunas iad e, " gun bbiiille gun urcbair," mar Impire na Fraing. Bii choir do chomhairle tuiteam gu sèimh mar an druchd, 's cha 'n ann mar fhrois chlachameallain. THE GAEL, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. -A.I»mL, 1874. GAELIC PHILOLOCIY. NOTES BY THE REV. ALEX. CAMERON. (Continued from. Vol. III. jjofje 26. ) 292. Jiàìt (white, jiale, wan) is cognate with Gr. phaeinos (shining, radiant) of which p/iae>iHos is another form. The root of ban is bd. Cf. Sansk. root bhu (to shine), from which comes bluuiu (light). Cf. Z. G. C, p. 776. Gael. 6 = Gr. ph by rule. 293. Ball (memher) corre.sponds to Gr. p)lmlloi (}em ; = don) corresponds to dà». From the same root come Gr. diddmi (to give) and ddroii (gift). Cf. Z. G. C, pp. 776, 998. 295. Sàsaich and sàth. Sàsaich (to satisfy) = Lat. satio (to sate, to satisfy). /6' of sàsaich arises from t. Cf treas ( = tres) and ter- tius ( = tretius); yras and gratia (p. 26). Sàth = -hAt. Sat. 296. Solas (joy, solace) = Lat. solathim (comfort, consolation), Ital. solazzo, Eng, solace. Cf. W. solas (comfort, solace). 297. Fris (])rice) = Lat. pretixm (worth, price), Eng. price. Cf. "W. pris. 298. l-')os (piece ; anc. j/tsj — Low Lat. petium (a piece of land), Ital. pezza, Fr. 2nere, Eiig.^>;'ec'e. In these ex:\ni]i]es Gael, s ^ Lat. /. 299. Or (gold) =-- Lat. aimnn (gold) for ausum. Cf. Sansk. root iish (to burn, to shine) in Bopp's Glossary, p. 59. Cf also Stokes' Tr. Glosse'^s, p. 83. 300. Airgiod (silver; in Mid. Gael, airged and in Old Gael, airget and argat) = L?d.. argentum (silver). In Gaelic u is dropped, as already noticed, before the tenues by rule. The Welsh is ariant. 30 L 2Luincheall or nmiiic/nll and manacle. Jf((inche(dl or viui/ichill (sleeve ; anc. rtmhicille) = Lat. inanicìila, dim- inutive of manica (a sleeve), from maims (the hand). Cf Old Ice. liiKiid. See Stokes' Ii-. Glosses, p. L54. Manacle is from Lat. manicula. 302. Aoradh (worship, adoration ; anc. adrad) = Lat. adoratio. Adrctd by aspiration became adhradii, which has only recently become aorad/i. 303. JJeiir and tea7\ Deur (tear; anc. dèr) = ^. dagr or daigr and is cognate with Gr. dakru (a tear) and dakruon (a tear), Lat. lacrima for dacrima, Goth. tagr (tear), Ger. zdhre (tear), A.S. ta'her and tear, Eng tear. D in Celtic, Greek, and Latin = t in Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, and English, and z in High German. Cf deicii (ten), Gr. deka, Lat. decern, and Goth, taihun, A.S. ten, Eng. ten., Ger. zehn. 304. JJeud and tootlt. Bend (tooth ; anc. det) ^ W. dant and is cognate with Sansk. davta (tooth), Gr. odo'us, Gen. odoidos, Lat. dens, gen. dent is, Goth, tunthus Ger. so/mi, A.S. fo^A, Eng.  //.^/i/^ (leaf). Duille 62 TtìE GAEL. April, 18t4. (leaf) of wliicli duiUeag is diminutive, may be regarded as related to phullon and folium as dorus is to Lat. /oris. Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 94. 333. Màthair and mother. Màthair (mother; anc. vi.dth'ir = matari) is cognate witti Sansk. mdtar (mother) from root mu (to fashion), Gr. ìiiMèr, Dor. mater, Lat. vmter, Ger, iimtier, A.vS. modur and moder, JEng. liwthcr. 334. Mhth (to change) =^ Lat. mnto (to change). 335. Meddlioii, and )n(W, middle. Meadlion (middle ; anc. medon) is cognate with Sansk. madhya (middle), Gr. meson and viessos (middle), Lat. inedius, Goth, iuidja, Ger. ■?/«;7/.e, A.S. nddde, Eng. ?»?V? ; Ger. mittel, A.S. iuiddel, Eng. middle. 335. Gabhar (gofit) = W. gafr and corresponds to Lat. c'rt;^:>er (a he-goat), although irregularly, for the Greek and Latin tenvies shoidd be repre- sented, according to Grimm's Law, l)y the corresponding tenues in Gaelic. There are, however, excep- tions to the rule, as capio and gabh, "do and if/i. Cf Old Ice. ha/r, A.S. hii/er. 337. Capull (a horse, a mare) = W. cpfi}/l and is connected with Lat. (•(dxillus (a horse), Gr. kaballès (a nag). Gf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 1 10. 338. lolair (eagle ; anc. JlKr) = W. erj/r, Corn, er (an eagle), Bret. erer and er, Goth. «?r/, gen. arins, Old High Ger. arc, Old Ice. ari. Cf Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 56. 339. Ceard (a mechanic, a tinker; anc. cerd ) corresponds to Lat. cerdo (a handicraftsman), Gr. herd on (gain, profit). The root is car = Sansk. Ir (to make). Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 58. 340. Hà,mìt (an oar) ^ rZ'/r///' and corresponds to Lat. remvs (an oar). Fi-om ràmh are derived ràmhaim (to row), ioiiirnmlioim (to row ; = ///j and ramJi ), and iomnii/a (to row). 341. Bath {a float, a raft) - Lat. ratis (a float, a raft). 342. Midachan (a cheese; = Ir. midchan = Old Gael, midcmi) is cog- nate with Goth, miluks (milk). Old High Ger. miluh, New High Ger. milch, A.S. Jiieolur. and meolr, Eng. milk. Cf Lat. mulgere and mulcere, and Gr. amelgò. Mulachag is an- other form for mulachan. Cf. vStokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 60, and Diefenbach's Goth. Worterbuch. 343. Fttal and urine. Fii(il=vola which may be com- pared with Sansk. vdr and vari (water), Gr. onron for Foitron, Lat. urina., from which urùie is derived. Cf Stokes' Irish Glosses, p. 58, and Bopp's Sansk. Glossary, p. 358. L and r frequently interchange. 344. Machair (a field, a plain ; anc. 'macha,{re) = Vl. magivyr (wall, enclosure, field) = Lat, maceria (a wall enclosing ground). Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 102. 345. Priomlb and 2}ri>i/e. Frlomli, (chief, ])rincipal ; anc. priììi) = Lat. primus, from which Eng. ^jrwMe is derived. 346. Amhariis (8us[)icion ; anc. amires, amaires, and amiress) = am and iress, the priv. pi-efix am and iress or airess (faith). Jress or dirrss is formed from the ])refix r , which also occurs as t?', er, and ar, and 6rss from the root sad, which corresi)onds to Sansk. sad (to sit), Gr. hed in hezomivi and Lat. se.d in sec/eo. Cf sess (a seat or car) in Stokes' Glosses, p. 43. 347. Itii and eat. Ith (to eat) is cognate with Sansk, admi (to eat), Lith. edmi, Gr. edo, Lat. et/o, Goth, if a, Ger. essen, A.S. e^/rt», Eng. p«/. In //// the tenuis / represents, contrary to rule, the medial d in Sanski'it, Greek, and Latin. Cf Bopp's Glossary, p. 7, and Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 41. 348. Marc. marcacJi, and mare. March, 187-4. tHE GAEL. ^3 Marc (a horse; cf. Gaulish ace. marhan) =-- W. march (a horse), and is cognate with Old H. Ger. maracli, inarch, and marh (a horse), fem. mer'ììui and merha (a mare), A.S. iiiparh (a horse), mare and myre (a mare), Eng. viare. Marcnch (a horse- man) is from rnarr. 349. 2Iaoth (soft, tender ; anc. viaeth = "\V. mv-yth (soft), iind is cognate Avith Lat. ìn'if'ts (mild, soft^ tender). 350. Màl (rent, tribute) may be compared with A. S. nial (tribute, toll, subsidy), Scottish mcdl (tribute, rent). (To he continued.) OLD HIGHLAND FAMILIES IN CANADA. The Highlanders of Greenock tui'iied out in great force lately to keep their yearly festival — the Town Hall, which seats 1400 persons, be- ing crowded from floor to ceiling. The (ireenock Advertitter gives the following summary of an address delivered on the occasion b}- the Rev. Dr. Masson, of Edinlmrgh : — " It was no small honour to be asked to address that magnificent gathering of the clans. (^Applause.) That honour he owed, doubtless, to the circumstance that some weeks ago he was able to give them some interesting information of their brother Highlanders across the At- lantic. At that time he told them of many Highlanders in Canada who had risen to wealth and intinence. Of these he would mention again but one name. The Hon. Alexandei" Mackenzie was then the honoured leader of her Majesty's Opposition. That Perthshire High lander was now Prime Minister of the Dominion. Beginning life as a journeyman mason, he now wielded, in the name of their gracious Queen, the sceptre of an empire A^dder that any it ever entered into the dreams of the first Napoleon to rule over. To-night, Dr. Masson said, it was his inten- tion to break new ground. As he I had told them formerly of High- ; landers who had made a name for '■ themselves in the Far West, he would tell them to-night of brother '. Celts who, among the yeomanry of Canada, bore by right of birth names j that wei'e dear to all of them, some I of which filled no mean place in the , Scottish history. Two of these, the ; Chisholm and Morar, had but re- ' cently been recalled from Canada to j support the ancestral roof-tree in I Scotland. The Chisholm, one of the I most popular of their chiefs, was a ; native of Montreal ; and ISforar, the I handsomest man in the Parliament j House and Town Council of Edin- j burgh, hailed from the far west I Glengarry. And last summer the j speaker had a visit from another I Glengarry Canadian who believed himself, and was believed by others, to be the veritable Morar. In Glen- I garry. also, he met a claimant of the 1 title and wide domains of Breadal- I bane — a gentleman, whatevei' the j technical defects of his claim, who ] was believed by his friends to re- present a branch much nearer the trunk of the old Breadalbane tree than the family of Glenfalloch. The name of Corriemony would long be dear to every intelligent Highlander. The honours of that name were woi-thily borne by a leading jjhysi- cian in the Dominion capital, who was the grandson of the ijatriotic and learned author of the "Gael." And CoiTÌemony's cousin of Ach- triachtan, a name closely associated with Prince Charlie, not long ago ])ractised medicine also in the same province. In " Oliver k Boyd's Almanac" the heir-aj>parent of the now landless Lord Eeav was set 64 ffiE GAEL. April, 1874. down as the vice-president of the Privy Council of the Netherlands. Tlie Canadian Highlanders thought they knew better, and looked to a certain official of the Grand Trunk Railway as the real Eeay tliat was to be. A late number of Black- ivood's Ifagazine gave them a nar- rative of the Prince's wanderings after Culloden. Avritten in his life- time by that brave, devoted Mac- donald — Glenalladale, he thought it was — who more than shared the perils and privations of that memor- able light. The descendants of that chi\'alrous Highland gentlemen were highly esteemed citizens of Prince Edward's Island. And their near neighbours were the Bruce Stewarts, Avhose veins carried tlie old blood royal of Scotland. One of the Bruce Stewarts, not long ago, claimed the honours and magnificent estates now so worthily held by the young Mar- (|uis of Bute — that right royal patron of Ossianic lure -who lately gave them a sumptuous edition of the father of Celtic song. If his voice could reach the ear of the noble marquis, he would whisper that a presentation copy of that beautiful I'ook would be an appropriate gift to the marquis's cousin in the Far West. Dr. Masson believed that his friend, Mr. Bruce Stewart, was 'no connection' of a weak brother of the same name, near Dundee, who had lately been venting sentiments the most repugnant to the feelings of all true Highlanders. (Applause.) For among all her Majesty's sub- jects, the whole world ovei", he ventured to say there did not breathe a more loyal man than this grand old Prince Edward Islander ; who, with his Greek Testament and Horace, and surrounded by a highly- cultured family of as handsome sons and as beautiful daughters as ever ^cracr'd baronial hall or bower, lived a life of pious patriarchal refinonent and simplicity on his own fair seig- neiirie in the garden of British North America. In Canada, the language and traditions of the Gael were held in high esteem. But in the States they Avere not only ne- glected, but degraded. For example, the grandest Clan names were in a generation or two so changed and caricatured in the States that no Highlander could recognise them, or, if he did, he -would be ashamed to own it. The M'lans had dege- nerated by ea.sy descent into Mac- Keans, M'Kends, and Keans. And the most tolerable form of Mac- lauchlan was Maglaughlin. The chaplain of the Celtic Society in the Far Wtst was a Rev. Mi". M'Chiffin ; and an erring sister in New York, who made the acquaint- ance of the police for attempting to blackmail the most jiopular preacher in America, had a])})ropriately de- graded the same honoin-ed name into Claffin. One clan name wliich he met with in Canada complet'^ly bafHed him. It was M'Noah. He wondered what the Macleans would say to it ! (Laughter.) But since his return to Scotland he found that this name was not a corruption, but the name of an old and honom-ed family, some members of which still survived to tell of the day when Gal- lotv-ay was a Celtic province." Arrival of the 42ij Hkjhlasders.— The 42d, "the Black Watch," disem- barked at Portsmouth on the afternoon of Monday, the 23d March, and were enthusiastically welcomed. Having marched to Governor's Green, they were drawn up in line, and (General Lord Tempi etown gave the word for three cheers from the garrison troops. The regiment were then invited by the Mayor to the banquet prepared for them, and Colonel Maclcod having responded, the troops marched to barracks. April, 1S74. THE GAEL. 65 FAREWELL TO ROTHIEMURCHUS, Farewell, Rothieaiurclius, farewell, and for ever, Adieu to thy woodlands and richly clad vales ; For I must now leave thee and fondest ties sever : Tlien farewell to thy mountains, thy corries, and vales ! How l)eauteous thy woodlands with grey birch and larches, That hang in luxui'iance o'er crag and o'er fell ! And shading thy paths by entwining their branches, And loading the air with their odorous smell. How oft in the future I'll thiidv of that river. That flows so majestic near by the fair Donne I And the thought of that dear spot will make the heart (juiver, As it fades from my memory, Ah ! sometimes too soon. Oh, fair Loch-a;i-Eilan ! thy sides fringed with heather ! Thy weird-looking grandeur I'll often i-ecall, Whei-e bracken and heath-bell commingle together, And osprey keeps watch o'er thy grey castle wall. Yes ! scenes of my childhood from them I must wander, Amidst their wild grandeur the stranger may roam ; But when parted from them, Ah ! oft shall I ponder On fair Rothieinurchus, my dear Highland home. Aylmer. SEAN DANA.* The appearance of a new edition of two ancient Gaelic poems with an English translation, l)y an English- vian, is enough to caitse a Highlander to blush for his fellow-countrymen ; and yet such is the neat little volume befoie us. It is a revised reprint, with a fresh translation of two of the ancient poems which comprise the Sean Dana of the late Dr. Smith, of Campbelton. Were the work but even very indifferently executed, there would be much to rejoice at in its appearance, as a token of a revived interest in the Gaelic language ami Celtic matters gene- rally, but we are glad to be able to bear testimony to the remai'kable correctness of the Gaelic of this work — a somewhat rare luxury, and the beauty and faithfulness of the ti-anslation. In his lueface to the volume, Mr. Jerram, with great honest}'-, states the arguments oa both sides of the Ossianic question without venturing to propound an opinion of his own regarding the authenticity or spuriousness of the ].)oems — this he wisely pi'efers to leave " to every reader to form his own conclusion." In addition to the poems we are furnished with a critical Introduction and explanatoiy Notes, which contain quite a store of literary odds and ends, not only valuable for elucidating the text, but as throwing much light upon the corners and bye-ways of Celtic lore * Dan an Deieg agus Tiomxa Ghuill (Daego and Gaul) : Two poems from Dr. Smith's collection, entitled, Sean Dana, newly translated, with a Revised Gaelic Text, Notes, nnd Introduction, by C. S. Jevram, .M.A., Oxou, C6 THE GAEL. April, 1874. iu general. While again coiifessiug with regret how little is done for Gaelic literature by oui- own fellow- countrymen, we would all the more cordially welcome and connnend what is being done on behalf of the dear old tongue by such as Mr. Jerram and other southern brethi-en. Let us no more regard the Sasse- nach and the foreigner, who favour us with their presence, as intruders ill "the country of the Macg-reg(.)i-," or as spies coming to expose the nakedness of the land, and to ridi- 'cule the people and language, for we have evidence springing up iu not a few imexpected (Quarters that their purpose is far otherwise. The pi-e- sent Avork is not by any means an insignificant adminicule of such evi- deuce. Instead of idly lamenting the decay of the Gaelic language, if our own fellow-countrymen would " cease shrieking and begin consider- ing" the creating and fostering of an iiitelligeut interest iu our lite- rature would not be left to English- men, Germans, and Frenchmen. In the ab.sence of native-born bards, let us gladly and thankfully welcome the labours of our college-taught sena- ciiies. " And of our scholars let us learn Our own forgotten lore." GAELIC CLASH IN GLASGOW FREE CHURCH COLLEGE. The following gentlemen received prizes at the close of the present session in the Gaelic class taught by the Rev. Mr. Cameron, of Ren- ton, in the Free Church College, Glasgow : — Senior Division. 1. N. M'Neill, Argyllshire, (Bursary of £10, for two years). 2. John G. M'Xeill, Argyllshire (£4). 3. D. M'Cormack, Argyllshire (£3) ) , 4. M. Morrison. Eoss-shire (£3) ( ^^"^^ 5. John Ross M'Neill, Koss-shire (£3). Junior Divi.sion. 1. D. jSIorrison, Argyllshire, (Bursary of £10, for one year). 2. John M'Rury, Inverness-shire (£4). 3. A. M'Tavish, Argyllshire, (£3). 4. Duncan M'Rae, Ross-shire (£3). Also the following gentlemen, whose examination papers are de- serving of special mention, received prizes : — Senior Division — William Mackinnon and Donald M'Innes. Junior Division — John M'Coll, Ar- gyllshire; Donald Mack ay and Neil Grant, In^'er'ness-shire. The class was open for students of all denominations. The money for the prizes was contributed by gentlemen in Gla.sgow who take an interest in the study of the Gaelic lantjuao-e. THE BLACK WATCH AT COOMASSIE. Mr Henry M. .Stanley, in one of his letters to the New York Herald, describes the advance on Coomassie, and writes as follows of the bravery of the Black Watch : — The interchange of musketry in our rear lasted until a quarter to two p.m., when Sir Garnet ordered the 42d Highlanders to advance along the road to Coomassie. Sir Archibald Alison was, of course, the brigadier commanding the ad- vance ; but Colonel MacLeod, of the 42d, was the officer in immediate command of the regiment. Sir Archibald was more of a looker-on ujion the exciting scene of the advance. The conduct of the 42d Highlanders on many fields has been con- siderably belauded, but mere laudation is not enough for the gallantry which has distinguished this regiment when in action. Its bearings have been beyond praise as a model regiment, exceedingly disciplined, and, individually, nothing could surpass the standing and gallantrj' which distinguished each member of the 42d, or the Black Watch. They pro- ceeded along' the well ambushed road as if on imrade, by twos. "The Forty-se- cond will fire by companies, front rank to the right, rear rank to the left," shouted Colonel Macleod. " A comi^any, front rank fire 1 rear rank fire !" and so on, and thus vomiting out two score of bullets to the right, and two score to the left, the companies volleyed and thun- April, 1S74. THE GAEL. 67 dered as they marelied past the ambus- cades, the bagpipes playiug, the cheers rising from the throats of the lusty Scots uutil the forest rung again with the dis- cordant medley of musketry, bagpipe music, and vocal sounds. Eait's artillery now and then gave tongue with the usual deep roar and crash, and with an emphasis autl result ^hich must have recalled to the minds of the Ashantees memories of the bloody tield of Amoaful, when Captain liait and his subalterns, Knox and Saun- ders, signalised themselves conspicuously. But it was the audacious spivit and true military beai'ing on the part of the High- landers, as they moved down the roads towards Cooniassie, which challenged admiration this day. Very many were brought back frightfully disfigured and seriously wounded, but the regiment never halted or wavered ; on it went, until the Ashantees, perceiving it useless to fight against men who would advance heedless of ambuscades, rose from their coverts and fled panic-stricken towards Coomassie, being perforated by balls wlienever they showed themselves to the hawk eyed Scots. Indeed, 1 only wish I had enough time given me to frame in tit words the uncpialitied admiration which the conduct of the 42d kindled in all who saw or heard of it. One man exhibited himself eminently brave among brave men. His name was Thomas Adams. It is said that he led the way to Coo- massie, and kept himself about ten yards ahead of his regiment, the target for many hundred guns ; but that, despite the annoying noise of iron and leaden slugs, the man bounded on the road like a well -trained hound on a hot scent. This example, together with the cool, calm commands of Colonel Macleod, had a marvellous effect on the Highland bat- talion, so much so, that the conduct of all other white regiments on this day pales befoi-e that of the 42d. NEWS OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS. FiSHiXG News. — So far the winter fishing, both herring and ling, has turned out a failure almost all over the Highlands, principally in consequence of the very rough and boisterous M-eather experienced over the ^Yest Coast within the paet three months. As the season for the Spring and Summer herring fishing is ap- proaching, crews are being engaged at the principal stations at about 20s per cran, with 20s of bounty or arles, per man of the crew. In some cases a larger sum of bounty is given, a shilling or two less being given for the cran of fish. As a rule, however, bounties are not the order of the day, aud other jierquisites are also dying out, tlius causing the fishermen to depend more on their perseverance and attention during the season, ^lany of the fishermen approve of the new ar- rangements as being more profitable in the end. DoRxorn.— IxDUCTiox.— The Rev. 0. M'Gregor was inducted to the church and parish of Doimoch, on the 12th ult. Ardoch. — The Queen has been pleased to present the Ilev. George Donald ^Mac- naughtan to the church and parish of Ardoch, in the Presbyteiy of Auchter- arder and count}^ of Perth, vacant by the translation of the Rev. Chai'les M'Gregor to the church and parish of Dornoch. LocHFYXE. — At a meeting of fishermen and others recently held in Ardrishaig Hotel, it was resolved to petition Par- liament to legislate with a view of pro- hibiting trawling on Lochfyne. DixfiWALL. — Sir James Mathewson, Bart., of LcM-is, has intimated to the Dingwall To-mi Council that on condition of their enclosing and embellishing it in a suitable manner he wiU present to the burgh as a pultlic recreation ground, the field in the vicinity of the railway station, Avhich is bounded by the road leading to Conon-Bridge . The Council, at their meeting on Tuesday, accepted the hand- some gift, and directed that an expression of their thanks he sent to Sir James. The Birds of Ioxa axd Mull. — This is the title of a work, by tlie late Mr H. J. Graham, that will shortly make its appearance in Glasgow. It is proposed to include in it all the ornithological papers -m-itten by Mr Graham during the I last twenty years. Several of these have already been published in the 2\^aturaHst, but the larger portion will consist of notes i drawn up by the author during the last ' few }-ears of his life, and completed in j 1870. The materials have been edited j by Mr Robert Gray, author of the " Birds of the West of Scotland," to whom Mr ! Graham's ornithological corresijondeuce I was originally addressed.— AtJienceum. j The Natives of Mull and Ioxa in j Glasgow.— On Thursday night, the 5th j March, the eighth annual reunion of the j natives of MuU aud lona resident in Glasgow was held in the City Hall. The gathering was very large, the hall being I crowded. Sheriff Clark, president, pre- GS THE GAEL. April, lSi74. sided, and was supported by liev. Donald M'Kinnon, Messrs. M'jNtillan, Dunlop, M'Lean, Captain Hatfield, Lieutenant Sutherland, &c. After tea, Sheriff Clark, who was loudly applauded, said, I can assure you that it would be affectation on my part were I to say that I do not very miich feel the honour that has beendone me — so much do I feel the honour that I tell you there is no other association in Clasgow for which I would undertake the same tluty. (Cheers.) I have often heard a great deal of talk about the working man and his grievances. There has been a great deal of talk about the nine hours, and even the eight hours. I assure you it would be a very great bene- fit indeed if there were some Act passed limiting the hours of labour of the Sheriffs of Glasgow — (cheers) — for a set of harder worked men I do not believe exists any- where. We have to work from ten in the moi-ning ; after we get home and dine we have to fall to work again in the even- ing. Nor is the work always of a pleasant or agreeable kind. Too often we are re- quired to act in such a way as is painful to ourselves, however necessary or salu- tary it may be to the public. (Cheers.) This is often the case when I sit in the Small-Debt Court, and more so when I am condemned to preside in the Criminal (!;ourt. (Cheers.) I often say to myself how much more agreeable would it l)e to discharge the duties of Mull and lona — to follow the deer or the parti-idge over the mountain — or follow the plough in the fui-row -to take my turn as a reaper — happy all the while to have the blue sky of heaven over me, and the glorious gales of the Atlantic blowing in my face. (Loud cheers.) I must not, however, lapse into a speech . The High- landers of Scotland in general ha^'e made themselves known by their deeds, not by their words. (Cheers.) We don't re- quire to talk ; because all over the world wherever a Highlander is found, you will, as a rule, find him to be a man of sturdy honesty and persevering energy. And something has lately transpired to raise the character of the Highlanders higher than ever. Look at the achievement of the 42d Regiment— the old Black Watch — in reference to the African Expedition in whidh our country is engaged. (Cheers.) It is admitted on all hands that it was due to their distinguished bravery, their almost reckless courage, that Coomassie was won — won, no doubt, at great loss, but won by the loss of the heroes of the 42d, (Loud cheers.) Hav- ing referred to the fact that the late Dr. Livingstone was the near descendant of a man who long lived in the Island of Ulva, the learned Chairman went on to con- demn the mistaken policy which removed from the Highlands the men who were the ornaments of the world, to make way for sheep or deer. (Cheers.) I think, he said, that this is a great national mis- take, and the sooner it is corrected the better. (Cheers.) At intervals during the evening a number of pipers played a selec- tion of Highland airs, and addresses were delivered by Captain Hatfield, Mr. .Tames M']\Iillan, and Rev. Donald M'Kinnon. In the concert, which was an excellent one, Miss Bessie Aiken, Mr. J. M'Fadyen, Mr. Macdonald, and Mr. Houston took part. An assembly followed, and brought a very successful meeting to a happy close. Olasoov.'. — Two interesting lectures wei-e delivered in the Hall of Hope Street Free Church last month on behalf of the Glasgow Gaelic Mission — the first by the Rev. Mr. Blair, of St. Columba Church (in Gaelic), on the Early Mai-tyrs of the Christian Church ; and the second by the Rev. Mr. Cameron, of Renton, on Celtic Philology. The lectiirers treated their respective subjects with their usual .ability ; we could have wished that they had been favoured with larger audiences. N.^TivES of Ross-Shiee at Glasgow. — The re-union of the natives of Ross- shire took place on the 12th March, in the Queen's Rooms. There was a large at- tendance. Mr. R. U. Strachan, advocate, Edinburgh, occupied the chair, and on the platform Avere — Captain Sinclair, Messrs. George Sinclair, James Mac- Donald, S.S.C. ; John Walls, S.S.C, Edinburgh; Wm. Duncan, S.S.C. ; John ArthiTr, D. Ross, H.M.'s Inspector of Schools ; Rev. M. M'Lean, D. M'Leay, — Eraser, J . W. Ross, Lieut. Munro, &c. The Chairman, in the coiirse of an elo- quent speech, gave an intere.sting descrip- tion of the beautiful scenery of the county, and said it was celeljrated as the birthplace of Sir Roderick Mur- chison and Sir George M'Kenzie. In point of agriculture, it had been well described as the " granary of Scotland." He said that in the late Indian mutiny no one could forget that it was the gallant 7Sth (Ross-shire Bufi's) that saved Luck- now, which gained them the appellation of the " Saviours of India," and re-estab- lished British supremacy in India. A capital concert followed, and a number of Gaelic songs were given by JMr. M 'Leod, and much appreciated by the audience. Gi--^ii3ia:EJk.ij ' Mar ghath soluis do m' anamfeln Tha sgeula na h-ainmr a dh fJicdbl -OlSKA.V. ITI. Leabh.] CEUD MHIOS AN T-SAMHRAIDH, 1874. [27 Aiu. SILIS NIC-COI^NICH. SEANN SGEUL GAIDHEALACH. IIT. Cha bu luaith' a thilgeadh Silis bliarr na drochaid-mliaide, na glilac na maitlieau ud an ceami-fine 'n an gairdeanim, agus g'liiulain iad eatorra e air ais do 'n Cliaisteal. Cliaidli e gu buileacli as a cliiall ; bha e motliachail air a cliall, ach clia robli beaclid toinisgeil aige ciamar a tliacbair e, clia b' urrainn e a thuigsinn. Anns a' cheud dol a mach mliallaich e BaiT-a-niliiiillinu, agus bhoidioh e gu 'm faca e le a shuileau feiu e 'g a putadli bliaiT na drochaid ; acli bhoidicn each an aite sin, gur h-ann a tbng Barr-a-mbuillin ionnsaidh air greim a dheaiiamh oirre 'n uair a inbothaicb e i a' tuisleachadb leis an tuaineal a chaidh'n a ceann, leis an t-sealladh uambasacb a bha aii- gach taobli dhi, agus a tbug oirre leum bbaiT na drochaid ; agus mu 'n d' thainig an oidhche, thug iad air a chreidsinn gur h-ann mar sin a bha chuis. Cho grad's a ghabhadh e deanamh, chuir iad eich agus gillean air falbli gu beul na h-aibhiie, ann an dochas gu 'm faighte corp Silis an oir a' mhuir-lain ; fhuair iad bàtaichean agus iasgairean, le 'n lin agus le an greimichean ann an ordugh cho cabhagach 's bu chouiasach dhoibh ; sgriob iad an cladach thall 's a bhos gus an d' thainig an oidhche orra. ach cha d' fhuair iad Silis. N' uair a chuala am Moraire nach d' fhuaradh i, chaidh a bhron thar cuimse, chain e a chiall agus a bhreithneachadh gu buileach ; chuir e roimhe gu 'm feumadh e fein togail a mach air toir a Silis ionmhuinu ionghradhach ; stoirmeil dorcha mar bha an oidhche, an e gu 'm fanadh esan fo dhion no fo fhasgadh gun fhios nach faodadh annsachd a chridhe a bin 'g a luasgadh ann an oir a nihuir-lain re na h-oidhche, gun duine a sealltuinn a' mach air a son ; ! na 'm b' esan a bhiodh na h-aite, is i a Shilis ghaoil, nach leagadh a ceann ri cluasaig air an oidhche ud mar a bha a chairdean ag asluchadh air a dheanamh. Ri h-uine, gheill e do chomhairle a chairdean; ach bha a bhron cho domhaiu agus nach e a mhain gu 'n robh a chridhe fein an impis sgaineadh, ach gu 'n robh a leithid de bhuaidh aige air cridh- eachan bruideil an-iochdmhor nam maithean uail)hreach ud, a's gvi 'n do chriothnach iad le uamhann agus le geur-aithreachas airson a' ghniomh aingidh, fhuiltich anns an robh an lamhan air an deargadh. 'N a aonarachd dheuchainuich, bha, a reir an aideachaidh, an comh- fhulangas a' bu chaomhala aca ris a' cheann-f bine, cha 'n f hagadh iad leis fein e ; ach cha 'n f haodadh iad fuireach ro f hada 'n a chuideachd, agus air falbh bho an teaghlaichean fein : uime sin chomhairlich iad dha, e sgur d' a chaoidh cho ealamh a's a 5 70 AN GAIDHEAL. Ceucl Mhios an t-Samliraidh, 1«74. b' urrainn e, oir ged a dh.' f liaodadh e bhi an aghaidli a thoil agus 'fhair- eachduinu aig an am, gu 'm b 'e a dlileasdanas — clia b' ann a mliain air a sgatb fein, acli gu sonruiclite air sgath a chinnidh cliumliachdaicli air air an robh e 'n a clieann — 'inntiun a dheanamh suas gun dail gu sealltuinn a mach airson ceile a Ijliiodh airidh air a laimh, agus air an iubhe aird agus ciiudtliromaich anns an robh e air a shuidheacbadli. Agus ged bha a chall agus aobhar a thrioblaid aig an am 'n a f hreasdal dorcha, co aig an robh fios nach b'i toil an Uile-chumhachdaich gu 'u tachradh e, gu bhi toirt as an rathad a' cuuspair ud, uasal, aillidh agus ion-ghradhach ged bha i ; ach a reir coshiis, a bha seasanih eadar esan agus oighre dligheach 'fhagail 'n a dheigh gu bhi cuiuail suas ainm agus teaghlach'athraichean, agus gu bhi tiorcadh a chinnidh o thuiteam n' an traillean agus 'n an iochdarain fo neach do nach robh aon chuid, spcis no urram aca. " Aidichidh mi" ars' am Moraire, " gu 'm bheil na h- aobharau a chuir sibh fo m' chomhair, cudthromach agus reusanta. Ged bha mi riamh mothachail gu 'n robh mo chi'annchur a reir toil agus ordugh an Tighearna, gidheadh, bha e 'n a 'dhoilghois dhonih. Ach clia 'n 'eil na nithe so aig duine air bith, 'n a chumhachd fein, agus ged tha cuid aun, aig am bheil an cridheachan cho suidhichte air na nithe d' an crioch am fein-bhuanachd, a's gu 'm bheil am faireachduinnean agus an gniomharan air an riaghladh leo, cha 'n 6 sin cor mo chridhe-se aig an am so. Ma thig an latha anns an urrainn mise mo cln-idhe briste a lubadh gu bean eile a ghabhail do m' ionnsaidh, ni mi sin, ach c' u.h a thig an latha sin orm^ cha'n urrainn mi a radh. Ciamar is urrainn mise mo lamli a thairgseadh do mhnaoi eile fo 'n ghrein ? An gradh a thug mi do Shilis, cha toir mi gu brath do mhnaoi eile. Dh' fhaodainn mo lamh agusmobhoidean- posaidh a thoirt dhi ; ach 'u uair a dhuisginu aims a' uihaduiun agus a gheibhinn a mach gu 'r te air bith eile ach mo Shilis a choidil 'u am bhroilleach, chuireadh e a leithid de bhuaireas orm a's gu r h-eagal learn gu 'n cuirinu lamh 'n a beatha, agus agus 'n am bheatha fein mar an ceudna. A chairdean gradhach, calma, creidibh mi agus na cuiiibh teagamh ann, — tha call mo Shilis fein, air a dheargadh cho domhain air mo chridhe a's nach urrainn mi gu bratli te eile a chur 'n a h-aite. Ach ma 's comasach gu 'n tig atharrachadh air mo chridhe, ge b' e uair a thig e, geillidh mi d' ur comhairle, ach gus an tig, cha gheill." Cha robh freagradh a' Mhoraire do chomhairle a chairdean idir cho fabharach 's a bha fiughair aca ; chuir e fo ghruaim agus fo amhladh iad ; chrath gach aon dhiu a cheaiin le feirg agus le duil - bhristeadh. Thug iad fuil neo-chiontach air an cinu, gun a' chuis a dheanamh dad ni b' fhearr, ach moran ui bu mhiosa. Cho fad 's a bha Silis beo, bha rud- eigin de dhochas aca nach basaich- eadh Eidirdeil gxin oighre fhagail 'n a dheigh, oir mo chreach ! ghearradh as i mu 'n robh i ach gann naoi bliadhna fichead a dh-aois ; bha a h-aite nis falamh, agus cuisean, a rei]- coltais, ni bu duirche na bha iad riamh. Bha cridheachan ardan- ach nam maithean uaibhreach ud a nis air am bioradh le geur-aith- reachas. Ma bha nii-fhorta:i a' Mhoraire gach latha, o mhocli gu anmoch, 'n a chuis sheanchais eadar e fein agus a chairdean, cha bu lugha bha e mar sin am measg nan seirbheiseach shios an staidhir, ach bha mor easaonachd am measir iian seirbheiseach d' a Ceud ilhlos an t-Samliraldli, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 71 tliaobli — gacli aon fa leth dliiu de cliaocliladh barail mil ';i doigh air au do thacliair an sgiorrailh craiteat;h ud leis au dochailliadbaumliaighistir a bha cho nasal, cho aoidheil agiis cho so-riaghlaichte. A m measg nam tiueachau Gaidliealach bha gach diombaireaclid agus comh-chordadb am bitheautas aitbnichte do 'n iomlau dbiu, ai'd a's iosal, ach dhoibhsau an aghaidh am faodadh falachd DO aimhleas a bhi air a dheilbh. Am measg an fhine so, gu sonruichte, gheibbte na h- iochdarain de 'n aon bliarail mu gach cuis ris na h-uachdarain. Bha na h iochdarain cho trailleil agus oho eisiraeileach a's gix'm faodadh na h-iiachdarain, gun eagal gun soradh, gach diumhaireachd earbsadh riutha. Re ioma bliadhna, cha robh anthaehd agus mi-run nan uaislean do Shilis, 'n an diomhaireachd do neach sam bith ach dhi fhein a mhain ; cha do smuaiutich ise riamh gu 'n robh i ann au cunnart. Bha geur-amharus aig na seirbheisich gu 'n robh lamh aig na maitbean cuilbheaiiach ud, air doigh eigin, 'n a bas, ach 'n an traillealachd dhiblidh, cha 'n aidich- eadh iad e ; ciod air bith barail a bh' aig a' Mhoraire agus aig a chairdean shuas au staidhir mu 'n cliuis, b'i sin am barail-san mar an ceudna. Achbhacaileag og, thapaidh, bhiorshuileach am measg nan seirbliiseach, d' am b'ainm Oighrig jS'ic-Coinnich, a bha 'n a comhdhalta do Shilis; agus d'an robh mor speis aice. Bha Silis Ian - earbsach a dilseachd Oighrig anns na h-uile ni, agus bha Oighrig da- rireadh airidh air a muingbinn. B'i barail Oighrig gu 'n robh na maithean ud ciontach do bhas na bau-mlioraire, agus cha b' eagal leatha a h-amharusan aideachadh an latbair neach air bith, coma co e. Bha a h-amliarus laidir air seann fhear Charnaich, mar cheann agus mar fhear-stiuraidh do claacli; bha i lan-dearbhta 'n a beachd fein, agus cha b' eagal leatha 'chur as a leth, gun athadh, gun soradh, gu 'n do mhoirt e a bhan-tigli- earna, agus gu 'n robh e a' mealladh a' Mhoraire, a chionn gu 'n robh deagli fhios aige gur h-e fein a b' fhaisge anu an daimh do 'n cheann- fheadhna, agus na 'm basaicheadh am Moraire gun oighre f hagail 'n a dheigh, gu 'n tuiteadh antiodal agus an ceannas-cinnidh air fein agus air atheaghlach,dobhrigl; nach geilleadh am fine gu brath do Nagaar. Ged a bha na seirbheisich 'ga breugnachadh agus a' maoidheadh gu 'n casaideadh iad i mur cumadh i a droch theanga fo smachd, a dh-aindeoin gach l)agrai(lh, sheasadh Oighrig gu calma ris na thubhairt i ; bha i coma co a chluinueadh e. Chuir i na seirbheisich to eagal agus fo bhuaireas le a danachd neo-sgathach; chrninnichiad m'a timchioll a' crathadh an cinn, a' sj)lèucadh agus a' dur-shealltainn an aodannaibh a cheile. " Tl;a mi lan- dearbhta" arsa Oighrig. — " Is math is aithne dhomh iia bha de innleachdan diomhair, cuilbheartach air an deilbh le maithean suaiach, drochmhuinte ur cinnidh,an aghaidh ur deagh bhan-nihaighistii-, uasal, aobbach, neochoireach mar bha i ; ach gu sonruichte leis an t-seaun nathair lùbach ud, Caruach, a bha air ceann chaich, mar shealgaii- air ceann lothainn chon-luirge, a' feuch- ainngach innleachd gu cur as dhi; mo clneach agus mo dhiubhail gu 'n deachaidh leis ; ach beiridh diogb alias airsan gun dail. Thig fianuis do 'n Chaisteal mu 'n teid moran laithean seachad, a dhearbhas a chionta ; tha mi lan-chinnteach as, oir chaidh 'fhoillseachadh dliombpa bho an duthaich tha taobh thall na h-uaigh nach fada gus am faic mi a sheann chorp mosacb, gun deo gun anail 'n a shineadh air bearradh v.a, crelge eadar an abhainn agus an 72 AN GAIDHEAL. Ceud Mhios an t-Samlu'aidh, 1S74. Caisteal, le 'fheoil aii- a reubadh agus a clinamhau air am bristeadh. " MUILEACH. (Hi leaiitutnn.) RAONULL MAC AILEM OIG. Fhir mo CHRIDHE, — Is math tlia f hios agam ciod a theii* thu an uair a ruig'eas sO tliu : " Puirt, a's droch- iiair !" Dlreach sin puirt na 'm b' àiU leat e. A reir coltais, thacliair dhoiuhsa 's do na puirt, mar a thach- air, ged uach ionann, do Mhac Mhaighistir Alastair agus do 'n Phrionnsa : — " Cha toir sibh asainn Tèarlach, Gu bràth, gus an teid ar tachdadh !" Tha iad ag ràdh nach misde fCtiothach sa bith bristeadh-seanchuis. Bho shean, cha ghabhadh fear no tè port no dan, gun an toiseach, eachd- raidli ghoirid a thoirt seachad nm dhèidhiun ; theagamh ma tà gu 'n tig dhomlisa facal no dhà chur an ceill an toiseach tòiseachaidh. B'e Raonull mac Aileiu oig — Mac Dhùg-haiU Mhòrair. Theirteadh gur teaghUich Mhic Dhiighaill a bu dhligich a thàiuig- ua teaghlach Mhic- Mhic-Ailein ; ach is coma sin an diugh. Is so agad mar a chuala mi bhi sloinueadh Raonuill : Raonull mac Ailein oig, mhic Dhiighaill, mhic Raonuill bhàin (151 3 j, mhic Ailein (1481-1509), mhic Ruairidh, mhic Raonuill, mhic Iain Ilich, mhic Aonghuis oig, agus eile. Is ann an Cros a bha thuinidh ; ach a bharrachd air oighreachd Mhic-Dhùghaill, bha fearanti aige an Uithist. A reir Innse-sgeuil cha robh mac-samhuilt ami da air spionnadh ; ach bha e ciùin, caomh, agus cho fiuealta ri maighdinn. Fidheall' no cl arsach bu choimh-dheis ; agus cha do leag a lùdag air sionusar, piobaire b'fhèarr. Cha 'n fhac e neach an tèiun no 'n aire nach d' rinn e chulaidh-mhathais gu fuasgladh air. Is ioma diachainu chruadalach a sheas e au aobhar a chiimidh 's na còrach, ach thàinig e slàn {is gach cunuart a's teugbhail. Phuair e aois mhor, agus bàs ri aghart. Thog na piobairean a chumha ; agus fhad 's is aithne do fhear dhiubh cuairt a chluith, liidh cuiinhiie, 's gur h-airidh, air RaoauU mac Ailein nig. Is cuimhne leat mai- a riun e air a' chreachadair-chuaiu a chuir au geall ri laia Garbh mac Gille-Chaluim Ratharsaidh. Bha Iain Garbh 'n a mhac peathar dha. Ciod a bh' aig an sgiobair so ach an sgoil-dubh, 's cuirear geall na luinge I'i Iain Garbh nach b' urrainn da a thogail bhàrr na cathrach. Chuir Iain Garbh an oighreachd an geall gu 'm b' nrrainn, 's thu^ar bràthair a mhàthar air. Bha Raonull 'n a sheann làithean ach dh' impich Iain Gavbh e gu dol cònihla ris. Thàinig an la shonr- aicheadh agus chaidh Raonull au dàil a' chrèineastair air clàr-uachdair na luinge. Thug e da iounsaidh, ach cha do ghlidich e e. Air an treas iounsaidh, slàufar an innseare, thog e leis na bha os cionn a' chrios d'e, 's choisinn Iain Garbh a gheall. Bliadhna bha 'n sid bha coiuneamh gu bhi aig Mac Dhonuill Duibh au Achadh-ua-carra, 's f huair Raonull cuireadh. Thog e air, e fhein 's a ghille. Air au rathad taoghlar am muilioim ]ia Corpaich. Rinn am muilleir prat air chor-eigin orra, 's chuir Raonull stad air a'chuibhle- mhuilinn, agus spion e a bheo-bheum bhàrr nan sorchan i. A' ruigsiun Achadh - na - carra, ciod a' cham- chomhdhail a thachair oiTa, ach tarbh mor caothaich, a leigeadh, mar a shaoil leis-san, fo sgaoil an uair a chunnacas e fhein 's a ghiile tighinn. Ghabh e sàs 's an tarbh, 's shniomh e an da adhairc dh' e, 's mharbh e e. Ghabh e mire-chath, 's an uair a ràinig e bha ceannsachadh-chiad aca Ceud JIhios an t-Samhraidh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 73 s ann an sin nnn e AN TARBH EREAC DEARG. 'S e 'n tarbh, 's e 'n tarbh, 'S e 'n tarbb, 's e 'n tarbh, 'S e 'n tarbh, 's e 'n tarbh, 'S e 'n tarbh mbarbli mi. 'S e 'n tarbh breac-dcarg, &c. 'S e 'u tarbh mharlih mi, &c. Ri liun Raomiill, bliiteadli a' faicinn " C(>!auin-gini-cheann"* eadar CVos 's ail Tràigh am Morair. Blia feadhaimi an diiilgu'm b' e'm bocau so, spiorad crèutair bbochd a chuir cnid-eigiii g-n bàs air son a bhi gx)id air an tuath. Acb coma; bhabràtliair-altniim aig Raomill air an ]"obh gaol g'lm cluiibbeas aige. Tlmit dba a bhi oidhche anmoch aggabhail aiiratbaid so, agus ma 's fhior, gn'n do thacbair " Colainn-gim-cbeann" air. Acb co sa bith a tbacliair air, flmaras marlih an bi 'n ath-ii)bàireacb e 's a gbuDna fbeiu air a tlioimieamb 's e sios 'n a ainbaicb. Bba Raonull, rnd iiacb b' iogbnadb, anbarracb duilicb air son a bbràtbar-altruhu,agns bboidicb e'n aicbmbeil a tboirt a macb. Goirid an deagbaidli so bba e oidliche ag gabliail an ratbaid cbiadca eadar Cros 's an Tràigb, 's cluiiniear glaodli : "An tu 'n sid, a Raomiill mboir .''" " Is mi, beaimaicb a's coisrig- sinn! c6 tbnsa ?" " Is mise ' Colaimi - gun - cbeann.' Is mi a nibarbh do bbràthair-altrnim 's bidb do bbeatba-sa agam an nocbd." Is e bb' ann, a mbic-cbridbe. gn 'n do gliabb e fbein 's " Colaimi - gun- cbeann " an dromaunan a cbeile, 's ma gbabb cba bii gbleacbd e gus an oidbcbe sin. Mu dbeireadb, riiin Raomill pasgadb-iia-ploba oirre, agiis sparrar'n a acblais i g' a toirt gu solus, los gu'm faiceadb e c6 b' i. Gbrios a's gbrios i air a leigeil jis acb mur do tbeannaicb cba do lasaicb e idir a gbreim. Mu dbeireadb tball, * See " Popular Tales," bj' .T. F. Campbell, vol. ii., pp. 89-91. an nair a tbuig- i nach robb dol as aice, gbeall i dba, nach cuireadb i dragb tuille air beatbacb no air duine f bad's a bhiodh g-in a bhniueadh dba am Morair, 's cba mbo chuir. Air na cumblaideau so leig e a cead d' i. Leuni i 's na speuran a null tbair a' chaol rathad an Eilein ; agus f had 's a bba sealladh aige oirre, bha e 'g a cluinntinn ag- g'abhail a' phuirt so — EEALACH a' MHORBHAIN. SS fhada bhuam fhin Bonn Beinii Eadarainn ; 'S fhada bhuam fhin Bealach a' Mhorbhain. 'S fhada bhuam fhin Bonn Beinn Eadarainn ; 'S fhaila gun teagamh bhuam Bealach a' ]\Ihorl)hain. Bho bhonu gu bonn, Bonn Beinn Eadarainn ; Bho bhonn gu bonn, Bealach a' Mhorbhain. 'S fhada bhuam fhin Bonn Beinn Eadarainn ; 'S fhada guu teagamh bhuam Bealach a' Mhorbhain. Bho chill nam beann, Bonn nam bealaichean ; Bho chid nam beann, Bealach a' Mhorbhain. Bho chid nam beann, Bonn nam bealaichean — 'S fhada guu teagamh bhuam Bealach a' Mhorbhain. Cid nam monaidhnean, Bial nam bealaichean ; Cid nam monaidhneaii, Bealach a' Mhorbhain. Cid nam monaidhnean, Bial nam bealaichean — 'S fhada gun teagamh bhuam Bealach a' Mhorbhain. Murb'e dol romb m' sgial bbeiriim port-sitb eile dhut— port Dbr.nuill bbàiu mhic Aongbuis. B'e Dùnull so, seann sealgair a bba 's a'Bliràighe ri linn Bliadbna Tbèarlaicb. Bha e turns a' sealg an Sratli-Oiseann 's faicear e sitbiche a' marcachd feidb an comhair a ebiiil 's luinncag aig-e 74 AN dAIt)HEAL. Coud Jlliios an t-Sanihraidh, 1874. air a' pliort so. Is cuimbne leat a chluinntinn trie air an truimb. Di hoidinnean, hidiuiiean, Hoidiuiieau, iribhi, hoidinnean, HÒ oho. Di hoidinnean, hidinnean, Hoidinnean, iribhi, hoidinnean Ha ohà. Di hidinnean, hidinnean Iribhi hidinnean HÒ oho.— Di hidinnean, hidinnean, Iribhi hidinnean, Ha oha. An nair a leig Fear Bhaosdail dh'e an creicleamh Caitliceach, cliuir e roinihe cleas "a'liLata bhuidlie" dlieaTiamli air autiiath — an tioimdadh a dlieoin no dh' aindeoiii de 'n aidinheil aige fhein; ag-us shùnraicli e air Didouaich àraid gns a run a chnr an cleaclidadh, Tliàiiiig a' chuis gu clnasan Raonuill, 's ma thàinig cha bn rabliadh gun fhreagairt. Chnir e 'n àrdramliach fo bheairt, 's thng e leis da fliear dhiag a's jiiobaire, 's bba e'u Uirhist moch Didònaicb. Chaidh e ftiein's a ghille gu tir 's ruigear tigb a' mbinisteir. B' olacb fosgarra, coir, am miiiisteir, 's cba robb cùram na moch-eirigb air. Cbo hiatb 's a chnala e an t-aoidh a bba stigb, gbrad-èiricb e 's cbnir e nime tbriiil)bas. Cbnir e fàilte 's fxiran air Raonnll, 's tbngar tai-rainn air an t-slige-cbreacbainii. Db' ol iad gu cridbeil air a clièile ; agus an nair a tbuig Raoiiull gu 'n robb Mac - na - bracba beotbacbadb I'i chompanacb, tbng e cuireadb dlia tbun a' bbàta ; gu 'n robb cnò aige tbug e leis de sbàr-l)braundaidli, 's gu 'm biodb aou sblige aca db' i uni' n dealaicbeadb iad. Is e so a rinn iad ; acb, eadar a li-uile I'ud a bb' ami cbaidb gutb-tbairis air an t-fiearmoin. A tbarrainn dàlach, thuirt Raonnll na'n tos'radbegu'ncluitbeadh ecuairt airan " Tarbb-bhreac-dbeai-g,"portùr a rinn e. Bba 'm ministeir ro-tboil- eacb, 's db' iomair iad tacnn a nnicb bbo tbir. An nair a bba Rronnll ag cluitb a' pbuirt tbngar an aire do Bbaosdal 's co-tbional mùr crniiin aige ; agus is e bb' ami gu 'n do leig e air tir am ministeir ; acb eadar spionnadb na branndaidb, agus e bbi cbiad-lomaidb, an uair a ràinig e'n sluagb bba e gun cbumail-cbas. Cba robb aig Baosdal 's aig a' pbobnll an latba sin acli sgaoileadb. Dilnain ràinig Raonnll Baosdal, 's tbnirt e ris, na 'n cluinneadh esan gu 'n teannadb e ri leitbid a ritbist, gu 'n deanadb e pasgadb-na-pioba air; acb clia do tbeami, thug e tuille an toil- sbaor d' a cbuid daoine. Buidbeacbas do 'n Ti is àirde cbaidb linn an ainneirt ud seacbad. Tba 'n diugb gacb duine "gabbail tàimb gu sitbeil fo cbrann-fige fbein." Sin agad ma ta am fàtb mu 'n d' rimieadh a' GHLAS-MHIAR.* Bbeir mi 'n toiseacb dhut ùrlar a' pbuirt mar is àbbaist do na piobairean a cbluitli; agus an sin, cuiridb mi sios dbut ceitbreambnan d'e, na tb' agam db 'e, mar is cuimbne leat siuu fbin 'g a gbabbail 'n a pbort-a-bial. URLAR. 01, Ò1, Ò1 ; Ù1, ol, ol ; 61, ol, ol ; 01, ol, ol ; ol, ol, ol ; ol, ol, ol ; 01 air an daoraich, ol, ol, ol. 01, ol, ol ; &c. 01 air an daoraich, ol, ol, ol ; 01 mar a dh' fhaodas, ol, ol, ol ; 01 air an daoraich, 61, ol, ol ; 01 mar a dh' fhaodas, ol, ol, ol. 01 air an, &;c. FoNN — 01 air an daoraich, ol, ol, ol ; 01 mar a dh' fhaodas, ol, ol, ol ; 01 air an daoraich, ol, ol, ol ; 01 mar a dh' fhaodas, ol, ol, ol. 01 air an dallanaich, '8 61 air an daoraich. 01 air an, &c. * See M 'Donald's pipe music, p. 7. Ceiid Mhios an t-Samhraidh, 1374. AN GAIDHEAL. 75 Bho (Ihallanaich, gu dallauaicli, Gu dallanaich na daoraich. 01 air an, etc. 01 air mhisg, 61 air mhisg, 01 air mliisg, 61 air inhisg. 01 air an, etc. Chuid nach òl sirrne dh' e, Olaidh na gilleaii e. 01 air an, etc. Olaidh na gillean e, larraidli ua gillean e. 01 air an, etc. Olaidh sinn, olaidh sinn, Pàidhidh sinn, olaidh sinn. ' 01 air ann, etc. Mach a mach, a mach, a mach, Fear nach pàidh an tigh, a mach. 01 air an, etc. Olaidh sinn ar boineidean, Ged lomadh air ua maolaibh. 01 air an, etc. Olaidh sinn na gartana, Th' air na casan caola. 01 air an, etc. Olaidh sinn na breacana, Ged bhimid ris a'ghaoith. 01 ah- an, etc. Theid sinn a dh-òl do chrù nan caorach, (Jhru nan gobhar, do chrò nan caorach Theid sinn a dh-òl do chrò nan caorach Theid sinn a dh-òl a dh-.òl, a dh-òl. Ol air an, etc. Chum thu, chum thu, chum thu 'n de mi ; Chum thu, chimithu, chiim thn 'n de mi ; Chum thu 'n diugh mi, chiun thu 'n de mi ; Tinn an diugh mi, 'g ol an de mi. 01 air an, etc. Chum thusa mis', chiim mis' thus' Chiun thu.sa mis', chum mis' thus' Chiun thu, chiim thu, chiim thu 'n de mi, Tiun an diugh mi, 'g ol an de mi ! 01, ol, ol ; 61, ol, ol, etc. Sin agad na chiiala mise dh' i ; cha 'ii 'eil aim acli an con-ablacb, agus sin fheiii 'n a bhrolamas aii- feadli a chèile ; acb na 'm biodh i ag-am na b' flièaiT glieobliadh tu i. — Buaidli a's piseacli ort, agns, D' fhaicinu slàn, Abeaph. An Tom-Buidhe, Ceitein na h-lUnsich, lb74. ' SEANN SGEULACHDAN MU BHRAID-ALBANN. IV.— NA COIN DIIUBIIA. ! An nail" a tliainig an t-oi'diigh riogliail a mach gu Clann-Ghriogair ' a sgrios, agus gun aon sean no og, j beag no nior d 'aTi chinne threun, I mhi.sueachail sin 'fhagail beo, cha I robh aon d' an naimhdeau fuil- ' eachdach a bu deine air an toir na na Caimbeulaich agus Donnacliadli Dubh, Morair Bhealaich. Cha bu leoir Ico daoiiie bhi 'ruagadli nan I Gi'iogarach agus 'g am murtadh, ach fhuair iad da chu a leanadh Griogarach clio dian agus nacli robh seol dol as aige. Ghlac na Caimbeulaich bean de Chlann-Ghriogair agus thug iad oil-re an da chuilean so 'tliogail air a broilleach ; agus an uair a dh'fhas na coin, bha iad cho deigheil air na Griog'avaich, agus gu 'n togadh iad faile aoiu diuljh an measg ceud fear de chinneach air bith eile. Mar so chaidh. moran d' an •chinneach bhochd sin a ghhicadh 'n an àitibh-folaich leis na coin dhubha sin, agus a chur gu bàs, gus mu dheireadli an deacliaidh doigh 'f haotainn air na coin a mbarbhadh. Tliacliair e mar so : — Bha duine d' am b' ainm Mac- Eoghain a' tamh aig Taobh-Loch- Tatha aig an robh bau-Ghriogarach mar mhnaoi. Bha eagal air gu 'm biodh a bhean air a murtadh leis na coin, agus bha blàths 'n a chridhe do Chlann - Ghriogair aii- sgath a mhnatha. Chuir e roimhe cur as do na coin na 'm b' uirainn da. Tlioisich e le bhi ag radh nach robh na coin a' glacadh ach neach air bith a thigeadh 'n an ratliarl, agus gu 'n robhgach uileneach an cunnjiìtr.iìj'a. Air do fheill a bhi anns a' CLeaim- mhor, chaidh Mac-Eoghain chum na feille, ach m' an d' fhag e a tliigh iVin fhliuch e a lamh o:;us a dhoi-u AN GATDHEAL. Ceiul Alhios an t-Saniliraidh, 18^4. le full a mhnatba. Chaidli na coin a leigeil am measg an t-slnaigli a a dh-fheuchainn an glacadh iad aon de Chlann Grhriogaii" anns a' chuid- eachd. Cbitir Mac-Eoghain e fein 'n an vatbad an deigb da bhi ag radb ris gacb neacb* mu 'n cuairt da gu 'n leanadb na coin air Caiinbeulacb co ealamb ri neacb eile. Tbog aon de na coin fade na fola a bba air a laimb, agus ann am priobadb na snl bba e an sas ann. Bba 'f bios aig gacb neacb nacb bn Gbidogaracb Mac-Eogbain ; db' eiricb buaireas am measg an t-shiaig'b, agns cbaidb aon de na coin a spadadb an sin, agus am fear eile latba no dba as a dbeigb : mar so cbaidb ciu' as do na coin dbubba. V. — MAC-THAMHAIS BEAG NAN SAIGHDEAN. Bu cbleacbdadb leis na daoine treuna o 'n d' tbainig sinn, an nair nacb bitbeadb iad a' cogadb an ag-baidb a cbeile no an agbaidb nan Sasnnnacb, a bbi a' togail creicbe. Anns na laitbibb sin cba robb e air a mbeas 'n a ni tamailteacli do neacb air bitb a bbi i-i meairleadb air an doigb so, acb is ann a bba e air a mbeas 'n a ni ro mbeasail a Idii a' creacbadb fine eile. Mar so bba e gle tliric a' tacbairt gu 'n racbadb ard-uaislean le 'n cuid daoine a gboid criiidb agus cbaoracb. Bba buidbnean beag de cbreacbadairean anns gacb gleann, agus mar a h' f haide a racbadb iad a tbogail creicbe, is ann a bu mbeasaile iad am measg an lucbd-dutbcba, Anns na linntibb a db' f balbb, tbog ocbdiiar de gbillean lùtbor, tapaidb orra o Bbaideanach, agus tbriall iad gu sunndacb air an sligbe ti'oimbmbonaidbneauAtboll. Gbabb iad gacb atli - gboirid troimb nan beann gun tighinn am fagus do na bailtean. Cbum iad, gun stad air an ceum, air an agbaidb gu deas. Tbeirinn iad air Sratb-Tbatha aig Laganràta, agus gbabb iad an ceum gu .Sratb-Bbreambainn. Cba do stad iad an so, acb dbiricb iad troimb Gbleann-Gambar, mu tbri mile an iar Dbunchaillionu, agus an iiair a rainig iad ceann eile a' gblinne, aig dol fodba na gi'eine, rinn iad suidbe car tamuill a leigeil an sgios. Bbo 'n aite-suidbe cbitbeadb iad ceo deatbaicb baile Pbeairt, agus iomadh acbadb ruadb fo bbarr tarbbacb. Aig iocbdar na beinne, dlutb dboibb, bba Tulaicb-Bbealltaiiin le iomadb mart boidbeach ag ionaltradb air a raointean gorm. Is ann a si)uinneadb nan raointean sin a tbainig na daoine gacb ceum a Baideanacb. Rinn iad tamb am beul a' gblinne giis an robb an oidbcbe dorcba, agus muinntir air dol gu tamb. An sin tbeirinn iad agus cbruinnich iad an spreidb ri 'cbeile, agus ghreas iad ris a' bbeinn iad gun aon neacb 'g am faicinn no 'g an cluinntinn. Cba do cbum iad an t-sligbc air an d' tbainig iad, acb cbaidb iad tbairis airBreambainn aig Allt-a'-mbadaidb, ceitbir mile ni b' airde, agus rainig iad aite fasail am fagus do Ruitb-na- Scotacb ris an abradh Ruith-an-t- sratbain mu cboig mile o Abar- pbeallaidb. Runaicb iad fuireacb an so gus an tigeadb an oidbcbe, agus an sin dol air an agbaidb troimb Sbratb-Tbatba. An deigb ndieadbon latba tboisicb nagillean aircluicbean, a chur seacbad na b-uine gu feasgar. Bba bogbachan-saigbead aig ceitbir dbiubb, agus tboisicb iad air bbi tilgeadb sbaigbead air com bar a cbuir iad suas. Am feadb a bba iad gu cridbeil a' farpais ri 'cbeile mar so, tbainig gille beag de cbiobair d' an ionnsaidb, agus bba e a' sealltainn orra, ma b' f bior, le tlacbd ro mbor. Tboisicb e air ruitb a tboirt air ais nan saigbead a bba iad a' tilgeadb. An uair a bba e greis mbor a' ruitb mar so, tbuirt e na'n Ceud Mhios an t-Samhraidh, 1874. -^^ VN GAIDHKAL. tilgeadli iad ua bh' aca de shaighdean, gu 'a tugadli e air au ais iad comlila. Einn iad so, acli 's ann a tbrus an ciobair na saighdean agus chuir e iad ann am balg a bli' aige air a dhruim fo 'bhreacan. Tliug e ann sin taiTuing air bogha beag de stailinn a bba air a clileith fo 'chota. Thionndaidh e an sin ris na creachadairean agus tlniirt e mur fag-adh iad an crodh agns an ratliad a tlioirt orra gu luatli, gu 'n cuireadli e saighead troinih gacli fear dhiubh. Thug iad ionnsaidh air blii aige, acb an uair a chuniiaic iad an t-saigbead deas air a' bhogha stad iad. Tliuirt au ceannard ris, " Ciod a tha ihw ag radh, a phocain leibidich, no co thusa ?" " Tha sibh a' cluinntiun ciod a tha mi ag radh," ars' esan, " agus CO air bith mi faodaidh tusa l)ln cinnteach as an t-saighead soma thig thu ceum na 's faisge." M' an robh nine aige freagairt a thoirt rinn aon d'a chompanaich cagar'n a chluais gu 'n robh e am barail gu 'm b' e so Mac-Thamhais beag nan saighdean air an cual' iad morau iomraidh. Bha Mac-Thamhais ro ainmeal mar am fear-bogha a b' f hearr anns an duthaich air fad ; agus bha e cheart cho ainmeil air son a luathais. Thug e mach iomadh buaidh air son a theomachd leis a' bogha, agus air son ruith reisean. Rainig a chliu eadhon gu Baideanach gar am fac iad e fein riamh. " An tusa Mac- Thamhais nan saighdean o'n tha thu cho sporsail as do thapachdf dh' fheoi-aich an ceannard dhetb. " Is mise sill, gu dearbb, le 'r cead," ars' an ciobair. Chunnaic na spuinneadairean nach robh seol aca air cur 'n a aghaidli nis o nach robh saigbead aca ; agus ged rachadh iad g' a ruith, bha fios aca nach robh aon 'n am measg a b' urrainn a ghlacadh. A tbuilleadb air sin, chaitheadb e an saighdean fein orra. An deigb comhaii'le a c'babliail am measg a cheile, chunnaic iad nach robh ach an aon doigh aca air dol as — falbh agus an crodh Tbagail as an deigb. A' guidlie mile mallachd air a cblobair, thionndaidh iad agus tbitg iad am monadb orra. Chruinnicb an ciobaii- an spreidh agiis .tliug e iad ail' an ais gus ua daoine d' am buineadh iad aigTulaich-Bhealltainn. Air sou a thapachd fhuair Mac- Thamhais aite fearainn d' an ainm Arachail, ambraigb Abar-pheallaidh, saor da fein, a mbac agus 'ogba. Tha a sbliochd ann an Arachail gus an latha 'n diugb, ged a mbùth iad an sloinneadb gu Caimbeulaich ; agus tha an sgriobbadh a fhuair Mac-Thamhais beag nan saighdean, fatbast aca a leigeil 'fhaicinn mar a fhuair e coir air an aite. D. C. BLAR SHUXADAIL. (Air leantitinn.) An uair a rainig iad Lochan Bbracluinn, Chual iad port - caismeachd Chlanu- Domhnuill A nios au gleauu. ISrxADAL. — "Sin na li-Ilich ! pongan- meoir a' Ghruamaich, A' ruith air an oiteig. Urram 's lamh-dheas ua h-Allia, Bratach ainmeil C'lilaun-Domhuuill, A' so a dhiou an oighre. Suinn gun fhoill an fhine threun ud, — Tha siune reidh mar an iaritas ; '8 e teine Beinn-an-tuirc a rinn so." Mac-Mhaoilein. — "An chnnn thu phiolj i;d eile ?" SuxADAL. — "Cluinnidh a nis: sin ua Còmhalaich, 'S Grogair-nam-bò air an ceapn ; Sin cuir chathach nan Griogarach Fo bhratach a' ghiubhais — ' S rioghail an dream .'' Ghviiseamaid 'n an còmhail. Treoraich iad gus an fhaiche. Theirear 'Tachairt nam braithrean' Eis an oidhche so cho fada's a bhio.s di;illeach air coill, No creag air rudha." An ath mhadainn, aig sgarthanaich nan neid, C'hunncas cabhlach Eiiraich Am beul Chaolais-Bhranndain, 'S nuallaitaich nam borb a' rànaich 78 AN GAIDHEAL Ceud JNlhios an t-Saniliraidh 1&74. " Caismeachd nan ceann," 'S niac-talla 'g am freagradh Bho chreagan Arainn 's Chinntire, — Rabhadh gun mhearaclid do na Gaidheil. Tharruing birlinnean Kioghachd an Leoghainn An ordugli-cath' air am fiaradh, Bho bheul allt beag Ghrob-phort Gu Rudha Shunadail, le sruth siubhlach na linne An taobh a mach dhiubh, Riob a ghlac grad na uaimhdean A thoisich an cath an toiseach an lionaidh. 'S bu chruaidh-strith Pcamhachd A ghleidli an sreathan gun bbristeadh. Cba robh dith misnich no eolas-cogaidh Air feachd nam borb ; Dh' fhosgail iad le colgnafrasan basmbor, Gathan a's saighdean a' tuiteam, Mar chlacha-meaUain o neul faoiltich, Air cinn nan Gaidheal A chuir na naimhdean gu grad an sàs Le greimichean iaruinn a thug gun taing ud Gu buillean lamb. Db' fheuch na Locbbxnnaich ri bordadh ; Cha robh 'sud ach leon as ùr dhoiljh. Sheas na laoich do nacb duchas eag.al, 'K an sreathan, le 'n sleaghan fada A toirt dùlain do amas na tuaidhe, — Saidhean geur' birlinnean nan Ceamitir- eacb, Comhduiehte le iarunn, A' sgoltadh gus an uisge 'a na bu doimhne, Buird a's aisnean daraich nan eithear laidir Bho 'n dromaiman gu 'n stocan-beoil, — Croinn a's slatan, stadhannan a's fàiaidh 'G an gearradh le tuadhan trom Nan Earraghaidhealack d' am bu choingeis Duine, craobh, no crann hiinge ! Bha cinn a's casan nan Lochlannach garg A' tuiteam 's an fhairge, '.S an linne 'n a li dheirg. Lionadh na mara 'g eirigh, 'a cuislean a' traghadh, Sleagh a' sathadh 's tuadh a' gearradh, Beuc an leoghainn rioghail Albannaich Am beoil nan Ceanntireach o dheas gu cli, Sreath nach striochd a's bord dhiubh 'n uachdar. 'N uair a dh' fhannaich an sruth Chruinnich na Lochlannaich gun iochd A chuartachadh nan Gaidheal Le run an sgaradh o 'n traigh, 's am mort Le airimh — da fliichead ri aon. Bha na fineachan air tir 'N an laidhe air an armaibh An talamh tolmach nam bruachan trie Bho chrioch Shunadail gu (Jraobh-a'- Bhaird Aig allt Dhun-leabhair, 'S an cinn-fheadna air tom-faire An sealladh a' chabhlaich, a' faicinn Am braithrean fo thosgan A' mhatlighamhain ghairg, thuathaich, 'S gun doigh air bualadh 'n an aobhar. A.n ath mhionaid chualas Guth ard misnich, le facal a' chòmhraig — Ainn righ Alba, " Coinneach ! Conn- each !" An leoghann 'g a thogail Am barr gach ci'oinn, 'S a' phiob-rahor a' toirt fuaim o ghlcann 's o charaig. {Ri leantu'mn.) COM H RAD H. AM MAIGHSTIR-SGOILE AGUS CALUM POSTA. [Chaidli an Comliiadh ciatach so a sgTÌobliadh leis an Ollamh UiTamacli Tormaid Macleoid, " Car- aid nan Gaidheal " goirid an deigh an am aims an deachaidh. cosdas- giulan litficheau a thoirt a nuas gu aon sgillinn.] MaiGHSTIR - SgoilE. — Tarniing do clieum, a Chalnim, clia flireagair do gLillean na Ban-righ a bhi cho mairnealacli, leisg ; tba thn fad' air deireadh an diugli. CaluM. — Tha — 's ami agam a tba fbios ; acb na 'm l)itheadb nio mhaileid air do dhronnaig-sa, agns d' anail ad ncbd, mar thacbair dhombsa, cba i)bitbeadb tu cbo ealamb gii aclnnbasan a tboirt do'n t-seana Pbosta. M. Sg. — 'S ami da-rireadb a tha mi. So, so ! tarrning ort — bha gille beag a' Bhaillidh an so o cheann da uair a'feitlieamb ort — tbnge clieai-d- ach air a slieideadh a'bhuilg, a db-f hencbainii blàis a chur air fbein; ach 's mor m' eagal gu 'n deachaidh e dhacbaidh. Cal. — Ma cbaidli, turns math dha : tha mo bbalgsa cho mor air a slieideadh ri ao7i blialg ceardach 's an (bithaicli. Ged robh am Baillidh Ceiut Mhios an t-Samliraidh, 1874. AK GAlDilEAL. 79 fbein an so, agus am niinisteir comhla ris — gun tighinn air gille na bi'igise biiidhe, clia robli comas air. M. SC4. — Ma ta o'n a thachair dhuit 'ainmeachadh, bha 'm laiinisteir an so cuideachd — cbaill e fhoigh- idinn agus chaidh e dhachaidh — cha robh e idir toilichte. Cal. — Nach roblr? 'S ueouacli learn sin ! 'S ioreadb latha 'thug daoin' eile 'breabadb an sailtean aig ceanu na b-eaglais a' f«itbeamb ris- sau, an duine coir, 's gun a' cbridh' ag-ad f bei]], ged is seorsa de pbears'- eaglais tbu, a radb ris gu 'm b' olc ; agus a tbaobb 'f boigbidinn a cbaill e, is suaracb an ulaidb i dba-san a db' amaiseas oii're — bba i gu maitb air a caitbeamb. M. Sg.- — So, so! fosgail do bbroill- eacb 's tboir dhomb na litricbean. Oal. — Mo bbroilleacb ! Fbir mo cbridbe cbaidb e bb' uaitbe sin a nis : cba deacbaidb cliabb moine riamb air mo dbronnaig cbo trom ris a' mbaileid uir so. M. Sg. — Maileid, a Cbaluim ? Cal. — 'S eadb, maileid — no sac, ma 's e 's fearr a tbuigeas tu — sac eicb, 's cba sbac air soi] Criosduidb. Cba b' iouauu 's an leobag bbeag leatbraicb a b' abbaist a bbi agam le sreing m'a muineal, cbo soii'bb r'a giulan ri aon spliucan tombaca'cbuir dniue lianib 'n a plioca ; 's ged nacb robb moran litricbean iunte bba iad luacbmbor — ceir uasal, dbearg orra, cbo cruinu, leatbann ri bonn cruin ; tri no ceitbir air son a' mbinisteir, agus leobag bbeag an ceann gacb raitbe air son a' Cbeannaicbe bbain ; agus da-riieadb b'fbiacb e a pris a' bbraoisg fbaicinu a cbuireadb e air 'g a leugbadb. Cbunnaic mi sinn a' tanuiug barracbd airgid air tri litricbean 's an am sin na ni sinn air Ian cumain de 'n t-seors' ur a tbug mi 'ti diugli leam — cailc ruadb air a b-uile aon diubb, mar a cbi tbu air na seotaicbeau uain — " paiglite," " paigbte," air clar gacb aodainn diubb : agus air son pbaipeirean- naidbeacbd ! cba 'n 'eil balacb a tbug foid moine fo 'achlais do 'n sgoil an diugb nacb faod paipeirnaidbeacbd a tboirt dacbaidb 'n a aite. Cba 'n fbogbnadh an t-seaim fbeadbalnn, acb fear ur — fear Gaidbealacb, ma's fbior — Cuairtear nan Gleann ! Cuairtear — acb cba 'n abair mi tuill- eadb. Sin agad a' mbaileid — se ficbead litir, agus cuid diubb air son feadbainn nacb d' f buair litir riamb. M. Sg. — Fuir'ibb air ur n-ais gus an seoi'saicb mi na litricbean — cba 'n fbaodar lamb a cbur air a h-aon diul)b. Cal. — Cba cbuir sinne corrag 01 ra, acb foadaidb an cat ambarc aii' an rigb. Co dba tba i sud ? a b-uile litir air a cul cbo reambar, gbarbb ri m' ludaig, 's cbo cam ri iomaire 'u amadain. — Stad, f buair mi e — Donald M'Lvcais, Esquire, Shooter of Wild Beasts, Big-Craig. Esquire ! ! Fbeara 's a gbaoil ! DombnuU Brocair 's a' Cbreig - mboir 'n a Esquire! tbug so barr air na cbunnaic mi riamb ; acb co i so ? Miss Christiana Mac 0' Shenag^ Old Wife's Point, Mull. Ubb ! Ubb ! Ubb ! CO i so ? Feucbaidb so riut fbein, ge b-eolacb tbu. An aitbne dbuit i 1 Old Wife's Point ; sin aite nacb cuala mise ri m' linn, no fear eile rombam. — ! Bheurla, Bbeurla, mar a tba i 'tolladb a stigb ! M. Sg. — Nacb cum tbu dotbeanga, Cbaluim ; an e nacb aitbne dbuit i ? Cairistiona mbor aig Rudba-na- Caillicb. Cal.— Rudba-na-Caillicb ! Old Wife's Point. Mo cbreacb, mo cbreacb. ! C'ait' an stad so? 's culaidb-spuirt so gim teagamb ; acb stad — tba mi 'tuigsiun co bbuaitbe tba litir Cairistiona. Cuiridb mi geall gur e bodacb na brigise cainbe 'l)ba'g iasgacb nan cruban 's nan  lusic Hall artistes contributed a lai-ge number of songs ; and a pleasing feature in the entertainment was a Gaelic recitation by Mrs. M'Kellar, the poetess. The pro- gramme was at intervals varied by reels and other Highland dances, which were executed by Messrs. A. Grant, George Macdonald, Ross, Johnston, and others. Altogether the concert was a great success. Ross.— The Free Church Synod of Ross at its recent meeting agreed to over- ture the General Assembly "to adopt such measures as they may see fit to se- cure the teaching of Gaelic" in Highland Schools. Edinburgh University. — Honours. — We are glad to see that Mr. William Macphail, son of iSIr. Dugald ilacphaU (our correspondent Muikach), has taken the Gold Medal in the Junior Humanity Class and first-class certificate in the Junior Greek Class at the Edinburgh L^niversity. The Highlanders of Glenelg. — The Rev. Dr. Beith, in his "Highland Tour," says — "The Highlanders of Glenelg and the neighbouring districts are not of the Celtic tribes — not of the same race as the Highlanders of Islay and Argyll. Of Scandinavian origin, their type of person is greatly superior to the other. They are tall, stalwart, ponderous men, with high features and a lofty bearing. Their women, in proportion, are the same. They are of the class of Highlanders who never think of a great man but as a man of gigantic stature, who do not care to realise the fact that a gi-eat soul can in- habit a body which is not in some due proportion to its greatness. They would have had my friend Dr. Candlish's bodily presence something different from what stood before them. 'Ne so an diilne mor? they said to me repeatedly in a sort of lowered tone." ^0 CorreBuonbcnti Can any of our readers favour us with the words of either of the following songs ?— ' ' A Mhairi na 'n tigeadh tu thaitneadh tu rium." " Hie dhuinn, chaidh tu 'm dhith; Slan gu 'n tiU thu 's gu 'n ruig thu. " Errata. — In the Gael for April, page G5, line 6, for "vales" read "dales." We omitted to state that the publishers of Sean Dana are Maclachlan & Stewart, Edinburgh. ' Afar ghath solids do m' anam feiii Thu sgeula na h-ahnsir a dh fhalbh."- -OlSEAN. 1 11. Leabh.] DARA MIOS an T-SAMHRAIDH, 1874. [28 Air. SILIS NIC-COIWNICH. SEANX SGEUL GAIDHEALACII. IV. An uair a cliunnaic fear de na seirbhisich d' am b' ainm Aonghas Saor, cho dian-bhriathrach agus cho dannarra's a bha Oiglirig'n a beachd fein agus nach cumteadli 'n a tosd i aon chuid le impidh no le bagradb, chaidh e agus dh' iiinis e do 'u Mhoraire gach ni a bha i 'cur as letb nan naislean, agus ars' esan, " Mur cuirear stad oirre gu h-ealamb,blieir i masladh air a' cbinne gu leir." Dh' eisd am Moraire, gun bhi a reir coslais air a gbluasad gu ro mhor leis gacb ni a bha air'innseadh dha le Aonghas ; thug e taing dha air son a dhillseachd ; ach thug e bretb air a shon fein ; bu mhath dha na 'n d' rinn e inar siu roimh laimh. Ach aig an am ud cha bu chomasacb dha bhi caoin-shuaracb mu ni sam bith a theirteadh no a shaoilteadh mu bhas a Shilis. Mar sin, cho biatb 's a bha an dinneir thairis, chuir e fios gu Oighrig Nic-Coinnich gu 'm fcumadh i tigbinii an lathair nan seacbd uaislean de 'n fhine a Viha 'n an suidhe leis mu 'n bbord air an f heasgair ud. Ann an tiota, bha Oighrig suas an staidhir, agus 'n a seasamh gun athadh, gun ghriobhaig air beulthaobh nan uaislean. " So agaibh," arsa Eidirdeil, ri 'chaird- ean, " baobh chro.sda de shearbli- anta, aig an robh comhdhaltas ri m' cheile uasail nach maireann ; agus d'an robh mor speis aice. Tha e air 'innseadh dliomh gu 'm bheil i a' sgaoileadh a mach a leithid de chasaidean tuaileasach ann ur n-aghaidhse agus ann am aghaidh fiiein a thaobh bas na ban-mhoraire, agus gu 'm feumar a toirt gu cunntas air a shon gun tuilleadh dalach. Oighrig, thig ni's dluithe ; seas air mo bheulthaobh, agus seall direach ann am aodann. Ciod e so an tuaileas mallaichte, droch-mheineach a tha thu a' sgaoileadh cho dalma agus cho bathaiseach am measg nan seirbhiseach ?" " Cha d' thubhairt agus clia do sgaoil mi dad ris nach seas mi ann ur lathairse agus an lathair ur cairdean; cha 'n e sin a mhain, ach ri aghaidh an dearbh dhuine sin a tha gu sonruichte ciontach ann ur measg uile." " Oighrig, cha 'n urrainn thusa ni sam bith a dhearljhadh, mar fhirinn, air nach robh thu fein ann ad shuil-fhianuis." "An e nach urrainn? — Tha fios agam air barraohd na'shaoileas 7 102 AN GAIDHEAL. Dai"a Mios an t-Samhiaidh, 1874. sibh. Tha moraii air 'f hoillseacli- adli dhonih, nacli faca mi riamh le m'shuilean. Tha silihse a saoilsinn nacli 'eil f hios again co a thilg mo bhain-tigliearna ionmhuinn thar iia drochaid. Dh' f liaodadh sibh fein, mo thighearna, a bhi Ian deai'bhte mu 'ii cliuis, mur do dhi-chuimhuich sibh gach 'inn- leachd a bha air an cleilbh 'n a h-aghaidh o am gu am. Ach ma tha sibhse air ur dalladh cho inor, mar is i mo bharail gu'm bheil, innsidh mise dlmibh mar thach- air. Is aim le himhan na dithis sin a tha 'n an suidhe aig ur laimli dheis agus chli, a thilgeadh leis an t-sruth ur ceile uasal, ionmhuinn, ach gu sonruichte les an t-seann abharsair sin- Carnach, a bha o cheann bhliadh- nachan a sior dheilbh innleach- dan cuilbheartach gu cur as d' ur Silis uasail, ionghradhaich ; agus a thug gu buil iad aig a cheann mu dheireadh, le fath a ghabhail air a bhreislich a thainig oirre fo uamhas na tuil a bha 'ruith fo 'n drochaid-mhaide. Agus cha 'n esan a mhain tha ciontach d^ 'n ghniomh mhortail ; bha e air a chuideachadh le mac a brathar — Barr-a-mhuilinn, an lasgaire uasal sin a tha air bhall-ehrith fa m' chomhair, agus 'n a shuidhe gu statail ri 'r guallainn. Faodaidh iad am Haclan a chasadh rium. Is mise tha coma. Tha deagh fhios agamsa ciod e bu mhathair aobhair d' am feall-chomhairlean ifrinneil. Cha do thuig sibhse fhathast a' chrioch shonriuchte a bha aca 's amharc. Air son crioch shuarach, fheineil, mhort iad bain-tighearna neochioiitach, cho glan, cho uasal, cho ionmhuinn agus cho teo-chridheach 's a tharruing riamh anail na beatha. Ah ! gu dearbh, gu dearbh ! cha'n ioghnadh leam am faicinn a' clisgeadh ami am lathair, agus na deoir a' sileadh o an suilean an- iochdmhor. Tha sar-fhios aca gur h-i an fhirinn a tha mise ag innseadh dliuibh, agus is e an di- bheatha gu bhi cnamh an cir oirre." " Ciod e so tha mi 'faicinn ? Carson a tha thu a caoineadh, a mine blirathar-mi-athar?"arsa am Moraire ri Carnach. " Mar is aitline do gacli neach de m' luchd-eolais," arsa Carnach, " bha mi riamh o m'oige, forfhais- each mu nithibh sonruichte a dh' f haodadh a bhi 's an dan dhomh aims an f hreasdal ; agus o chionn bhliadlmachau, bha roimh-bharail again gu 'n tugteadh a' bhan- mhoraire air falbli uainn le bàs obann agus tubaisteach ; agus mar tha beatha aon neach gu trie an crochadh ri beatha neach eile, bha e air m' inntinn gu 'm biodh a bas air doigh eigin 'n a aobhar air mo bhàs fein a tlioirt mu 'n cuairt. Ach ged bha mi ach beag Ian dearbhta uime, chaidh e ri h-uine as mo chuimhne, gus an d' thug a' ghaorsach dhalma, bheag-narach so, le a tuaileas mi- runach gu m' chuimhne e as ur ; agus a nis, tha mi lan-chinnteach gu n toir a bhiasd shuarach dhroch-mheineach so gu buil e. 0,1110 thighearna agus mo clieann- feadhna ionmhuinn, an leig thu a leithid so de ladarnas as gun pheanas Ì" " Cha teid an ciontach as gun pheanas," arsa Eidirdeil, " ach leanaidh peanas air sail dearbh- aidh. Cho fad 's a theid m' fliocal agus mo riaghladhsa, cha ditear Dara Mios an t-Samhiaidh, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 103 neach, co air bith e, as eugais dearbbaidh. — A nis, Oighrig, tha iad uile an so, a bba 'n an suil- fhianuisean air bàs na ban- mboraire. Tha fhios againn nach faca tusa cia mar a thacbair e." " Ann e naeb faea mise le m' sbuilean fein e T' arsa Oigbrig " Tbugadh na mortairean an aire dba. An saoil siblise gu 'm b' urrainn mise mo bban-mbaigb- istir nasal, mo bban-cbaraid cbaombaib a leigeadh thar na h-aibbne ann an cuideachd nan con-luirge sin, gun sealltainn as a deigb ? Tha sar-f bios aca-san gu 'm bheil mi ag innseadb na tirinn, agus dearbbaidh mi orra e. Tbugadh iad an aire d' an ambaicbean," ars' ise, agus i a tarruing a meoir mu 'n cuairt a muineil fhein, Chiteadh gu soilleir air gnuis a' mboraire, gu 'n robb e air a ehur thuige le uambunn agus le iongantas le bbi 'cluinntinn a chairdean air an casaid mar so 'n an latbair fein; agus cha 'n 'eil e mi-cboltacb gu n do thoisich e aig an am ud ri tombas eigin de ambarus altrum a tbaobh an cionta agus an dubailteacbd ; ach db' eiricb Carnaeb suas ann am braise feirge, tharruing e a chlaidbeamb, agus, ars' esan ris a' mboraire, " Cha 'n f beudar a leithid so de cbasaid a gbiulan, agus cha gbiulainear leatba ni 's mo. Cha 'n fbaod a' bhiasd dho-bbeartach so a bbi beo ni 's faide." " Air d'atbais,Fbir Charnaich!" arsa Oigbrig, le a dorn blieag, gheal togta suas ri'aodann. "Cha 'n fhaod mi basachadh an nocbd, aill ar 'n aill leat e. Tha hos agam gu 'r b-e sin a riaraicheadh do chridbe an-iocbdmborsa, mar is math is aithne dbuit do ebunn- art cho fad 's is beo mi ; ach coidlidh mise an nocbd far nach ruig do ghairdein brùideilse orm, agus far an bi comb-chaidreamb agam ritbese a bba air a tilgeadli sios leis an dearbh ghairdein sin agadsa. Thugaibh deagh aire do na tha mi ag imiseadb dhuibh. Na gabbaibh mi' fbocalsa a mbain air cionta nan uaislean so," arsa Oigbrig, agus i a tionndadh ris a' mboraire ; "mur tig fiannis a duthaich eile a dh-ionnsaidh a' Cbaisteil, an taobb a stigh de thri laithean, a lan-dbearbbas dhuibbse cionta nan daoine so, ceadaicbidh mise dhuibh mo chorp a ghearradb 'n a bhloigh- dean, agus m' f beoil a tbilgeadh am mach a dh-ionnsaidh nam feanmigan agus nan iolairean. Cha bbùsaich mise an nocbd, Fbir Charnaich, iseiginn gu 'm mair mi beo gus an toir mi Ian dearbhadh do 'n mboraire air ur ciontasa. A mhortairean, mar tha sibb ann, tha dearbh chinnt agaibbse gur h-i an fbirinn a tha mi ag innseadb. Fbir Charnaich, bhruadair mi gu 'm faca mi do cborpsa 'n a ablach reubta aig bonn a cbaisteil, agus tha fhios agam gu 'n tachair e. Ach, O, tha mi an docbas gu 'n crochar thu an toiseach 1 Oidliche mbath leat ; ach cuimbnich, nach hasaich mise an nocbd — bidh mi beo ge b' oil leat e." " Ciod a tha an dubb-chaile mballaichte so a ciallachadh ?" arsa na h-uaislean, agus iad a sealltainn an aodannaibh a cheile. " Ceadaicbidh i dhuinn a corp a reubadh 'n a bhloigbdean mur tig fianuis gu'r diteadh à duthaich 104 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an t-Sanihiaidh, 1874. eile ; agus gu 'ni bi comh- chaidreamh aice an nochd ris a' blian-mhoiaire nach maireann. Ciod a tha a' bhuidseach ifriuneil a' ciallachadh ?" " Tha e do-thuigsinn dhomhsa," ai'sa Eidirdeil, " ciod a tha i a' ciallachadh ; ach tha mi a lan- thuigsinn nadur na casaid a thog i'n ur n-aghaidhse. Agus bu shona 'bhithinn an nochd na 'm bithinn saor o amharus gu'm faod i bhi fior. Coma co dhiu, tha e furasda gu leoir dhuinn feitheamh gu ceann nan tri laithean, gus am faic sinn an tig no nach tig an fhianuis dhiomhair ud mu 'n d' thug i sanas dhuinn. Agus mur tig, an deigh sin, bheir siim a ghaorsach gu breitheanas." " Faodaidh i dol as oirnn mu'n tig an t-am sin," arsa Carnach. " Thuig mi air a cainnt gu 'm ])heil e 'n a run sin a dheanamh air an oidhche so fhein. Is e 'bu choir dhuinn a' bhiasd a ghlacadh air' a mhionaid so. Is i mo chomhairle-se mata, gu'n ceanglar a casan agus a lamhan, no gu 'n teid a glasadh a stigh anns an toll-dhubh gun tuilleadh seamsain. Gabhaidh mi fein orm a bhi am fhear-coimhid a' phrios- ain." " Cha ruigear a leas aon chuid a ceangal no a priosanachadh," arsa Eidirdeil. " Theid mise an urras oirre, gu 'n cuirear 'n ur lathair i, beo no marbh, aig ceann nan tri loichean." IMUILEACH. (Hi leantuinn.) Tionndaiclh do shuilean ort fein 's air do dheanadas, agus na toir breth air   fa  Cholasa." I'lir i gruaidh an i-.^^ ;,...'. chuala Ini a ghulh eritLcacIi " a',^ freagradh na soraidh chairdeil a chuireadh leis ; agus shaoil migu 'n do thuig mi cuid de na smuaiiitean a bha 'luasgadh "inutinn 'n uair a bha e 'gabhail a chead de 'n aite a bha ceaiigailte ri 'chridhe le cho iomadh suaim. Bha mi taingeil gu 'm faca mi 'n sealladh 's gu 'n cuala mi 'u guth ;— thaisg mi le cheile ann am chridhe iad, oir " bha m' uaill as ni' uachdaran mor." jj M'K 11(1 AN GAIDHEAL. Dcira Mios an t-Samliiaiilh, 1S"4. DUANAG LEANNANACHD. (With translation by the Author. ) Air fonn — " Tka duracJid mo chrklhe leat." 0, theid mi do 'n choill leat, Mo mhaighdean deas, òg ; 0, theid mi do 'n choill leat, JNIo mhaighdean deaS, òg ; 'S cha chum eagal maoir 'Bhi 'g ar glaodhaich gu stùl Mi fein gun dol do 'n choill leat, Mo chaomh chailin òg. 'S e miann daonnunn suaraich 'Bhi 'cnuasach gach lò ; 'S e miann an-laoch cruaidh-chridh- each Euagadh a's leon ; 'S e miann ain-tigh'rn aibhreach An tuath chumail fò ; 'S e mo mhiann-sa 'bhi 'gluasad Le m' luaidh 'choil] nan cnò . 0, theid mi do 'n choill, &c. Mar ghriau-ghath do chuailein, 'Thug buaidh air an or ; Do mhiog-shuil mar dhrùchd, Madainn chiuin air an Ion ; Doghruaidh's do bhileanbith-bhlath, Bho 'm millse thig pòg, Dh' fhag fann taobh deas nan ùbhlan A's ùr-bhlàth nan rùs. 0, theid mi do 'n choill, &c. Nach ann m' an tig an aois oirnn A shaoileas tu 's coir Dhuinn tlaitheas 'dheanamh 'n t- saoghal, 'S an gaol chumail beo ? 'S bho 'n is gearr an ùin' Eadar glùn 's caisil-chrò, O, caitheamaid i, ruin, Ann an sugradh 's an ceùl. 0, theid mi do 'n choill, &c. Ma 's e 's gu 'm beil e 'n dan duinn, Mar dha dhuilleag òg, Craobh mhor na beatha-s' 'fhagail 'D è 'm fàth bhi fo bhròn ? Tha 'n gliocas fein a' glaodhaich, Gur faoineachd mar sgleo 'N uair threigeas togradh gaoil sinn 'Bhi 'n gaol air 'bhi beo. 0, theid mi do 'n choill, &c. DOMHNtJLL MAC-MHUIRICH. We'll go, To the green wood alone ; We'll go, lassie, go. To the green wood alone : In spite of kirk and elders And frowning Mess John, We'll go, lassie, go. To the green wood alone. Give misers their treasures To count o'er and o'er ; Give mad-brained ambition His red fields of gore ; Give tyrants svich slaves As ne'er jjant to be free ; Give me the calm eve In the green wood with thee. We'll go, lassie, go, &c. No gold with thy bright flowing Ringlets can vie ; No dew drops can rival The light of thine eye ; No wild budding rose Whence the bee honey sips Can equal the sweets Nor the glow of thy lips. We'll go, lassie, go, &c. Since youth is the season That Nature has given. To taste what this life has That savours of heaven. Let us seize on its joys. Dearest maid, ere it flies, Nor spend our gay spring-time In groans and in sighs. We'll go, lassie, go, &c. I ask not long life. Since by sages I'm told. That age is like winter. Unpleasant and cold ; But let the vital stream In my veins cease to move, When no longer I feel The warm raptures of love ! Donald Mac-Phersoh. 1847. ALASDAIR SGIOBALTA, TAILLEAR LAG-AN-DROIGIIINN. Thacliair do mliimstear og, aigHear- I aige r' a dheanamh, 's bha e a' ach a bhi 'ciir seachad oidhche ! faireachdainn na h-iiine fada. Chuir gheamhraidh ami an Tigb-osda Lag- j e fios air fear an tigh-osda dh' an-droio-hinu. Cha robh a bheag I f heuchainn an robh duine tuigseach, Dara Mios an t-Samhraiilh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. Ill cracairiclie math, no feai* a clh' innseadh sgeulachd anns a' bhaile, a glieobhadh e a chur seachad an f lieasgair leis. Thiiirt fear an tighe gu 'n robh, — an t-aon duine a b' fheaiT a dli' aitliris naidlieachdan, no a ghabliail oran na 'm b' eiginn e, eadar Maol-Chinntire agiis Tigh- lain-Ghroid, — b' e sin Alasdair Sgiobalta, an taillear. Dh' iarr am ministear air fios a chur air Alasdair ma tà ; rud a rinn fear an tighe, 's cha d' f heith an taillear an dara cuireadh : is duilich leam gur iomadh uair a rachadh e an rathad ceudna gun chuireadh idir. Coma co dhiiibh, thainig Alasdair 's chaidh a sheoladh a stigh do sheomar a' mhinisteir. Chaidh am botul a thoirt air bonn agus Ian slige a chur leth ri goile an tailleir g' a chur air fonn seanchuis ; 's Moire ! cha robh sin duilich ! An taice nan sgeulachd chaidh an taillear. Bheireadh am ministeir dha an deàrrsach eile as a' bhotul, " eadar dha naidheachd," mar their iad — 's faodar a bhi cinnteach nach robh e 'deanamh dearmaid air fhein 's a' cheart am — gus mii dheireadh an d' fhàs an companas cho cridheil's gu 'n robh aon air bith d' an dithis — gu sonraichte an taillear — deas air son gniomh cuimsich sam bith. Mar bha 'n t-olc 's a' mhinistear, ars' esan ri Alasdair, "■ Jnnsidh mi dhuit ciod e 'ui mi — bheir mi dhuit gini oir air na cumhnantan so : gu 'n leum tliu air d' ais 's air d' aghaidh thar na cathrach so fad leth-uair — gu riaghailteach, socair' — a' glaodh- aich am mach aig a' h-uile leum, ' Is mise Alasdair Sgiobalta, taillear Lag-an-droighinn ;' ach ma bhruidh- neas tu aon fhacal eile, no ma stadas tu de d' leum gus am bi an leth-uair thairis, caillidh tu do dhuais." Chuir neonachas na tairsge a thug am ministear dha, ioghuadh air an taillear, 's bha e tiota beag ann an ag am bu choir dha aontachadh leatha, ach ars' esan ris fhein, " Tarrainnidh mi snathainn no 'dha an Lag-an-droighinn m' an coisinn mi 'urad ; agus bidh latha 's bliadhna m'an tig a' cheart tairgse am charaibh a rithist — gabhaidh mi rithe." " Is bargan e," thuirt esan ris a' mhin- istear; " cha 'n 'eil ann ach sinn fhein, agus cha 'n 'eil na cumhachon duilich a choimhlionadh ; — is mairg a theirteadh Alasdair Sgiobalta rium mur leumaiun fad leth-uair, no fad latha na 'm b' eiginn e, thairis air cathair ! — is iomadh leum a b' airde, agus theagamh a b' amaidiche a thug- mi air son duals a bu shuaraiche" Thug am ministear am mach 'uairea- dair agus thilg an taillear dheth a chota. A' cur a laimhe air cul na cathrach, thoisich e air leum, 's e gu farumach ag aithris nam facal a chaidh iarraidh air, "Is mise Alasdair Sgiobalta, taillear Lag-an-di-oighinn!" An deigh da so dol air aghaidh fad mu thuaiream choig mionaidean, thug am ministear tarrainn air a' chlag 's thainig seirbheiseach a stigh, " Ciod air an talamli a bu chiall duibh," thuirt am ministear ; " a leithid so de dhuine cuthaich a chur a stigh leamsa ] Nach do shaoil mi gu 'm bu duine tuigseach a bha ann ; an ann toileach amadan a dheanamh dhiom a bha sibli ]" Alasdair. — " Is mise Alasdair Sgiobalta, taillear Lag-an-droighinn!" ^Seirbheiseach. — " Air chinnt, a mhinisteai-, cha 'n 'eil fhios agam ciod a dh' fhairich e ; cha 'n f haca mi riabh roimhe e'dol air 'aghaidh mar so — Alasdair, Alasdair ! ciod is is ciall duit i" Alasdair.—" Is mise Alasdair Sgiobalta," àc. Seirbheiseach.— BeannRÌcli mise ! Alasdair thailleir, cuimhnich c' àite bheil thu ; nach 'eil meas agad air an duin'-uasal a chuir fios ort? Carson a tha thu a' deanamh burraidh dhiot fhein ?" 112 AK GAIDHEAL. Bara Mios an t-Samliraidli, 1874. Alasdair. — " Is mise Alasdair Sgiobalta," &c. Fear-an-tighe (a' tigliinn a stigh le cabhaig). — " Ciod an ainin an Flireasdail a tlia 'so? — tba an duine air mheara-cLinn — nacli ann agad 'tlia 'n dearg aghaidli, dliuine, dol a thoirt maslaidh do dhaoin'-naisle ann am thigli-sa le 'leithid so de cliluicli- eaclid ! " Alasdair. — " Is mise Alasdair Sgiobalta," ■&lc. Fear-an-tighe, (ri aon d' a sbeirbh- eisich).^ — " Riiith air son a mhnatba, oir cha 'n nrrainn domb cur suas le so. A cbairdean, tba e soilleir gn bbeil an duine air dearg lasair a' cbutbaieb ; agus tba docbas agam nach tig dimeas air mo tbigb an lorg a' gbnotbaicb so." Alasdair. — " Is mise Alasdair Sgiobalta," &c. Bean Alasdair (a' ruitb a stigb). — " O ! Alasdair, Alasdair, ciod a tbainig ort ? Nacb aitbne dbuit mise — do bbean fein f Alasdair. — " Is mise Alasdair Sgiobalta," &c. Bean Alasdair (a' caoineadb). — " Mur 'eil umbail agad dombsa, cuimbnicb air do leanaban aig an tigb, agus tbig dacbaidb learn." Alasdair. — " Is mise Alas " Cba b' nrrainn d' a mbnaoi an gnotbacb a sbeasamb na b' f baide ; leum i 's tbilg i a lamban m' a mluiineal, 's cbrocb i ris air a leitbid de dboigb 's nacb robb comas aige air leum tuille a tboirt. Is ann an sin a bba a' gbleacbd — esan an geall air a' ghvni, 's a' feucbainn ri ise 'tbilgeil dbetb ; acli cbunnaic e nacb gabbadb so deanamb, 's gbeill e dbi. " Drocb bbàs ort ! oinseacb gun tùr," tbuirt esan gu muladacb ; " cba do bbuidbinn mi riabh gini cbo furasda na'n leigeadb tusa learn." Feumar 'innseadb gu'n robb an t-bsdair moran na bu toilicbte leis a' mliincacbadb a cliaidli a tboirt air a' cluiis na bba bean an tailleir, A cbur saod air Alasdair bocbd tbug am ministear dba gu saor an gini a bu glile mbath a cboisinn e. Mac-Mharcuis. Rudba-nam-faoileann, A' Bbealtainn, 1874. COMHRADH. EADAE MUEACHADH BAN AC4US COINNEACH CIOBAIE. MUE. — Is niinic a cbual'sinu, a Cboiunicb, " Nacb tig an cota glas CO maitb do na b-nile fear," acb gun teagamb sam bitb is maitb tba 'n cota glas a' tigbiiin dbuit-sa, f bir mo cbridbe, agus gu mo slan a bliitbeas tu g'a cbaitbeadb. Acb ciod i do naidbeacbd, agus ciamar tba Seouaid cboir, agus an teagblacb gu leir o'n cbuimaic mi mu dbeireadb tbu ? Is mi tba toilicbte d' f baiciun. Dean suidbe aTi siu, agus cluinneamaid gacb ùracbd a tba agad I'i aitbris. Coin. — Ma ta, a Mburacbaidb, far greim air do laimb, agus innis domb do cbor, agus cor gacb seau agus og 'n ad f bardaicb. Cba bbeag mo sbolas tacbairt riut au duigb, a cbaraid ionmbuiun, agus mar an ceudna co tratb 'a an la. JNfur 'eil cabbag ort, cniridb sinn beagan uairean nine seacbad cuideacbd, a cbum gu 'n tig sinn air na cuisean a tbacbair air feadh &n t-saogbail o'n cbunnaic sinn a cbeile roimbe, agus tba nis iomadb seacbdain o sin. Mur. — Mo lamb-sa dbuit, a Coin- nicb, gu 'n suidb mise gu socaireacli fliad 's a tbogaireas tn, cbum gacb ur-sgeul a cbluinatiun, agus combradb taitneach a bin agaiim mu na nitbibb a bba agus a bbitbeas. Acb, a' cbaraid, cba laidh mo sbuil air do cbota glas, oir is maitb e. Cba 'n 'eil teagamb agam nacb i obair Seouaid cboir tba'n siu, agus is Dara ilios an t-Sauihraitlli, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 113 tlaclid-mlior a dh' f hag- i e ; agus riiiu au taillear, ge b' e co e, a chuid feiu de'ii gliuothuch gu snasmhor, ceaiialta. CoiX. — Tha tbu gle cbeart, a Mhurachaidh, oir roglinaich Seouaid na h-nrad de nisgaibli uau caorach a bli' agam air au Leiteai'-Bliuidlie, chum au trusgan so a diieauamh do cbaraid araidh d'au ainui Muracliadh Ban. Le 'lambaibb feiu cbard, agus cbo-tlilam, agus sbuiomb i e. Au sbi, thug i do DbombnuU Breabadair e ; a ris cbuireadb air a' bbord- luaidbe e, gus an d' rinueadb e co tuigb ri clnais laoigb. Au deigb sin gbearradb 'n a dba letb e, agus leis au darua letb I'iuu Fionnladb Tailleir suas e mar a tha tbu 'g a f baicinu, agus tba 'u letb eile aig Seouaid anus a cbiste dbeh'g, agus a sin cba tig e gus au teid Muracbadb Bau g' a iarraidb. MuE. — Direacb, glan, ceart, a Cboinnicb, tba Muracbadb Ban fada fada an comaiu Seouaid, tba gun teagamb; cba'n'eil fios co a dbeanadb a leitbid acb i feiu ; acb tba i tuill- eadb 's ceaualta, coir, air au doigb sin, agus bu dual atbar agus matbar dbi sin, mar is maitb tba fios agam- sa. Tba ise a' dearbbadb an t-seau- fbocail a deir, " Gu 'm bbeil gride uau sÌQUsear anus au t-sliocbd." Coin. — Cba tig e dbomb-sa gun 'aideacbadb gu saor, a Mburacbaidb, gur gleusda, tapaidb,dileas, agus glic a' bbeaii Seouad. Tba i dleas'uacbail d' a compauacb agus da cloinu, cairdeil do 'u bbocbd, suairce ris na b-uile, agus air gacb seol 'u a deagb bbean-tigbe. Na 'm biodb i a cbaocb- ladb sin, bbriseadb i mo cbridbe, oir is miuic a cbual tbu " Gu 'n ceaunsaicb gacb fear au drocb bbean, acb esau aig am bbeil i. MUE. — Ro fbirinneacb, a Cboiu- uicb, acb cbaombaiu am Freasdal tbusa o gacb trioblaid agus briseadh- cridbe air au doigb siu ; agus tba fios aig an t-saogbal gur i Seouaid a I'inu duiue dbiot, a Cboinnicb, Mu 'n do pbos tbu, tba cuimbu' agad feiu. nacli robb auuad acb sliomair mor de bbalach luidseacb, neo-cbuimir] agus slaodacb 'n ad pbearsa agus 'n ad sgeudacbadb. Seadb, a cbaraid, tba deagb f bios agad nacb I'obb anus an am sin aite sam bitb cbo taitueacb leat, agus anns am bu trice am bitbeadb tu, na tigb-osda Dbonna- cbaidb Tbaileir. Ocban is iomadb sgillinn gbeal agua ruadb a db' f bag tbu 's an tigb sin ; agus is iomadb la agus oidbcbe a cbuir tbu seacbad ann, air bheag buannacbd do d' cborp no do d' auam. xlcb air siu gu leir cbuir Seouaid grad cbriocb, agus cha b' anu 'aatbratb. Is ciauail ri 'smuaiueachadb air a butbad teagblacb's a tba air an creacbadh le amaideacbd ceanuard an teaghlaicb auns au tigb-osda. Tba e cioutacb do pbeacadb a ta 'n a mbatbair-aobbair do gacb peacadb. Tba e a' milleadb a cbliu agus a cbodacb, a' cur as do 'n cbloinn aige leis an ocras,agus'g an sgeudacbadb le luideagaibb suaracb agus salacb. Tba e 'toirt air falbb gacb sitbe agus suaimbueis's an t-saogbal a ta latbair, agus 's au t-saogbal a ta ri teacbd, agus 'g a sgriosadb feiu, le 'sbuilibb fosgailte, eadar auam agus cborp. Coin. — Ma ta, a Mburacbaidb, cba 'n 'eil duil agam nacb deanadli tu ablach mbaitb de miuisteir, oir cba b' f bearr na sin a b' urrainn seauu Mbaigbstir Dombnull agaiuu feiu a cbur a macb as a' ebupaid aige. Gidbeadb, feumaidb mi 'aid- eacbadb le taingeileacbd, gu 'm bbeil Seouaid bbocbd airidb air gacb cliu a tba tbu a' caradb air a ceanu. C uin a thig tbu do 'u Gboirteau- Fraoicb a db-fbaotuinn do cbota- glais oir cba cbuir Seouaid 'n ad iouusaidb e gus au teid tbu g'a iarraidb ? Tbig, a cbaraid, ann an uiue gboirid le run gu fantuinn 114 AN GAIDHE AL. Dara Mios an t-Samhraidh, 1874. inaille niiim re dha na tri oidhcliean, agns gabhaidh Fiouuladh Tailleir do thombas, ag'us ni e do cbota gu freagarracb dbuit mu 'm fag tbii au tigb agaiuD. MuR. — Tba mi fada, fada 'u ad cbomaia, a' Cboiunich choir, agus tba mi morau uis mo na sin an comaiu Seonaid air sou a' cuimb- neacbain agus a caoimbueis do m' tbaoblisa. Blieir mi oidbirp air dol a sbealltuiuu ort an uair a bbios comas ag'am, agus air fuireacb maille riut fbad 's a cbeadaicbeas mo gbuotbuicbeau dombsin a dbeanamli; agus cuiridb mi litir do 'ii Gboirteau- Fraoicli la no dba mu 'n ruig mi, a db-iunseadb an ama air am feud duil a bbi agad rium. Coin. — Mo bbeaunacbd agad, a Mburachaidb, bheir au uaidbeacbd sin sobis uacb beag do Sbeonaid, an uaii' a db' iuuseas mise sin dbi ; acb na cuir dail ro fada 's a' gbnotbucli air eagal gu 'm bi sinu a' call ar foigbidinn. MuE. — Acb a nis, a Choinnicb, air duinn na cotaicbean glasa, agus an turas d' on Gboirtean-Fraoicb a cbur air doigb, cluiuueamaid ma 's e do tboil e, ciamar tba do mbaigbstir mor, Sir Seumas, agus ciamar tba an spreidb Eireaunacb, a' tigbiuu air an adbairt 's an dutbaicb so, a tba gu tur coimbeacb dboibb, agus air iomadb seol ni 's gairbb' agus nis creagaicbe na bba na macbraicbean combnard' agus reidb air an d' araicbeadb og iad, aun an seann Innis-Fail Ì Coin. — Direacb " an eatorras, mar a bba 'm baile am Baideanacb." Tba Sir Seumas fein gu slau, fallaiu, acb cba 'n 'eil aon cbuid an crodb no na caoraicb a' tigbinn air an agbaidb mar bu mbaith leinu. Cbaill sinn na b-uiread de na caoraicb le gue tbuain- eal a thainig 'n an ceann ; agus tba 'n crodb a' fuireacb caol, seargta, aL'us neo-bbeotbail. Cba 'n 'eil iad idir 'g am faiciun fein aig a' bbaile ; agus na'ntugadb an diugh dbacbaidh au de db' fbagadb Sir Seumas an tuatb 'n am fearainu fein, agus cba gbabbadb e gnotbucb ri sgiiob dhetb 'n a laimb fein ; is e nacb gabbadb. MuR.— Tba mi ga d' dbeagb cbreidsinn, a Cboinnicb, agus o |'n toiseacb cba robb a' cbaocbladb barail agam ; oir, cba 'n fbaca mi riamb uacbdaiuu a' soirbbeacbadb an uair a gliabbadb e am fearaun aige 'ji a laimb fein. Cban 'eil e ceart siii a dbeanamb, agus cban 'eil, cba robb, agus cba bbi beannacbd 'n a lorg. Acb is iad na lagbaima seilge siu a cbuir eadar Sir Seumas agus an tuatb agus b' fbearr da gu mor an diugb na 'm biodb e air lan- cbead a tboirt doibb air gacb gearr agus cearc fbraoicb, gacb fiadb agus earb air an oigbreacbd a smaladb as, na dealacbadli ri deagb tbuatb mar a rinn e. Coin. — Ro cbeart, oir is fbad o'n cbual sinn gu 'n " teagaisg cleacbd agusfeiu-fbiosracbadhnah-amadain," agus tbeagaisg iad gu dileas Sir Seumas, ge b 'e co d' an aidicbeadb se e. Gu ciunteach fbuair e a cborragan a losgadb, agus bithidh tacan maitb mu 'n slanaicbear iad, oir bba na leoiu guineacb agus searbb, MUE. — Cba robb ni sara bitb co taitneacb mu 'n gbnotbucb gu leir ris an toilinntiim a thug do tburas Eireaunacb dbuit fein, a Cboinnicb, an uair a cbual agus a cbunnaic tbu iomadb ni a tbug lasgan gaire ort, ged nacb d' fbuair mise cotbrom ort fatbast cbum a bbeag de na nithibb sin a cblunntinn. Acb is e nis an t-am, agus sooraicb tbu fein re sealain gus an aitbris tbu dbomb beagau tuilleadb dbe 'n tapacbd a db' fbiosraicb tbu. Coin. — Ni mise mo dbicbioll, ma ta, air sin a dbeanamb. Bba mi aon la air feill, agus co a bba ri m' Dara Mios an t-Sanihiaidh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 115 thaobh acli saighdear a bbuiiieadh do'n aite siu. Bha e 'u a sheasainh ag-iis a cas-labhairt, gus an robb e air a' cbnairteachadb mii dheireadb leis na-ficbeadaibb sluaigb a bba 'g ambaic aU- au aid aige le toll peileir iuute. "Seallaibb air an toll so/' ars' esan, " agiis tba sibb 'faicbiu na 'm biodb i 'n a b-aid le cruu iosal, cbaidb am peileir troimb 'n cbeann agam." MUE. — Is maitb a tbubbairt an saigbdear bocbd, acb ciod tuilleadb ? Coin. — Air la eile, bba duine beag, luideagacb 'n a sbeasamb goirid nam, agus dblntbaicb coimbearsuacb dba fein ris, a tbubbairt " Cba deacbaidb tbu do bbaile Cborc an diugb, a Pbat." " Ocbau ! cba deacbaidb, a gbraidb-geal mo cbridbe, oir db' innis dniu'-uasal domb gu 'n robb dubli- rudb gn bbi air a' gbealaicb an so an nocbd, agns db' fbuiricb mi gus am faiciun e." MUE. — Mo bbeanuacbd air Pat bocbd! bha dull aige nacb robb gealacb idir auu an Core, mar a bba far an robb e, agus db'fbau e gu glic gus am faiceadb e au dubbradb. Acb am bbeU cuimbn' agad air dad tuille. Coin. — Air la araidb bba Eireann- acb a' gabbail na sligbe an deigh lorg mbor mbaide a gbearradb a' coille oig a bba ri taobb an ratbaid. Cbomblaicb an t-uacbdaran e anus an eudann agus tbubbairt e ris, '• Fbir gnu uaire, innis domb air ball, c' ait an do gbearr tbu an lorg sin, oir is maitb a' cbraobb a mbill tbu.? C ait an do gbearr tbu e ? " Tbioundaidb Pat a gbuuis ris an duin'-uasal, agus a' cur a cborraig ri barr a' mbaide, tbubbairt e, " gbearr mi direacb tarsning an sin e." MuR. — Cba robb an duiu'-uasal air a dbeauamb a' bbeag ni 'bu gblice leis na ceistibb a cbuir e ris a' bbalacb bbucbd. Acb cba 'n 'eil sin CO maitb ri Eireaiinacb a cbuuuaic mise 'g iarraidh oibre air tuatbanacb a bba goirid o Ghlascbu. Sbeas an duiiie bocbd ri taobb an tuatbanaicb, a tbubbairt ris — " Cba ruig tbu leas, a bbalaicb, cba ruig tbu leas a bbi 'cur dragb' orm-sa, oir fbuair au ditbis mu dbeireadb a bba agam as an dutbaicb agadsa bàs air mo laimb, agus b' eiginn domb an cur fo 'n talamb air mo cbosdas fein, agus agus cba bbi gnothucb agam ri auam tuille as an tir sin, uime sin, bi falbb ma ta." *' Ocbau ! a dhuin'- uasail,cba'n eagal domb-sa, gu firinn- eacb, cba 'ji eagal domh-sa, oir gu cinuteacb gbeibb mi teisteanas o gacb maigbstir aig an robb mi riamb nacb d' fbuair mi bàs aig aon diubh. Is mi nacb d' fbuair, agus feudaidb sibb mo cbreidsinn a dbuiu'-uasail urram- aicb." Coin. — Cba d' rinn an tuatbanacb gu ceart mar d' thug e obair do 'u duine bbocbd an deigb gacb dicbill a rinn e gu dbearbbadb gu 'n robb e beo. Gun teagamb is ro iongantacb freagairtean nan Eireannacb air amannaibb. Cbual' mi mu dhitbis sbaigbdear a bba ann roimb so aig an robb mor-speis d' a cbeile. Bba 'n t-aon 'n a Albannacb, agus an t-aon eile 'n a Eireannacb. Mu 'n deacb- aidb iad sios do 'n cbatb, rinn iad cordadb r' a cbeile na 'n racbadb a b-aon diubb a leonadb gu 'n cuidicb- eadb an t-aou eile leis. Tbacbair e ann am blar fuilteacb gu 'n do leon- adb an t-Albannacb le peileir air an leis, agus gbrad ghlaodb e li 'cbaraid Eireannacb air son cuideacbaidb. Tbog Pat suas ah- a gbuaillibb e, agus d' fbalbb e leis chum an leigb. An uair a bha e air an t-sligbe sguab peileii- eile an ceann dbe'n Albannacb bbocbd, gu 'n f bios, gu 'n aire d'a cbompanacb. Chunnaic an leigb an t-Eireannacb a' giulan na closaich gun cheanu, agus tbubbairt e ris, " C ait am bbeil tbu 'dol le sin, a Pbat ? " '' C' ait am bheil mi 'dol ] 116 AN GAIDHEAL. Dava Mios an t-Samluaidh l^li. Co a chual riamh a leitliid, c' ait acli clmm an leigh, gus an leigliisear an duine truagli a leonadli co searbb Ì" "Ach, a' charaid," deir am fear eile, *' am bheil thu 'faicinn gu 'm bheil thu 'giulau closaich gun cheanu?" "OcLon! mo thruaigh an gnothucli cianail ! tlia mi 'faicinn sin a nis, acli smuainich air na breugaibli eagallacli a labhair an droch-f hear rium ; oir CO cinuteacb ris a' bhas, dh' innis e dhomlisa gur ann a leonadh e le peileir aun an lag na sleisde." MuR. — Is e fior Eireannach a blia 's an fhear sin gun teagamb, a Choinuich, an uair a bba e an duil gu 'n robh comas aig fear gun cheanu labliairt ris, agus na breugan a chur an ceill da. Ach chuala mise mu Eireannach eile a bha cheaxt co ion- gantach ris an t-saighdear sin, agus iniisidh mi dhuit m' a thimcliioll. Coin. — Tha sin ceart, a Mhurach- aidh ; ach rach air d' aghaidh, agus cluinneamaid ciod a thachair. MuR. — Bha Eireannach bochd, luideagach aou la ag imeachd air a shocair, agus a' gabhail an rathaid- mhoir a' feadaireachd dha fein, Ghrad chomhiaich e tarbh mor, fiadh- aich, aig an robh suileau a' lasadh mar theine leis a' chutbach a bba air. Ann am priobadb na sula, leum e air an duine thruagh, thog e suas air adhaircibh e, agus le aon bhras- upag, tbilg se e tbar garadh-cloiche a bha ri taobh an rathaid. Air do 'n Eireannach bbochd eirigh air a chos- aibh mar a b' f hearr a b' urrainn e, tbilg e suil air an aÌDmhidh fheargach agus chunnaic se e le 'shroiu air an lar, a'sgriobadh agus a' reubadh suas natalmhainn le'chois thoisich, mar is cleachd le brviit's an staid sin a dheanamb. Rinn Pat bochd snodh- gaire, 'n am da a bhi 'crathadh a cbuid luideag, agus a' tionndaidh ris an tarbh, thubhairt e, "A bheist ghrannda, chrosda, mur faicinn thu a' striochdadb, a' sgriobadh, agus a' deanamb mor-umblachd air an doigh sill, air m' onoir gu 'n saoilinn gu 'n robh thu ann an da-rireadh, an uair a tbilg thu mi thairis air a'gbai'adb." Com. — Nach b' e am blaomasdar gun 'cbeill e, le bhi 'n duill gu 'n robh an tarbh a' deanamh nmblaclid dha, an uair a bha e 'n a chas-fheirg, a' sgriobadh suas an I'athad-mboir. Bu mhaitli dha nach deachaidh e 's an am a dheanamb suas na reite ris an ainmbidh fheargach, oir bu ro chinneach gu 'n tilgeadh se e an dara uair tbar mullach a' gharaidh, mur deanadh e na bu mbiosa air. Mur. — Moran taing dhuit, a Choinnich, is neonach, ach istaitneach do sgeulan Eireannach, agus tha mi an dochas nach do theirig iad iiile fhathast, agus gu 'nl bheil la maith eile a' teachd. Ach ciod an carbad a chaidh seachad le leithid deghleadb- raich ? Seall a macb agus faic. Coin. — A Mburacbaidh, 's e car- bad Sliir Seumas a th' ann. Cba 'n fhac' mi riamh ni 's fearr. Stadaidh iad aig an Tigh-gheal a bheatbachadh nan each. Gheibh mise dhachaidh maille riu, agus caomhnaidh sin iomadh ceum coiseacbd dhomh. Greas ort do 'n Ghoirlean-Fraoich, a charaid ionmhuinn, agus altaicbidh Seonaid do bbeatha. Gabh mo leisgeul air son a bhi 'dealacbadh riut CO cabhagach, ach comhlaichidb sinn an ath-ghoirid. Slan leaf ! le moran bbeannachd dboibh-san gu leir aig a' bhaile. Slan leat ! Alasdaie Ru-adh, Is fhasa gu mor fiiireach samliach, na gun fhacal a thuilleadli 's acliòira labliairt. Cha labhair iieacli air bith gu tèaraiute ach esan a tha 'sireadh a bhi 'ii a thosd. Cha 'n 'eil neach air bith tèarainte 'a a mhaighistir ach esan nach ob a bhi 'u a sheirbheiseach. Cha ghabh neach air bith toil-inntinn thèarainte ach esan aig am bheil teisteanas deadh chogais. Is mor an ghocas gun bhi cas an gniomh, no diorasach 'n ar barail fein. D.ii-A Mios an t-Samhraiaii, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 117 LITIR O FHIOXNLADH PIOBAIEIE G'A MIIXAOI. A Mhairi, a Giiraidh, — Is bliadhiia leani gach la o 'n a dliealaich mi riut fheiu agiis ris na paisdeau. Tha mi 'ii tras' anu aa Glasclui mor nan stiopall, baile na g-Ieadhraich. O I nacli robli lui aoii uair eil' am sliineadli air bi'uacli na h-aibhue far Tiacb cluiniiinn ach torman nan allt, bairich nam bo, agus ceilearadh nan eun. Tha mi 'nis, mar a gheall mi, 'di)l a dh-iniiseadh dliuit mar f Iiuair mi a mach. Tha cnimhn' agad fheiu mar a dhealaich sinn. Thog mi orm le bocsa na pioba gn benl a' chaolais ; 's ann an sin a blia 'n otbail : Marsali Mhor agus na bnanaichean a bha leatha cho aoibhinn, aighearach, 's ged nach biodh iad ach a' dol do 'n choille-chno. Co 'blia 'm broilleach na cuideachd ach Para Mor le eile- beag 's le 'bhoineid, mar a b' abhaist da— cnaille de bliata daraich 'n a laimh — maileid de bhian gaibhre air adhruim. " Failt' ort, Fhionulaidh Phiobaire," ars'esan, "gu'm meal thn do bhvigis." " Ma ta," arsa mise, "tu- baist oirre — 's i so a' cheud uair a chuir mi orm i; na'm fuir'eadh i shuas cha bu ghearan e ; ach tha mi cheana cho sgith dh' i 's a bha da bhliadhnach eich de 'n ghad, a' cheiid oidhch' a chuireadh aire." A mach ghabh sinn an coiimeamh soitheach uasmuide, a' Mhaighdean-Mhorairn- each, mar a their iad rithe. Bha i 'teannadh oirnn o Mhuile, a' cur nan smuid d' i. " Tlia i so a' tighiim," arsa Para Mor, " an aigeannach mhaol ghranda, le 'gleadhraich, 's le 'h- upraid ; cha b' ioghnadh learn ach a' Mhaighdean a radh rite ; b' i sin a' Mhaidhdean gun mhodh, gun eisimeil." Tharruing i oirnn, le caoiribh bana fo 'sroin — a' slach- draich, agus a' sloisreadh na fairge foipe, 'bha 'g eirigh 'n a h-iomaireaii bana col)hraa;aich a nunu mi li-Aros. ' Thainig i 'uuas oirnn a' bagradh ar smaladh fo 'cuibhleachan. Fa dheir- eadh stad a' bheist— a's cha Uiaith' a stad na cuibhleachan o 'dhol mu 'n cuairt, na 'thng feadau fada caol, a bha suas ri taobh an t-simileir mhoir, aon ran as a sliaoil mi 'sgaiueadh mo cheaun. '8 anu an sinn a bha 'n uinich 's an othail an dol ri cliathaich na Luiuge, a h-uile beul 's a' bhata fosgailte 's an aon am — gun urram fear d' a cheile. Ma 's i ^larsali Mhor thug i 'mach a' Bheurla sin nach do chleachd i o 'n a bha i'n uraidh air a' Clhalldachd ; co ach ise — bha 'Bheurla 's a' Ghaidhlig am measg a cheile. " Dean fodha," ars' an dara h-aon ;" " nach iomair tliu, a mhic do mhatliar," ars' an t-aon eile : " a stigh an ramli braghad shuas, buille 'g a deireadh shios." " Cani, cani illeaii," arsa Marsali Mhor — " gu reidh," ars' a h-uile h-aon. Mur bhith mo naire, 's mar a bha mi ceangailte 's a' 1)lirigis, bha mi 'mach a shnamh gu tir. Fa dheireadh thainig ball cainbe le fead mu 'r cluasail)h, agus ghlaodh gach neach, " Cum aii gu grainail, Iain Bhaiu." Thug a' Gheola aon sathadh aisd' a nunn gu taobh na Luiuge, ag'us shaoil leam gu 'n robh sinn thairis. Fhuair mi 'suas, ach cha 'n fhios domh cionnas ; a's cha mho bha 'fhios agam c'ait' an tiomtda'inn. " Tha thu 'n sin Fhionulaidh," arsa Para Moi-, " mar bho mhaoil am buailidh choimhich. Thig leam dh' amharc miouach na Maighdiun so fheiu, a dh' fheuchainn an tuig sinn mar tha 'bheairt imdeachdach ag iomairt." Ach, ma chaidh, 's ann an sin, a Mhairi, a bha 'm fire, faii-e ! — Sailthean iaruinn agas slatan a' gluasad a nunn agus a nail, a sios agus a suas, air an ais 's air an adhart, gun bamh, gun stad ; cnagan agus gobhlan ac^us eagan a' freagairt d' a. cheile. Cuiuhleachan beaga 'n 8' 118 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an t-Samhraidh, 1874. an deaim-niith mu na cuibhleaclian mora. Duine truagli shios am measg na h-acf huiiiii, a' cur na smuid deth, far nach saoileadh tn am b' urraiim do Inch dol gun a milleadh ; ach bha esan a' gluasad air feadh na h-upraid, cho neo-sgathacli 's a rachach Para Mor no mise am measg nan caorach ; ag- ai-madh gach acfhuini), achlais, udalain, agus feadain le li-olaidli agus le h-im. — "Adhuine thruaigli," arsa Para Mor, '■'■ 's ann agam uach 'eil suil ri d' aite; is daor a tha thu 'cosiiadh d' arain." " Car son ars' esaii V 's e 'tioundadh suas a shul a bha 'suamh ami am falhis. Ged a labhradh a' gbeimhleag iarninn a bha 'u a laimh, cha b' urrainu duinn barrachd ioghnaidh a bhi oirim na 'n uair a chuaUi siun an duine so a' labhairt na Gaidhlig. " Nach do shaoil mi," arsa Para Mor, " gur Sasuimach, no Eirionnach, no Gall bochd a bh' ami." Thaiuig e nios, a' siabadh an fhalluis o'ghnuis le bad corcaich a bha 'n a laimh ; agus thoisich e air beachd a thoirt dhuhm air an acf huinn. Ach 'eudail, b' i sin an f haoineis. " An saoil thu, a Phara Mhoir," a deir mise, '' nach anns a' cheann a smaointich an toiseach air so a bha 'n inn- leachd ?" " Coma leain e fheiii a's 'iniileachd," arsa Para mor. " Is mi-nadurra, peacach an inideachd so fhein, a cur srnth' agus soirbheas an Fhreasdail gu n dulan, a' dol 'ii an aghaidh gun seol, gun ramh. — Coma learn i; — cha'ii 'eil an innleachd so cueasda. B' f hearr leam a bhi aun an geola dhuibh Acha-na-craige — Eoghau an Rudha airan stiuira'ruith le croinn ruisgte, troi' Bhuinne-nam- biodag, ua'blii imite — tha mi 'g radh riat nach 'eil an innleachd s > cneasda." Mar a bha sin a nu m gu ceann Mhusdail chuala mi fhein sgal pioba air mo chnl, agus air dhomh tiound- adh CO bha 'n so ach balach ronnach de mhuinntir Thirithe. a' gleusadh a phioba, an f had 's a bheireadh duiu' eile cuairt aisde. " Ma ta," ai'sa Para Mor, "'Is ceannach airan ubh an gloc' Cia mar tha so a' cordadh riut, Fhiouulaidh," ars' esan? " Is searbli a' ghloir, a deir mise nach fhaodar eisdeachd." Chluich e, fa dheireadh, " Bodach-nam-brigisean," agus mu 'n do sgulr e dh'i, bha mi cho sgith dheth fhein 's da clieol 's a bha mi de 'n bhrigls lachduinn. Co 'bha 'n deireadh na Luinge, ach Alastair rnadh Mac-aii-Abraich, Tighearna Cliola. Mliothaich e dhomh fhein, agus smeid e orm-- clia robh maith a dhiultadh — bha morau uaislean shios leis air clar deiridh na luinge : Sasunnaich, Goill, agus Frangaich. Cuid diubh a' leughadh, cuid 'n an cadal — cuid a' meananaich, cuid ag itheadh. Fear dhiubh ]e gloin' amhairc fhada, riomhach r' a shuil, mar gu 'm biodh e'dol a losgadh air Caisteal Dubhairt; mhothaich mi fear fada caol, ghis- neulach le speuclair air a shioin, 'us bioran ruadli 'n a laimh leis an robh e 'tarruing dealbh a' Chaisteal. Bha baintigheaina mhor, riomhach 'n am measg agus measau leibideach de chu beag, molach 'n a h-uchd, ris an robh i a' briodal, agus 'g a phogadh ; agus da inhaighdean og leatha, air an robh rud nach faca mi riamh roimlie, brigiseai geala auairt, fo'n chuid eile d'auaodach. Thug mi fhein a mach a' phiob mar a dh' iarr iad, ach a' cheud sgal a thug i, theich gach aon diubh ach aon Sasuanach mor, reamhar, a shuidh inu'm choinu- eamh le dha mheur 'n a chluasaibh, agus sgraiiig air mar gu 'm bithinn a' dol g' a itheadh. Ma bha ceol am measg nan uaislean, bha ceol agus dannsadh an ceann eile na Luinge. Ach inar'bhasinn a' dijl sios gu Eisdeal, chaidh an ceol air feadh na f idhle. Bha 'n f hairge 'n a mill agus 'u a gleanntaibh ; thoisich soitheach na smuide fheiii ri Dara Mios an t-3amhraidh, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 119 danusadh. Cha x'obli ran a bheireadh am feadaii mor as nach saoileadh tu g'u 'u robh muc-inharar'a cliathaicli. ChacliIuuuieadlitii'tiisacho.snaicheaJi o g'acli aite. Bha 'n Sasnuuacli mor a bha 'fochaid air a' pliiob, 's a cheana thar beul-mor na hi'nige, an iinpis sg-aiiieadh. " An tuilleadh teaauaidh ort," a deir mise; " ueo'ar thaiiig- laur 'eil pkiic piol)air' a nis ort fhein." Rainig siiiu au Crionan. Is priseil, arsa Para Mor, a' chas air tir ; a' elieud fliocal a tliaiiiig as a cbeanti o'ti a cliaidli simi seachad air beul Locli-faochann. Air au la maii'each raiuig sinn Glascliu, aite ri.s an aliair iad am Broomielaw ; b' e sin Ceithe na h- upraid. Luingis na smuide a' falbh ag-us a'teachd lau skiag-h, mar gn 'm biodh an saoglial a' dol do Glilasclin, agus an saog'lial a' teicheadh as, nach d' fhas mi bodhai' leis a' g-lileadliraich a bha 'm chluasaibb, cha cburam learn gu 'u caill mi mo chlaisteachd tuille. Bha sreatli dhaoine* air an tarruing' suas fa chomhair nan soithichean le ball cainbe mu g-huala gach ac^in diubh, agns braiste riomhacb air 'uchd. Bha iad so a' smeideadh oirnn mar a bha siim a' dol gu tir, a h-uile beul fosgailte mar g'u 'm biodh iad a' cur failt' oirnn ; gach lamh sinte, ag'us gacli suil siulihlach mar gu 'm biodh iad ag iari'aidh luchd-eolais. Bha aon fhear, gu h-araidh a shocraich a shuil orm fhein, agus air dhonih amharc air gu gear, a dh' f lieuch an cnimhnichinn co e, chuir e 'lamh r' a aid, agus chrom e 'clieann cho modhail, sliiobhalta,'s nach b'uiTaiuu domb gun au f hailt a fhreagradh; aun an prioba na sula bha e air clar na luinge, agus tliog e leis l)0csa mo phiobaagus maileid ParaMhoir, cho ensgaidh 's a ghlacadh Gaidseir Thobar-Mhoire buideal uisge-bheatha, * Purtairean a' cheithe. gun chuireadh, gun chead. " Air d' athais," arsa Para Mor. " An cuala tu riamh, mo gliille maith, mar thuirt Clag Scain, ' An rud nach buin da.'" "Leanaibh mis a dhaoin' uaisle," ars an duine, agus e 'falbh ceuni romhainn. " 'S ann 's a' bhaile rahor fhein," a deir nis', " a tha 'm modh. Is fad' o 'n a chnala mi, gu 'm bigill'aig an fheannaig fhein 's an fhoghar." Dh' iarr sin air e g' ar toirt gu tigh Eogbain oig, far an d' rinn iad ar beatha gu cridheil. Slan leat, a Mhairi, a ghraidh, air an am. Cuiridh mi litir eile ad iouiisaidh ann an nine ghoirid, 'n uair a gheibb mi cosnadh. Cha 'n 'eil thu fhein agus na paisdean tiota as mo chuinihne. ! bi furacbair mu Lachann beag, mo chuilean gaolach. Am Freasdal a bin maille riut guidhe durachdach, d'Fhir- phosda ghradhaich, FlONNLADH MAC-AONGHAIS. — Bho'n Teachdaire GliaklheaiacJt. DUAN OISEIN DO 'N GHREIN. O thusa fein a sliiiibhlas shuas, Co cruinn ri làn-sgiath chriiaidh nan triath, Cia as a ta do dhearrs' gun gliruaim, Do sliolas 'ta clio buan, a ghrian ? Thig thnsa nach a' t' àille tlirein, A's fal'chidh reultan bliiiainn an triall ; Theid gealach bhreac gun tuar bho 'n speur, 'G a ceiltinn fein fo stuaidh 's an lar. Tha thus' a' t' astar mor a mbain ; Oil- CO 'tha dan gu bhi a' d' choir ? Bho 'n chruachan tuitidh 'n darach ard, A's caithidh earn fo aois, a's sgorr ; Seadh traighidh agus Honaidh 'n cuan, A's caillear sliuas an i-e* 's au speur : Tha thus' a' t' aon a cliaoidh fo bhuaidh, An aoibhneas buan do shobiis fein. 'N uair dhubhas trom mu'n domhan stoirm, i Le torunnt borb as dealan beur,t X sin seallaidh tus' a' t' aill bho 'n toirm, S fiamh ghair ort fein 's an tailmrich gheir. " A'ghealacli. •(- Tuinieiueauh. :J; Uamliaiach. 120 AN GAIDHEAL, Dara Mìos an t-Samhraldh, I874. Ach dhomhsa tha do sholus faoin, 'S nach faic mo shuil a chaoidh do ghnuis, A' sgaoileadh cùil a 's òrbhuidh ciabh Air aghaidh àillt' nan nial 's an ear, No 'n uair a chritheas tu 's an lar Aig dorsaibh ciar do shuain air lear. Math dh' fheudt' gu 'm bheil tliu mar mi fein, An am gu treun, 's gun f heum air am; Ar bliadhnaibh 'tearnadh luatli bho'n spevxr, A' siubhal cas le clieil' gu 'n ceann. Biodh aoiblineas orts', a thriath gun bheud, 'S tu neartar, òg, fo glileus nach gann. Is dorch', mi-thaitneach làith' na h- aois — Mar shohis faoin an re gun chàil ; I 'sealltainn sios bho neòil air raon, 'S an liath-cheo 'gluas' air taobh nan earn, A'ghaoth bho thuath air reidh neo chaoin, 'M fear-siubhail aosd fo bheud 's e mall. LACHLUNN MAC THEAR- LAICH OIG, AM BARD SGIATHANACH. Is lioiimhor feart agus cuinhachd- iiintinn a leigeadh ris, agus a dh' f boillsicheadh leis ua Bardaibh Gaidhealacb. Gheibhear moraii 'u am measg a bha ro choinharraiclite, cha 'n e mhaiii air son deas-bhriath- rachd agus oirdbeirceas cainnte, ach max- aii ceudua air son geiread, grad-leirsiiineachd, agus dian-thiiigse. Rugadh na feartan so maille riutha, agus blia iad, uime sin, nadurra dhoibh. Mar bu trice cha do tharruiiig iad a bheag sam bith de na buaidhibh a shealbhaicheadh leo, o f hoghlum, o theagasg, no air sheol sam bith o bhai'diichd nam filidh Greugach, no Romaiiach, no Sasun- nach, do bbrigh gu 'n robh iad gu tur aiiieolach air gach ni a sgriobliadh leo sin fa-leth. Bha 'n luehd-dan a sgriol)b 'n ar rioghachd fein 's a' Bheui'la amis gach linn air ais, eolacli air na Bardaibh Grengach agus Romanacli, mar a bha Homer, Virgil, Horace, agus moran eile, agus bha iad a'feudaÌQii cuideachaidh o gach samhladh agus riochd-caiimte a bha air an gnathachadh leo siu anus na seann liuntibh. Ach bha na nithe so uile, mar gu 'm b' ann glaiste air luchd-filidh na Gaidh- ealtachd ; agus an deigh sin, c' ait am faighear ann an caiunt sam bith bardachd a bheir barrachd air moran de na danaibh a dhealbhadh's a' Ghaidhlig 1 Tha Oiseau mar gu 'm b' ann leis fein, eadar-dhealaichte o m\ h-uile, air sou maise agus f reagarrachd nan samhladh a ghuath- aicheadh leis. Ach gun ghuth a thoirt airsaii, nach aillidh na samhlaidhean a ta air an dealbhadh leis a' Bhard-Aosda, le Donnachadh Ban, Dughall Buchanan, Nigheau Alasdair Ruaidh, Rob Donn, agus na ficheadan eile ? Cha 'n 'eile creag, no beiim, no sruth, no cuan, no craobh, no luibh, no gaoth, no ceo, no ni sam bith ami an oibridh a' Chruitheir mu 'n cuairt duiiuj, air nach d' rinneadh greim chum an luinneagan aillidh a dheachdadh le maise agus beothalas ! 'N am meag-san, uime sin, a riun iad fein cliuiteach agus comharraichte air son fior dhuantaireachd bha am Bard Sgiathanach, Lachlunn Mac Thearlaich Gig. Ged nach 'eil mor- eolas aig an t-saoghal air, agus ged nach 'eil ach beagan a lathair de na danaibh a chumadh leis, gidheadh is airidh Lachlunn coir air'aite feiu fhaotuinn am measg nam Bai'd. Rugadh e am an sgiorachd an t-Srath, anns an Eileau Sgiathanach, 's a' bhliadhna 1665. Bu mhac e do Thearlach Og, Mac Theai'laich Mhic lonmhuinn, 's a' Cheann- Uaclidarach. Bha Fear a' Chinn- Uaehdaraich'n a thuathanach co- thromach, measail, agus 'n a f hoirbh- each eaglais. Bhaedlutli annandaimh ri Mac-Ionmhuinn, Uachdaran an t-Sratha, B' i bu mhathair do Dara Mios an t-Samhraldh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. ■121 Lachluim, Maii-i Nic-L('oid, iiigliean laiu Mliic-Leoid, fear na Droighnich, 's ail eileaii cheudna. BLia paranta Lacbkiitiu ro mlieasail 's an eileao, ag'us rinn iad an dichioll air gacli foglihim 'n au comiis a thoirt dasan, agus do 'n cliuid eile dbe 'ii teaghlach. Autis ail linn siu cha robh sguilean ach gle ana-minic air an suidheacbadh 's an Eileati Sgiatbanacb ; agus cluiui leas a' tbeag-blaicb a cbnr air agbaidb, fbuair Fear a' Chinn Uacbdaraicb ogaiiach as an Taobh- deas cbiun teagasg a tboirt d' a cbnid cloinne. An nair nach robb Lacbhmn acb fathasfc 'n a leanabb, nocbd e gu soilleir gn 'n robh caileachd agus gride na bardacbd 'n a cbridhe. Aig aois ocbd bbadbda nocbd e treoir agus beotbalas-innfciun nacb faicbt- eadbacb gu tearcauuam balacbanaibb iiiread eile na b-aoise siu. Blia e cridbeil, sunndach, geur-bbriatbracb, agus ro dbeidbeil air ceol agus bardacbd. An uair a rinn a pbarantan an dicbioU chum gacb fugbluni 'n an comas a tboirt do 'n cloinu fein aig a' bbaile, cbunnaic iad gu 'n robh Lacblunn a' toirt barracbd air each, agus air an aobbar sin, air doibh a bbi cotbromacb 'n au staid fein, runaich iad Lacblunn a cbur aig aois sbea bliadbna deug gu Inbbir-Natbrunn, bade beag nui cbuig mile deug- an ear air Inbhirnis, far an robh sgoil ro ainmeil a db- ioniisaidh au robh oganaicb air an cur as gacb cearnadh mu 'n cuaiit. Db' fban e anus an sgoil so re tbri bliadhua, far an robh e cliuiteach, cha 'n e mbain air son tapachd a bhuaidbean-inntinn, ach mar an ceudna air sou aii duracbd agus a' bbuan-sheasmhacbd leis an robh e 'g an guathachadh, agus 'g an atb- leasachadh. Cha b' f bad gus an d' thug e barracbd air gacb oganach eile a bha maille ris, agus gus an do choisinn e deagb-ghean a lucbd- teagaisg gu leir. Dhasan cIim b' urraiun a bhi diomhain; agus an uair a bhiodh a chompanaich ri mireadh agus cluiche air na raointibb, ghei!)hte Lacblunn gu diau aig a leabbar fein. Bha e mar so a' gnatbachadh a mbionaideau taimb ann a bhi 'deanamh dhuanag 's a' Bheurla ; agus bha cuid dliiubh gle bbi(jdbeach. Ach do brigh nach b' i a' Bheurla cainnt a mbathar, cha robh na luinneagan sin airidh a bhi air an samblachadh ris a' bbardachd gbrinu a riiin e 's a' Ghaidblig. B' olc an aiiidh da-rireadh nach do sgriobh e sios ach fior neoni de na nithibh taitiieach a rinn e 's a' Ghaidblig, oir na 'm biodli iad gu leir air au gleidbeadh, agus air an clodh-bbualadh aun an aon leabbar, thogadh iad an ughdar fein suas chum na h-ard-inbbe sin am measg luchd-filidh na Gaidhealtachd, air an robh e gun teagamb co ro airidh. 'N a phearsa bha Lacblunn Mac Thearlaicb'n a dhuinemor, sgiandiach calma, agus cha bu lionmbor iad a chuireadh a dbruim ri talamh. Gidheadh, bha e ciuin, macanta, agus stuama. Bha e comharraicbte air son daimheileachd agus fior chairdeis. Bha tlachd aig na h-uile dba, agus bha a bheatba air a h- altachadh anus gacb cuideacbd. Bha e uasal 'n a nadui-, gidheadh, iriosal 'n a gbiulan do glinath. Bha gacb ceann-cinnidh agus uachdaran air feadh na Gaidhealtachd eolach air, agus cha do mheas iad gu 'n robh cuideacbd no comuim sam bith a chruinnicbeadh air son aoibbneis no cridhealais, idir ceart agus ionilan, mur biodh Lacblunn Mac Thearlaich Gig a lathair maille riu. SC4IATHANACH. (Ri leantuinn.) Is e an t-earchall a's niio«a, a thig an car dnine, a bhieu comusach air 'earcliall a ghiulan. 122 AN GAIDHEAL, para Mios an t-Samhraidh, 1874. AN EIBHINN DONN. lE|E!E|=ÈÌ^E|:*$*:l^Et|EÈEEE2E -È-È^ 4^-»r .R I r.,m:s.,m r.,d:d.,D i ^ .^=3^=^1=4^: di . . t 1 : 1 . Di ?EÈ 3., s :1., ; f.,r:d.,d 'a runach learn mo ribhinn donn 'S a'ghleann taobli thall uam fuar- bheann — 'S an fheasgar cbiuin theid mi le m' rnu Gu doire dluth nam fuaran. Mo sheang-choin-seilg tha 'n garbblach fhiadb, S' mo chiidhe cian tha 'n comhnuidh, 'S a' gbleann 's an eisd mo ÌSJ hairi ghrinn Ki ceilear binn nan smeorach. O 's runach learn, &c. Tha eoin an t-sleibh air sgeith mu 'n cuairt, 'S cha duisg iad fuaim mo lamhaich, A's mis' am i^hramh an sgath nam brnach, 'S mo smuain mu 'n ghruagaich ghradh- aich. 's runach leam, &c. 'S i 's aotruim" ceum 's is dearrsaich' suil, 'S a gair' tha ciuin a's caoimhneil, 'S a guth tha dhomhs' mar sholas ciuil, 'S mi falbh nan stuc 's an oidhche. 's runach leam, &c. A ciabhan fainneach 's aillidh sgeimh, 'S a braighe 's gle-gheal boidhche, Fo osna 'cleibh ag eirigh seimh. Mar fhaoillinn bhain air Lochaidh. 's runach leam, &c. A cridhe aobhach 's aotrom sunnd, Mar mhang aig surd an reidhlein ; Ach caomh a's tlath mar bhlath fo dhriuchd, 'S fo mhaise chiuin a' Cheitein. 's runach leam, &c. Mo ribhinn ghraidh a's aillidh sgeimh, 'S do 'n araidh beus a's boidhche, 'S a' mhaise dh' fbas air gradh nan ceud Cha treig i 'n Inbhear-Lochaidh. 's runach leam, &c. Ged gheibhinn lu-chuirt 's crun an Eigh A d' iunnais dhiobrainn coir orr' ; 'S tu bheann 's a' l^han-righ 'bheirinn leam Gu tamh aig bonn nam mor-bheann. O 's runach leam, &c. A. M. C U M H A Air dhomh an t-oran a lean as fliaicinn deireadh na bliadhiia anus leabbar ris an abvar aims a' Blienila an " Sunday Mag-azine," dh' eadar- theangiiich mi e le rnii a cliur a dh- iounsaidh a' Ghaidheil ; agus a nis air dhomli cead f haot'^inn o f hear- ullacbaidli an leabliair sin a clinr air adhart, tha mi 'g a sgiiobhadh do bhur n-ionnsaidh. Chaidh an t-oran a dheauamh le bean bhochd aun an aon de na h-eileanaibh fiadhaich anus am bheil daoine aa itbeadh feoil a RAO. cheile le mor bhias. A reir a' chnnntais a chaidh a thoirt, bha liao agus a fear-posda ro chaomh mu cheile gu aon latha mi-shealbhar a dh' iarr i air am fait a bbearradh d'a ceann. An nair a chnnuaic e an craiceann cho geal, bbriagh thnirt e gu 'm feumadh e a ceann f haotainn ri itheadh gnn dàil, agus thoisich e vi teasachadh na h-àmhninn, agus ri sgaoileadh dhuilleagan na craoibh pailm air a h-nrlar. Thoisich Eao air deanamh a' chumha so dhi fein : Dara Mioi an t-Samhraidh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 123 bha fios aice nach ntbli dol as aim di ; a,L;-i]a bha a piutliar-cheile a' gul ri 'taobh,oir bha an tuineas partanach (cancer) oh-re, 's bha Rao ro ghriuii rithe. An uair a bha an àmhiunn teth, mharbh a' bhrùid au-iochdaihor a bhean l^hochd, agns rosd e a ceann, a riarachadh 'anamiaim grained. Chuir e an corr d' a feoil am falach fo chraoibh. An nair a bha e an sin leis thainig da bhrathair Rao g' a faicinn ; dh' iunis a pinthar-cheile an sgeul bochd dhoibh, ngus chaidli iad air toir na beiste. Bha e a' cnr falach craoileig Ian de fheoil a' blioireannaich bhochd ; leum iad air gu grad, agus mharbh iad e, agns rosd iad a oheann-san anns a' cheart àmhuinn 's an d' iillaich esan ceann Rao. Is f hendar dhomh ainmeachadh gur anu 's na h-eiieanaibh a tha 's a' Mhuir Phacific a thachair so, gun f hios nach abair am fear-eachdraidh a thig an deigh an fhir a mhuinntir New Zeaìaìid air an robh Macanlaidh a' sgriobhadh, gur an aig bun Beiim Nibheis a chaidh Rao itheadh, 's gur ann an Gaidhlig a rinn i an cnmha bronach, bochd so, natliachras seann aireamh d' an Ghaidheal air aims am faic e CUMHA KAO AIR A SON FEIN. Freumh. Mo thruaigb, cia minic a bha againn comhradh diomliair ! Guil, guilibh air nio shon ! Slan leibli, tha sin a' dealachadh gii siorruidh, guilihh air mo shon I 'S trie bha againn comhradh diomhair leinn fein, — O nach gabh thu truas diom ? Tha mo thini air fas gearr, 'S dU;th an oidhche bhuan domh,- — giiilibh air mo shon, 'S sinn a' dealachadh gu siorruidh ! Guib guibbh air me shon ! Ho rinn an o — ho ro io ro ! Ceud viheas. guilihh air mo shon, 'S mo ghrian 'dol sios air cul nam beann- tan. nach gabh thu trnas diom ? 'S mi 'faicinn ann an sud an amhuinn, A's esan a'gearradh a' chonnaidh A ròsdadh mo chuirp bhochd gu biadh dha. O guilibh air mo shon, A's sinn a' dealachadh gu siorruidh ! Dara 7neas. guilibh air mo shon ! Bu shona sinn aon uair comhla Ann an conaltradh grinn a' ghraidh, '8 sinn gun dealachadh, gun dùlas, — Mise, run m' athar Jlonyovi ; A's thusa, chliamhainn chiatach, Tri miosan na gorta moire, Bha 'g a chuideachadh gu gniomhach. guilibh air mo siion, A's sinn a' dealachadh gu siorruidh ! Treas meas. guilibh air mo shon, A's mi mar iasg air a tharruing A doimhne na fairge oillteil, 'G a thionndadh thairis a's thairis Air griosach nah-amhuinn teiuntich. Mo cheile, tha thusa cho sgiamliach Ri eideadh de chraobh a' mheas-arain, 'N uair a ghealaichteadh ri griau e. O guilibh air mo shon, A's sinn a' dealachadh gu siorruidh ! Ceathramh meas. guilibh air mo shon, Gabh thusa truas diom, mo cheile ; Tionndaidh o d'smuaintean an-iochdmhor 'S paisg a ris ri d' bhroilleach fein mi. Guil, guilibh air mo shon ! Ho rinn an o — ho ro eile. Tha an t-orau agam sgriobhte mar an ceudna anns a' ciiànain anns an deachaidh a dheanamh, ach o nach leugh moran e cha chuir mi gu 'r n-ionusaidh e. A' guidhe deadh shoirbheachaidh do 'n Ghaidheal, is mi Bhur bau-charaid dhileas, Maiei Nic-EalLxMK. Duneideann, Mioa Maigh, 1874. Is esan an duine a's saibhi'e am measg an t-sluaigh, a tha taingeil air son a chrannchuir fein, agus Jan thoilichte leis na nithibh a ta e a' sealbhachadh, Tha tior obair na h-eanchainn chum deagh shlainte agus beatha fhada, ach air an laimh eile, tha saruchadh na h- eanchainn a' tarmachadh tinneis agus bais. 124 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an t-Samhraidh, 1874. CUMIIA DHAIBHIDH AIR SON SHAUIL AGUS lONATAIN. Tha mais' an t-sluaigli air beanntaibh garbh Ghilboa sinnt' giin treòir ; Oir tbtiit ai- gaisgicb cbumbacbdacb An àird' an trèin' 's an glòir : Na cluinnte 'n Gat no 'n Ascelon Gur h-iosal cinn nan sonn. Mil 'n dean ua h-oigbean Pbilisteach 'N ar bròn-ne uaill le fonn. A shleibbtean ard Ghilboa, Ka sileadh oiibh gn bratb, 'S an earracb frasan gealltannacb, No drùchd 's an t-Sambradb bblàtb ! Oir 's ami an sin 'chaidb sgiatb an rigb A thilgeadb sios le tair, 'S a luidh, am measg nam miltean marbb, Corp uasal, uugt' an t-sàir. Bha bogha buadb'or lonatain Ail- tboiseacb auns gach càs ; 'S air thus bha claidheamh millteach Shauil, 'S na lorg chaidh sgrios a's bàs ; Mar fhir-eòin luath, mar leògh'naibh treun Maiaon bha 'm beatha chaomh ; 'S a nis 'n an suain tha "n righ 's a mhac, Neo-sgairte, taobh ri taobh. A nighnean Israeli, deanaibh caoidh Air son nan gaisgeach mòr, A dh' eudaich sibh le sgàrlaid, A's a chrùn ur cinn le h-òr ! I lonatain, mo bhràth'ir, ad dheigh Is goirt mo dheùir 's mo chràdh I Oir b' iongantach, thar gaol nam ban, 'S bu taitneach dhomh do ghriidli. Ciomius, mo chreach ! air beanntaibh ard Ghilboa 'thuit na sàir ! An àird' an glòir 's am mòralachd, 'S am biiilsgean dian a' bhlair ! C'iomiais a thuit na cumhachdaich Air faiche dheirg na stri, A's sinnt' r' an taobh an sgiatb 's an t-sleagh. Am bogha 's lanu, gitn chli I Eadar. le Mac-Mhakcuis. Giiiidh Subhailc maise, ach ginidh rnbhailc duaichneachd. Siuidh Subhailc beatha an duine a mach, ach greasaidh Dubhailc e gu bàs. MAIGHDEAN GHOURI. (Blio'n Bheurla.) A mhaighdeau og, an teid thu leam, An teid thu leam, an teid thu leam ? A mhaighdean og, an teid thu leam A nunn gu Carsa Ghouri ? Air feasgar Samhraidh 'n am a' Cheitein, Ciau ro bheag roimh laidhe greine, Thainig oigh 'n a h-ùr-ghìm ceutach, Thar an t-sleibh do Ghouri. A maighdean og, &c. Cha robh am chridh' dhi aon ni cearr, 'S mu 'braighe geal gu 'n chuir mo lamh, A's thuirt mi ri am briathrailih gi-aidh — " An teid thu sraid do Ghouri?" A mhaighdean og, &c. Is maiseach ceud-fhàs ros 's an drùchd, Fo dhearrsa grein' air madainn chiuin, Ach b' càiir (.'atriona na gach flur A dh' fhas o thus an Gouri. A mhaighdean og, &c . Ni mi sgiamhach thu le sioda, 'S bheir mi thu do chuirt mo shinnsear, 'S ni mi ban-tighearn' àiUidh dhiotsa, Air ua chi thu 'n Gouri. Le pogaibh mills a beoil cubhraidh Sgaoil rugha deii-ge 'n a gniiis ghil ; Chagair i gu malda ciuin rium — " Theid mi, I'uin, gu Gouri." A mhaighdean og, &c. Thug na seann daoine an deoin doibh, '8 thainig sagairt gu am posadh ; Feuch a nis a' mhaighdean og, Le sioda 's srol an Gouri I A mhaighdean og, &u. Chuireadh a' cheist air duine gUc roimh so, — "Ciod is aois duit!" Fhreagair e, " Tha mi ann an slainte." Chuireadh a' cheist air a ris, " Cia co saibhir 's a tha thu ?" Fhreagair e, " Cha 'u 'eil mi aun am fiachaibh." Cha d' rinn aingidheachd riamh am j maith a's lugha do 'n duine. Cha 'n urramn i neach sam bith a dheanamh ni j 's saibhre, ni 's sona, no ni 's glice. Cha 'n I ardaich i duine ann an suilibh nan subh- I ailceach, agus tha i uamhasach ann an ] sealladh nam lirean. Uime sin biodh I amgidheachd air a seachnadh leis na I h-uile. THE GAEL, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, JXJJSTE, 1S74. No. HIGHLAND KILTS ON LOW- LAND LEGS. (FEILKACHAN GAIDHEALACH AIR LUIRGNJEAN GALLDa), ^•1 Railway Bsviiniacence. Sir, — ^Uiider the above notable heading, there appeared in tlie Aber- deen Journal^ in February, 1861, the following amusingly graphic descrip- tion, written by an observant travel- ler to the editor of the periodical narued, concerning the signal dis- comfiture, through the medium of a wordy interchange of sentiments, in- flicted by an emulative and jealousl}' patiiotic "Gaidheal" on a triumvirate of outlandish peregrinators, wdio, strangers to the Highland common- wealth (as the test of language in- disputably demonstrated), had, not- withstanding,arrogatinganationalit3' in costume to which they had no birthright, presumed to array them- selves in the " ancient garb our fathers loved," and were thus, like the daw in tlie fable, bedecked in borrowed feathers. As the story loses nothing of piquancy thi-ough lapse of time, inasmuch as not a few erratic specimens of the same as- sumptive uoudeso'ipts may still be met with on either side of the Grampians— the reputed boundaiy line of the Highlands — and as it may be new to most of your' readei'S, I venture to lay the sgeiil befcjie you, in the hope that you may kindly grant it space in the pleasurable pages of the Gàidlteal. The astute and irrepressible mountaineer who so zealously upheld our Celtic integrity, and effectually cowed the kilted dis- simulators, must have been of a kindred temiierameiit with the re- nowned Highlaiid heroes, Lieutenant- General Sir Alan Cameron — "Ailean an Earachd" — and Colonel John Cameron, " the gallant grandson of Locheil, valiant Fassifei'n," both of whom are related to have been actuated with Celtic enthusiasm of the most ardent kind. The former of these chivalrous men, when rais- ing the 79th Eegiment, and with the determination to have it virtually, as well as nominally, Highland, en- listed none but Gaelic speakers, which distinctive Celtic qualification procured for his battalion the appro- priate appellation of the " Cia mar thà-s." Our loved and loving- sovereign, whose well-known predi- lection for the land of Gaelic and everything therewith connected, some months ago, commendably confeiTed upon the 79th the regal title of " The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders." " Fassifern," as tenaciously jealous for the honour of the dress, as was his clansman for the language, of Highlanders, was wont to affirm that " a Southron in the kilt reminded him of a hog in armour •" and, on the first intrusion of an English ensign, bearing the whimsical sur- name, Mudge, into his corps, the Gordon Highlanders, or 92nd Regt., " whose banners bright ai-e stream- ing high, with deeds of daring crowned," the recreant "Sasunnach," whose antipathy to the kilt rendered him odious, had the effi-onteiy to ad- dress the Commander-in-Chief, sug- gesting the abrogation of the High- land uniform in the 92ud, which was 126 tHE GAEL. the means of procuring Mudge's summary dismissal ; a consummation with which Cameron and his High- landers were greatly pleased. Without further trenching on your space, I remain, yours faithfully, " Mac a' Ghaidheil." Glaschu, Mios a' Chèiteiii, bliaclhua, 1874. . . . . Would you allow me to describe a scene which I witnessed lately in a railway carriage, for the behoof of such of your readers as are ardent ad- mirers of the Highland garb— of course, I mean chiefly those who can speak Gaelic ; for, to any other, the favour for the "Garb of Old Gaul" must be a mere boyish, ball-room fancy, stagy, and disappearing with the first show of beara. The other occupants of the carriage, Ije- sides your humble servant, were a bluff, big-whiskered, square-built personage, in rough plaid check, and three young men of divers configuration — one fat and squab, one thin and tall, and one in no wise particular. But these three were distinguished very much indeed by their attire, which was the Highland dress, in which they seemed very ill at ease, or a good deal fuller of it than even it was of them. The bluff, big-whiskered personage eyed them for a few minutes alternately with the pages of an Edinburgh news- paper. He then remarked to me that it was a fine day, and after some friendly conversation, "" Fàilte oirbh !" said he to the Highlanders ojiposite, giving the usual salutation of the hills. No answer. "Ambheil Gàiligagaibh?" which, being interpreted is — "Can you speak Gaelic ?" asked the big-whiskered Celt, with an air of great interest. No answer, but evident discomfiture on the part of the kilts. " Bruidhnidh gach fear air am bi feileadh, Giiilig ! E !" (Everybody that wears a kilt speaks Gaelic ! Eh !) remarked the whiskers, half Ijy way of question, half by way of general state- ment, turning round to me, as if for confirmation of his views. The whiskers continued looking at the three, seriatim, at every substantive. "Breacan, sporan- molach, luirgnean ruisgte, agus cha 'n urrainn duibh uiread agus ' Fàilte oirbh' a ràdh ann an cainnt nan Gàidheal !" — (Tartan, hairy purse, bare legs, and haven't Gaelic enough to say 'God bless you!') That's a very free translation, but never mind. The curl of the whiskers translated it to the gentlemen opposite, who now began to talk very loudly to- gether. But the Celt went on with his soliloquy. " Cha dean na 's lugha gnothuch na biodagan agus sgeanau dubha !" (Nothing less will do than dirks and skeandus.) The kilts looked out at the window in a great absorption of that negative interest known as indifference. " Laoich na Feinne air tighinn a nuas o na speuraibh, 's cha 'n eil smid' theangadh an sinnsir'n ancinn !" (Some of Fingal's heroes comedown from the skies, and not a syllable of their fathers' tongue in their heads.) The three kilts now looked fierce ; but as the whiskered soliloquist was, to all appearance, addressing the lamp in the roof of the carriage, they could say nothing ; and he went on — " Dagachan, adharcan-fùdair, clachan à càrn-gorm ! 'N uair chuireas Criosduidh clogaid an Turcaich air, bithidh e mòr da rireadh !" (Pistols, powder-horns, cairn- gorms ! When a Christian puts on the helmet of the Turk,* verily it will be a big one !) The kilts seemed half inclined to bolt for it, at the risk of breaking their necks. At length one of them asked the whiskers if their owner meant to be im- potinent? "Impertinent! Oh dear, not at all," was the reply. " Nothing more pertinent in creation than Gaelic to the Highland dress. In fact, the imperti- nence, gentlemen, derivatively speaking, is entirely opposite. It's a weakness 1 have got. I can't help speaking Gaelic in the presence of a kilt and hose. If I have said anything offensive, for any sake tell me, and I'll apologise on the spot. What was it?" "Your manner, sir — your conduct in every respect. I shall complain at the first station," was the reply of one of the party, to which the others gave a fierce acquiescence. "Man- ner, manner," said he of the whiskers, "I thought it had been the matter. If it was only the manner, then it was no matter, as, of course, you know — pos- sibly, at least, that ' Ilka Ian' has its ain laigh, ilk kin' o' corn has its ain hule,' and I'm a poor body of a Highlander who can't help his Highland manners, and you should be the last jjeoijle to find fault, seeing that yoii go about as High- landers yoiirselves, eh !" "You have no business with what way we go about, I presume," said the kilted interloquitor. " Oh, Lor', no?" was the rejoiner, "not the smallest, but I have a right to speak to myself in my mother tongue, or to this gentleman, who seems highly edified by •Tune, 1874. THE GAEL. 12'; my conversation." I could not help laughing, as, of course, the unfortunate kilts hail not had their feelings specially hurt by any remark in particular ; and, as for that matter, provided I -was amused, I did not care much how, as all "were equally strangers to me. The Celt, evidently, felt in no way disposed to give in, but continued, " An d' fhairich sibh riamh fàile an fhraoich ? Am faca sibh riamh ruadh-bhoc ? ISo, am breabadarean Ghlaschu sibh a mach air hi feill ?" (Did you ever smell heather ? Saw ye ever a red buck ? or are ye Glasgow weavers out on a holiday ?) The kilts all looked intensely on their newspapers. " Feil- eachan oirbhse ! Itean cholamain air a' chathaig 1" (You with kilts. Daws with doves' feathers !) The whole three looked as though thej^ were about to fall foul of the whiskers at once, and pull them out by the root ; but the owner went on without withdrawing his ej-es from the lamjj. " Luirgnean ! ab, ab ! 'lUean, ma ghabhas sibh mo chomhairle, cumaidh sibh ur luirgnean sgarrach am falach fo bhrigis Ohallda, an ath uair a thig sibh air chiiairt ?" (Legs I ab, ab I — expression of contempt — if you take my advice, you will hide your foul legs imder Lowland breeks the next time j'ou take a trip) said the Celt, with a look of solemn admonition, addressed to the lamp in the roof as hitherto. Immediately the whistle sounded, and no sooner did the train halt than the three kilts disappeared, quick- stick, looking dirks, shean-dus, and broadswords as they passed the hirsute expostulator. " Well, said I, " I think you have been quite hard enough on these gentlemen." "Hard: oh, no," was the reply. ""What did they knoAv whether I was hard or soft, barring an unpleasant impression that they were the subject of mj' re- marks?" "But," said I, "thej' are pehaps Volunteers, and if so, they scarcely deserve to be laughed at." "Well," said he, "I should not like they were Volunteers, b\' any means. But, even then, what's the use of tagging theatrical bosh to that glorious move- ment ? I'm a Volunteer myself, and I can make allowance in London, for in- stance, for a larger sprig of heather than is quite real, where you can't get a deuced look at heather, thistle, or Scottish fir, except at Convent Garden Market. But, in Scotland, to get up that sort of thing is all bam ; and, let me tell you, when sedentary people take to wearing kilts in winter in the towns, they'U soon bless the inventors of the braccae, even although these useful articles did come in with the Lower Empire. " Creag-an-dakaich. CELTIC MUSIC. Not the least important of the monuments of the Celtic race is their music. What an interesting fact, that a race which has run its course in its old home should leave behind it, in its music, a language of grief so affecting; that other people although strangers to its fate, listen with deep emotion to the heart-rend- ing sounds that this fallen race sends forth like a dying swan. It is even more extraordinary, that from among these tones of grief the ear is sometimes pierced by a cry of merriment, sounding like mockery amidst the usual strain of sorrow: it is like the sun breaking through the rain clouds. Such is the music which we inherit from the Celtic race. Their thoughtless and warm- hearted gaiety, like an inseparable nature, has not been changed by the iron weight of adversity, which has not been able to do more than impart to the merry strain of their tunes, that longing which constitutes their chief charm and most prominent characteristic. It is indeed so pro- minent that the melodies of this race sound to our ear like the songs of memory. Their fond memory of bygone happier days is character- istically expressed with more or less force in the music of all Celtic races. Both rhythmus and harmony com- bine to effect this. The first" by the long drawn Trochee | — ^ | which drags itself through all Celtic melodies, and the latter by the equally characteristic sixth major. These are common to the music of all Celtic nations, and notwithstand- ing the varied development whicli 128 THE GAEL. tlie science may have taken in the different branches of this race, these two characteristic marks suffici- ently indicate the common origin and kindred nature of the Celtic melodies wheresoever found. Music seems in truth to be interwoven with the whole existence of the Celtic people. It civilized and humanized the race, accompanied it to power, and now mourns over its grave. An emanatioB of the theo- cratic institutions, it formed one powerful link in the chain which held together the whole Druidic system. The Bards were from the first most important agents in sup- porting the sacerdotal andin counter- acting the chieftain power, and it was with a jealous eye that the priestly caste watched over the edu- cation of those powerful movers of minds and hearts in order to con- centrate all light and might in their own body, and to prevent the stray wandering of a single ray that might illuminate with another brilli- ancy than their own, the gloomy hemisphere of their reign. In vain their watchfulness; — the light came from another side. The Druids fell, but not tlie Bards, who became more deeply rooted in the hearts of their countrymen, and even after the in- troduction of Christianity, maintain- ed throughout the Celtic portion of the British Isles their exceptional position, continuing to oppose the power of the chieftains, as we see from the unceasing efforts of the latterto break their gallinginfluence. i\ midst all this internal strife, and the long bloody wars with the Anglo-Saxon race, the Celtic music — which, like the whole Druidic institutions; according to Ca?sar, had its cheif seat in our island, to whose schools all neophytes resorted — at- tained the highest degree of perfec- tion. At an age when the .soft lays of the troubadours were not yet heard amid the wild turmoil of tur- bulent and contending nations, before their language had been moulded, the British and Irish bards poured forth their heart- stirring war songs and rhapsodies. The purest of the Celtic musical compositions which are presei'ved to us, are those of the Irish bards, and in their melodies wc hear most distinctly that mingling of half laughing and half sobbing sounds which seem to be the voice of the race, while the Scotch tunes laugh more merrily and the Welsh sob more mournfully. The emphatic sixth major is the leading feature of the Ii'ish music. It is there in its original purity, and so strikingly introduced, that it does not need an acute ear to distinguish at once by its guidance an Irish melody from every other. In the Scotch music we must particularize two very different kinds, — the real Highland tunes, and what we should call the Scoto- Irish melodies on account of their close resemblance to the Irish airs, which is often so great that many of them are claimed by both nations. There was frequent intercourse between the Irish and Scotch bards, in which the former, as the most cultivated, obtained the upper hand, and modified the original character of Scotch music. In the Highlands only, where their influence never penetrated, it remained pure. Not- withstanding this amount of Irish influence, we can easily distinguish Scotch from Irish tunes ; a peculiar- ity in the rhythmus marks the differ- ence. Thus in the most pahetic of Scotch tunes the playful change and inversion of the original Celtic rhythmus, an essential and exclusive Scotch conventionality, is occasion introduced. This is never to be THE GAEL. 129 found in Irish airs, as they preserve the pure Celtic Trochee throug-hout, without the sliglitest alteration. The most striking examples of this playful Scotch rhythmus occurs in the unquestionably Highland pibrochs and strathspeys, and these are the real representatives of gen- uine Scotch music, which may be said to ring with wild laughter, admirably embodying the merry- heartiness of the Celtic character. The alterations and inversions in the rhythmus go so far as to pro- duce a new rhythmus, a union of the Antispastus of the ancients I :^ I — ^ : I alternately with the Choriambus | : _ ^ — — : | . This rhythmus is enhanced by the abrupt close of most Highland tunes with the fifth, deluding, as it were, even at the last moment, the ear, which is waiting for the key-note as a rest from that shrewd playfulness that has harassed it through the whole tune. These tunes, full of exuber- ant joyous spirit and wild enthu- siasm, would almost look like a satire, when charged upon our sober, cautious, and calculating northerns, were we not often reminded by many a half humoi'ous, half self constrained look, that the spark of Celtic wit still lurks beneath the serious and shrewd faces of the Scotch people. In Scotch music we observe, per- haps more conspicuously than in any other music, the influence of the mnsical instrument on the music itself. Musical instruments are to music what tools are to a handicraft em- ployment They are invented and perfected according to the develop- mtiut of music; but as the tools in- fluence the handicraft, so musical instruments in their turn react on the character of music, and impart to it a distinctive character, leading even to considerable modifications in its general features, and thus form an important agency in the whole development of the art. We have only to remind our readers of the connexion between the grand Erard pianos of seven octaves and the new pianoforte schools. We need scarcely ask, could the one exist without the other ? We can thus trace the action of musical instru- ments in the national music of all countries, and in most instances we can discern in the character of the music, the nature of the instrument which serves to express it. In every Spanish air we hear the sigh- ing of the mandolin or the clinking of the Castanet, in the Venetian we have the dreamy sound of the guitar, in the Swiss the echo of the bugle, —and who could mistake in Scotch music the drone of that old worthy the bagpipe? It seems growling- at the follies of the small reeds, while it accompanies their mad leaps with its uniform and benig- nant hum, and largely contributes to the humorous effect by the con- trast it presents to the quick high notes of Scotch tunes. To the bag- pipe we must attribute in a great measure the predominancy in .'the Scotch music of fifths and thirds, besides the emphatic sixth major. The third and last pure branch of Celtic music is the Welsh. Although of a kindred if not the same origin as the Irish and Scotch, its con- nexion with them must have been early severed, for it has assumed a distinct character. We learn from Hanmer's Chronicle, (p. 197,) that in the latter end ef the eleventh cen- tury, Griffith ap Conaw, Prince of Wales, who had resided a long time in Ireland, brought over with him into Wales " divers cunning musi- cians, who devised in manner all tlie insirnmental music upon the 130 THE GAEL. harp and crowth that is there used, and made laws of minstrelsy toretain the musicians in due order," Not- withstanding this importation the diversity between the Welsh and the other branches of the Celtic music remained. It is true many Welsh tunes pos- sess to a certain degree the two characteristic marks of the pure Celtic muse, the emphatic sixth major and the trochee in their rhythmus, but these particularities do not form the distinctiv'e feature. Another peculiarity essentially Cel- tic is also retained, and much more prominently than in the Irish and Scotch music, although they pre- serve it to a certain degree, namely, the frequent and successive repeti- tion of the same note, and this prin- cipally at the fall of the rhythmus. This is a characteristic which Welsh music has in common with many French airs. Without entering into disputes about the origin of old Britons and their connection with the Gauls, we may point out this singular fact as indicating national music to be one of the keys which will help to open those long hidden but not lost records -of bygone races, that, lie buried as secretly if not as deeply as those fossil remains from which the genius of Cuvier and Owen have re-constructed an extinct world of animal life. In Welsh music we perceive the character of that hard struggle which the old Britons sustained for centuries, first against the Romans, and then against the Anglo-Saxon race; and we have only to listen to one of their many spirited and warlike tunes, to understand the policy, or as some may call it, cruelty, of Edward I. after the conquest of Wales, when he raged more against the Welsh bards than against the Welsh chief- tains. He very well knew that those inspired martial sounds were more calculated to stir up the energy of a patriotic peeple than all the prosaic commands of a chieftain. This military spirit has imbued Welsh music with its energetic character, and speaks, louder than a thousand tongues, of those brave deeds and that burning patriotism which awed even Ctesar's invincible legions, and which only fell after a stern death-struggle, before the ex- pansive force of a more powerful race. As Welsh nationality yielded to the superior sjoirit of the conquering race so did Welsh music, — and although, as we have observed, the prominent Celtic character is dis- tinctly visible, many of their tunes now exhibit strong touches of a foreign hand and mind ; this influ- ence is chiefly observable in the occurrence of the seventh at the concluding cadence, one of the prominent features of the Teutonic music, and which is never found in pure Irish or Scotch airs. — North British Reoieio, Feb., 1854. NEWS OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS. HERPaxG Fishing.— The fishing con- tinues unsuccessful at Stornoway. At some of the Lews out-stations a fair fish- ing has been made ; at others, httle or nothing. The catch in the Hebrides this season is now xery far short as compared with the catch at this date last year. Thb Free Chl^rch in the High- lands AND Islands. — Dr. Maclauchlan's report contained information as to the state of the Churches in the Highlands. The Free Church, .he said, had still about 170 congregations in Avhich the Gaelic language was preached. It might be true that the language was in a state of decay, and that gradually it would disappear, but it was stiU the language of the homes, the hearts, and the religion of nearly 300,000 of the people of this country, of whom the great mass belonged to the Free Church. The June, 1874. THE GAEL. 131 providing of a Gaelic-sjieaking ministry for these people fell to a large extent on this Church, and hitherto she had been enabled, notwithstanding the difficulties she bad had to encounter, to do so with remarkable success. West Coast Fish Traffic and the Highland Line. — Advantage is being largely taken of the facilities afforded by the Railway Company for the conveyance over the Dingwall and Skye and Highland Lines of herrings from Stornoway, Loch- maddy, and Loch Boisdale, to the London fish markets, and to the East Coast ports, for shipment by steamer to the conti- nental markets. Since the commence- ment of the fishing — about the 20th ult. — -the Company's steamer, which runs weekly between Stornoway and Stroma Ferry, has carried about OGO barrels of of herrings, which were conveyed liy mail and special trains from Strome to Leith and Aberdeen, for shipment to the Elbe and the Baltic. Private steamers, which run almost daily between Loch Boisdale, Lochmaddy, and Strome, have conveyed nearly 1200 boxes of herrings for the Loudon markets. These boxes are taken from Strome by the 6 a.m. train, go South by the 10.18 a.m. from Inverness, and arrive in Loudon at 4 a.m. on the following morning. Applecross. — This place on the West Coast of Ross-shire, as its Gaelic name, " Comaraich," implies, had the privilege of sanctuary, which is said to have ex- tended six miles round the mouastry, aud the monkish chronicles record several instances of the Divine vengeance being visited on those who violated it. The modern name of the place is simjjly the anglicised form of its ancient designation, viz., "apur," or "aber" (mouth of a river), and " crossan," which would seem to have been by a coincidence the early name of the stream flowing through the glen, and not connected with " crois" (cross). It being so named, however, what could ba expected but that the popular mind should have associated this monastry in some way with the holy cross and apples ? Accordingly, we find a tradition, probably of quite modern growth, that every apple on a certain tree in the monks' orchard had a cross marked on it. — Good Words. The Gaelic Language. — In the Free Church Assembly, the report of the Publication Committee stated that strong representations had been made to the Committee with respect to the issuing some jjublicatiun in the Gaelic language, giving information of the work of the Church. Conflicting views on this sub- ject had been frequently expressed, and these arose from the diversity of the cir- cumstances in which different portions of the Highland population existed. With the view to get up the facts of the case, queries had been addressed to the minis- ters in the Highlands, aud replies had been received from many. The result was, that while in some Highland districts sucli a periodical as that described would be of no use, in others (for example, in in the bounds of the Synod of Glenelg), verj^ considerable benefit would, in the opinion of the minister.^, be derived from it. It was estimated that, beginning with a quarterly periodical, the total cost of getting up any quantity likely to be required would not materially exceed £100 a year. Against this sum would be placed to the credit of the undertaking the amoimt received from sales. Propcsed New Church at Beauly. — A proposal has been made to erect a building in connection with the Estab- lished Church at Beauly, the parish Church being two and a-half miles distant from the village. The Home Mission Committee approved of the proposal, and reported as follows to the General As- sembly : — Lentil now there has been no Protestant place of worship in the flourish- ing agricultural parish of Beauly, which the opening of the Highland Railway has brought into importance. It is feared that manj^ of the villagers will become irregular in church attendance, if not wholly negligent of religious ordinances, unless a church be 2)lanted in the midst of them. A project has been started for erecting a place of worship in Beauly, to hold 350 sitters, and to cost from £900 to £1000. The parish minister of Kilmorack, whose church is about two and a-half miles distant, has undertaken to have service in the Beauly Church every Sab- bath, without asking the Committee to assist in supporting a preacher. They have, therefore, cordially granted 15s. a sitting towards the proposed building. Highlanders in Australia. — In the Free Church Assembly, Dr. Adam sug- gested that a deputation, consisting of one clergyman and one layman, should visit Austi'alia and New Zealand. Dr. Begg said he had no objection to that, but he would like, at anj' rate, that they would be Highlandmen — (Laughter) — because some of the most eminent men in colonies were Higliland men. (Applause). Out there the Highlandmen were far 132 THE GAEL. greater than they were in Lochaber ; yonder a Macnab and a Mackellar had stood on two mountain tops and claimed all the land they saw— and more than that, they had got it— (Laughter)— and were now eminent men. (Applause.) He (Pr. Begg) had stayed with a descend- ant of the Campbells who had half a- million sheep, the clip of whose wool was £100,000. These were true Highland- men. (Applause and laughter.) He therefore thought it would be well if some such men as Dr. Kennedy could be got to act on the deputation to be sent out to these colonies. (Applause.) The Hi(/h- lande.r suggests, as a counter suggestion, that a deputation of Highlanders should be invited from Australia and New Zealand to inspect their native Highlands. Men who had enjoyed a large measure of freedom in the colonies, and who have prospered there, notwithstanding great difficulties with which they had to con- tend, might be able to show them better than any others, how the difficulties at home may be overcome, and what ought to be done to insure the prosperity of the their kindred in the old land. Monument to a Heroic Golspie Fisherman. — We observe in the North of Scotland Granite Works here, a very neatly executed obelisk of Peterhead polished granite, which is to be placed over the grave of Adam Macdonald, who, as our readers are aware, perished in endeavouring to save the lives of three young lads who were in his boat, and which was partially capsized off Golspie on the night of January 24, 1873. The monument is about nine feet high, and bears the following inscription : — ^" In memory of Adam Macdonald, tisherman, aged 24 years, who, on the night of January 24th, 1873, swam ashore more than a mile for help to save three j^ouths left on his boat, which had been partly capsized by a squall. They were rescued, but he, the whole support of his aged parents, perished on Golpsie finks. In admiration of his heroism, this stone is erected by voluntary subscriptions." Island of Lewis - Emigration to Canada— On Saturday, 23rd ult., the steamer Fairy Queen called at Ness, near the Butt of Ijcwis, and took on board about thirteen families of emigrants bound for Canada. They came into Stornoway in the afternoon, where they were joined by several more, making in all about eicrhty. The men were all of the labour- ing class, and presented a very good ap- pearance. They left in the afternoon for Liverpool in charge of Mr. Angus Nicholson, Emigration Agent of the Canadian Dominion. Mr. Nicholson has been very successful in this district, hav- ing sent away quite a large number within the past three years. A number more are expected to follow this year. Those who have already gone are reported as doing well, and sending home very favour- altlc reports. We have seen several of their letters from the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba, and all were very encouraging. THE USE OF BOWS AND ARROWS. Among the last instances of bowmen in the Highlands were two which oc- curred in the reign of Charles II. After a long and protracted feud between the Lairds of Macintosh and Lochiel, com- mencing in a claim of the former to lands held by the latter, Macintosh, to enforce his claim, i-aised his clan, and, assisted by the Macphersons, marched to Loehaber with 1500 men. He was met by Lochiel with 1200 men, of whom 300 were Macgregors. About 300 were armed with bows. When preparing to engage, the Earl of Breadalbane, who was nearly related to both chiefs, came in sight with 500 men, and sent them notice that if either of them refused to "agree to the terms which he had to pro- pose, he would throw his force into the opposite side. This was a strong ar- gument, and not easily refuted. After some hesitation his offer of mediation was accepted, and the feud amicably and finally settled. The other instance happened about the same time, in a contest between the Macdonalds of Glencoe and the Breadalbane men. The former being on their return from a foray, in the low countrj', attempted to pass through Breadalbane, without giving due notice, or pay the accustomed compliment to the earl, who had a short time previously been raised to that rank. A number of his lordship's followers, and a great many others who were as- sembled at the Castle of Finlarig, to celebrate the marriage of a daughter of the family, enraged at this insult, in- stantly rushed to arms, and following the Macdonalds with more ardour than prudence, attacked them on the toj) of a hill, north from the village of Killiii, where they had taken post to defend their cattle. The assailants were driven back with great loss, i>rincipnlly caused })y the arrows of the Lochaber meir. ' Mar ghath sohiis do m' anamfe'm Tha sfjeula na h-aimsir a dh fhalhli." — Oisean. TIL Leabh.] TREAS MIOS AN T-SAMHRAIDH, 1874. [29 Air. SILIS NIC-COINNICH SEANN SGEUL GAIDHEALACH. V. Clia robli focal tuilleadh ri radh mil Oighrig aig an am ud ; ach bha dian-chonaltradh am measg nan uaislean a thaobli na casaid a thog i 'n au aghaidh. Ged bha an dithis a bu chiontaiche dbiubh a' gabhail orra, an latbair a' Mboraii-e, a bhi caoin-sbuaracb mn 'n chasaid ud, chiteadh 'n an gniiis gu 'n do chuir i campar agus buaii-eas orra nach b' uri'ainn iad a chletli ; agus gu 'n robh iad le cheile fo eagal gu 'n robh. stoirm a'tannacbadh mu'n timchioll a bliristeadb gun dail le maoim t'huathasach air an cinn. Bha am buaireas ud ri 'fliaicinn gu ro- shoilleir air gnuis aog - neulaich Charnaich. Bha Carnach uile gu leir 'n a dhuine iongantach — bha e fearail, calma, cruaidh-chridheach agus misneachail ; dileas d' a cheanu- feadhna, agus baigheil teo-cliridh- each ris an iomlan de 'n f hine ; ach cha robh riamh anns an duthaich ghrisreagaich ud aon chreutair eile a bu mho bha fo bhuaidh thrailleil ant-saobh-chreidimh. Bha Ian chreid- eas aige anns an taibhsearachd, agus gheibhteadh e a' sior-niheachranachd ris g-ach neach a bha 'g aideachadh a bhi ann aii seilbli air an tiodhhiic dhiomhair sin. Cha rachadh e aig am air bith de 'n bhliadhna, air thurus-cuain, a dh-fhaicinn chairdean agus hichd-cinnidh dha.a bha'chonih- nuidh ann an Eirinn, gun sid agus soirbheas fabharach a cheannach l)ho bhuidsich aiiimeil a bha 's an Eilein- Sgiathanach. Bha e 'creidsinn ann an tannasgan, bncain, spioradau- mara agus tire, agus anns a' chumh- achd a bh' aca tharais air beatha agus agus crannchur dhaoine. Uime sin, air do bhagraidhean Oighrig a bhi'comh-chordadh ri faoin-bheachdan saobh-chreidhmheach a bha 'luidbe air 'inntinn roimhe so, rinn a faistneachd mu na bha an dan dha, dearg-adh cho domhain air a chridhe agus gu 'n robh e coltacli ri duine as a chiall. Bu leoir e gu a reusan a thoirt uaithe, a bhi fo eagal gu 'n robh fianuis aog'aidh, neo-thalmhaidh gu 'thig-hinii bho taobh thall na li- uaigh a dhearbhadh r'a aghaidh, ann amfiaimis a' Mhoraire, angniomh bruideil an-tromaichte d' an robh e ciontach. Cho robh e freagarrach dha fuireach iii b' f haide air falbh bho 'theag'ldach feiu, agus mar sin, thoisich e ri deanamh deas gu till- eadh dhachaidh ; ach chuir am ÌMoraire gu naire e air son a chhidhaireachd. " Ma tha thu 'dol a theicheadh air falbh o 'n chaisteal air an doigh so," ars' Eidirdeil, " is beag nach bi e comh-ionann dhiiit ri saor-aideachadh air do chionta." Air a' bhonn sin, chuir e air 'fhocal e nach gluaiseadh e null no nail bho 'n Chaisteal gus am faicteadh ciod an f hinid gus an tig-eadh casaid- ean agus faistneachd Oighrig'. Air an ath oidhche as deigh do Oighrijr 134 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an t-6amhiaidh, 1874 abhi airacea.snachadh,tliug Carnach mac a blii*athar a leth-taobli, agus tliuirt e ris gu 'n d' thaiuig e gu codhiinadh nach rohli 'nis leigheas a b' fhearr air a' cliuis, na Ian aideachadh a dheanainh air an cioiita, gun tuilleadli dalach ; ui ris nach aontaicheadh Bar-a-mhnilinn air chor sam bith, " oir tba mi dearbh cbinnteach," ars' esan ri brathair 'athar, "gu 'm bheil bron a' Mhoraire cbo donihain agus clio geur, agus na'n aidicheamaid ar cionta, gu 'n crochadh e sinn le cbeile, gun bhreith, gun deuchainn, gun dail, gua soradh ; agus a thuilleadb air sin," ars' esan, " ciod is fiach focal caile shuaraich nach faca ciod a thachair, ach aig astar fada uaipe, an aghaidh teisteas ceathrar dhaoiìi'- uaisle a bba 'n an suil-fliiaiuiisean air. A. Charnaich, clia 'n aidich sinn idir e ; air dbuiun ar lieatba 'cbur an cunuart air son leas ar cinnidh, seasainaid gu daiiigean guala ri gnala gus a' chuid is faide mach." Bba an diniieir car anmocli air an f heasgai- ud, agus air do 'ii Mhoraire 'thoirt fainear gun robli a chairdean, a reir coslais, iosal 'n an spiorad, choitich e am fion ori'a clio suilbhir agus cho fialaidh 's a b' ui-rainn e. Bha Carnach anabarrach neo- fhoisneach agus mion-mhothachail, ach riim am fion iii bu mhiosa e. Bha a shealladh fiadhaich, neo- shuidhichte, agus a ghuth air uairibh ard, sgalanta, agus air uairibh eile mabach, iosal, critheanach. Shileadh a shuileau gu frasach 'n uair a chluiimeadli e am focal bn lugha rnu bhàs na ban-mhoraire. Anns an t-suidheachadh bhuaireasach so bha fleadhachas an f heasgair a' dol air 'aghaidh, agus direach mu 'n am 's an do ruith an gloine-ùine an naoith- eamh uair, cliaidh stad a chur air an cridhealas le aoidh iongautach a bhrist a stigh orra gun sireadh. gun iarraidh. B' oidhche dborcha i ami an ti-easamh mios a' gheamhraidh. Shiolaidh an stoirm ghaillionuach ud a mhair moran laithea;i, gu fèath agus ciuine. Bha an speur fo mharbh-bhrat dorchadais. Bha an iarmailt coltach ri seomar-bais, 'a nair theid an ospag dheireannach seachad ; agus bu leoir e gus a' chuideachd a luasgadh agus a lionadh le uamhunn agus le iongautas, gu 'n tigeadh aoidh tabnhaidh sam bith a dh-ionnsuidh a' Chaisteil mu 'n am ud, air oidhche a bha cho dorcha agns cho iidlaidh. An uair a \)' airde fuaim agus farum a' chonaltraidh am measg nan uaislean mu bhord a' Mhoraire, chualas maoth - bhuille sgaiteach, sgiobalta aig an dorus- ndior ; aig nach buaileadh uair sam bith, ach luchd-tathaich urramach, ard-inbheach. Is ciunteach gu 'n robh rud-eigin anabarrach sonrnichte anil am fuaim na buille ud ; oir ma-dh' fliaodta nach cualas riamh buille eile de 'n t-seoi-sa, aig an robh a leithid de bhuaidh air cridheachan agus air aghaidhean dhaoine, a bha cho misneachail, cho fearail agus 1 cho chalma ri aoidheaTi Eidirdeil. Chuir a' bhuille ud grad-chasg air farum na poiteireachd ; bba gi'uaim dhorcha,iomaguiueach air gach gnuis; ! gach suil air an dorus, oir le mend j na h-oillt agus an eagail a thaiaig ': orra cho obann, cha V urrainn aon dhiubh sealltuinn direach 'san aodami air aou eile. Chualas ceuaiau aotram, siibailte air an staidhir, agus j a' tighinn direach gu cul dorus an j t-seomair, far an do stad iad gu samhach caj- tiota — agus b' i siu an I tosdachd uamhasach do na h-uaislean a bha air an taobh a stigh. Ri h- uine, chaidh aji dorus 'f hosgladh gu h-athaiseach,agus dh'èalaidh Oighrig Nic-Coinnich a stigh gu seuuh, le a h-aodann cho glas-neulach ri tanuasg; air a sgeadachadh le brai'-lin gheal, agus neapaigin gheal mu 'ceann. DiM ^ffos ail t-Samhraidh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 18; Is math a b' aithue dhi cliii agus g'lie ail diiiue iid d' an robli sar-fhuatli aice. Guii diog a vadh, abeall i gii duairceach aun an aodaun Charnaicb ; thog i a corrag' I'i 'aghaidh ; thiouudaidh i air a sail ; dh' f hosgail i an doms, agus leig i stigh Hills, Ban - uihoraire Eidirdeil ! ' Clia'n'eil focal amis an ursgeiil so acb sraior na firinn — cha 'n f baoin-sgeul mac-meamnach e, no deilbh-iiiutinn baird no feallsanaich ; ach fiiiun cbo dearbbta ri eachdraidh teagblaicb sam bitb, an taobh a stigh do chriocliaji Bhreatuiin. Is i Silis a bh' anil gnu teagamh, agns auns an dearbh eideadh leis an robh i air a sgeadacbadb 'n uair a chaidh a tilgeadh 'bharr na drocbaid mhaide. Bha a h-aodann glas-neulach ; cha robh i idir cbo aoigheil no cho fail teach 's a b' abhaist dhi bhi ; ach a thaobh gach dreach agns crutb, agus coniharra-giiuise a bhniueadh dhi, cha bu chomasach do neach d' am b' aithne i an teagamh 'bu lugha 'altruni mii a tiuichioll. Chriothnaicb gach mac mathar a bha nin 'n bhord. Ann am priobadh na sul, dh' eirich Carnach, agus a dh' aon sitheadh leum e mach troimh an uinneig a b' fhaisge dha — bhauinneagan sean- f hasanta a' chaisteil air an crochadh le ludagain, agus thachair ^'do 'n niniieig nd a b' fhaisge do Charnach a bhi leth-f hosgail te aig an am ud. Ciod air bitli a b' aobhar dha, dhearmaid Oighrig a craunadh air an fheasgar ud. Mu 'n gann a blia (Jaruach thar na h-ninneige, leum Bar-a-mhuilinn a mach as a dheigh ; ach cha do ghlnais a h-aon de na b-uaislean eile : bho nach robh lamb acasaii, da-rireadh, ann am full na ban-mhoraire, cbnir iad rompa gu 'n seasadh iad ris a' chnis gus a' chuid a b' f haide mach ; ach bha iad uile air an gi-ad-ghlacadh le a leithid de ohaiameachd, agus nach d' thug gin dhiubh fainear 's a' cheud toiseach gu 'n de:'.oliaidh Carnach agus mac a bhrathar am mach troimh an uinneig; ged a thug Oighrig sgread oillteil dhioghaltach aisde, an uair a cbun- naic i fear an deigh fir dhiubh a' do! as an t-sealladh. Ged a mhendaich sgreadail Oighrig breisleach bhuair- easach nan uaisleau car tiota, cha b' fhada gus an robh an iniitinnean air an dusgadh suas leis an taisbean- adh iongantach a bha fa chomhair an sul. Sheas Silis car mionaid no 'dha air raeadhoin an urlair, le a suilean silteach a' dur-amharc ann an aodann a' Mhoraire. j\Iu dheir- eadh, thog- i suas a snil agus a lamhan ri n^amh, agus ann an cruaidh-ghleachd anama, ghlaodh i a mach : — " Ciod e so a thainig orm, no ciod a rinn mi, nach 'eil duine an taobh a stigh de m' thigh fein a chuireas failte no furan orm !" Bha gach teanga balbh, gach suil ris an lar ; cha do ghlnais, eadhoin Eidir- deil, a fein, lamh no cas, gus an do leum an tannusg 'n a dhail. Ghlac i e 'n a gairdeanan, leig i a ceann air 'uchd agus ghnil i gu goirt. " 0, a Dhe m' athraichean ! mar is beo mi, is i mo Sbilis fhein a th' again — Silis mo chridhe agus mo ghaoil," thuirt Eidirdeil, agus e 'g a tasgadh gu teann ri 'bhroilleach. Is i Silis a bh' ann gun teagamh. MUILEACH. [F.S. — Giulaineadh luchd-leugh- aidh a' Ghaidheil le an teagamhan mu fhirinn an ursgeoil so, gus am faic iad a chrioch anns an ath aireamh. M.] {Ri leantuinn.) Na 'n tionndadh duine a chulaobh a h uile nail- a thigeadh a' ghaotli 'n a agli- aidh cha tig an latlia a ruigeadh e ceann a thurais. Mar sin, esan a leigeas leis fein a bhi air 'amaladh.leis gach ni a thig cearr air, cha dean e moran adhartais ann an turas na beatha. 136 AN GAIDHEAL. Tieas Mios an t Samluaiilh, 1874. COMHRADH. EADAE MURACHADH BAN AGUS COINNEACH CIOBAIR, Coin. — Tha 'n Goirtean-Fraoicli sona an diugli agus Murachadli Ban an taobh a stigh d' a chriochaibli. Cha chomas domli 'innseadh an toilinntinn a ta oirnne gu leir gu 'n d' thainig- tliu, a cliaraid ionmluiinn, a I'eir do glieallaidh ; agus Jia 'm bitliinn-sa co fileanta, snas-chainnt- eacli ri Mac-Mharcuis an aigh, chuirinn-sa do chliu an ceill ann an rannaireachd ; acli dhiult na deich oighean sin a ta 'cliomlmuidh (max- a bba thu ag innseadh dhomh) air stucaibli ard Pharnasuis, comas na teangaidh dhomb clium sin a dheanamh. Ach an deigh sin uile cha lugha an durachd a th' agam dhuit, agus an solas a ta 'lionadh mo chridhe air sou do theachd. MUR. — Cha 'n fhac agus cha chual mi I'iainh thu cho deas-bhriathrach agus cho gleusda leis an teangaidh, 's a tha thu an diugh, a Choinnich ; is cinuteach leam gu 'n d' rinn thu greim air aon no dithis de na h-oigheau sin air am bheil tliu ag iomradh, agus aig am bheil tàmhachas, mar a thubhaii't thu, air mullacb Pharnasuis. Ach ciamar a fhuair Fear a' Ghoirtein-Fraoich eolas air na Ceolraidheau sin, agus co a dh'- inuis da mu 'n timchioll ? Coin. — A Mhurachaidh Bhain, is neonach leam do cheist, Fhuair Fear a' Ghoirtein-Fraoich eolas air na Ceolraidhibh agus air iomadh ni eile uait fein, a charaid, mar a ta deag-h-fhios agad, agus mar an ceudna o mo charaid ionmhuinn an GaUlheal ann an Glaschu, agus o 'n Ard-Alhannach ann an Inbhirnis. Mo mhile beannachd aca maraon ! B' iad na diulnaich thapaidh iad, agus is mi fein a ta 'n an comain. Ach, a charaid choir, suidh a stigh ris an teine, agus dean thu fein co soimeach, soci-ach 's is urrainn thu. Ma tha do chaisbheart fliuch no àitidh, tha osain agus brogan ni 's leoir aig Seonaid ; agus co d' am bu choir di an tabhairt air thoiseach air Mui'achadh Ban ? Ach mo dhi- chuimhne ! is luaithe deoch na sgeul, — far nail am botal dubh, agus an t-slige-chreachainn, a Sheonaid, a ghraidh, oir is feàirrte do charaid sg-ailc bheag- de dhruchd nam beann, gus am bi goireas ni's fearr agad deas. So, so, air do shlainte, a Mhurachaidh. Far do lamh, agus nah-uile la leat, " An la a mhai-bhas tu fiadh, agus an la nach marbh." MuR. — Tha nair'orm, a Choinnich, an dragh agus an trioblaid a tha Seonaid agus thu fein a' gabhail do m' tbaobh-sa. Da-rireadh, cha 'n 'eil feum idir agam air bad de na tha umam 'atharrachadh, oir tha mi CO tioram ri àrcan, o bharr gu bonn, agus cha 'n aithne dhomh an diugh ciod a dh' f hagadh air 'chaochladh mi, oir tha 'n la taitneach, tiorail, tioram, agus ged tha boglaichean air an t-slighe, gu sonraichte anns a' Ghleann-Mhor, tha deagh shuilean 'n am cheann chum an seachnadh. Coin.— Cuir riut, a Mhurachaidh, cuir riut, gabh deur beag dhe 'n stuth sin aig Seonaid, agus tog greim dhe 'n aran agus dhe 'n chaise, gus am bi ni 's fear r'a fhaotuinn ; direach dean thu fein aige a' bhaile. MUR. — Is druchd nam beann so da-rireadh, air am bheil iomadh deagh bhuaidh. Tha e mar a rinn- eadh e — cha do bhaisteadh e riamh, agus cha 'n 'eil droch f haile na cise dheth. Coin. — Cha mheallar gu healamh deagh bhreitheamh, a Mhurachaidh, oir tha thu gle cheart. Tha 'n druthag sin saor o uisge, agus ceart CO saor ri sin o 'n chis. Riuneadh e 's a' Ghlaic-Bhuidhe o chionn leth-bhliadhna, le Gilleasbuig Mac Dhouuill-duibh, agus is maith an lamh air an obair e, na 'm biodh Treas 5tios au t-Samhraidh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 137 cead ua coise aige. Ach tha eagal nan Gaidsear aii', agus cha 'n ann gun aobliar. Tha 'n sean-f hocal ag radb. " Xach d' riuu Theab riamh cron," ach cha 'n fhior da sin. Theab an Gaidsear Gilleasbuig bochd a ghlacadh an uair a bha e 'deauamh na boinne bige so 's a' Ghhiic- Bhuidhe, 'n a bhothan uaigneach fein. Chnunaic a shiiil fein an Gaidsear mar iiidh cheud slat o 'n bhothau ; bhuail an t-eagal e ; 'n a chabhaig chuir e soitheach na ruith- shingilte thairis, ag'us dhoirt e a dharna leth, agus cha bu bheag an durran sin. MuR. — An deachaidh ao Gaidsear do 'n bhothan ? Com. — Cha deachaidh, gu fortan- ach, oir bha e air a thogail ann an slochd eadar da chreig, air a chomh- dachadh le fraoch a bha 'fas os a chionn, agus air a chealachadh co maith 's nach do thuairnieis an Gaidsear idir air, ged a rinn e deagh rannsachadh air a shon, air da a bhi omhoch gu dubh aii- feadh chreagan agus choilltean na Glaice-Buidhe. Ml'R. — Ciod a dh' f hag co dian, deas, diorrasach e 's a' Ghlaic- Bhuidhe, seach aite sam bith eile Ì Coin. — Ma ta, innsidh mi sin duit, a Mhurachaidh, thugadh brath dha gu 'n robh a leithid de bhothan ann. MUK. — Brath dha ! an e tha thu 'g radh ? Bratli dha ! Tha 'n truaigh air a' ghnothuch ; ach tha mi 'n dochas nach 'eil anam co mi-dhileas 's na criochaibh so, 's gu 'n treigeadh 6 coimhearsnach, agus gu souraichte Mac Dhonuill-duibh, mac an deagh athar. Is nair' r'a chhiinntiun gu 'm biodh aon neach a bhrathadh a choimhearsnach r'a fhaotuinn anns a' cheai-nadh so, an uair, ann am bliadhna Thearlaich, nach d'fliuavadh ±iu a h-aon a bhrathadh am Prionnsa ged a ghealladh deich mile-fichead airgid mar dhuais air a shon. Coin. — Tha eagal orm, a Mhura- chaidh, gu 'radh riutsa, agus cha 'n ann ri Gall, gu 'm faighteadh na ticheadan an diugh am measg nan Gaidheal a brathadh e aii- son deich mile fichead sgillinn Shasunnach. MUR. — Ach co a rinn brath air Gilleasbuig Mac Dhonuill-duibh a tha 'n a dhuine cho neo-lochdach ? Coin. — Co ach duine dona, suarach — creutair beag, crotach, d' an ainm Leslie as a' Ghalldachd, a bha an toiseach 'n a charbadair aig Sir Seumas, agus dhealaich e ris air da nighean Cailleach Dan cearc aige a phosadh ; agus tha e a nis ann am bothan beag, a' teachd beo, tha mi lau-chreidsinu, air a' mheirle! Dh'iarr e coingheall an eich bhain air Gilleas- buig coir air la araidh, agusthuirt Gill- easbuig ris, " A phiollain gun diu, tha 'u t-each bau marbh ri taobh a' gharaidh ud tball, ach ged bhiodh e beo cha 'n fhaigheadh tu e." Ghabh Leslie so 's an t-sroin, agus air ball rinn e brath air Gilleasbuig ; ach cha robh moran a nasgaidh aig Tomlin an Gaidsear de 'u ghnothuch. MUE. — Ciod a ghne tir a tha 'n Tomlin ■? Coin. — Tha sgonn-bhalach mor, drabasda, duaichuidb, a' crathadh le reamhrachd, agus aig gach ceum a' sileadh falluis mar bhuideal eu- dionach. Bha e 'cur neach 'u am chuimhne nach f haca mi riamh, agus a chaoidh, a reir coslais, nach faic, agus 's e sin an Tagradair mealltach Arthur Orton, a bha 'cumail a mach gu 'm b' e fein Roger Tichborne. Chunuaic mi a dhealbh gu trie ann an Eirinn, agus cha 'n fbac mi liamh e, nach do chuimhnich mi air Tomlin mor, an Gaidsear dubh agam fein. Ach dh' f halbh e, agus is comadh co dhiubh, oir cha duirig neach poc a chur an toll, no am poll uisge, no poit-dhubh air teine air eagal nam fear sin a tha rannsachadh na duthcha mar brocairean an deigh 13.^ AN GAIDHÈÀL. r)a»si Mios an t-Samhr*idh, 1874. nan sionnach. Is anabairacli cruaidh an lagh, a JMnracliaidh, nacli 'eil a' ceadachadh do dhuiiie gacli ni a's toil leis a dheanamli le cLnid dhligliich fein. Cba 'n 'eil e idir ceart, oir tha e an aghaidh naduir. Cuid duine fein, an ni sin a choisinn e le fallus a gliruaidh ! nacli cruaidh ri'sniuaineachadligu'm biodli reaclid, no lagh sam bith 'g a bhacadb chum na thogras e a dheaoamh leis. MuR. — Cha 'n 'eil fios agani air sin, a Choinnich oir " tha da thaobh air a' Mhaoil," agus tha da bharail gu bhi air an gabhail de 'n chuis sin. Tha cead agad aran a dheanamh dhe 'n eorna agad fein, agus a chur gu feum mar sin, air son niaith do theaghlaich, ach cha 'n 'eil cead agad, air chor sam bith, nisge-beatha a dheanamh dheth gun fhios, agns gun ordugh an luchd-iiaghlaidh, agus tha sin ro cheart. Na 'm biodh an cead so aig ua h-uile mhilleadh iad, mar an ceudna, an duthaich le raisg agus ana-measaiT- achd, agus dh' f hagadh iad toll mor, falamh ann an sporran mor na rioghachd, leis na cisean a chnmail air ais, a tha 's an am air an tarruing o'n deoch laidir. Coin. — Tha mi 'faicinn gu 'm bheil nioran firinn anns na thubhairt thu, a Mhnrachaidh, oir bii mhor am beannachd do iomadh neach mar biodh deur dheth 's an rioghachd air fad. A reir mo bheachd-sa tha e mar shochair eile 'n a aite fein. Tha e ro fheumail air ainannaibh — 'n a dheagh sheirbhiseach, ach 'n a dhroch mhaighstii-. Mo thruaigh an neach air am faigh e ard- cheannas. Gidheadh, mar a thubh- airt mi cheana, tha e ann an tomhas cuimseach mar bheannachd aimsircil eile, agus cha chreid mi gur peacadh sam bith do dhuine 'fheumalachd fein a ghabhail deth, mar a ghabhas e de ni sam bith eile a tha toirbheartas an Fhreasdail a' buileachadh air. MuR. — Cha 'n urrainn mi 'radh, a Choinnich, nach 'eil mi fein gle dhliith air a bhi dhe 'n bheachd cheudna. Ach their cuid riut gur peacadh mor barr na teangaidh a thumadh ann, no am boinne a's Ingha dheth a chur 'n ad bheul. Tha iad dian dhealasach'n am beachd fein, agus cha 'n eisd iad li reusan no ri tuigse. Tha iad a' deauamh 'mach, do bhrigh gu 'm bheil deoch laidir 'n a h-aobhar iomadh truaigh agus sgrios anns an t-saoghal, gur peacadh do dhuine an gnothuch a's lugha a blii aige rithe, no eadhon beaiintuinn rithe idir. Dh' fheudadh iad CO maith a radh gur peacadh greim ubhaill a chur 'n ad bheul, a chionn gur e itheadh an ubhaill a bha 'n a aobhar air gach sgrios agus amhghar anns an t-saoghal. Aidichidh mi, gibheadh, air an laimh eile, gu 'm bu sholasach an ni do 'n Rioghachd Bhreutannaich nan cuir- eadh na h-uile cul I'is an deoch laidir sin, agus nach biodh iad idir 'g a cleachdadh, mur comusach dhoibh a gabhail le stuamachd. Ach deanadh iad sin air steidh cheairt, agus deanadh iad e gun ghealladh, gun mliionnau, gun bhoid, gun ni sam bith ach Focal De agus an coguisean fein 'g an stiuireadh. Nn biodh iad ag iarraidh cur as do 'n aobhar truaighe sin le bhi 'togail air steidhibh meallta, a' carnadh suas bhoidean agus ghealltanasan, agus 'g an sparradh le daiiachd air an t- sluagh,mar nach biodh Focal Naomh Dhe 'n a riaghailt iondan ag'us freagaiTach ann fein, air son giulan agus caith-beatha an duine anns an t-saoghal so. Coin. — Fagaidh siiin uiar sin fein e, a Mhnrachaidh, agus 1)U taitneach an ni na 'n gnathaicheadh na h-uile stuamachd agus measarrachd anns ua h-uile nithibh, agus gu 'n giulain- eadh siadjiad fein ann an cothrom agus ann an ciuineas maille ris gach D.^ra Mio* an t-Samhraidh, 187-t. AN GAIDHEAL. 130 iieach eile. Bn ghleusda, tapaidli, a thaobli nadair,gan gbuth a toivt air na buaidbibli spioradail a bhuilich- eadli air, au ti a thug a' chomhairle a leanas, o cheann fada, seachad : — "Biodh bhiir measarrachd follaiseach do na li-uile dhaoinibh." Tha nadur, reason, agus taisbeau a' deauamh 'mach gu 'lu blieil staid mbeadla- onach ann eadar da iomall cricbe, agus gur i sin an staid a's sona, as glice, agus as fearr. Clia 'n 'eil an duine sin glic a tlieid dJi' ioimsuidh na cuid a's faide a macli, a thaobh ni sam bith. Cha'n 'eil e glic do tUniine a blii tuilleadh 's dian 'n a bharail fein, no tuilleadh 's balbha. ^Seasadh e 's a' luheadhon thaitneach, eadar dha auabharr, agus na seoladh e tuilleadh 's ard no tuilleadh 's iosal. Faic ciod an stritli tha crochadan an uaireadair nihoir a' deanamh gu iscasamh 'n a thaiuh, eadar null agus nail, nail agus null, na 'u leigteadh leis ; agus ceart mar &iu tha gach ni thaobh giulau an duine gu bhi measarra, meadhonach, agus stuama. MUR.— Ud ! Ud ! Ud ! a Choinn- ich, is tu a dh' fhas geur, foghluimte, agus fiosrach mu gach cuis. Tha mi gu cinnteach ag aontachadh leis gach lide a labhair thu ; ach ciamar a thaiuig thusa gu beachd a ghabhail de na cuisibh sin uile ? oir cha trie leo-san aig am bheil e mar dhreuchd a bhi 'gleidheadh nan caorach, an inntinnean feiu a chur troimh a cheile le ceistibh diomhra de 'n ghue sin. CulN.--Thaiiiig mise gu beachd a ghabhail air na nithibh sin o bhi 'leughadh nnru timchioU's -a Ghaidh- ea/ agus ann au leabhraichibh eile. Is mor am fiusrachadh a gheibh neach a ta 'g ianaidh eolais o na sgriobhauiiaibh aig Renton^ an Runasdacli^ Mac-Mharcuis, Cona, am Micileach, agus La ficheadan eile nach gabh lair ged nacb 'eil nine agam an ainmeachadh aig an am. Tha Bun-Lochabar mar thobar nach traoigh, an ccjuihnuldh Ian, agns an comhnuidh a' toirt seachad. Tha Benton^ air an laimh eile, guu choiuieas a thaobh 'eolais air gach bu;i agus barr, stoc agus freumh, a bhuineas do chanaiu na Gaidhealtachd. Is taitueacb, mar au ceudna, na teagasgaii fallaiu aig an Runasdach. Saoghal fada agus deagh bheatha do 'u triuir sin am measg chaich, oir is maith iad uile. Cha 'n eil a bheag agam ri 'radh aig au am mu 'n chreutair Sgiathanach sin. Tha eagal orm gu 'm bheil a cheann air a lion" tins ai) t .Sanihiviidh, 1374. AX GAIDHEAL. 141 DEARiIAD NA GAIDHLIG. A (thaidheil loxMHUixy, — Au toir sibh aite do charaid a tha toileach tighiun 'stcach do 'r fardoicli 's ag radh " sith agus soirbheachadh do 'n tigh so f' Is tigh leam a' Ghaidklig, agus is toigli leam aii dream leis an toil i, ach cha toigh leam au aimhreit a tlia 'n am measg. Oil- auus a' cbeart àm 's am bbeil au ambreit siu a' dol air a b' agbaidb tba a' Gbaidhlig bbocbd a' fulang, 's air a fogradh as an dutbaicb le cion a bbi air a teagasg 's na sgoiltean — mar gii 'm biodh na brocairean a' diau-chonnsacliadb mu CO am fear is fbearr coin, agus 's a' cbeart am em sionnaicb a'toirt leis uan uan. Cba 'n 'eil facal 'n ar cauain is luraiche na " da-rireadb," agus b'fhearr leam gu ciuuteacb gum biodb e air a cblo-bbualadb air cridhe gacb neach a tba 'g aideacbadb 'bbi 'n a cbaraid di. Na 'm biodb sin mar sin, cha b' ann air na nithibb faoin abhuineas di a bhiodb an aire'socrachadb, ack air na nitbibb cudtbromacb — na nitbibb a cbumadb auu am bitli i — a chumadb suas le sgoiun i, 's a bbeireadh oirre freumh a sgaoileadb gu dombain 's an dutbaich. Ciod is tiacb a bbi conusacb- adb m' a timmcbioll, ma leigear bas i ; agus cbo ciunteach 'sin, bas gbeibb i mur teagaisgear 's na sgoiltean i. Nacb 'eil e soiilear do 'u b uile duine aig am bheil toirt-fainear ma bbuanaicbeas cùisean car tri ficbead bliadbna mar a rinn iad re nan tri ticbead bliadbna 'cbaidh seacbad, gur gann a bbios facal Gaidblig air a labhairt air Tir-mor. IS'acb muladacb an sealladb 'bbios I'i 'fbaicinu leis an fbuigbeal bheag a l)bios anu de na fior Gbaidbeil, na (.inntiricb, naCùmblaicb, na Latbarnaicb na Braid-albannaicb, ua Liombanaicb, agus muinntir Saineacb, iiab-AtboUaicb, na b-Arduilicb, na Marrauaicb, na Baid- eauaicb, na b-Abraicb, na Eosaicb agus na Cataicb, gun acli gann aon smid de 'n Ghaidblig 'n an ceaun : bitbidb tuille co- fbaireachduiim aca ris na Sasunnaicb thioram, fbuara na ris na daoine blatb- cbridheacb, ceolmbor, cairdeil o 'n d' thainig iad. Bithidh na daoine truagb dall, aineolacb air ainm gacli ni a's aite "s an duthaicb. Ocban nan ock 1 au caochladb truagb 'S a' Gkaidkealtackd 'tkig 's gack taobh mu 'n cuairt. Ma tbeid a canain cliaoin 'n a suain, Le cion an t-sluaigh a labkras i I Luckd-iiiteachaidh nan gleann 's nan stiic, . ^/aù— bteppiug stores, f Fair-Uw higlita Thao1)b aimn gacb ni a s ait 's an du'ich, rklge of a hill as «een against the sky. An teangaidh GhaUd' cba 'n urrainn lùb', Bidk iad gun tùr gun aitbne orr' ! Ocban nan ock ! &c. Gack creag, a's sliabb, gacb stuc, as earn, Gacb lag, a's cnoc, a's slios, a's learg, Gacb glaic, a's tulaicb, eas, a's allt, Bidk iad gu dall a's aineolack ! Ockan nan ock ! &c. Gack dail, as bail', as dun, a's tom, i (iack coille, doire, 's leackduinn lorn, Gack clacban, 's ciU, gacb innis, 's fonn, Cba ckuir fonn 's an anam ac' ! Ockan nan ock ! &c. Gack coire dubb, gorm, liatb, no glas, Gacb tireack ard a's aodann cas, Gack ackadk, 's raon, a's caockan bras, Bidk iad neo-bblasd mar Laidiun daibk. i Ockan nan ock ! &c. Gack meall 'tka dubk, dearg, odk'r, no uain, Gack sroin a tka fo ckaockladk snuadk ; Gack àiridkgkorm, mo ckreackl ckofuar 1 Seack mar bka "n sluagk a' fanackd innt' I Ockan nan ock ! &c. Gack stair* a's drockaid, 's aiseag bàt', Gack fuaran tobair, lock an, 's fàir,t Gack Ion a's miadau, 's criock gack ait, An cainnt gu bratk cba 'n aitkris iad. Ockan nan ock !  h au t-uachdaran atharrach doigh air au am chruadalach a bha sud 'f haot- aiuu seachad. Cha robh e 'creidsitm gu 'm bu ui ceart sluagh a l)heath- achadh 'n an tamh. Bha e tuillidh 's uaibhreach air son cuideachadh a ghabhail o choigrich ; bha e tuillidh 's ceart air son an luchd-aiteachaidh 'iomain air falbh ged a bha 'u uallach air fein. Bha tanachadh feu mail gun teagamh do 'n t-sluagh 's do 'n uachdaran, ach bha e ceart a's freagarrach gu 'm biodh au tauachadh so air a dheanamh gu foighidueach 's gu curamach. Thoisich Morair Cholasa air a bhi 'cur air aghaidh oibrichean feumail a chum leas na h-oighreachd agus au t-sluaigh. Re fhichead bliadhua, gun sgios gun sgur, bha 'n obair a' dol air a h-aghaidh, agus bha 'n sluagh a' faotainn cothrom air a bhi cumail au teaghlaichean le obair au lamha feiu, 's a 'g iunusachadh dicheall, aghartas, agus eolas a bhiodh feumail dhoibh, ge be aite a 'm b' eigin dhoibh a bhith na dheigh so. Bha ceann glic an uachdarain a' dealbh gach obair a rachadh air bona ; bha 'shuil gheur 10 150 AN GATDHEAL. Treas ilios an t-Samhraidh, 1874, a' faiciua ua h-obair air a criochuacli- adh gu ceart ; agus bha 'eisempleir o la gu la, 's o bbliadhna gu bliadlma am measg au t-slnaigh 'u a dheagh iunnsacbadh air foig'liidiuu, dicheall, gleustaclid, agus soirbheacbadh. E.e ua b-uine a db' aiumicb mi cbaidh tig-beau a's aitreibb, gàraidbeau a's geataicbeau, a cbur suas a cbosd milteau puimd Sasunnacb ; cbaidb ratbaidean-mora a g-bearradb roimb 'n eileau o tbaobb gu taobb ; cbaidb acarsaid ur a dbeauamb ; tigbeau- Bgoile ura ; an eaglais a cbur an ordugb ; tigb-ministeir a cbur suas, a's miuisteir suidbicbte'fbaotaiuu do 'n eileau ; ceudan de db-acraicbean fearaiun a tboirt a's ur fo àiteacb ; innealau a's beairte-treabbaidb a tboirt tbar Galldacbd, agus Goill 'n au cois a cbum an deagb laimbseacb- adb iunusacbadb do 'u lucbd-aiteacb- aidbj atbarracb stuic; atbarracb poir; duaisean dboibbsau a bu sgileile air treabbadb's air iiiteacb fearaiun. Cba robb, gun teagamb, tuaireasdail mor, acb bba obair cinnteacb, bba paigbeadb cinnteacb, 's bba 'u t- iuuusacbadb maitb. Bba 'n t-eileau o sbean aiumeil air son crodb dubba's spreidb,acb fo uacbdrauacbd a' Mborair db'fbas e ni b' ainmeile. Cba robb spreidb air Gaidbealtacbd a bn trice 'gbeibbeadb duais aig cruinneacbadb, no b' airde reiceadb air feill na trend Cbolasa. Fbuair Morair Cbolasa an oigb- reacbd le tigbean air dbrocb càramb, le aiteacbas fad air ais. Ratbaidean- mora cba robb idir ann. Bba 'n sluagb lionmbor, — ann am bbeacbdsa ro lionmbor, — toilicbte ann an tombas, acb a' mbor cbuid diubb air dbrocb cotbrom. Ficbead bliadbna 'n a dbeigb sin, cba robb oigbreacbd eadar am Parbb a's Maol-Cbinntire anns am faiceadb fear - turuis tuilleadb de cbombaran comb- fburtacbd am measg an t-sluaigb. Cbaidb moran de 'n t-sluagb re na b-uiue sin air imricb do dbutbcbaun- aibb cein — gu b-araid do Cbanada ; acb bba so combarraicbte mu tbimcbioU na b-imricb à Colasa, nacb d' f bag aon an t-eilein an agbaidb a tboil fein gu 'u d' fbalbb a' cbuid mbor diubb air costas au uacbdarain ; agus (ged gbeibbear barracbd Cbolas- aicb an diugb aii- falbb na gbeibbear aig baile) gu bbeil iadsaii a db' f bag cbo maitb riusan a db 'fbaii, a db-aon sgeul mu 'n tlacbd 's nm 'n speis do 'n nasal a b' uacbdaran tbairis orra. Cia mar fbuair Morair Cbolasa, am measg nan dleasdanais cbudtbromacb a bbuineadb d'a dbreucbd, niread d'a nine 's d'a aire a cbur air letb air son gnotbuicbean 'oigbreacbd 's a sbluaigb, tuigidb iadsan a mbain aig a bbeil eolas air na cbuireas duine gleusta nacb 'eil uair sa bitb 'n a thamb seacbad de dbeagb obair. Ged nacb robb dubie 'n xVlbaiun aig am bu mlio bba ri dbeanamb, no bu cburamaicbe 'bbeireadb aire air a dbleasdauas na esau, fbuair e cotbrom air tri miosan de gacb bliadbna 'cbiu' seacbad an Colasa, agus air a bbi mion-eolacb air gacb ueacb 's gacb ni a tbacbradb ann. Bba iomadb uacbdaran Gaidb- ealacb, creididb mi, a bu mbo 'tbarruingeadb speis sluaigb, air bbeag eolais, na Morair Cbolasa; acb 's i mo bharail gur gaun a bba Tigbearna 's a' Gbaidbealtacbd o cbionn ceud bliadbua a cboisinn uiread urraim agus tlacbd o gacb neacb d'a sbluagb fein, 's a cboisinn an t-uasal ainmeil soo gacbColasacb, ge b'e aite an robb no bbeil iad. Cba robb Baird an Colasa a sbeinn- eadb a cbliu; agus, ma db' f baoidte, nacb cordadb mor9,n d'a dboigb ris a' cbuid mboir de na Baird Gbaidb- ealach a sbeinn o cbionu da cbeud bliadbna. Bu duine e aig an robb firinn a's ceartas mar riagbailt stiuir- idb air 'oigbreacbd an Colasa cbo maitb a's anus a' cbuirt au Duneid- Treas Mios an t-Samhraidh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 151 eann. Duioe cruaidh, cnmhuantach, theireadli cuid ; ach, a reir mo bheachd sa, cruaidh ris an leisgeiu a mhain. Ris an dicheall, ris an fheumach, blia e caoimhueil, seii'ceil, coir. Agns gheibli firiuu agus ceartas buaidli thairis air iiintiuneau agus cridlieachau Ghaidheal cho maith 's thairis air duilean a' chruth- achaidli mhoir gu leir. Na 'm biodh uachdarain Ghaidh- ealach a' buntaiun ri 'u sluagh air an doigh so, saoilidh mi nach bu lugh- aide 'n cliu am measg an iochdaraiu fa dheireadh. Na 'n cleachdadh iad fas ui b' eolaiche air cor 's air feum an t-slnaigh; a ghabbail orra fein mar dhleasdanas an sluagh a theag'- le 'm focal 's le 'n eiseimpleir gu dheanadas ; cothrom a thoirt do 'n dicheall, an uair a bheireadh iad achmliasan do 'u t-slaodaire; agus thar gach ui, a leigeil f haicinn do 'n t-sluagh gu 'n robh iad fein 's am fior-leas gu trie 'n an smuainteau, 's nach fuilingeadh iad eucoir a dhean- amh air aon diubh le neach air bith 'u an ainmsan, chluinueamaid ui bu lugha mu thimchioU cruaidh-chas nan Gaidheal, ni bu lugha mu sgapadh theaghlaichean air sou aite 'dheanamh do dhaoine 's do f heidh. B' ann mar so a chunnaic mi Morair Cholasa — re f hichead bliadhna — a' dol mu 'n cuairt am measg a chuid daoine. Duine e fein a f hnair iirram am measg ard-chomhairlichean na rioghachd nach d'fhuair Gaidheal eile 'n ar latha-ne ; ach a lean ri canaiu 's ri cleachduin 'aithrichean cho dlu 's ged nach fagadh e riamh Colasa. Cha robh duine air 'oighr- eachd, sean no og, bochd no beairt- each, air nach robh e mion-eolach, B' aoibhinn leis an soirbheachadh ; bu duilich leis an iiireasbhuidh. Gu sunndach, foighidneach, suairce, labhradh e ris an neach a b' isle 'n a chanain fein. Cha chualas riamh focal suarach as a bheul ; cha 'n f hacas riamh cabhag air 'n uair bha gnothuch ri 'dheanamh. Bheireadh e 'thuarasdal do'n bhuach- aille-laogh cho suilbhean-a 's cho modhail 's a ghabhadh e mal o 'n tuathanach. Ri gearan nam bochd bha 'chinas an comhnuidh fosgailte. Cha robh truas aige do 'u lunudaire no do 'n mhisgeir ; ach b 'e caraid na bautraich 's nan dilleachdan e, — nachdaran, a dh' aon fhocal, a bha "chmii dioghaltais air luchd-deanamh an ixilc, ach chum cliu dhoibhsan a ni maith." Bu bheatha so, agus b' eiseimpleir so, ann am bheachdsa, — nach 'eil a' creidsinn gu bheil " leughadh a's sgriobhadh a's cunntas" uile-chumh- achdach air son iunnsachadh skiaigh, — a b' eifeaohdaiche na obair fichead maighstir-sgoile, agus, le cead na cleire, leth-dusan ministeir. Agus bha'bhuil. Am mach à Gaidhealtachd Albainn tha e do-thuigsiun an t-urram agus an speis a bh' aig a dhaoine dha. Fhuair an luchd-lagh an Duneideann a dhealbh air a tharruing, 's cha 'n 'eil uair a choisicheas mi 'n luchairt aluinn 's am bheil an dealbh crochte, nach tog mo chridhe 'n uair a chi mi air a nochdadh an tlachd agus am meas a bh' aig a chomh-luchd-dreuchd air-san a bha cho fada air an ceann ; ach cha 'n' e so dealbh is mo a bheothaicheas mo chuimhne air maitheas an uasail a nis nach mairionn. Chaidh a dhealbh a thaiTuing air 'iarrtas luchd- aiteachaidh Cholasa o chionn se bliadhna, na eudach clo mar bha e cleachdte ri dol mu 'n cuairt 'n am measg ; agus chi mi 'n so comharra nach 'eil trie ri'f haicinn air speis iochdaraiu da 'n uachdaran. Chithear an dealbh so crochte an aite-tuinidh a' ghille oig Cholasaich 's a' bhaile mhor; chithear an tigh an tuathanaich an Colasa e ; chithear am botban na bautraich e, agus chithear aoibh a gnuis roimh a deoir 'n uair a 152 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas ilios an t-Samhraidh 1874. dh' inuseasid' adilleaclidain lagamu'n uasal urramach a dh' fhaodadh a radh, le Fioun o siiean, " Bha 'm feumach riamh ri mo laimh, 'S dh' fhas an lag dana fo m' chruaidh." Cha 'n 'eil eagal gu 'n teid a leithid so de bheatha air dichuimliTi' ; agns cha maith an comharra ma tlieid "fhad 's a dli' inusear sgeul an Gaidhlig." Chi sinn gu bheil uaislean Earraghaidheal a' cur air bonn cuimhaeachan dha an tigh na Siorrachd an Inbhir-aora, agus tha so freagarrach. Tha fios againn gu bheil muinntir Cholasa a' cruinn- eachadh aiigid air son a chuimhne a ghleidheadh ur do 'n dream a thig 'n an deigh 'n an eilean fein, agus tha dochas againn nach 'eil Colasach am muigh no aig baile a chluinneas iomradh air run a luchd-duthcha nach " cuir clach 'n a charn." Gun teagamh,as eugmhais carra-cuimhne, bithidh e fior an Colasa, ' ' Gus an crion gii luaithre a' clilach, 'S an searg as le h-aois a' gheug, Gus an sguir na sruthain a ruith, 'S an dèagh mathair-uisge nan sleibhtean; Gus an caillear an dilinu aois Gach filidh, 's dan, a's aobliar sgeil," nach feoraich an t-aineol " Co Morair Cholasa V ach gidheadh tha e iomchuidh gu 'm biodh cuimhne an uasail agus speis an t-sluaigh dha air an comharrachadh re iomadh linn do choigrich. Cha suidh oighre 'n a chathair. Cha 'u 'eil 'uir am measg a shluaigh. An tir choimhich bhasaich e ; an Duneideauu dh' adhlaiceadh e. Bu cheol niu 'n cuairt d' a chreathail an Orasa " meaghal mhiol-chon 'cleasadh ard," geumnaich bha-laoigh, 's gaoir a' chladaich ; agus b' e miann muinntir Cholasa gu 'n laidheadh e "an eilean fuar nan geotha crom" ri taobh 'aithrichean " gus am biodh òadal na h-uaighe criochnaichte." Ach cha do thachair mar so. Soraidh mhaith, ma ta, agus soirbheachadh leosan a tha 'deanamh ni 's urrainn doibh air son cuimhneachan a chur air boim do 'n Ard urramach Morair Cholasa. D. M'K. Duneideann, 1874. SEALLADH O MHULLACH BEINNE AN EARRA- GHAIDHEAL, MU DHOL FODHA NA GREINE. Bho 'n is cuimhne leam beathach no duine b' e mo thlachd a bhi 'siubhal nam beann ; agus is miuic a ghabh mi sealgaireachd mar leth- sgeul, chum an srath 'fhagail, agus farsuingeachd a' mhonaidh a ghabh- ail fo m' cheann. Tha toileachas- inntinn r' a fhaotaiun air mullach beinne aird', leis an t - sealladh fharsuing a tha uaithe air muir agus air tir, nach f haod gun ardachadh- inntinn a dhusgadh a tha air doigh araidh taitneacli agus tarbhach. Is ann uaithe so a tha e 'tachairt, gu 'm bheil speis mhor aig gach aon do 'n bheinn a's dluithe do 'n aite 's an d' fhuair e 'arach — baigh a leanas ris fhad 's beo e ; agus thigeadh e dhachaidh a Inusibh na h-aird' an Ear no 'n lar, cha bhi e fada 's a' choiuihearsnachd gun togradh a dh- ionnsaidh an ait' anns an d' f huah- e, ar leis, a' cheud bheachd air farsuing- eachd an t-saoghail ; agus bithidh e deidheil mar an ceudna air 'eolas ath-urachadh air gach glaic agus coire a b' abhaist da 'thaghal 'n a oige, 'n uair' a bu luthmhor a cheum, agus a bu bheag a bha 'n saoghal a cur air a chridhe de churam. B'aluinn an la an an ceitein an t-samhraidli, 'n uair a dh' fhalbh mi gun duine maille rium, le run fior mhuUach na beinne a ruigheachd, agus sealladh 'fhaotainn aii' dol fodha na greine. Bha 'n la 's an am sin 'n a fhad agus 'n a bhlàs ; bha gach eun a' seinn aig beinn 's aig baile, agus obair na Treas Mios an t-Sanihraidh, 1S74. AN GAIBHEAL. 153 ci-uitlieaclid fo sliolas. Dliirich mi o gluiala gn guala, o clioire gu coire, gus an d' rainig mi an t-aite 's an rohli an airidh ri m' chend cliuimline; bha lamicliean nam bothan fhathast r' am faicinn ; blia cro nam meaiin 'n a tliolman nainc, an t-sobliracli 's an neoinein a' fas air. B' aighearach an sugradh a b' abliaist a blii 'n so mocli-thrath. agus feasgai" an am bleodhan na spreidhe. Bba'n t-alltan beag a' siubhal gu seimli troimli 'n ailein, le tormaii cIio tucbanach 's a bu ghnatli leis. Shuidh mi car taranill air a' bbruaicli ag iarraidii fionnachd 'n a bhi-aonaibh tlatha. Clia deachaidii mi seacliad air aon tobar a chaisg iota m' oige gun 'f heuchaiun, no air air eas no leum- uisge gun seasamb air an cul a db-fheuchainn an robb cbo liuglia bogba-frois r' a fbaicinn 's a b' abbaist. Mar so cbaidh moran de 'n latba seacbad, acb rainig' mi fa dbeireadb mullacb na beinne. Sbuidh mi 'm fasgadb an liatb-cbuirn a bh' air a mullacb, agus db' ambairc mi air an dutbaicb mu 'n cuairt — ' ' B'àluinu a beinuean 's a srathau ; B' eibhinn datli a gleanntan." Bba tir-mor na dutbcba ri m' cbnl, acb bba 'mach calg-dbireacb mu m' cboinneamb a' cbuid 'bu mbo a db- Innse-Gall, an cuan mor le 'cbaoil 's le 'luingeas, agus a' glirian gblor- mlior f beiu a' tearnadb o airde nan speur aun an ailleacbd an f beasgair. Cba robb eilean eadar Caol-Ile mu dbeas, agus an Caol-Sgiatbanacb mu tbuatb; cba robb sliabli eadar Beinn- an-bir an Diura, agus a' Cbul'inn ann an Eilean-a'-Cbeo, nacb robb gu soilleir am bbeacbd. Bba Muile dorcba, le 'cbaol-mara mar abbuiun aluinn ag iadbadb mu 'n cuairt da, direacb to m' sbuil. Bha I nan Deoraidb le 'laraicbibb briste, ann an uaigneas sambacb r' a thaic ; Staffa ainmeil le namli' nan tonn mar dburadau beag" a mach air an f bairge ; Tii'itbe iosal an eorna — Cola creagacb — Eig, le'Sgur ri speur; 's an t-Eileau Sgiathanacb, ban-rigb an iomlaiu ; agus a mach air an cul gu leir, ann an iomall na riogbacbd, an t-Eilean Eada mar mliile sgeir, ag cirigb air agbaidb a' cbuaiu, smuid gbairdeacbais ag eirigb o gacb aon diubb, 'n uair 'bba 'gbidan a' siubbal seacbad os an • cionn, 'g am fagail mile de mbiltibb 'n a deigb. Bu diombain oidbirp a tboirt air a' cboi'- lion smaoint a bba taitneacb, agus tba docbas agam, tarbbacb, a dliuisg suas leis an t-sealladb so. Air a' leitbid so a db-am cba ruigear a leas an inntiun a chuniail fo smacbd. Bu sbona a bbiodb daoine na 'n giulaineadb iad, am measg uinicb agus otbail na bbeatba so, caileigin de'n aigne mbaitb sin, a tba uaigneas agus sambcbair a sbambuil so de db-ait' a' tarmacbadb. Oir, gu cinnteacb, inar is mo a tbairngeas sinn air falbb o iorgbuill an t- saogbail so, 's ann is mo a ruigeas siun air an fbonn spioradail sin, trid am bheil an t-anam air a cbur air gbleus gu co-cbomuun ard a cbumail r' ar n-Atbair neambaidb. Na 'm bu mbaitb leinn blasad de 'n aoibbu- eas so, cba bu neo-iomcbuidb dbuinn air uairibli comunn an t-saogbail so 'fbagail,agus a radb ris gacb imcbeist bbuaireasaich a bbuineas dba, mar tbubbairt Abraham r' a oganaicb, " Fanaibhse an so, agus tbeid mise suas a thairgseadh na h-iobairt." Bba 'ghrian a' tearnadb gu luatb ; bha datb an oir air agbaidb nan speur ; bba a leadan aillidh cbeana 's a' cbuan, agus an fbairge, mar gvi 'm b' ann, a' dunadh mu 'n cuairt dhi. Is blasd' a' cbainnt a cbleacbd Bard na dutbcba so f hein, 'n uair a bba 'n sealladb so aige, ma db' fhaoidte, o 'n mhullach cbeudna, mar a cbi sinn ann an " Dan Oisein do'n Gbrein an am luidhe." Acb bu dall sinne mur gabbamaid beachd 154 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas MIos an t-Samhraidh, mi a b' aircl' air an t-sealladli so na dh' f haodadh esan 'fhoglilum o tliuigse naduir. An neach nacli mothaicli- eadh o 'n t-sealladh so, gloir an Ti naoimh a chrutliaicli a' ghriaii, agiis a sgeadaich an saogbal le 'uile aiUeachd, bu bbochd, gu dearbb, a choi", agus cba cbulaidb fbarmaid a chridbe ; oir, gu deimbin, bu gblor- mbor an taisbeanadb a bba 'n so ah* cumbacbd agus maitbeas Dbe. A blii 'motbacbadb do 'n gbairdein tbreun sin air am bbeil an domban ci'ocbta, a' fosgladb air an dara laimb dbiom dorsan na b-oidbcbe do 'n gbrein, 'g a cur a macb a sboillseacb- adb taobh eile 'n t-saogbail, 's a dbusgadb nam miltean as an suain ; 's a bbi 'faicinn a' gliairdein cbeudiia a' togail na gealacb dbuinne 'n a b- aite, an robb e comasacb gun eigb- eacb a macb, " Is glormbor tbusa, O Dbe uile-bbeannaicbte ! tba neamh agus talamb Ian de d' gbloir, a Tbigbearna nam feart ; tba tbu 'toirt dbuiune gaeb beannacbd 'n a tbratb, agus cba 'n 'eil tbu, air am sam bitb, 'g ar f agail fo an-docbas no ditb ! " Cbaidb a' gbrian fodba, agus sbaoileadb tu gu 'n robb an saogbal a' caoidb ; bba 'n drucbd trom, mar dbeoir na oidbcbe 'n a dbeigb, a' braonadb gu lar. Db' f balbb a' gbrian, acb bba fbatbast airde nan speur air an oradb le'datban agbmbor a' lubadb a nuas gu fann fbatbast air an t-saogbal 's 'g a bbeanuacbadb le eadar-sbolus an anraoicb. Bba 'n ceo a' sgaoileadb sios air an leacainn, agus bba 'n t-am dbomb 'nis am monadb 'fbagail. Bu bbeannaicbt' an t-sambcbair a bba 'macb air feadb an dombain ; bba corr fbuaim ann, acb cba bu cbulaidb eagail no uambais iad — torman nan allfc, mar a bba iad a' tuiteam leis an aonacb o cbreig gu creig — sgriacb na b- iolaire, 's i 'g itealaicb air bile a' cbreacbainn ag iarraidb a li-àil aii- an aisridb cborraicb ; au fbeadag gbuanacb o tbom gu tom ; gogail a' cboilicb-ruaidb 'g am dboicbioll o 'n bbeiun ; a' cbeai'c a' gairm a b-àil fo 'sgeitb, agus miogadaicb nan gabbar ag iarraidb nam meann. ! cia iomadb mile beo-cbreutair air feadb an t-saogbail, smaointicb mi, a tba 's a' cbeart am so a' dol gu tamb fo sbuil-cboimbead an Fbreasdail sin a bba 'faireadb tbairis orra, agus a dh' uidbeamaicb aite taimb do gacb aon aca fa letb. Tba suilean nan uile ort, Dbe ; tba tbu 'toirt doibb gacb socbair 'n a tbratb, Agus ma tba Dia mar so a' buileacbadb orra- san uii-ead de cburam, an dean e dearmad air mac an duine? " Feucb," a deir Criosd, " eunlaitb an atbair ; cba cbuir iad, agus cba bbuain iad, agus tba Dia 'g am freasdal ; agus nacb fearr sibbse gu mor na iadsan?" Eisd so, O tbusa air bbeag creidimb; guilain na smaointean so leat do d' leabadb ; earb tbu fbein ri Dia, leis an docbas a tba 'g eirigb uatba, a's bitbidbdocbadaltaitneacb. — Leabhar nan Cnoc. A Chaothain nan solus aigh, Tha do lòchrains' an tràsa fo smal ; Amhuil darag air crionadh gu hiath Tha do phàillinn, 's do shluagli air treig- sinn. Soir no siar air aghaidh d' aonaich Cha 'u fhaigliear do aon diubh ach larach. An Seallama, 'n Taura no 'u Tigh-mòr- rigli Cha 'n 'eil slighe, no òran, no clàrsach. Tha iad uile 'n an tulachain uaine, 'S an clachan 'n an cluainean fein ; Cha 'n fhaic aineol o 'n lear no o 'n fhàsaich A h-aon diubh 's a bhàrr romh neul. 'S a Sheallama, theach mo ghaoil ! An e 'n tòrr so d' aos-làrach, Far am beil foghnan, fraoch a's fòlach, P>i bròn fo shileadh na h-oidhche ? Mu thimchioll mo ghlas-chiabhan Ag iadhadh tha chomhachag chòrr, 'S an eax'bag a'clisgeadli o 'leabaidh, C4un eagal romh Oisean a' bhròin. — Sean Dana. Treas Mios an t-Samhraidh, 1874. AN GAIDHE AL. 155 KEY F or E. NIGHEANAG A' CHUIL DUINX. Chorus. P -^ >f V-^ rJzzizzi di . , t : 1 , s . - i^^' mm -^ — •- i^=tc: ■^-W-- .,s:s.,l (ii.,l:s.,f m.,in:f.,l s.,f:m,r. Nigheauag a' chuil duinu, nacli flian | thu? Fhios a's tir gav mi do leaniian. Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, nacli fhau thu? Nigheanag a' chuil bharr'inn bhoidhich, Tha mi 'n tòir ort o chionn tamuil. Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. 'S aun o 'n bha mi beag am phaiste Thug mi 'n gradh dhuit a bhios maireann. Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. 'N uair a bha sinn ris a' chuallach, Thug mi luaidh do d' chuailein barr'ionn. Nigheanag a' cliuil duinn, &c. 'S leis na dh' fhas de dhreach 's de dh- aoidh ort, Thàlaidh thu mo ghaol gu daingean. Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. Gorm-shuil mheallach aig mo ghaolsa. Mala chaol a 's caoine sealladh ; Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. Gruaidh a 's deirge na an caorunn, 'S e fo bhraon am barr nam meangan ; Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. Belli o 'm binne ceol a's gàire, Deudach aluinn mar a' ghaillionn ; Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. Muineal geal mar chanach sleibhe, Broilleach ceutach mar an eala ; Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. Seang-chruth cuannda, cuimir, eutrom, '8 e gun eislein no gun ainneamh. Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. 'S trie a fhuair mi treis de d' mhanran. Air an airidh, anns na gleaunaibh Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. 'S minic bha mi riut a' sugradh Fo na geugan cubhraidh barraich Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. 'S ann 's a' rahadainn latha Càsga, Thug thu dhomh do lamh 's do ghealladh. Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. Ach ma dh' fhagas tu an duthaich, 'S trom mi 'giulan do chion-falaich. Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. C' uime rachadh tu gu Galldachd Dh' fhoghlum fealltachd o na Gallaibh ? Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. Fan, a ghaoil, an tir nan Gàidheal, Far am bheil an abhaist cheanail. Nigheanag a' chuil duinn, &c. S. M. — An t-Ailleagan. 156 AN GAIDHEAL. Tieas 31Ì0S an t-Sauiliraidh, 1S74. DAE A LITIR FHIONNF.AIDH PHIOBAIRE G' A MHNAOI. A Mhairi, eudail nam can. — Gheall mi sgrlobliadli ad ionnsaidh, agus da-rireadli is faochadh do ra' chridhe coualtradh beag a blii agam riut. Cha 'n 'eil thu f hein no na paisdean tiota as mo cliuimlme. Am cliadal no 'm f liaireacliadh tlia sibh fa cliomliair mo shul agus ann am beaclid m'iuutinn. Is taitneach learn uaigneas gu bhi smaointeach' oirbh. Is minic a ghoideas mi 'mach 's an anmoch, gu bniacli an uillt, a tlia dluth do 'n aite 's am bheil mi cbum conaltradh diomhair a chumail ribh j saoilidli mi gvir e torman an uillt againn f hein a th' aim agus ceileireadh nan eun bucliallach a dh' f hag mi as mo dbeigli. Fhuair mi o cheann oidhcbe no dba, bàta beag seilelstir a' snamli 's an linne, 's ge faoin e r'a radb, sbil modbeoir, oir thug i mo luracban gaolach, Lacbann beag, am cbuimhne. A Mbairi, a gbraidb, ma dbeonaicbeas am Freasdal dbomb-sa dol dacbaidb, cha bbi e soirbb mo cbur a ritbist o 'n tigb. Tba mi taiugeal nacb d' tbaiuig moran riamb eadaruinn, oir is gann gu 'm bbeil focal crosda no atb-gboirid a labbair mi riut nacb 'eil a' tigbinn gu 'm cbuirabne ; 's cba'n eil eamcbomasam fuadacb; acb toir tbusa eudail maitbeanas dhomb. Bba mi seacbdnin ann an Glascbu mu 'n d'fbuair mi cosnadb. Cbunnaic mi Rigb Uilleam 's an t-eacb odbar — an Eaglais Mbor, an Tigb-eiridinn, 's am Piiosan. Cbunnaic mi iad a' sniomb au tombaca 's a' cbotain — a' deanamb nan gloineachan ; cbunnaic mi beairtean a' figbeadh leo fbein, 's a' falbb cbo ciallacb 's ged a bbiodb Iain figbeadair e fbein aig ceann gacb snatbaiun. Stad tbus', a Mbairi, 's mur toir mise dbuit-sa naidbeacbd, ma tba e 'u dan domb dol dacbaidb. Bba mi ann an tigbean moran d' ar lucbd-dutbcba, agus b' iad sin, am bitheantas, na frogan dorcba anns nacb facas riamb gnuis na greine, cba b' ionann 's mo bbotban boidbeacb. A Mbairi, a ruin, biomaid taiiigeil ; cba b' i 'n f baoineis a cbuireadb do 'n bbaile mbor mi ; ged nacb bi againn acb a' cbearc bbananacb, maoracb a cblad- aicb, faile glan nam beaun, agus samhcbair bbeannaicbte, seacb mar tba iad ann an so, air an tacbdadb le toit, 's air am bodhradb le gleadbraicb. Cba d' fhuair mi fbein cadal socracb, samhach o 'n oidbch' a dhealaicb mi riut. Shaoil leam gu 'm biodh fois ann air la an Tighearna, acb mu 'n gann a db'eiricb mi thoisich na cluig, 's ma thoisich ! 's ann an sin a bba 'm fai'um — • fonn air letb aig gacb aon diubh — agus a h-uile b-aon a' stri co a b'airde pong. A mach bhrucbd an sluagh, as a h-uile cuil agus caol-shraid, a taosgadh a mach 'u am miltean ; sruth agus saobhshruth, a sios agus a suas air gacb sraid, carbadan air an ais agus air an adhart, saighd- earan le 'n drumaichean tartarach, agus na cluig a' cur nan smuid diubh. An e so, deir mise, la na Sabaid ! O ! nacb robh mise aon uair eile ann an Uladal fo sgaile 'bharraich ri taobb an uillt sbambaich, an t-athar ard as mo cbionn, na beanntan mora mu 'm choumeamh — mo dbaoine, mo chairdean, 's mo leauaban ri m' thaobh, sith agus samhcbair na Sabaid am mach air an t-saogbal ; fear teagaisg mo ghradh fo sgaile na creige ; auam gacbaoiu ann am fonn an Dombnaicb, agus an co-thional caomb, cairdeil a' togail le Somhaiiie runach an fhuinn tbiambaidh, a sheann iad gu trie leis na daoin' o 'n d' thainig iad ! 'S mor an cothrom a th' aig na Gaidheil anns a' Bbaile mhor so, tbigeadh iad o 'n ear no o 'n iar gheibh iad Gaidblig an duthcha fbein auu an eaglaisibh a' bbaile. Treas Mios au t-Samliraidh, ISTi. AN GAIDHEAL. 157 An saoil thu 'Mliairi nach do tbeab Para nior agus mis' a bhi 's a' phriosan au oidhcbe roimlie. Bha sinn a' dol dhacLaidli gu samhach, ciallacli, gun f hocal as ar ceann; mise 'giulan bocsa na pioba fo'm bhreacan, 'ii uair a tLaiuig tiiuir no clieartliar mu 'n cuairt duinn, agus mu 'n abradli tu seaclid, spionar nam bocsa na pioba, agus glacar mi fheiu air sgornan. Mar a bha'u tubaist air Para mor, dh' eirich e air each le 'bliata daraicli, agus rinu epronnadli nam meanbb-chuileag orra, Bha clachbhalg aig" fear dhiubh 's cha luaithe 'thug e srann aisde, na thainig sgaoth dhiubh mu 'n cuairt duinn, agus giiilaiiiear air falbh sinn do dh' aite ris an abrar am Police Office. Ait' an uamhais ! Tha oillt orm fhathast smaointeach' air. Daoine 'n an sineadh air dall ua daoi-aich thall agus a bhos, a' call tola, a's niallachadh 'u am beul ; mnathan (b'e sin an sealladh grain- eil), air an dallanaich, cuid diubh 'cauineadh 's a' ranaich ; a's cuid eile 'gabhail oran, agus, Ni-maith d' ar teasraiginn ! duine marbh 'n a shin- eadh air an urlar, Dh' fheoraich mi fhein cho modhail 's a b' urraiun domh, c' ar son a thugadh an so sinn Ì " Chi thu sin a thiota," deir fear dhiubh 's e 'cur a laimhe ann am bocsa na pioba : thug a' phiob ran bronach aisde, agus chlisg e mar gu 'm biodh nathair innte. " Faod- aidh tus' 'ille mhaith a radh," arsa Pai-a mor, " mar 'thuirt an sionnach a bha 'g itheadh na pioba. Is biadh a's ceol so dhomh-sa." Ciod a tha agad ail', 's anu a sliaoil iad giir corp leinibh a bh' againn, ach 'n iiaii' a thuig iad mar a bha 'chuis leig iad as sinn. Fhuair mi cosnadh, 'sa' cheud dol a mach, o thuathanach se mile am mach a Glaschu. Thug e sinne agus sgaoth Eirionnach, agus dorlach bhau leis. 'N uair a thainig an oidhche chuireadh air fad sinn a luidhe do 'n t-sabhal. Is fad' o 'n a chuala mi mu leabaidh mhoir na h-airidh, agus da-rireadh b'i so i ; na mnathan air an dara taobh, agus na 'm biodh meas ceart aig na nniathan orra fhein, ghabhadh iad fasgadh an tuim a roghainn air a leithid a dh-aite ; ach is iomadh aon a tha modhail narach na 's leoir, do reir coltais, 'n an duthaich fheiu (co ach iad, le 'm boineidean connlaich, le 'n gnuis-bhrat uaine a' cleth an aodainn), a tha gle shuarach m' an gnathachadh 'n uair a thig- iad gu Galldachd Ì Ged a bhiodh fichead nighean agam (cha 'n e idir, a Mhairi, gu 'm bu mhiann learn an uiread sin a bhi ann) cha leiginn am feasd gu foghar' iad air an doigh so. Gheibhiun dhoibh, ni 'tha soirbh r' a fhaotainn, cosnadh maith seasmhach anu an teaghlaichean measail ; ach an cur am mach am measg Eirionn- ach agus bheistean, o bhaile gu baile, nar leag am Ereasdal gu 'm faicinn- se aon a bu mhaith leam gu maith air an doigh so. Dh' fhag mi tigh an duine ud, agus fhuair mi fhein agus Para mor cosnadh a mhaireas gu Samh- uinn, ma chaomhnar sinn, an tigh an duine bheannaichte, mu 'n cuala tu Anna mhor nighean Eoghain 'Ic Ailein cho trie a labhairt — fear Mr. Ponton. Tha deadli thuarasdal againn, agus cha bhi e cruaidh orm am mal a chur r' a cheile. An saoil thu, Mhairi, nach faca mise buth ann an Glaschu, far nach robh sion saoghalta ach boineidean connlaich, agus bha mi 'feoraich luach au aodaich sgarlaid a bhios anns na cleocaichean ; cha 'n abair mi bheag, ach cum thusa, eudail, suil air na paisdean, agus cha 'n 'eil 'fhios ciod a dh' fhaodas tachairt. Tha tuiltean coimheach againn 's an aite so ; bi furachail aii- Lachanu. Slan leat, a gbraidh, ua bi fo iomaguin do m' AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mlos an t-Samliraidh, 187^. tliaobli ; tlia mi gun dith gun deireas. 'S e 'm Freasdal a chuir do 'n teaghlach so mi, far am blieil iomadh deadli cbleachdadh r' a fhaicinu. Leig fios do 'u Mliinisteir 's Phear-a'-bhaile mar a db' eiricb dhomh. Cba 'n abair mi tuilleadb air an am, ach gur mi, D' fbear-posda dileas, FlONNLADH MaC-AONOHAIS. — An Teachdaire Gaidhealach. SEARMOm GHAIDHLIG.* Cbaidb au t-searmoin so — bho 'n cbeauu-teagaisg Ecsod. i, 6, "Agus fbuair loseph bàs, agus a bhraitbrean uile, agus an ginealacb sin uile." — eadar-theangachadh leis an fhior Gbaidheal chaoimhueil, cbeanalta sin, Mr. Uilleam Catanach ann an Duneideann leis an robh leas a luchd-dutlicha riabb air a tboirt fainear ; agus is iomadb Gaidheal boclid do 'u d' riun a chairdeas dealasacb feum agus fuasgladbannan aimsir airce. Tba cliu an ugbdair fad agus farsuing, 's ged " tba e marbb tba e fbathast a'labbairt." Tba 'n t-searmoin so barraicbte am measg feadbnacb eile a tba combaraicbte air son an teagaisg 's an cumhacbd cainnte. A' cbuis mu 'm bbeil an teagasg buiuidh dbuinn, uile gu durachdacb a tboirt fainear, mar cboigricli 's mar lucbd-cuairte air tbalamb, cbum 's gu 'n deanamaid an aireamb iomcbuidb sin air ar laitbibb le bbi 'g ullacbadb air son ar cricbe deireannaicb. Cba do cbaill an t-searmoin a bheag d' a brigb, d' a cumbacbd, 's d' a maise * Dearbh-shamhuilt air gach uile Ki — "Agus fhuair e bas :" Searmoin leis an Ollamh Ard-urramach R. S. CancUish. Eadar-theangaichte gu Gaidhlig le Uilleam Catanach. Dimeicleann : Clo- bhuailte le Lorimer & Gillies, an Sraid Chluaidh, 1874. anns an eadar-tbeangacbadb. Tba a' Gbaidlilig snasmbor agus furasda 'tbuigsinn. Tacbaraidb beagan fbacal oirnn nacb faigbear 's an Fbocalair acb b' f bearr do 'n Fbocalair iad a bbi ann no as, ann an aite iomadb facail nacb faigbear ann an leabbar 's nacb cluinnear an cainnt. Bba aig ludbaicb, aig Cinnicb 's aig Criosdaidbean iomadb cuimb- neacban seadbar air a' bbàs, 's CO dbiubb 's i 'n uaigb 's an lies no cbiste mbairbh taice na leapa, no 'n claigionn air bord-taobb seomar na cuirme no searmoin dbruigbteacb mar i so, a tba mar cbuimbneacban air a' bbàs — Rigb nan uambas agus uambas rigbrean — is coma ma 's e 's gu bbeil an Spiorad Naomb a' deanamb cuimbneacbain air bbitb 'n a aobbar brosnacbaidb dbuinn gu ullacbadb feumail gu codbail a obumail ri r' Dia. Mbolamaid do gacb Gaidbeal an t-eadar-tbeaugacb- adb so a leugbadb no 'eisdeacbd gu trie agus gu sonraicbte dboibb-san do 'm bbeil a' Gbaidblig 'n a b-araar araidb no aonaracli cbum teagaisg dbiadbaidb. A. M. C. SALM. (Long metre version by J. W.) Gach nile shioigh air thalamh 'tha, Seinnibh le iolach àrd do Dhia ; Le aoibhneas deanaibh seirbheis dha, 'S le binn-cheòl àrdaichibh an Triath. Tuigibh gur Dia lehòbha treun ; 'S e 'mhàin a chruthaich sinn 's a dhealbh; Mar shluagh's mar chaoraich fòs dha fein. Is leis-san sinn gu lèir mar shealbh. Le buidheachas 'n a làth'r a steach 'N a gheataibh àiUidh thigibh dlùth ;" Togaibh, an ciiirtibh naomh a theach, D' a ainm-san moladh àrd a's cliu. Oir tha an Tighearn maith gu fior, Gu bràth cha diobair trùcair Dhè ; Bidh 'fhirinn maireanuach gu sior, Gun chaochladh buau o r6 gu rò. THE GAEL, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, JXJL^Sr, 1874. GAELIC PHILOLOGY. NOTES BY THE REV. ALEX. CAMERON (Continued from Vol. III. page 95. ) 373. JDian, Beine. I) Ian (eager, vehement ; = den) is akiu to Gr. chinos (fearful, mighty, powerful) from deos (fear). Deine (eagerness, vehemence ; anc. dè7ie) is from dian. 374. Croich (cross ; anc. nom. sing, crock) = Lat. crux, gen. crucis. 375. Uile and all. die (all) = W. holl or oil (the whole, all) and is cognate with Goth. alls (all), Ger. aller (all), A.S. eal and call (all), Eng. all. Cf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 118, and Diefen- bach's Goth. Dictionary. 376. Spealt (to cleave, to split) may be compared with Ger. sjxdten (to cleave, to split), Dan. spalte (to split). 377. Ceart, ceartas, ceartaich. Ceart (right, just, fair ; anc. cert) = Latin certv.s from cerno. Ceartas (justice) and ceartaich (to set right) are from ceart. 378. Ohair (work ; gen. oiiyre) is from Lat. opera. Ohair, as pointed out by Stokes (cf. Ir. Glosses, p. 106), is a fem. i-stem. 379. Ccds and cheese. Càis (cheese) = W. cctics and is connected with Lat. caseus (cheese), Ger. hcise (cheese), A.S. cese or cyse (cheese), Eng. cheese. 380. Uchd, (breast ; anc. ucht) is connected with Lat. pectus (the breast), initial p> being dropped in ucht as in athir, iasc, &c. 381. Clih (fame, g'lory ; anc. clU) = W. clyw and is cognate with Sansk. p-avas (rumour), Gr. kleos (rumour, report, fame) = MeFos (cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 85). 382. Zàmh (hand ; aiic. lam) = W. Haw and is cognate with Sansk. labh (to get, to obtain), Gr. lamhand (to get, to take hold of), from root lab (cf. 2 aor. elabon). Eor on = hh cf. nem (heaven ; now neamh) and Sansk. nahhas. Cf. Bopp's Sansk. Glossary, p. 331 and Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 98. 383. Làthach (clay, mire) = lothach (mire, mud) from loth (mire, mud) connected with Lat. lidum (mud, loam). 381. Nigh (to wash) is cognate with Sansk. nig (to wash), Gr. nizo (to wash, to cleanse) for nigjd. Cf. Curtius' Gr. Etymology, p. 318, 658. 385. Aithreach and cdthreachas. Aithreach (penitent ; anc. aidrech (for aithrech = aith-rech) is cognate with Goth, idreiga (repentance). From aithrech comes cdthirge (re- pentance), of which ithirge is another form. Aithreachas (repentance) is from aithreach. 386. Treun, treise, and dai'e. Treun (brave; anc. tren^tresn) is cognate with Gr. thrasys (bold, daring), Sansk. dhrish (to be bold), Goth. Gadaursan and daursun (to dare), A.S. dyrran and dear (to dare), Eng. dare. Treise (stronger, braver ; anc. tresa and tressa = W. trech, stronger, mightier) is the comparative from tren for tresn. Cf. the Cambi-. traha (dariug) with h for 5. 387. 2Iiosa (worse). Miosa (anc. mesa and messa), a 160 THE GAEL. comparative of whicli we find the positive in the prefix mi-^ is cognate with the Goth, viissa- (evil, ill), Eng. mis- (cf. misfortune, mishap). Cf. "Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 118, and Stokes' Ii". Glosses, p. 129. 388. Fearr (better). Fearr (anc. ferr) = W. gwell (better) and is related to Sansk. varhjans (greater, better), comiiai-a- tive from varu^ Gr. areion (better) for Fareidn. Stokes points out that the second r in fen' and I in (/well represent the assimilated y of vart- ydiis. Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 129, and Bopp's Sansk. Glossary, p. 345. 389. Mo (more), of which also the forms moo, moa, md, m.do, and mda occur ill Old Gaelic, = W. 7iiv)>j, Corn. moy^ and Bret, muy, and is cognate with Lat. major for magics, Gr. meizon for megjon, Sansk. ma/mjdiis, Goth, maiza. The Celtic forms have lost a vowel-flanked g. Cf. Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 129. The old superlative of mo or md is moam. 390. Molt and mutton. Molt (wether ; = W. mollt) = Low Lat. multo, Ital. montone, Venet. moltone, Fr. mouton (wether), Eng. mutton. 39 L Beith (birch; anc. hethe) may be compared with W. hedio (birch), Lat. betida (the birch-tree). 392. Balbh (dumb, mute ; anc. halb) = Lat. halbus (having an impe- diment of speech, stammering, stut- tering). Cf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 99. 393. Bailc, also written hale (a ridge, a land-mark) = W. hale and is connected with A.S. hale (a heap, a ridge), Eng. halk. 394. Anail, anam, ainmhidh. Anail (breath ; anc. anal, gen. anala, dat. anail) = W. anadl (anc. anadyl) from root an and the ter- mination dl for tl or tla (cf. Z. G. C, pp. 769, 820). The root an is identical with the Sausk. root an (to breathe) from which comes anild (wind). Gr. anemos (a stream of air, wind) and Lat. anima (breath, life, soul) are from the same root. Anam (soul ; anc. animj — Lat. anima. Ainmhidh (animal ; anc. aimnide) is from anim. Cf. Bopp's Glossary, p. 9, and Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 64. 395. Bile (flood ; anc. diliic) = Lat. diluvium (flood) or rather diluvio, gen. diluvionis (flood). Cf. gen. dllinn. 396. Saile (spittle, saliva ; for which sile is now used) = W. haliio =- Lat. saliva (spittle). 397. Fas and waste. Fas (empty, vacant, void, hollow; anc. fas and f ass, the ss arising from st) may be compared with Lat. vastus (waste), Old Fr. guasle, Ger. tvilst (desert), A.S. weste (waste, barren), Eng. waste. Cf. Z. G. C, p. 787. 398. Siur, jyiuthar, and sister. Siur (sister ; for .sisur) = "W. chwaer (W. eh = Gael, s), and is cog- nate with Sausk. svasdr (sister, Lat. soror (sister) for sosor, Goth, svistar. New H. Ger. sehwester, A.S. sweoster, Old Eng. suster, Mod. Eng. sister. Bopp refers ^Jiii^Aa?*, gen. j^^C'thar, to Sansk. svasdr, v an djo interchang- ing. Cf. Bopp's Glossary, p. 439, Stokes' Ir. Glosses, p. 68, and Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 112. For slur from sisur (the vowel-flanked s being dropped) confer Z. G. C.,}). 52. 399. Gath (a dark, sting, javelin) was in Old Gael, gai (adj. gaide, armed with a javelin) for gais, as se (six) is for ses. Cf. the Gaulish tribe name gaesati (Gr. gaisatoi) from Lat. gcesum or gesum (a heavy dart or javelin used by the ancient Gauls. Ebel comj)ares Old H. Ger. ger and A.S. gar (a dart, a javelin). Cf Z. G. C, p. 52, and Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 117. 400. Geamh, geamhradh. Geamh (winter ; anc. gaim) is .Tuly, 1874. THE GAEL. 161 cognate with Sausk. himas (snow), Jibn (frost), Gr. cheima (winter, winter-weather, storm), cheimon (winter), Lat. heims, Slav, zima, Lit. zema. Geamhradh (winter ; anc. gaimred) is formed from gaim and the termination red or rad. Cf. Z. a C, p. 856. 401. Samh, samhradh. Samh (the sun, summer ; anc. sam) = W. haf and is cognate with Old Ice. sumar, A.S. sum'er and sumor, EiJg. summer. Samhradh (summer ; anc. samrad) is formed from sani and the termination rad. Cf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 118. 402. Fonn (land, earth, region, district ; gen. fidnn) = Lat. fundus (field, land, estate). 403. Banais (wedding) is a deri- vative from ban (cf. Stokes' Ir, Glosses, p. 68) which was previously shown (Vol. I. 246) to be cognate with Gr. gune, Sansk, gani, Goth. gvens, A.S. ewen, Eug. queen. 404. ^S'eò^ and sail. Seal (sail ; anc. seol and sool) = W. hivijl and is cognate with Old Ice. seyl., Dan. sei/, A.S. segel, Eug. sail. Cf. Ebel's Celtic Studies, p. 118. 405. Ar and ear. Ar (ploughing, also to plough) = W. aru (to plough) and is cognate with Gr. aroo (to plough), Lat. aro (to plough), Goth, arjan (to plough, to till), A.S. erjan (to plough), Old Eng. ear (to plough). 406. Measg or raasg, cumasg, and mix. Measg or masg (to mix, to mingle ; root misg ov masg) = W. mysgu (to mix) and is cognate with Gr. misgo (to mix), Lat. viisceo (to mix). Old H. Ger. miscjau (to mix), ISTew H. Ger. mischen (to mix), A.S. miscan (to mix), Eng. mix. C'umasg (a mix- ture, contention, strife ; anc. cum- masc - W. cymysc) is from the root masc and prefix com. 407. Ain (fire, heat, brightness, splendour; anc. a?ie from an, bright, shining) is cognate with Sansk. agni (fire), Lat. ignis (fii'e), Gr. aigle (the light of the sun, radiance) for agliè = agnie. Cf. Stokes' Gold., p. 155. G before n frequently disap- pears in Gaelic. fTo be continued.) THE EEGISTRAR - GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND ON THE GAELIC LANGUAGE. The Registrar-General is a very useful functionary, and so long as he devotes himself to the collection and arrangement of our statistics, ill id even to offering suggestions legitimately within the scope of his labours, few will be disposed to quarrel with him ; but we beg to pi-otest against the following prag- matically sage advice which he offers in his recently issued report on the census of 1871. After referring to the great disproportion of the sexes in Scotland consequent on the excess of male over female emigration, he says : — " It is quite plain that female emigration should be encouraged to a much greater extent both to our colonies and our larger towns ; but a formidable barrier to the migration of females from the rural districts to our towns exists in the fact, that over a great portion of the north and west of Scotland, and in all the western isles, the Gaelic language is still encouraged, and the popula- tion are cut ofl:' from emigrating to the towns from a want of knowledge of the English tongue. The Gaefic language may be what it likes as to antiquity aiid beaut}', but it decidedly stands in the way of the success of the natives in life, and shuts them up from the paths open to their fellow-countrymen who speak the 162 THE GAEL. July, 1874. English tongue. The Gaelic lan- guage ought, therefore, in the opi- nion of the Registrar-General, to cease to be taught in all our national schools ; and, as we are om people, we should have but one language." We hope the School Boards will direct" their attention to this matter ; but we should first like to ask the Registrar-General a question or two. Would he kindly inform us how the possession of the Gaelic Language can possibly stand in the way of one's success in life, or shut him out from paths open to English speakers'? We were of opinion that it was not the possession of Gaelic but the loant of English that stood in the way of the Highlander when he came among his southern brethren. Not only so, but we are still strongly of opinion that, so long as Gaelic is the prevailing language of so many — so long, indeed, as it continues to be the only language understood by a large number of our fellow- countrymen, the surest and shortest I'oad to their attainment of an intel- ligent knowledge of English is by the teaching of it through, and by means of, the Gaelic language. The Gaelic may be destined sooner or later to die, and give place to the English ; and when the time comes we are quite willing that Highlan- ders sliould accept, though regret- fully, the inevitable ; but there are circumstances in which it is people's dut}' to resist the inevitable, and we conceive this to be an instance in point, at least, until the Gaelic shall have done its work in imparting to those who can speak no other tongue, an intelligent knowledge of the English language, and the desirability, nay, the neces- sity, of possessing it as a pre-requiste to success in life. If we might be allowed to offer the enemies of Gaelic a suggestion as to the best way to give it an early and an honourable death, we would say — Teach it in all purely Highland schools, or rather use it for the purpose of conveying to our Celtic youth a knowledge of what they are taught to read in English ; make the scholars trans- late from the one language into the other ; and thus when you have enabled them to use the English as the language of trade and commerce — and not a mere parrot language which they may be able to read but not understand or wield satisfac- torily — then the English will, as a matter of course, assert its power and usefulness, and the Gaelic will retire to its place as the lan- guage of the affections, and by- and-bye will cease to exist as a spoken tongue altogether. We are quite disposed to agree with Johnson when he says, " every man is more siDcedily instructed by his own language than by any other." This is the method which nature suggests, and he who teaches na- turally teaches best. But perhaps we do the Registrar-General an in- jury; he means well and has the welfare of onr countrymen at heart; and for this kind solicitude we thank him ; but we regret that he should allow himself to be swayed by the prejudice which prevails against the Gaelic language in high places, and should so far yield to it as to make the very foolish proposal which has called forth these remarks. Why, if the vernacular tongue is so very inimical to the best interests of Highlanders, let it be proscribed al- together, nor let one Gaelic word be spoken from Kintyre to Cape Wrath upon pain of death. We are con- fident, however, that such is not the case ; the mere possession of Gaelic is no drawback, but the want of an intelligent knowledge of the English tongue is a serious hindrance to our July, 1874. THE GAEL. 163 fellow-countrymen, and we would therefore rejoice to see it increase more and more, nor would our plea- sure be any the less were we to see the correct grammatical study of the dear old Gaelic take its place beside the study of its Sassenach neighbour. If the English has utilit}^, the Gaelic has beauties of its own that entitle it to be taught and studied quite independently of the aid which it could afford the Highlander in his pursuit of other languages. We shall allow one of its own bardic sons — Duncan Ban — to proclaim its merits : — " 'S i 's binne bhi 'g a h-eisdeachd A thuirt beul no 'chiiala cluas; Their Albainn agus Eiriiiu, Sasuun feiu gur mor a hiach; Aou duin' aig am bi f eiiui oirre, Cha treig i e air duals; 'S i chilis is fearr gu 'u d' eirich i, An deigh a bhi 'n a suain. Bii mhor am beud gu 'm basaicheadh A' chanain is fear buaidh; 'S i 's treis' thoirt greis air àbhaclid, 'S gach ait an teid a biaigh; 'S i ' fearr gu aobhar-ghaire; 'S i 's binne, blaithe fuaim; 'S i ceol nam piob 's nan clarsach, Luchd-dhau, a's dheauamh dhuan. 'S i 's fearr gu togail inntinu Le binn-ghuth comhraidh tlath; 'S i 's sgaitiche gu mi-mholadli, 'S is mine 'nochdas gradh; 'N am cruinneacliadb nam miltean, Le piob, gu iomart lann, 'S i 'dhuisgeadh colg air oigridh, 'N uair thogteadli sròl ri crann. " THE EDINBURGH SUTHERLAND- SHIRE ASSOCIATION. • A meeting of the Edinburgh Suther- landsbire Association was held in No. 5 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, on the evening of Friday, the 6th ult. Mr. John ^Nbicdonald, vice-president, occupied the chair. The Secretary gave in a report on the competitions, which took place on 15th April last, for pi-izes oifered by the Association to pupils attending the schools in the county of Sutherland. Eight examinations were held simultaneously in different parts of the county, and these were attended by 30 boys and 13 girls ; together, 52 com- petitors. The questions were prepared in Edinburgh, printed and sent down in sealed packets to clergymen in the various districts, who kindly superin- tended the examinations on behalf of the Association. The papers in geu,eral scholarship had been examined by Mr. Alexander Moody Stuarf, advocate ; the Gaelic papers by Rev. Thos. Maclauchlan, LL. D. The number of competitors was smaller than in the two preceding years, but this was principally due to the un- settled condition of the educational machinery in many of the parishes, in consequence of the transition from the old system to the new being still incom- plete. The subjects of examination were the same as last year, but the questions were somewhat more difficult ; and this would partially explain tiie falling off in the number of marks obtained by the competitors. In the Lairg district the papers show an improved average, and this is also the case in the Durness and Melvich districts ; but these are the dis- tricts in which the hindrances before alluded to have been least felt. Mr. Moody Stuart's opinion of the papers submitted to him must be gratifying both to the competitors and their teachers. He writes to the Secretary as follows : — ' ' I believe it is the privilege, if not the duty, of an examiner to express his opinion on the general results of his investigation, and give any hints that may occur to him as likely to be helpful. Judging from the papers that I have examined, I can with pleasure give a decided opinion that there is at present given in Sutherlandshire instruction of a most efficient description in all the dif- ferent branches of knowledge embraced in this examination, and cannot doubt that these iuterscholastic competitions are stimulatmg the pujiils to make the most of the advantages they enjoy. Such examinations are the only available means of judging of the comparative pro- ficiency of scholars, and practice in such will be of the utmost service to any who purpose completing their education at any of the Universities. Still, for the encouragement of those competitors who may feel disheartened at the position they occupy, when judged of by the actual number of marks their papers have obtained, I may state that all who have had any experience in examinations are well aware that the best scholar is not 164 THE GAEL. July, 1874. always the most successful competitor, especially if he have not been accustomed to answer long printed questions in a limited time. As to the comparative proficiency in the various branches in which the pupils have been examined, Sutherland boys seem— like, I believe, all other boys in Great Britain — strongest in Latin and weakest in English, but certainly Highlanders have an excuse for deficiency in English grammer and spell- ing that Lowland lads cannot plead. The arithmetic papers generally are ex- cellent, and though the average in geometry is, perhaps, not equal to last year, this is owing to the greater diffi- culty of the questions. The writing of almost all the pupils is remarkably good ; and, on the whole, I am satisfied that the scholars of the Sutherlandshire schools will well stand comparison with any in similar schools in Scotland. The girls show, I think, quite as much general proficiency as the boys, but while some of the Latin papers given in by the girls are excellent, I confess I feel it is worthy of renewed consideration whether girls should be examined at all. I think a somewhat difficult pajjer in Enghsh grammer, composition, and etymology might probably, with advantage, be sub- stituted for the Latin paper. Wishing all success to your Association in its most praiseworthy efforts for the good of the county, believe me, &c., (Signed), Alex. Moody Stuart." Thirteen boys and three girls com- peted for the Gaelic prizes. Their papers showed a very marked improvement on former years, although still below the standard that might be expected. The Gaelic prizes have been awarded as fol- lows :— 1. Barbara White, Durness, 65 marks out of 100— 20s. ; 2. George White, Olyne, GO marks — Gaelic Dictionary. The Secretary then stated that he had just received, through Mr. David Grant, a communication from the Secretary of the Caithness and Sutherlandshire As- sociation of Otago, New Zealand, accom- panied by a copy of the rules of that Association. It appeared that our Otago countrymen are most anxious to open friendly correspondence with this and similar Associations at home. One of their objects is to welcome and assist new comers on their arrival in the colony, and they ask that the Association here should grant letters of introduction to intending emigrants. The meeting in- structed the Secretary, in replying to this communication, to assure the Otago Association that this Association would cordially assist, so far as in its power, in any measures likely to be beneficial to the natives of Sutherland at home or abroad. Mr. John A. M 'Donald referred to the loss the Association had sustained by the death of Mr. .James M'Kay, one of the original members of the Association, and who had all along taken an active and generous interest in its affairs. He moved that Mr. M 'Kay's services to the Association be recorded in a minute, ex- pressing a sense of their value, and of the deep regret felt by the membei-s at his early removal from the stage of life. The motion was unanimously adopted. NEWS OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS. Inverness. — The annual inspection of the Inverness Administrative Battalion of Puifie Volunteers took place in the Public Park, Haugh Iload, Inverness, by Golonel Dunn, of the 9()th Regiment. Clear sunshine in tlie morning gave place about noon to a cloudy sky, and about two o'clock a slight shower of rain fell, after which we had a cool, pleasant afternoon, highly favourable to the as- semblage. After the review the officers and their friends dined in the Caledonian Hotel. Major Lyon-Mackenzie occupied the chair ; Captain Macandrew was croupier ; and among the large company present, in addition to the officers of the battalion, were Colonel Dunn, the in- specting officer ; Mr. Stewart, of Brin ; Sheriil Blair, Mr. Waterston, the Rev. Mr. Macgregor, Dr. Wilson, Dr. Aitken, Captain Macpherson, &c. 'The following was the fare ; we hope the guests and waiters understood the Bill : — AN SOLAR ITHEANNAICH. lasg-fhearan SoiUeir. Càl Coimeasgta. lASG. Leobag. Bradan. Taobh-Shoithichean. Giomach Casda. Slisnean Mhart-f heoil agus Ballag losgainn. MILLSARAN. Lachan Rosda agus Peasair. Slisnean Mhuilt-fheoil. Uain Rosda agus Biadh-lus, Eireagan Earraich. Teangaidh. Mart-fheoil Rosda. Cuileanan Maighiche. MABAGAN SIRIS. Slaman Unnein. Ceathan eug-samhla. Slaman na Banrigh. Slaman Eighe. Gach gnè caise. CAIL-MHEASAN. G- Jk. 1 13 H: E -A. L 2fiir ghàth t'ohii-i do ni anain /tin Tlia sgettla na h-abnsir a dh'fhalh/i." — Oiseax. III. Leabh.] CEUD MHIOS AN FHOGHAIR, 1874. [30 Air. SILIS NIC-COIWNICH. SEANN SGEUL GAIDHEALACH. VI. Air taobli tliall ua li-aibline mu choiuueamli a' Cliaisteil, blia, a reir dual-cliaiunt an aite, dutliaicb eile nacb buineadh do oigbreacbd Chlaiiu- Cboiuuicb. Is i an abbuinu ud a bu cliombarradh - cricbe eotarra. Aii' an taobb ud de 'n abbiiinn, goirid bho 'n Cbaisteil, bba ceatliarn- acb fogbainteacb a cboniliiiuidb, d' •àm b' ainn Mungan Mao-Ratb— iiiuilleir Lag--a'-mbuilinn. Anns na bùthean nd, cba robb inuilliiean ua (-xaidhealtacbd — le an cbxcban, le an act'buinu, le an' cuibblean, le an linnteacban uisge agus le an tuib dlioi'san, air an togail, no air an deilbli cbo diongmbalta, cho snas- mbor agus cbo ealanta agus a tba iad a nis. Is ioma tuil gliailbbeacb a cbunnaic Muugan; a«b bi a bbarail, mar tbeireadb e, " Nacb facas riamb o laithean Noab, agus nacb faicear tuille gu latba 'bhreitbeauais leitbid na tuil a thainig le aiteamb na Nollaig air a' bbliadbna ud." Cbuir i Mungau 'u a cbabbaig, oir bbrucbd i tbairis le maoini air callaidean-taobb na liiiue-mbuilinn air cbor agus gu'n robb am muileann agus gacb tigb eile a bbuineadb dba, ann an ounnart a bbi air an sguabadb air falbb. Tbug e 'macb a bbean, a mbacagus a nigbean.adb-fheucbainn ciod a 1)' urrainn iad a dbeanainb gu blii 'tionndadb an uisge seacbad air a' nibuileauu, le bbi a' torradb suas ' eallaid-dbidein air cultbaobb na combla-uisge, le maidean, le clacban, le sgratban agus le Ibid de 'n inneir as an dun-aolaicb. Bba Mungan a' cur na siauid dbeth, a' caniadb agus a dinneadb ri cul na couibla-uisg-e, gacb ni a tbig-eadb gu 'laimb ; agus a' smàdadb 's a brosnuebadb a lucbd cuidcacb- aidb gu barracbd adbartacb4 agus dicbill. " A bbean gun nibath, siutbad, siutbad, crom do dbruiui ris an obair ; na biodb eagal ort do laraban niiu a sbalacbadb ; bi falbb gu luatb agus lion gacb poca a tba anns a' mbuileann leis an innear ; hiatbaieb do cbeuui; bi grad-cbaracb. A Sbeoiiaid, a gbleosgaid bbog', luideacb, ciod e air aui bbeil tbusa a' smaointeacbadb ? 3Iar is beo mi ; cba 'n 'eil os cionn deicb clacban de 'n inneir agad aims a' pboca sin air do dbruim. Uisdein, a sblaodaire leisg, cba tusa dad is fearr na cacb ; nacb 'eil tbu 'faicinn mar tba sinn an impis a bbi air ar sguabadb air falbb as an t-saogbal, niur dean tbu barracbd dicbill." " Atbair, an blieil uicbair anns a' Okeapaich "?" " Mo mbile mallacbd orfc, a bbeisd gun cbiall, gun naire. Is beag na bbeir- eadb orm do cblaigionn a bbristeadb; ciod e a tba dbitb ort a dbeanamb leis a Cheapaich aig an am so?" " Cbi mi coslas eala bbreagba a' tigbinn a nuas leis an t-srutb." " Ruith, cbo luatb 's a rinn tbu riamb ; greas ort ; tba a' Cheapack daonnan Ian, gu tiorara, glan ; grea« 11 1(36 AN GAIDHEAL. T-lL A. ('cud Mhios an Flioirhair, 1S74. ort, agus cuir idh sinn smuid risan eala, cipd lir bitM& dh! ^ùt mliuitelnii. ' "■••fJT'a MBtiin Rigli ! Clia 'u i eala a th' aim, ach boirionuach baite." " Obh I obli ! jiach uiise fin duiue truagh'n' iii" measg. Ciod a'tHainig li ' tJifsdèà'rf ; ciod a. tlia !g, a chuniail cko fada ; i\gus Msibhse, lar.lpid^anv iVogiy Igjiu^ tapa r.Mrf];_, j; .),i,v . .-,r!''. 7 asd.j, j. ,-; '•. ._ ,, ^ , , ,^;,,, '''^''''Ò, a 'll^iingain^ iia 'dièau"^sin^ cùm ' snàS m,o cbeann : clVa 'n 'eii tìioi-ah ceaiT orm,; cba deacbaidli tiio cTieàuù ^iH^iiili'-fo'dka''''sj' a'ji ■ '^.''0, mo cbvt^acb's mo dbiub'bail I" aV^a Mnugan, '^' ebo cijuiteacb a_;iis a tbeid mi.se cbur ;>iv la' f liocal aig a bbreitbeanas mhor. i.si baixttigbearna nasab Eidirdeil a, tha againn. Ctu 'ui l)t^aanaicb an • t-Atbàlr' JSTapmb sìbh : ciod e a cbuìr au sò sìbli; cia mara tbàinig sìbb : an eiialas l-i  l^cb cba ,deachaidh j am fètìbKa:^' 'òiiò' luktb" 's' à; lÀ'i' 'dtiil -^ ^e. l^ìug An ' ciisgeadb* riatìibits^acìj" èi fbiiaiir; i, ' caisleàcbfjdb^' gùìk'''à*'k (^aìleaebd agps'cV a'ìl-fn'rit'iVin'.''' 'jShpt 1 air a cur thuige gi\ m'or le att|b?ìì-ùs piautacb gli 'r li-e' ani ' 3f òl'aire, 1 e feiii, a thilg. tbar na drochaidliy .ò.ha b' uiTainn i an t araharns.'so,' d'W^ni deargj^db p^-aiteacli ,air a' cridbè, 'a dheanàmb aithniciitè' dd' tbl*i\gbUch i' mbuiljear : ac:b cbuii!' 'i 'fòiiiipe fuii-feàcb lèo tiiin annaign^'asColaiòbte, ^us au olniiiueadb'ì ci'od àri cTjrnitas a Mieirteadb leis a' ^lboraire ag'us le a"cliairdeàn inu Ihimcbidll a bais. An dèigb beagAn laitbeanj tibairg I duais'nibov do Uisde^ri, nà 'u gabji'- àdli e OS lainih dol gu b-naigneàch a db-ionasui'lk a' cbaisteLl, agus' sanns a tbob-t d' a* comb-dhalta. Oighriij Nic - Coinnicli i 'tliiguinn g',^ a faiciun. \. ' '•'■},lù chreacb leir I" ar^' a ■n;!batliair, "Isbeag a rnigear a leà'S duals bbeag iLO mjior , a tbairgseàdli dp Uisdein còir airsoii dol aij- giit)t)ihc|i ,iiaig-- beacb gu Uigbrlg Xic - Cbiiuiicb. tìia mo gbiìie matb ni's trTcè àun an cuidèacbd Oigbrig, na 'cbitLeàv^H an EaglkÌs' e'; cba bii duias fliaoin a cbùmadh ùa'ijDè e: agus rbaise cLo seolta àgus clio'cuireiileaeb ;igus iiacb d' fbuavadb a maeli i:ìd riaudi fbatbasd, aoii cjmid lèib'bse, jiii) le neàcb . ', eilè' trìiicÌijdU' ' a'' ' cbaisteil . "Vlì'i'lì 'taUe 'àii'' ui-ràs 'dhuibb.sè, nàcli ' ceum cdr gbàig' le Uisdeui dol leis -ml Alliios ill, Fhifch, AN'(I?A?ieHEAL. 167 ft» : ^tieachdaiueachd' ' gui iOighrig : ach ììM I giiabhas' : e' ( ' ftcwo. ruadài-l)kouii COpaifc airsoli' la 'shaothair, beofch- mcliidk 'feise è air dubh-hhrobhìtil ec>a'ua> gHlu im, giiii blininne gii cemm niÌGSlàn-deigksoi'';- !M ■ ■• ;;;-:' An^ uair a chuala Oighrig' bbodM^ sgeul Uisdein. blia a cridhe an irapis sgaineadli Ìe aoibhneas, gbuil i gii frasacb, agiis phaisg i a lamhan gealamu mbiiiiie;;! garbli a'mlrailleir, phog i e ; neb clio rol)b furas no foigliidinn aice jtirsbn a bheag d' a bhriodkT aig air am nd ; anri an tiota, hhsi i Ì ' deaa, :agus ghoid /i air falbb le TJisdeinv a dh'> fhaicinii' fiiMcabniH bbaiiiChitraidS- i i • - t ! Hm Oha liliiodh e bomasach eaiinit a qhur aU" na .faiVeacbdhiiuiean iiieasg- aiciite leis : an do eluanilicH Silis ^gu8 Oigbrig ri 'cheilf?, 'u. an HOiiar, aim aiiseomai" samhacb. Mhuugain Mhic-JRatb.; Aig a'jcboMfflneimh ud> db' iilnis jQigbvig gu daoii , d,' a h-ah: charaid, a mhewol'agùs a'b';aitilane dbi de gacb comb-chordddii^ agms dè gacb inuleacbd dborcha.hgus dbi'Dcb- mbeinneadi a l)ba air au deilbji le I'liaiebeiin a';cbiimidli, gu dea]p^^ia ide.; , Ti^ijg auj fiosri^p;baclb a f hnair SJiis bbo Oigbrig", faotbachadh agus Ian-' sbaorsa dbi bho gacb anibarus leis au i'obb i air a saracbadb a tbaobh ueocbiontas agus treibbdbireas a' Mlioraire; agus air dbi a nis, a bbi lan-earbsacli 'n a dbilseacbd agus 'n a gbradb, bba i caoin-shuaracb mu gacb niy no neacb a dh' fbaodadb a bbi ann an drocb run; dbi, air uacbdar an tsaogbail. Mu 'n do dbealaicb i fein agus Oigbrig^ rinn iad suas eatorra, an oidhche, agua an uair, air au tilleadb i dbacbaidb, annlan cnideacbd, agus lb sbeoladh Oigbrig.: Thacbair so oidbcbe no 'idhai, ibn 'n robb Oigbrig air a ceasiiJidbadb leis a' Mboraire, an latbair nan uaislean; agus bba e air a cboiinblionadb gu seolta, sgiobalta le tapadb Oigbrig, mar a cbaidb aiumeacbadb cbeana, agus mar an ceudiia, a' ebriocb eagalacb gus an d' tbaÌBÌgtì.1 : i'' Ajv uàirL a ichaidb iad a ruacb a i fjbealltuinii as deigb nan uaislean a;leum troi an ninneig bba Oigbrig, givn sgatb gun eagal air toiseach na cuideacbd, le leus 'n a lainib. Fbuair iad Carnacb 'n a sbineadb eadar an caist ab agus bruacb na b-aibbne; \)iha e cbeana niarbb, oir bba e as an au)ba.icb, agus a, cborp air a pbronn- adb'] gu ; deiatinneacb. Goirid o 'n :iite 's an robb Carnacb 'n a luidbe, fbuair iad Bar-a'-nibuiliuu air a (Jlu'acb bbrutbadii acb cba robb e uiarbb. An deigb dba dol am feobbas, db' aidicb e do Sbilis, an t-i ihaòradh blio amhanis d' a taobhse. Ach is e deireadh mo sgeoil a' ehuid is t'eaiT de 'n iomlan. Co aca IB anu o bhi a' cadal fad cheithir-la- deiig air leaba chruaidh f hraoich, no le bhi air a beathachadh re na h-uine ud air brochan-l)aÌMne agus im ; no CO dhin abha no nach roI)h biiai Ih- athaiiachaidh aig a ghabhadh troi* an deachaidh i 'n a cnaiit eag-alaich air uclid na tiiil gu Lag-a'-iidmilinn, ait a caileachd agus air a slainte — coma, CO dhiu — mu 'u deachaidh blirtiihnaeile thairis, rugadli nighean dhi, agus' ri h uiiic, ditlns ndiac. CUiaith i fein agus a compaiiach uasal fcasgar an laithean ann an sonas agds ann an sioohainnt ; chaochail iad aig seann aois, ann an unam agus ann an ard-bhiuthas ; ach tha an gineil gus an latha an diugh, fhathast ann an seilbh diiligheach air cuibhriomi chuimseach de sheann oighreachd fhaisuing, iom raidea i riamh gn robh mi ao!i uair eiie air bonn mo choise air fonii, no ged a b' ann snas gu m' amhaich am mach air a' mhuir. Fheara 's a ghaoil ! b' e sin an carbad siàbhlacli ; tlia mi am barail na 'n gabhadli e air 'aghart uair an nair- eadair na b' f haide gu 'n voWi m' eanchainn mar bhrochan an claig- eann mo chinn. CuAiR. — Seadh, Eachainn, inuis doinh mar tbachair. Each. — Tha mac agam, mar tha fhioa agaibh, 's an aite so — gille deanadach, glic, gmnindail. Tha mi 'deamamh dheth gu 'm bheil suil aige I'i nmaoi fhaotainn aim am Pttisley, 's cha 'n f hog'hnadh leis gun Tnise 'dliol a mach g' a h-amharc. Ciia robh mi deidheil air Carbad na ! ig a maieh'iViii" ^AbÌ^ bha 'n doruS air a dhlu'idefidii.''fjPhiig an t-eacli iaiaiinn stadag — -bhuail a(f j carbad aims an robh mise am fear a j bha roimhe, agus bhuail am fe;-^ra'bii{(, I 'nadheighamfearannsanrobh s'lnn^,* I 's cha mhor nach do iihionnadh l-v' I fliiaclau an aghaidh a cheile. TÌmg-'i^ ran eile, agus fead ; agns 'a^ì '^iti leig- iad siubhai achas dri^— 's thar'tì as. Thoisich an stairirich 'ti fi' ghleadhraich. " An i so a' chathaii>l mhor, aNeill/" arsa mise. ' Bha ti 'dol a nis 'n a shiubnal, 's elm ''b'è siubhai an eieh, no luas an i'hèitìh'' cha tugadh ceithir chasan riamh do bheo-chreurair air an talamh a Idios^ no sgiathan do dh-eun 's na speuraibll shuas a chumadh ria Cha" d'' thubhairt mi fhein diog — ^rintì M greini bais, gun fhios c'arsoìì, a-ir'-att aite-shuidhe. Dhuin mi too bhewi — chas hii m' fhiaclan, nni-ii ctiimm troi' in' theangaidh iad—  ' arJ glcadli.- j raich au eacli iaraiiuj, hhn ;i gutLi i cbo ard, agiis a teaiiga ut o av-JbUiiii!^ chu luatli. JJLa 'n muueag- fosgiiiilte^, dli' ainbahc mi 'macb a .gbabbail, seallaidb air au t-saogbal, acb gbrad spioii iad air m' ais lui, '• Tboj.r ^^m aire dbuit f beÌLi,".avs' iadsan, '.' Gimi a stigb du cbeauii, air iieo tbeagaiub. gu 'in fag- tbii luiJe 'd dhejgb e iMU,'^i ioundrainn tbu o d' gbaaijìibl^ .«.',' Gbrad tbariuing- mi air ui' ais, 'b.bu uibaitb gu'u do tbarruiiig, uir,cbua,bi. lui genmnaicb agus , rauaic]! oill teil a' dlatbacbadb oivnu. , Cbfi robb a' 'nibucmbara sin riainb air cuaii a dbeauadb seidricbcoltacb ris. Tbaiuig' seorsa de bbreislicb orm— acb gbrad chaidb steiid-eacb; iariiiua eile seacbad oiriin— 'n a, ruitb '^ ;!)a dbeauu-ruitb, a' aeidricb, 's a' feadal- aicb ie boi'.e 'tbngoria ciiotbnacbadb le b-oiUt. Bba na ficbeadau carba,d 'n a dbeigb acb cba deacbaidb i>f ikij.- riamb o bbeul à' gbuìina-mboir le luas a bu mbo iia cbaidb iadaeaebad uiriiD. Cba robb duil a,gain ; gu ')i rubb leud ua ludaig txidar 'dix .da cliarbad, 's ua 'm biudli iad ' aiv a cbeile 'bbuaUidb, c' ait' au siu.au robb EacbanuV Tbarruing mi m' anail " Tba 'n siul aou i-udba fodli- aiuu," area iiiise riuiu fbeÌJi. Db' fbeucb mi 'uis beacbdacbadb air au dutbaicb inu 'n cuairt, acb cba rpbb so comasacli ; cba robb a' bbeag nii" aru b' urraiuu au t-auil yocrachadb acb a b-uile acbadb, a's craObb, a's cnoc, a's tigb, a' ruitb nm 'n, cuaivt an deigli a cbeile ; tigJieàu mor' a' tigbiun 's aii t-sealladb, ach fg^: b' fbada bbiiaina iad cba fbada 'gau ruigbeacbd— auìi am prioba na Bula bba aiuu seaybad omi. Cbmuuvic' mi acbadb airaiirobli inorau wbti'i];ni a's rucbdaii feoir. . Bba iad a'iìiitb mu'u cuairt, U b-uiltt b-^WKiainia bbuuu ibein nial" gbille-miieìn:/''s ^,n j ipufliiii,; ij>a|'i ,jgfl,'j,T(i bipdh ,i.a(di , ^ ^ daiiUv-^adb. ceUbil^ -cbiiirT fbidiead, Kuidlilc tbiilacuaiu. Db'. fb(^ucb , mi^ aa aiveajiib acli luii 'ii do .cbumit iui. letb-dusai; diubb bba iad as au tr.Sealln adb. Bba^mi -^jifj gaàu'fbALi:e\cbduimi fbeiU;.; r^id-rieigiij socracb, .agiis .i\\k tf^iagi^l igUiiin' fbugail, 'h naii; \i^, tbainig au dif,bJj-fJb(»rcbadas, oii'UiiiI;   laqb, air i cbor ,agns eadar rauaiob; au i(>ic^b iaruiiiij, gleadUi'aicb ,iia b^aGÌ'buiiiii agiiso-fbieagradb mUÌQi taUa 's aii naimb dhuirche tre'n vpbU •siiiu a' dol, gii 'u i-olib Uii , i-\i;l^;,gn leir fo fagal ua bu ihImi Jia il^jiaiUii fbatliast— raij.; Ui,o b],iodbi:a)LlU,,aii-;,mu dbalbidb, 's mo cljieaun '^^ au, tii,aijir^ ealaipb. , , j ; ' '■ lCipdi e; s,u ?'' ai:sa mists ; ij ITiaU. ;j,;'',^i^i,;^)(N"«''5" ai'.s :eaii»fiiiv. i' B.';e,'^ ,do].inal e gu deai-bb,''.arsa mise, ",au du'.iiialaicb a'a giaiudtì 'cbuaja-mi ;'' acli aiii prioba. jia. sula bba siuu a macli taobb, eilt),'cb)ijuit>TT-i l}iav)i'ni,^iig,i)Hinv anail agus ,tli,og mo cbridbe. Cb.iidli , f^inu ;?i, h]§ , trfiimh fJlìut,b;a(V-"^ , 1 iHÌlUdlj; iTT- h).ifL eicb, : , a's crodb,.a.'s Ciaoraicb .ag ioiialtradb-t4 acb cba rpbb a b-aoii diubb, yo beth cbresjtair, yacb (\o theiqb o tbaobb au rHftbaiiCl iumr iH dUutbaicb miu tìm^rM fl^^^ 's awifavbaill ri b-atbai(, 's JÌfiUa,: rb' iongau^a,clj., siu, ; h' . e, > itj^iUU^S, .,e ,(ìVp I nti I biiuifleaft. ibocl^ilai Bbf- 'bi^, ^iai- a sbaoilleam, ìui {^ii^ll I au. ucbd au eicb iaruiim— tbug ,e ,vaui.;, i'iSFbalbb,";ar.sa. iiii.se, ".cba_^u Àuii.ga^taoli.jeiaiu, patbadb ^[.bbi oi:t,l' Chiiala mi i be^c-^a's, ; , fetid-r-bbji^i.'n siuìjbal a' fascia ,bu mboillie,, V Cb^ lu ,nvi"aiiiu ??ud iSe^asauiJ?," arsa i^ise-^.'i NiaU. Stad ati cjubad. : '^ Leig, a , macb mi,''',ar8a misu ; uir 8iti,ai)iuticb j.uii g.M 'a (lcacbaidli iiiiouacb aii oifb LiiitiWiini air aiiubnil, '.-i gu 'n sgaiii- iiefldb 4iu c«:>J!t' luor a.iii.s all,: robbj'M kt->tiii^gftiyS* ''ì^fipi^ ' •, (1 1 1 1 1 Jpe^, , iiyifk , niny 9*o«lisJfr, i'874.' itì^^i^kÌDtìÈM m 'atlmUV'^-wsa; Niall. : ' ft)h' fhtjs^fail i ckiinie modfeilj JtgMs^ ciirfiit 'oir'^iliiV I 'aid,ittn idoraaii '' Thigibh-'*m&,ch|'j adl-iaoiW-r.aislfe,'Wsesài!Ìr- '■'■^^■■^ g^l^iiv | hheil :• sirm ajg-ceanrt aii' rathfiid'f" iUKA Viiise; ''■ oehd 'inite artn an ochd- niionaide-Jekbg' !"^ •'"Chaidlr 8ift:i ''-a' i iHaqb, aoh 'sigfiania b'uiTaion d>>ttih'; seasaiiili uleisiiftii '• 'tiiaine^lrfiuli a 'bhil' \ am ohearJiai I'^iCioda 't!i^ fig^iilili Hti, ' ach:igu-'«f faca' luii' Igkn^iiau Nfill. 's- ! air tnl fiJiooà,ilr,'eaiie eireacbdiu}'' An ' iiaiir. bhaiie €heiii_'s ftu t-Ohrt!uw>h oc; ag iniiseac^h em 'n eagrtl a liha ©rhi, j skeas i ini gii ga-sda, Hgns' t'hain i an cai'biid iaruinii giut'og-hainteacli. .Sin agaibh mar thachair dbondi. ' lOuAlR'.. — Mo nilùie taing, Euchainn ! acih'cia-inaif a thainigijfehn ail-^idi'.ai^i ^j . EAOm-^^Thili- rni'd's'!iJ,^iLj;i^i(i)^gh'j| dbeadnai ; ■ cba ^deakldieadb lad l-inm .' • i cba vobh.! fenni a i)Iii'eur'n mt agbaidli; ' ' Ghaidh uii Mrigli. sheachainn ifti 'n'' iiinneag, dhniii -.lui too ■shnil^'aii, d!i' ■ t'hc.rc mi nio ùlsaHMii. '-■'^ Ohnii- an- 1 leauui a dhi' o! mi," ar.samise;i'-i^cisi(tf«lM onn.leigilik'leam.:" ^Bih' fhal'bh'siiiii;' tJioisièh ali air^ Laoidh= i\f hio-iCealaiir' ! agii«.tgacb ]anidh eile iiiia agaui ait- mo theangaidli 'aithris ; acli nm 'ii d' fhuair nii ietli rompa bha i^ini aig ceanrj av tm-uis. agos a rithist tear- Tiintei :air sraidibb Ghlaschu. "Siir agaibb. a Ghuairteir riituiieh;i eacbd-J vaidb mo liinivm^  '> ii'-^ Cui iKit^Agitsi a : nis, ■ Ekcliaiuir/l iiacb aidiclithkt gxtr moran't-^oehitir' iia ii-iiinleaciidaa sin/ Is eiginu ' g.u 'm bi daoiiie 'sinbhal o aite gu : hUait-èr-Miia. dè ghiiotèmicbea!i' a Bife'l eadar ait' agnÌ3 aite, eadar duiti' agus i diiine; dèinbalait't 's- de dhMom^airtii de guch seoiiga, .'s g«r anabai^raob an ' t-sochair a tha daoiiie 'faotainn tiapa. i Oha 'n uiTainiiear Lr.nnninn agiis rxlascbu 'tharrniug na 's dbntbe d'  !S a' dièàCbramh' Cnid'xJ'e 'n • bine' 'b' I4;b1)aist ' da ■•gbri'bhallii'bàcb '.e 'sitt^ an t-aon 'in 'fi ged''à' i^hiodh iad ai^i^^ a!> dlnthaobadh; -i^' k cbeiJe Ì Tba^ l.^{-h-c)iend inilè''wi.'( wìhv blui 'deidì' livi'fe- vi ■ linn m' (->ige. Sinhblaidli' daOiile 'nis- ' arm a?i ceithir-naii'e^' iìtì)ìeàd astai' a gbat)hftdh seaclidnin' o 'f4y(^rinh -fhiebeiad Vdiadbna, agnS' oliH olios'tp 'n dei'cheanlb euidia dh*^ airuind : a b droch-aid, no ratbad-T ni s am uibiol-chu   a sbocbair nibor, gun tettgamb, do ; Gblascbu, acb b' e siu " Calum beag a cbur a dbitb cbum Murcbadh mor ; a reambracbadb." Ciod au t-socbair do mbuiuntir lonar-Air agus Irvine, agus nan aiteacban sin, anus nach j urrainu doibb a uis cudainn, no bodacli-ruadb, no iil.ib, no im a.' cbeaunacb, gun uiread a dbiol air a sbon 's a tba muinntii Gblascbu a' deauamb. 'S mor an t-socbair dbombsa, da-rireadb, uacb toir mo^ bbeau ubb dbomb air latba Caisg, j ach 'g an gleidbeadh air son Gblas- : cbu. Tba ruise 'g radb ribb, na 'm biodb (jiiascbu, agus a leitbid ani ntacb air a' mbuir, gu 'n i-obb pailteas 's an til'. 'S iad ua bailteau-moia , 'tha 'g itbeadb na dutbcba. Nach. 'eil a uis lau cbinnteacb ceud mile I fear a' giulan bidb a liuuadb bronna 1 muinntir Gblascbu. Tba e 'cur am : cbuindme-sa muc mhor a bba mo ! l)beau aon uair a' reambracbadb. i Cba robb cal no buntata, no fuigbeall ' ! eorna uo coiice, no inionacb eisg', : no ui air au graniaicbeadh tiacail I uacb robb ia'slaodadb adb-ionnsaidb ( na lieiste. Chluimieadli tu ua coarcau a' gogail 's a' sgriobadb an dunaiu ' leis an acras— an coilcacb Frangach, cba d' rinn e guguil fad mios — am mada' brt^u^ an t^aon cbu-uisge 's ' fearr au Tiritbe. 'eaiball eadar a cbasan, 's a chuamhau a' tig-binu C'eiul Alhios all i'hogliair, ls7 AN GAIDHEAL. 17;^ troi' chiaicionn — iia tuniiagan 's '• fag-, fixg" a' ghearan uapa blio mlKich gu li-aiimocli, agus so iiile eLiini au tore bieao a reaiuhracliadb. Clio luath 's a inharbhadh e, b' e siu latha 'n aigb do gach crentair mii 'n, dorus ; chUiiniieadb tu iia geoidh a' sgeigil gu faramacb, ua cearcau a' gogail le solas — npiaid air gacb aon diubb — an coileacb Fraiigach 's a sprogan cbo dearg ris au sgarlaid a' gugui] gu cridbeil — 's am uiada' coir a' tatbumi gu toganach^ — na tumi- agau a' siiamb air liniie nan geadli agus a' miieag gu subbacb : agus c'arsoiil Mbarbbadb a' mbuc mlior; bba na cbaitb a' bbeist air a roinii eadar gacb creutaireile. CuAiE. — Tba sin gle lubaith, Eacbahiu, acb c' att' an deacb' an t-airgiod a fliuair do bbeaii air son na uudce .' Each. — Ma ta ubuir sibb ceist orui : sin ni 'tba duiUcb a f breagairt; cbeannaicbeadb sud agus so — gun' ur — curracbd ur — umbt'eUa ur — soitbicbean ura creadba 's na fiacb^ eadan ni eile nacb d' ionndraicb sinn gus au d' tbug" am iasau a stigb iad ; — tba mi am mearacbd — tbug i dhomb a' pbeiteag so tba orm. CUAIE. — -Acb c'arson nacb do reic tbu fbein a rabuc, 's nacb do phaigb^ tbu do ndial leis an airgiod Ì Each.— Fbir mo cbridbe, tiiug mi mbuc 'n uair a bba i 'n a b-uircean, do m' mbnaoi. " So," arsa mise, latba bba i 'g iairaidh ni-' eigiii nam> — " so," arsa mise, " uirc- ean ; reambraicb e 's I'eic e, agus ceannaicb na tba dbitb oi-t." " Mo bbeannacbd ort, Eacbiiimi 1" ars' ise. •' Cbuireadb aun an cro e, tboisicb an reambra«badb : ma bba 'm meog goirt, " tboir do 'n mbuic e" ma bba 'bhlatbacb tana, •'tboir do 'n mbuic i •" — na dallagan a b' abbaist duinn fbagail air a' cbladacb b' eigin an toirt dacbaidb do 'n mbuic. Ann an aon fbocal, bba 'b-nile ni air a I shlaodadb do cbro na muice — acb j cbuireadb a' cborc innte mu dbeir- eadb. "Mo mbuc fbein." arsa mu I bbean; bba i cbo bosdail as na bba de j sbaill oirre 's ged robb i aice air a I cicb. Cbadubbaii-tmidiog. 'S aithne j dbuibb na mnathan, a Obuairteir, cba'n'eil maitb'bbi'cur'n an agbaidb — 's mor an t-socbair sitb. Acb 's I eigiun domb falbb. Slan leibb ! fbir I mo cbridbe — ma cbaombnar mi I bitbidb mi air m' ais an nine gboirid \ le lucbd de bbiianaicbean, agus cbi j mi siljb. Slan leibb ! ,,(1 1 CuAlK.— Slan leat ! Eacbainn. ì^ I e 'm baile-mor mionacb na dutbcba, ' agus is olc a tbig do na lamban 's do uacasanabbi'gearan'n a agbaidb. — Acb slan leat I I'-l Each.— Aon fliocal ; tba xÀi 'guidbe oirbb gun iomradb tboirt anns a' Chuatrtear mu 'u mbuic, air I neo cba ruig mise 'leas tilleadhJ Sian leibb ! fbir mo cbridbeJ^j. I Cuairtear nan Gleaiut, .SGIALACHD NA TKOIDHE. Air a thionudadli bho Gbreugais Houieir gu GàitÌlibg Abraicli. Le Eobhak Mac-Lachain>. (JDuAX II., srcathaii 4S4-4DJ. GJò'-i}44,-. 739-7371: Duax III., . . Tliaii- aii tuiiiii" un Truulh nan stuaclJj. Tlioas mnc Anaru'inuin clic.rr .. (i'eannarrV iran .-l'^tolac'h garg, ' '" '■'■'■'"'• j A Wcui-ou iadèiuo taic, , ..ui ' .iI-jIj | 'ìS. Calw-loanfiii ]cac9,inu ilearg,,| ijtlirnll) Òl^nn^nciar-annachcas,, ,,.,,, ti.,'„^j„|., .SgujT J hucutì nam bao onmi . CaWHfs iosal lifr (•vaiy; ià'sl/)Ì3treailh le'luinn nan touTi CKueus gnisgeil clia robih. ann„. - E fht^'du's a clilaan guu^VlV) V'-^^f}' iwiiii n.l Alc'l eager, a' clmll ùir [ . ', , '. { ,. M lag 's &n sboirm:,; i ■ ;■ > '8 bìia 'n da fhicbuad luii.n 'u an, ,f^i]j , , . , Null tL:\ir .liliiiu jKi!i stiiaclli'gorm^ ^ Shiagb lì')obaha tbanib an th-''-*---'' > '.n. ..o Euiituis bn riogìiail smacJuJ, ; ■ paingu(^af;h Tbricca 's islc stuaidb , , , '.S niur Itìionie nan ciuacb breac. ii,r,|,/ Obiteadli ^triall taisainn an flitìinn'"-' ' ^ A' ni-oH  gbaì;]i mi 'n twum. Is tiic a cbuala-s uaill do bhcòii Mil 'ii rigli Spartacli is niùr blagU— Nacb seasadb o riut aù-, bLir, ;• j An ncart làmb no 'n còuduaig idilca^,,.; I'albb, nia tba 'udiisnicb ad dioni, iiii ,,,> Eugair an trciin gii stiitb lann; : / Ach 's UBua- jj;uj.' atJasgaivi' tàuib 'iS gup ju4B»cb4 air gjibbadb touun. IS'ycliJ t^iii"' ^'liii l'!iiiii»|4|>' f^ciitqa, ; ,, , 'l^ illiji^rbh gur c;^jo(;^l ,flo i'n , ^u4iJ'fVÌa fbaoin ,, ., , , m ,,■,(! iIÌ-.J'ki) IS',fcti. l>i,iail tliu 'n t-iit)i Uofili 'n a .dlitìgh. Fhrcag;».ir,JWis: Ainnir tbJ,àth, , ;,,,,, Lf j^^ivVtÌu'iifMiii,  . , .■ I . : M tì -^ — 1+-),: .::,:-!uÌ-J«l'[ „u. ilA.I;ìioDUGHALLAUH.-iii5-J A BHA ANN AM inCTOL-, AMEElL'AiwMl/l ti-JM-, ii.il- ;tCHÌLI:^VTJU.. K .i;'/jt : I iRjigiicJh Ifiiu Dugliallaub: au d«igii l^ft$. 'athar ai»u an Gleiiuu .UrcLuidaiui aig taobh.LocU'iiis tulir a,^lòur^bll«rtba' d' a^i Mliàrt !,s- a'i))liiii3U.lljiia),il,i:!iU5^; B' iad n },i)uuautaii, lain DiigliaUach. a;0'us Oiginig,' FiieiitOii agns b' ecJaiL ;\ !>' oifj:c dtì 'tì teajulilaeji, .aimsijwi- robh deic]uit)aF--c-«>iyeHr bliraitbrejiifx > ag'us oojguar pheatluaicJiean. Blia l;ji.i(i.,iJJ|ug)laaillacl^'atiaaiir 'uj a 'gàobli-i aimi-aiiui, a.gus. bha e 'titii-eacli autti au, l)uu;r Eideauii luai'lle rÌB liiu Rciseaiiiaid d' am buiiaeadli .e ; aguHi an uai]- (111' ung e iiliill a'blieaii agu«' an tuagJila*,;!) dbaclj:  iUi.deigh dljii«*o piUtinugul'rcluidiùu a j,mga(lh lain bg, agus db' aimuich- ■ eiujb e; ,,aiW..,.Wi) 'atbai-. Bhrt, ),*i mbatliair I'w a.iua»aoi dJiuidliaidb ai^i aji vobb ))i(iatlmax;hadb geur, inutiuju riuiUain, agu«' tuig.se, ^^lluilIen•; agus l>JjuineadU i do Pbeutònaicb: aui KilfeiU WgJUtbauaiuh \\ tbaiuig-!auu«»!i o . liu, I l^eiituuuic'b u; Wia. ■ 1*11 ! i 1 laial > ligbicliibUi^-iAiuiuil xlfiiU. iaiu. iMvulitf agiis;yii llniMitiJjfalLi i^afiIia-Si»ibba,K t■el^ ,u^MH^.^„yjj/>gba}y, ì^j, , 4?i :^T|TOK44^, \7h n oa air a ^tlieaffàss? o aoia a ìiaDaidnfaCiia ami an eolas.iian i'i)a Aiiiice. Iain It Sgrio)otni- agus an eagal an Ti CQsiVjln'ni ' ri TnvibtWs roàc' ÌSÌlÌa uuiÌLLue fjiìva'tliaìgè o:i-i-.^;!i-n;>' is trie a. linn c huii'iu ;iir a li-jiiiiia lè c;v>Hilia]acìuI.av;u.? ;.:aai]L, air alia blii Ian iiiliotliacliail air a' c'luniiai;i fo 'ii roij*!! e/dhi'. ' Ann an lait'liiM; 'bi;^r lilia cutluvjiii aiij;^' airaii :^S,.;>^- ewi a L-liluiuiitiiiii m M.eul uau l>;a-i;!l- aiveau vuTauiacL, aiiiiiuil, diadli- aiclh, IainC'paiiaidlK'.;-i-li a' ('LuistciU' Buaidli. agus ]:iiu ])  Aird-cijlacli. i'ar an do cLuinnicli v ri CViusd.aidljfaii soilleir. diadliaidli a Ijlia 'u an ailliricLilih 's an Eaglais; Ann am niiu.s meadlionacli an t-Samhraidii (JniiL-). I HEJ»ck Cl-iwI M)MOsan:fc'Jn*;lmia', 187-1 " Ma tbeitl .M»-w;.-Le «b*xoijli,ji,;i¥i%olj(.dT Dh' fhairich'V acaiil 'n a ilii'iui ; .Ì ;,]',■ -i 'S au uair a illi' uirich e "s a" inhailainii, Bha 'of5naiclheau fat^ a^iistiom. {Ri. iefnit^mnn.) I.,. ;iliilbi-l •■ii nnrrirr i i" ;. i ., i : ! i-TÌr.ii ) ift;'j^Tr7fltTTn:-)ifi(i  bu stulda giulaii ua Theoiloi-us? 'Co bu chiuine. spioral ua e '' Bha giiatb 's a i;baitJie-l tU. Bu mbacanta, ciuui a nadur — Iju cbaoiub, iriosal aigut; Tkeodovui,-*. .Ic.b ma Wia a spiorad macauta, acimh, :l)Ua. e t^:^iu 's *ik am cheu(bia gealtacb, uieatb-chl-idbeaeb. Mur b' urraiuu e lo briatbrau tlatb aU t-uainean goal a dbusgadb o 'shuaiu, agus sanaf? a tboirt da gu 'n rolih an nionnrfcb dbith, cha rol)b du mhisnich aige a ghuth a thngail gn h-ard agusTahbadb smaeb ia'Ti tftchradh do 'u chaiira gb hi-uaiob a dh' iaiTiudii ()Vt ftslieaahnivdh Vs t|,ii>j*,aUs ft-aon aig am l)h/eil. au waiUu; ;igusr;au ck-it^ebd- adh liaiji: a itha .ft^ aonjntlb gu.;,:(5mH- art, gu (tfiisiglie f^gu* gu has, jmir caisgear e." (.'liana'lb e riu ann am l)riatbran coitchionii, " Bithibh "liii ar u-earaLas an agbaidh r.n leughainn agus an fc-siokfiaich ;" aefo eha rx^bk de mhisnioh aige na tkeirtiadb ri aon chatn-a sea.o"h oaora eile, " Tba thusa gu b-araiilh aim an cniinart ; t>ir tlia, 'thii Hatbaich nau aiteackan amis am bbeilar. leOgkàiin 's all siminaeii a' tambi ' Aiins an t ~;lighe sin "s an dèack tbu^a aiv seaebran, agiis a dh'iarradli ort a shrailnridli tba nauib- aid laidir,' earacb a tba "g iarraidli (b> sgrios." Do bhrigh iiack (b) labhair Theo'cVorus gji' sgaiteaclx, smacli(b\i] ris ua caoraick aguis gu'ii' robk è do gkiiatk ciiiiii, seiiak agus siotkckail, ■ amp^oiutick ,iad gu'u, robk anabaiT gjaidh aige O-kpib^^j agus.uime sin gliradkaick au ti'eud,,t$9Ji gu luoi'. ,Bka iad da lireadk 'xi au tre.ijid sambach, soirljb, iieo hiflKhaeh ; agus gcd nach robk i Theodorus n a ))kuacha11ie eudmkor, durackdack, .sa()itki'e;\chàD', gitlheadk air ioraa doigk aiioirbhick a' idiuacbailleaclul leis. Blia e fein laii toibchte leis na rinii e. gun a tlioirt idir faineav nq,' dh' fheudadli 6 a dbeanatnk. Thug 6 IniidhcaCbas do Oliirc gu 'h robh a skaotkair ;vir a beannach'adk gu mor ; gun eagal, giin mhidad do 1)kiigli nach lolik i.deick uaircan ui bu lulio air a beiuiiiacbadb, mar a dh" fheudadli i 'bhi, nam biodb esau cho eucbuhor 's a . bu ohoii- dha. Thiig e iuLnear gu "u rolji buaekaiilean cile ni l)u iieo-eliuranuiicke na bha esan. lliaraick so e-^bka è Ian toiliekte .leia feinylagiiS' smftointick eigii 'n robb. i ]:>ia lilaii (toilichte leisi mac sùx ceudna. - ■! i' ; 'i; - nlvui ' Iv. ._i::,, ,'7, Mar so bhruadar Tbeodorus seaekad a laitb.e'jiii'agii^ a l)hliadkuachan, àgii's bka e io bui dochas ,gn 'm fosgbidh e 'skxtiredn anil an neamb 'n' iiair a , tkigòad'h' (a bhruadar 's aii ■t-sa(')'ghitl ' so gii oricb. f^au de i^a, suuiauitjbh sojasaok sin, dkiiicb e'air feaagar aillidb .-lamlirai^'li ucbdacb na btinuc os ecanu gleann Ormai, a )jlie»t;kducUadkMtir dol'fodlia (1 ilhios an Fhoghair, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 170 iia greiiie mar a,' blia I'teaniadh d ainle nan speur a chleith a leadain oir air cnl a'cliuain 's an iai-. "O !" deir «saii, "(is st>na .da-i-ireadji an dnine sia a ,tha '^ .hnijachd auji am feasgar a laithean, raar a' ghrian ud tliall, ami.au sith, agus coltach ris a' glireiii sin nacli "eil a" d(>l fiodha ach cari tamuill gn eirigli a vis ann s^ii saoghal eile. Mar ' so deonaich, (J Ì phfi, 'n nail- a tLig mo laithesoi-sa gu crich, 's is eigiuu domli triall, giir ]i-anu liiaT sin a shiiibhlas mise, 'clinm 's an nkir a thig madaimi na h-ai.seirigb gu 'n : tog liii mo cheaun le gairdeacliag aims au. aite blieannaiekte sin far iiacb Iji feum. air griau noairgeabxob — far am beatbaich. an t-lJan a tb' ami am meadbon ua rigli- cbaitbreacb a cbaoirich fein, agus far an treoi-aicb e iad gu tpbraicheau uisge, , j agus an tiormaicii; l)i?i gaph deur gu brath 6 'n suilibb." ■; ; , , , : ' Air dha labbairt uiar àb,'clinaj.e mar gn 'm V>' ann f ann gimtb a' teac)id air oiteig an anamoich mar bhorbban iosal am measg dbuilicb nan craoljb air a cbnl- tbaobb Tbionndadb egu gtad, agus ; chuunaic o nrra ailHdb, neo-shaogbalta, aig an robh enginhas agiis d reach ni bu , ahoilleire gu luor na gitli nr-bhuitlbe na greine a bkaiiis >' del as an t-sealladh 's an iar. BEa 'n fbahiiiig £ i eudmbor — bi glic, saoitb-, reaciiail, deanadacli — guidb aii- an ard bbnachaille barrachd duracbd a thoirt duit ; agus na di-cbuimhnicb fbad 's is bebtbu an rabhàdh a f buair thu 'n diugii." "01 mO'' Tiiigbearna," arsa Tbeodoriia, " ciod is ciall d ein a cbunnaic Theodoras ann an gleann  h' aige a' bhliadhna roimhe sin. Chnir an gille seachad a shiol gu cnramach, agus ciod air bitii a ghlac e 'u a bheuJ, 'n nair bhitheadh e a' bualadh 's an ath gheandiradh, chuir e maille ris a' chuid eile e. Oeuil ilhios an Fli AN GAIDHEAL. 181 sill do 'ji gliille, o 1 a pliaigheaidh ,io, '\i, itoatshalmch- a b' )liadliiia .^His mo dheir- | f haisg'e dba, air son ire's an cuireadh an gille an con' sil a bh' aige, ag'us pairt de 'n spreidh aig' a chreic, achiou gTuinnd air an ionaltradh iad ; agus cha deaiiadh e baragan aii" a' cjieart doigh ri gille ,gu ;,brath. tnille. Agus mar ])hliadlina gn eadh, a dheanamh sgeiil fada goirid, gu 'n do clmii' an g'ilìe, air a' 1>!iàdh- na mu dheireadii na u-ni!e ire rhreabhaidh a bh' aig a' bliodach. Agns blia con- sil aige r' a chnr agus fha mlior nach rol)]i am bodacli air SgeulacJidau, Gaiilheaiach, Je. I, F. a clireaehadh. B'fheudav da xwsli.Cahtihenl. 'kKY F. ('LACtìÌÀJr'GlfLINN-DA-VjrA'IL. m- pàEà ÌEàELl 1-^-^-,-s-»- d , d . - : m . , d 1 r . , si : Si . Li d , d . - : m . , f I s : s . L 5=i^ ^^i r^zz: W di ., t : 1 ., s I g.,j[j)mi;f,rr I d : d SEISU. Mo cliaileag bliian-gheal, mheall-sliuil- eacli, A dh' fhiis gu fallain, fiiasgailt', (rilr trom mo cheum o'n clhealaich sinn Aig Olachan CThlinu-da-Rua'il. - i Di Jomhuaich rinn liii 'chomlilachadh, ' ' ' Beau og is niodhar gluasad : Tha 'gutb mar ckeol ua smeoraiche, 'S mar bliileau ròs a gruaidheau. Mo cliaileag, Slc. X uair b' fhileaut' briathra mhiiiistpiiiy A' tiosrachadh mu 'r truailleachd, Bba mise 'coimliead durachdacb, Na seirctha'd slmil neo-luainich. Mo chaileag, &c. ' ■'Olia suaimlineas oidhcb' air leaba dhomh, ^J èa (rfhaiciun ami am bruadar ; '%. am Biobull fein cha laimhsich mi Gtiii d' iomhaigb ghraidb. ga m' bhuair- eadh. Mo cliaileag, &c. ( red shuidbeas cleir na tire learn, 'S mi'sgrlpbhadb dboibh le luatb-laimh, 'S anil bhios mo smiiaiutaiii diomhair- eaeli . . ' • , . Air .Siue dboiui a' cRuach-f huilt. , .[.),. M (J cliaileag, eVc. ; Is eaoin .a seaugishlios fui-auach, Neo-churaidh. a ceum uallach ; Tha 'gàirdeau bàu gle chuiuachdail, " 'S deiid iurach.'n a beul giramach. ■ Mo chaileag, &c. r.L . ' - -!! ,.,;:. i^Si no' f hadcilleach 'n a comhradh i, i- -iiu; Gun sgilm, gun sgieo. guu tuaileas ; Gur riathail coiseaohd sraide i. Ail- bheagan stàit no guaineis. Mo chaileag, &c. Ged bh«ireadh Dei^-sa aite dhomh, Oho ard s ;i tha 'iucasg 'uaisleau. Air m' fhaca!. '.-. \:u »trith iiihor eadiir na Cuiineaiiaich agiis Clann- aii-Toisich, aig an lobh oighreachd iiihath, goirid o fhearaiin a' Chuini- eauaich, Lirla Bhaideanach agus Athull. Bba Baii-Iaila a' Chniiu- eanaich, a leir na h-aitliiis 'n a baiia- gheocaire aiiaban-ach ; agus a cbum an ciocras so a sbasachadh b' eig-uui di buiituiiin g-u ro-cbruaidh lis an tuatb bhochd. Theirteadh gii 'n itheadh i seipein smior gacb aon la air a dinneir, a bhari- air ioniad goireas sogbar, autiasacb eile. Le 'leitliid sin de strogb agus de ana- caitbeaiuli, cblaoidb i a cuid tuatba comor's r.acb robh iad 'a an urrainn ua mail a dhioladb, no 'm feai- ann a sliaoitbreacbadb, ionnas gn'm b' eigiun di dol a db-aslacbadb faoidhe air a eoimhearsnaicb shaoi- bbir. An deigh dlii an dutbaicli inieacbd ag iarraidb faoidhe, dh' innis i d' a fear an soirbbeacbadli a bba 'n co'-lorg a turais, agus gu 'n d' thug Mac-au-Toisich inor Thir-eni dhi da-bbà-dheug agus tarbh. An aite a tbaitigealacbd, is ann a dbuisg an f bialaclid slioinalta so a dbiumb, 'f barmad, agus a chonuicb ri sanibb- reas a cboiuibearsiiaicb. Bba sgatb air r' a bheairteas, agus do tbaobli sin, cbuir e roimbe gu 'n cuireadb e as da ; 's a cliuni sgail a obuT air a' gbuionib inhi-cbneasda sin, cbuir e 'n ceill gu'u robb a:i t-uasal sin tuilleadb 's nior aig a inbnaoi. Air leis gu 'n robh so 'n a dlieudli lei.sgeul, agus 'a a cbion - fatb freagaracb air connspoid. ]Mia e ais a' feitlieanib nam fatb diuni a run a cbur aa gnionili ; ni a fliuaii- e gu grad a dbeaaamb, le caisteal an duin' eik' aig T(mjafnir (aite bba goirid o Bblar-Atliull), a (•buairteacliadb mu mlieadliua oidbcbe, 'a uair a mliar]>b iad an teagblacli gu b-iomlan eadar fhirionn agiis Viboirioniii à bha'n an suain - cbadail gun fhianih, gnii amliarus. Le so a dlieananib glial ih e sealbh air a cbiiid fearainn, a l)ba ni bu mho na bba aig aonduin'-ua'stil eile bba 's aa dutbaich. •■ Bba, din do inbur >fliic-aii-ToÌ9- ieb, seaini dniae a cboinbauidh, aig an robh greim beag fearainn uaithe, ail- nach robh de nibal aeh boii.eid ur uair 's a'bhliadbna; agus thug a nihaigbstir an t-seana bbpiaeid dha an am na te ùir 'fhaotainn ; agus air a sbon sin theirear Gi-oit- na-boineid ris a a fhearanu sin gnis an latha 'n diugb. Bba ioghaadh air an t-seaaa duiue co sambacb 's a bha talla mniraeach a mbaigb- stir, 's a' aibudaiaa aa deigh a chas- graidh mbuladaicb sia, agus chaidh 6 a dh-fliaiciaa an aol^hair. Cha luaithe obaidh e stigli aa chuaiiaic e cuid de aa cniip blieubanaichte gun deo air aa nrlnr. Le mor ioghnadh agus uaiMliuaa leis na chnnnaic e, liiiiabsicb e gacli aoii fa leth dhin, a dh-f liendiaian an robh iarmad beatha ana aa aoii sani bith dhiubh, uch, bu diombaia a sbaothair. Air a lionadb le mulad, thog e suas a'direatball, a bba bun-os-ceann air an urlar, agus fhuair e 'n leaaabh-beag foidhpe, lis an abradli iad am brideach Eo- glian, agus le mor sholas tliuig e gu 'n robh e beo, ach ro lag le cud- flinim ua creathlach agus an aod- aicli. Glirad rug e air, agus ghiu- laiu e e clium a sheaaar a tliaobb a mhatliar, iMitc - (;!Iaiscia loiiar- bbac, a cbuir gu grad air falbli leis e gu dill cbaraid de sliliocbd Dhiar- iiiaid ana an Eniragbaidheal, cliuia aacb biodli e mar fliiid laiiabe do 'n Chuimeanaoh ; far aa d' fliuair e a dbeadh aiacli. Bhae'n a gliuath- acbadh aig an t-seann duine thug aa sia e dol gu trie g' a fhaiciaa ; ach a cliiona gu 'n robh na Cuiin- eaiiaich CO cumhaclidnch '^ an auj Ceud >rhios an I"! AN GAIDHKAL. 183 sinn a,M Albaiuii, raheasadh feumail a cliuinail an cletli gu 'n I'obli au leauabli beo, g-us am fasadli e siias, agiis gii 'm biodh e air sou 'athar a dLioladli. Ged a bha e car nine lag, gun mbor cliiniieas, tliainig e air aghaidh, agus dh' I'has e gu laidir, eii-eachdaii, agns bha e ro theoma leis a' bhogha, ni a tbugmor mhisneach d' a sheaiia char- aid, an duil gu 'u tngadh e aich- eamhail a niach air son na sean fhal- achd. Air am araidh chaidh e g' a fhaiciiH), agus cliuoiiaic e co niatli 's a bha e air a' chusl)aii-eachd ; thnirt e ris gu'n i-ol»h bruilleach au i'hir a mharbh 'atbair ni bn leatha na 'n comharadh ud — ni a chuir mor ioghnadh aii an fhleasgacli, nach cnala riamli roiinlie iomradh air. Ghrad leag an seann duine ris an diuras, leis gach duraclid a bha 'n a chomas, nui thimchioU a chaii'- deah agus 'oighreachd. Dh' eisd an t-og - fhlath le ro - aire ris an sgenl, agns air dha bhi air a bhual- adli gu guilt ri aithi'is a'chraidh, bhruchd e 'macli, le aixl bhas-bhual- adli, agus a' bras shileadh nan denr ; agus thaosg e mach 'inntiun agus a run an iichd an t-seann duine. Air dha a ids a bhi lau-fhiosrach air na thachair, bha fadal air gu dol a bhnannachd oighreachd 'athar 's a sheanar, agns a dheauamh diogh- altais air naimhdean an-iochdar a thighe. Cha "n uri-ainnear a churan ceill an solas a thug e do 'n t-seanu dnine mend iia h-ioniaguin a bh' air an f hleasgach gu bhi 'trial] g' a dhnthaich fein. Dh' asluich iad le cheile air a chairdibh iad a chur ceathuirne leo a bheireadh aghaidh air a naimhdibh, agus dheonaich iad an iarrtas, le ceithir-fir-fhichead a chur air falbh maille riutha, fo 'n Ian armaibh agns rainig iad tigh Mhic-rrlaisein, a sheanair, a chaidh leo agus ochduar thaghta fo 'u Ian armaibh maille ris. Uaithe sin rainig iad coille Urard-bhig, far an d' f huiiich iad gu seimh samhach gus an do chuir iadfios a dh-ionnsaidh banaltrum Eoghain. Chaidh e fein j g' a li-ionnsaidh, agus rinu e cagar aig a dorus ; dh' fheoraich i co a bh' ann aig nair co aiuaoch ? Fhreagair e gu 'n robh a dalta Eoghan jNIac-an- Toisich. " Tha 'n guth coltach r' a ghnth," a deir i ; " ach ma sheideas 1 tu t' anail a stigh troimh thoU na ' glaise, tuigidh mi 'n sin gu ciimteach j ma 's tu th' ann." Rinu e sin, agus j thuig i gu grad gur e fein a bh' ann; I agus bha i ro ait a chioini i ga 'f liaicinn. Chaidh a mhuime chur a j dh' fhaighinn sgeoil mu 'n Chuim- : eanach, agus phiU i leis an teachd- j aireachd gu 'n deach e le 'chuid I daoiiiibh gu drochaid Teilt, mu thimchioll mile air asdar, a thoii-t abhachd dha fein agns d' a chuid daoine. Le so a chluinntinn roinn Mac au-Toisich a chuid daoine 'n an da bhuidhiun, agns bha Mac-Glaisein air ceann an darabuidhinn, a chnmail freiceadau air Caisteal Bhhur, agus bha Eoghan airceannna buidhinneile maille ris an t-seann duine, nach do dhealaich idir ris, agus chaidh iad ail' t')ir a' Ghuimeanaich. Co luath 's a thuig e gu 'm bu naimh- dean a bha ga 'iarraidh, theich e dh' ionnsaidh a' chaisteil, far an do choinuich a' bhuidheann eil' e, a ndiai'bh moran diubh mnn do thàr iad as. agus lean iad an ruaig a mach (Jleann-Teilt, a' marbliadh agus a' leonadh moran diui>h. Chaidh an t-sron a chur de dh-fhear aig allt ris an abrar o'u latha sin Allt-na-sroinej lotadh fear eile 's a bhroiun aig Allt- nam-marag. Am feadlr a bha iad tnar so air an rngadh suas ana gleaim le Mac-Glaisein, ghabh muinntir I Eoghain falach-talandadh orra, agns I thachair iad riutha aghaidh-mn-chnoc I Tha e air a radh gur e'n seann duine } a bha do ghnatli air thoiseach, I agus ami am briathraibh sraachdail ■m AN GAIDHEAL. ghlaodh e, " .Slid agad do uamhaid, nil Cuiinounach agns ma leigeas tu as V tc/iUidJi tu bas cladliaiie t'liao- tuinii," Ukuir Eughaii gu grad a ,l^,Uggba aiv lagli, agus chuir e 'a trsajgkead troiiah cliridhe a' Cliuiiu- auaicli. Tlmit e air lie ieatbaiii ri taobh na slighe, far an. do tliug iad, luar bu gliiiath, (.'avii chlach mar .phuiiahneachau air an euclid, lis an a,l^rar Caru-a'-Cliuiaieaaaich giis au la •a dlugli. Their na (iaidlieil ris aa ^Vii^a siu, Cuira-na-Falachd. — An '.'"V;"".'"M^1^AS0AE. , 'iriii ' I' rr'-! '. ■ "Am bruadar so, am faoiii-sgeul e. No 'm faudadh e bhi fior ?" Cha robh ann an Alnascar ach huiudaire leisg nacli oibriclieadh car 's aach salaiclieadli a laaili cho f had ',s a Vju blieo 'athair. Aig aai a bhais, dh' fhag 'athair aige coig hchead bona òir. A chaia Il;^ cuid a b' fhearr a dheanaaili dhiubh, chuir e aai laach iad aaa aa g'loiaeachaa, l)otail, agus soithichean creatha ro luHchmhor agus ro riomhacli. Iad so chuir e aim am bascaid mhoir, agus au. dèig'h dha biith beag a ghabhail air adiàl, shuidh (^ aua ; ,chuj,r e a' bhascaid aig a chasaa, agus leig e a dhruiai ris a bhalla a' feitheamh luchd - ceannaich. Aui feadh 's a shuidh e aiar so gu socair ag iuahare air a/ l^liascaid agus air a' lihathair pliri.seil a bha inate, thuit e aau aa ti'om-saiaoin auabarraeh taitaeach ; agus chualas e le cuid de aa coiaiheai-saaich a' bruidhiaa ris t'lieia laar a leanas : — " Chosd aa cliatli so dlioaihsa mo ,choig tichead l)(.>au Tiir— mo chuid an t-saoghal. An uair a reiceas aii na th' aaa tilgidh e air a' chuid is lugiia deich fichead boiia uir. Aaa aa uiue gle giioirid eii'idh aa t-suim so gu ceithir cliiad agus ri h-uine, ciiyu^ii.. S9 i\ .rithist gu c^itliir milt.-. Cha bhi e doirbh peithir aiile ])oua oir a dhcaaamh 'n a ochd mile, (Jho luatli's a bliios au) mliaoiu aiar so air ciuatiau gu deich laile, cuiridh aii dhioia obair ghloiaeachau' as bhotal, agus gabhaidii aii gu ijialair.t aan an seudau agus clachaa luach- mhor. An sia reicidh mi gach seorsfi dhaoiaieaa, neaaihnaid, agus usgraicli- ean briagha. Aa \iair a chuii-eas mi r' a cheile de shaoiblueas; na mliiannaichiaa, ceannaicliidli mi an tigh is eireacbdaile a ghabhas faotaiaa, laaille ri tVarauu. seirbli- eisicli agus feudail. 'ròisichiilh uii au sia air toil-inntinneau na, bea^I^i so a ndiealtaiaa ; , agus niur; de^u laise stairirich anas an t-saoghal ! Ach cha chum so idir rium ; K'auaidh mi air gus a a cuir aii cruiaa ciac^ mile bona òir ; agus, le so , lb nV laimh, is diitli dhomh bhi ag aiuÌi^rp OS cionn barr mo shroiue ; cha, bhi prioausa 's an riogliachd nach Iji mi cho miadhor ris^ agus iaii-adh mi nigheaa an Uachdaraia air laimh aiar aihnaoi ; aa deigh dhomh an toiseach a chur an ceill da a,a cuuntas ard a f huair mi air aa eireachdas, au tuigse, agus a' chrioantachd air sou aai bheil i comharraichte agus ainiaeil. Leigidh mi ris da, aig a' clieart am, gur e luo ruu mile boaa oir a shiaeadh dha mai- thiodhlae air oidhche ua baiuuse. An luur a phosas mi nighcan an Uachdai-ain ghcobh mi dhi deich seirbheisich a dh-fheitheamh oirre, cho math 's a ghabhas faotaiaa, ma.ai aix'giod e. 'N a dheigh sia tiieid siuu le greadh- uachas, agus le i-iomhaidh guu a k'ithid a dh-fhaicinu in' athar-ceile, Aa uaii- a chuireas o mi am shuidhe air a laimh dlieis — rud,a ni e gaa teaganili, ged nach Iriodh arm ach a char urraiia air a nighinn— siadih mi dha am mile bona òir a gheall mi, agus aa deigh sin, chum a inhor- iiighnaidh, bailichidh mi air sjjoraa anus am l)i iiidhir eile ag radh i-ud- C'eiid '?.Ihiòs an l-hosrliair AN GAIDHEAL. vm eigin iiifir so : — ' Tlia thii a' faiciim f^nr (luinc mi :i slieasas ri m" f liac-^l — seadh, is guath leani daounun tuilleadh 's a gheallas mi a thoirt seacljad.' " Audeigh domli a'bliau-phiioniisa a thoii-t dacliaidb cliiim mo hicliuirt, Mieir mi ati aire mhatb gu 'n oiieaii- aicli mi i gu mor mheas agus urram a chiir orm m' au toir mi an t-sriau d' ar sugradh agus d' ar gaol. Chum ua cricbe so cumaidh mi 'u a seomar ieiii i car tamuill, a' dol au drast 's a rithist g' a faiciim, 's gun a' labhairt acli Ijeagan I'itlie. Tliig an sin a mnatliau-frithealaidh a dli-inuseadli dliomh g'u blieil mo mhi-chaoimhneas an irapis a cridhe a blii'isteadh, agus guidhidh iad orm, le deoir 'n an snilibb, mi 'dbol g' a caidreadb. agus mi 'leigeil ]eatba suidbe Jamb rium ; aeb gabbaidb mi orm a bbi do-Kibadh agus tionndaidbidb mi mo cbul oirre. Tbig- a matbair agus bbeir i a li-igbean am ionnsaidb 's mi learn fbein air snidbeacbaii liombacb. Tilgidb an nigiieau i fein aig' mo cbasan, a' sileadb nan deur, agus aslaicbidb i orm mi g' a gabbail air a b - ais a db - ioiiiisaidlj mo cbridbe agus mo gbaoil. An sin a cbnm 's gu 'm bbi i air a lionadb le Ian urram domb, agus gu bbi umba], iiii;)sa], tàirngidh mi mo cbas, agus tilgeadb mi nam i le l)ieab a cbuireas an combair a ciiil i tliun taobb eil 'n tigbe." Bba Alnascar cbo mor air a sbhig- adb suas leis an taisbeanadb fbaoin so 's nacb b' urrainn da gun a cbur an gniomb le 'cbois an ni sin a bba aige 'n a smaoiutean ; ail- cbor 's gu 'n d' tlnig e gu mi fboitanacb hreah do 'n bbascaid Ian d' an bbatbar bbrisg, a bba gu bbi na bbuuait aig a gbreadbnaciias gu leir, a tbilg i fein 's na. bba innte 'n am pronimn am macb air meadbou na sràide. Eadar. le Mac-Mharcuts. Latha Mhartainn-bhuilg, 1874. BAS A' MHARAICHE. Ged a b' iad maraicbean agus cabb- lacblBbreatuinn a dbion an riogbachd ri linn cogadb mor na Fi-ainge, agus I g'ed a tba sinn 'n an eiseimeil air sou a bbi 'giulau ar batliar-malairt do dbutbcban ceiii air feadb an t-saogb- ail, \s a' toirt moran d' ar ionnsaidb cbum ar beatbachaidb 's ar sgead 1 achaidb ; gnis o cbionn gboirid 's I beag a cbaidb a dbeananib air sou I leas aimsireil- no spioradail nam I maraicbean bocbd. Tba, a nis, 1 tigbean luor air an cur suas aims na baiitean-puirt a db-aon gbnotbacb I air an sou, fai' am faigh iad tuineacb- [ adli an nair a tba iad air tir, gun I cbunnart a bbi air an spiiinneadb le j ci-eacbadairean mar bu trie a tbacbair ! dboibb roimbe. A tuilleadb air ! sin, tba àiteacban - aoraidb agus ] ininistearan air an curairleitb dboibb. Is e an t-àite aoi-aidb a gbeobbar an j cuid de cbalaidbean. seann long air \ a de'asacbadb le lobbta agus siiidb- ; eacbain ; agus sean seoladair cràbb- aidb a cbombimidb innte 's a' cumail ; aoraidb mocb a's anmocb. ! Cbuala mi an sgeul a leanas luu ■ bbàs tir a bba fada au aon de na I b-aiteacban-aoraidb so. An luiir a •. bbuail galar a bbais e. tbainig cuid I d'a sbeanucbompanaicb g' a fbaicinn. Db' fbeoraicb iad ciod am beacbd a I bba aige a tbaobli an turais-mbara air au I'obii e a reir coslais gu i seoladb. Fbreagair e. au cainnt na mara, " Tba 'm feavann au seall- ' adb, tba 'm fearam an sealhidb" i (Land a-hexid, kind ahead) .' An atb nair a tbainig iad bba e na bu , laige. Db' fbeoraicb iad ciod an I staid 's an robli e. Fbreagair e, ■ " A' do) timcbioll an rudba, a' dol timcbioll an rudba" (liotinding the ' point, rounding tJie jìoiìit). An nair a tbainig iad a ritbist bu gbanu a b' urrainn da an ceistean a fbreagairt; tbulibairt e, " Gacb ni gu maitb, gacb ni gu maitb" (All is loell^ all is 186 AN GAIDHEAL. Ceiul .\lhios an Fhoghair, 1874. \rell). An uaii- mu dbeireadh a luur bu ghnàtli leo 'n uair a ruigeadli tbfiinig iad g' a fliaiciim bba e gun ' iad an cala miaunaicbte, " Leig sios chdimit, acb cba do cliaill e a pburp. ' an acair" (Lt.t go the anchor), as le Bu leisg leo 'f luigail gna sauas eigiu j sin tbug e suas an deo. fhaotainn a tbaubb a mbisnicb agiis e cbo dlutb d' a cbricb. An uair a | J . NN . bba iad gu 'fbagail chruinnicb e am beiigan neait a bha aige 's tbuiit e, Lag-na-h-abhuiin, 1874. BKOSNACHABll BHRL'CE 1)' A FHEACHD Xi\X iW.Xll JULAXNUCKlJUKN. Fheachd Alb', le Wallace^ '«liil to cbreuchd, ■'8 to Bliruce 'chaidh dan gu blar nan euchd, 'Nis iairaibb bàs an àv nan eug, No buaidh  às 's an ^trfth ! À\(dtir. ìe. A. M. AN GAIDHEAL. 187 AN' T-t:APvRAeH. An t-Earracli ! àiii ath-uracliaidh ii:v talmbaiiin. Tlia 'n t-Earrach a' giiilaii air a sgiathaibh moran a bharraclid air I gorm dhreach iia macharaeli, agus faile [ culihraidh nam blath. Tha 'n t-Earracli I 'a a ghealltanas air na nithibh sin a | dhuisgeas suas gacli dochas, an da chuid ' a tbaobhant-saoghail so agus an t-saogliail a ta obum teaclid. Is ann o ath-philleadh riagliailteacb an Earraich a ghabh (Jinnich o shean beach d gur eiginn a leithid de ni ri Neo-bLasmhorachd a l)hi ann. Ma tba'n saoghal 'n a laidhe gu neo-mhotii- achail, raai'bli, fo chviirtean reota a' gh(;amhraidli, agus ma thig aiseirigh thairis air, leis an duisgear suas gach luibh agus blath, agus gach eun-cbeol agus suilbhearachd, an urrainn e bhi nach eirich an duine sin a ris a tha aim an tfom chodal a' l)hais, agus nach duisg, e suas chum beatha nnaidh, agus chiim gacbdeagh-dhochas ashealbhachadhi Tha siiin gu leir a' creidsinn so, do bhrigh gu 'm bheil Focal De 'g a tbeagasg dhuinn; ach tba iadsan, aun an seadb, 'g a cbreid- sinn nach 'eil fatbast eolacb air an Fhocal sin, air da a bhi air a sparradb orra le òibribh Nadair mu 'n ciiairt doibb. Ach an deigh sin uile, tha an smuainte mu tbimchioll na firima cudtbromaich so, air an comhdacbadb le sgaile diomhaireacbd agus neo-chinnteacbd. Biodb na li-uile, uime sin, taingeil air son an Taisbein Naoimh sin a thugadb dhuinn leis aq Ti a's Airde, trid ajn bbeile beatha agus neo-bhasmhorachd air an toirt clium an ^-^òluis. .S. i CaiOXNTACHD. Tba e gu trie a' tacbairt gu "m bi a' cheud fichead pumid Sasunnacb a cbosuas oganach glic, an deigh gacb ni a' chur 'n a aite fein, chum mor bhuannachd dba air son a dheagh ghiulaiu an deigh laimli. Tba'n t-suini sin, ged nach 'eil i ro mhor, a' teagaisg cui-aim agus dichill dba a leanas ris uilelaitbean al)bea.tha. Tha e moran ni 's fearr air a shon fein gu 'n cosuadb e le saothair a lamh am lichead pvmnd Sasunnach sin, na gu 'm faigheadh e mar thiodblac iad o neach eilc. Ma chosnas e an t-aii-giod sin, tha tios aige air an dichioU a ghnathaieb e ga 'chur r' a clieile.' Bha a' cbnid a's mo dhiubhsan a ta saibhir u ar measg aon uair bochd, agus air doiVih le 'n dicbioll ouaraicli foin beagan a chur mu seacb, tba meas ni 's mo aca air. Bha iadsan a nigadh le spainibii airgid 'n am lieul a gbnath buailteach au- bliadhuaicheau an oige a chur seachad ann an ruiteireaclid agus diomhanas, agus mar is niinic a chunncas, cha d' eirich iad suas gu bhi aon chuid 'n au cliu dhoibh fein, no'nam Ijuannacbdidir do "n t-saoghal mu 'n cuairt doibb. S. LUCHD-CLUICH NAN CAIRT- EAN AGUS NA SKOLA- D AIRE AN. Tha fhios aig neavt de ua tha 'dol uiorau feadh ua duthclia, gu bhcil U)uiuiitii- ariu a tha 'g au toirt fhein trouuhe le bi gu foilieil a' toirt an cuid bho 'n .uiliuiiiutir sliocharach a gheil)b iad a chluich leoair cairtean. Shuidhich càvaid dhiiibh iad fein ri taobb an rathaid, dkith do bhaile àraid air latha feille. Chuir iad iompaidh air tuathauach 'a au dol seachad a lainh fljeuchaiun. Fhad 'iS a chluich iad le argiod-geal leig iad leÌH a bhi buidhinn ach nn uair a tlioisich iad air ua notaicheau, chuir iad "' car ùr an rnidhle bhodaich ;" le 'u ceilg thug iad eutroniachadh air a sporan. Air dha dul do 'u bhaile agus innseadh d' a choinihearsuaich mar chaill e 'chuid, co 'thuit a bhi lathair ach sgioba aoithich de sheolad- aireajj. " C aite bheil iad .^" dh' fheoraich iad. ''Cha 'n 'eil iad fhathasd fad as," fhreagair esan. " Tiugaiun as au deigh," ars' iadsan ; '' thig 's leig f haicinn duiuiie na daoine thug uait do chuid 's bheir sinn orra' thoiit duit air ais." Air an toir ghabh iad ; 's air dhoibh teaclid a nios riutha, " Thugaibh a chnid air- gid do 'u duiue so," arsa na seoladair- ean. So cha robh iad air aon a dheanaiuh, a' reusaiiachadh gu 'n Id'fhuair iad e gu dligheach. Cach I cha 'n eisdeadh ri 'u leisgeul, ach le j 'u (lorn ris an leth-cheaun aca, b' j eigiu:i doibh a h-uile sgillinn d' a 1 chuid a thoirt do 'u tuathauach. ; Cha 1)' e a luhain sin, ach thug iad : orra beagaii a thoirt doibh a dh- j fhaotaiim ilrani air son an dragh a j fhuair iad aim an tighinn as an deigh. ' J. W. ! La^-na-h-ai)huuii, IG74.. THE GAEL, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. / / ..A-XJOTTST, 1874-' CO^^DITION OF THE HIGH- LANDS. . The Aberdeen Free Prefs speaks as follows advea-ting to aù appeal made a few days ago in. tlie public ]>ress by Mr. Fraser Mackintosh, M.P., for aid to assist poor Higb- lauders in emigrating. The writer appears to nnder.stand his subject and we fear his remarks are only too pointed and true. He says:-- Although the cost of emigration is reduced to something like the small sum required to pay a stenmV)oat fare from Inverness to Glasgow, and to purchase a few cheap articles of o\itit necessary for the sea-voyage— in all, we suppose, not exceeding two pounds per individual emigrant,- yet even this moderate sum exceeds the niean.s at the èommfind of the unhappy Highlanders! -Mr. Fraser Mackintosh says that many of them are utterly unable to provide the necessary outfit, and that aid is required to procure suthcient clothing tor them. The amount required to meet the necessities of the case is estimated at a couple of pounds for each emigrant; and to raise this small sum the appeal to the ])ub]ic is made. We agi'ee with Mr. Fraser Mackintosh,' in thinkiiig that "it would be an act of great kindness if the sum were contributed, in order to enable the Highlanders to obtain new and better homes beyond the ocean." Deplorable as the rapid depoinilation of the country is, no one Avould like to see peojiie like those on whose liehalf aid is solicited coiurjSellied by sheer [)()\eity to carry on longer their hoi)eless struggle with starvation, when there .-ue other lauds — less beautiful, perhaps, but more kindly^ — open to them, Hud where they could speedily attain to a condition far superior to what they haA'e experienced here. The pitiful case to which public attention has thus so pointedly been drawn is, we fear, no excei)tional one. We recently had to notice the dejiarture of large companies of Highlandere from tiie islands of Skye and Lewis — driven on to the step by the same direful necessity which presses on their brctlu-en in the mainland. W"e may thus conclude thst over the Highlands gejierally the condition, of the people is in many cases very fai- from Avhat it ought to be. Those bodies of Highland men and wpmen would not leave their native glens ^nd break the many tender and tenacious links that bind them to the homes of their fatheis, were there not a terrible necessity laid upon them. What that necessity is may >)e understood V)y any one who reflects on what the fact of honest and industrious peasants being worth less than forty shillings a head means. Revelations like these luiist be somewhat startling to people who have had their informatian concern- ing the Highlands supplied to them by the class to whom the co,untx-y is now greatly given ovei*— sports- men. According to these gentle^ men, the Highlander, who used to be a soit i)f 8a\;ige, has lx3eu raised immensely in his character and cijcumstances since he made the ac(piaintanee of sjiortsmeii, and hHn a chance of becoming a keeper or a I gillie [.nt in his v.;.\. The evidence THE GAEL. led recently before the Game Law- Committee contained a great deal of remarkably distinct information on this point. The member for the county of Inverness — ]\L'. Cameron of Locbiel — than whom there should be no better authority on the sub- ject, told the committee that he con- sidered the raising of game and the letting of laud to sportsmen to be '• a very great benetit to the inhabit- ants." The Highlanders got them- selves engaged as keej^ers, &c ; the .shooting lodge had to be supplied with bread and meat by the village baker atid butcher ; the blacksmith had to shoe the sportsmen's ])()nies : tho gh-ls got places at the lodge as housemaids ; the crofters get a market for their butter, eggs, and milk; and labourers got no end of work making roads, tkc. In fact, said Mr. Cameron, "■' there is hardly an}^ class in the community that does not gain i^ru fuiUo by the establishment of a shooting lodge where there was none before." Mr. Horatio Ross, another "great" au- thority on Highland affaii's, had '•not the smallest hesitation" in telling the committee that the crea- tion of deer forests had benefited the population of the Highlands to a very large amount, and for this simple reason that the deer forests ha-^'e brought a very wealthy class of men down to Scotland, and these men have been most libei'al in their expenditure." " Any one," contends Mr. R(iss, •• who has lived, as I have done, in the Highlands for so many years, would be able to see a gradual improvement in the people ever since the deer forests and the grouse shootings have been the object of people coming down to Scotland for sport." Anotlier witness, 8ir Dudley Coutts Marjoribfiuks, was at great trouble to show, that on his estate in Inverness-shire, the people had benefited by the introduction of deei- foresting. He had built ever so many new and improved cottages, and the population had increased to nearly the double during the scA'cut teen years he had possessed the, estate." He had paid away £23,000 • principally for labour, and wages had risen by one third. The Black- smiths' trade had been qitadrupled, and Lady Marjoribanks had at Christmas given away to the children at school no less than 60 cloaks. Mr. Edv/ard Ellice of Glengarry gave similar evidence. He said — " I can say that the condition of the people is quite ditferent from what it was 40 years aga For every; half crown which used to be in the' country there is a pound at least ; the increase of expenditure of money has been very large indeed." ,^^.^ How are such statements as theser to be reconciled with the fact that many hundreds of the Highland people are, in a single season, forced to emigrate for lack of the means of life? How does it hap})eu that while in the olden time a much' larger population than at presei^i inhabit the Highlands found meat, clothing, and shelter, suthcient to satisfy their wants, now a-days, Avhen their numbers have been reduced by decades of eviction, and their condi- tion has been so vastly improved by deer foresting, they should be com- pelled by starvation to seek new homes, but be utterly imable from sheer lack of means to remove from the scene of their misery.' If that great institution, Sport, has brought all those blessings to the Highlimds in its train which its devotes claim for it, the misery of the Highland emigi-ants is a hoax. If that misery be real, the benefits bestowed on the Highland people by the sporting ; system are piu-ely and absolutely j apocryj)ha,]. . The lat]ber conclusion 1 we haA-e not the slightest diiUculty I in accepting as tlie sound one. 100 THE GAEJ.. THE HIGHLANDER'S FUNERAL. I A TKAVELLER's TALE. . Ill a wikl and gloomy vale wljich aikirts the base of a line of dark moiliitaius in the district of Lome hi Arglesbiie, and not far distant from the famous pass of Glencoe, with whose fearful tragedy every historical reader must ))e ac- ([uaiuted, stands, or rather stood— for its ruins only now remain - — an hiimlde shieling built of stone and turf, the only liuilding material the valley afforded. If solitude or a sense of the bul)lime had been an object to its inhabitant, liis gra- tifieatit)n must have been cumplete, for a wilder or more romantic site for human habitation could not well be conceived, lleared upoii a gentle acclivity, with M-hich the e(|uality of the vale is now and again disturbed, it looks'^ out upon a rsheet of water some two miles in breadth, which bears the local name of Loch Lual. A rapid-running stream dashes past it on the north, while, at some distance behind, the bare crags slioot up above the looming mists, assum- ing the most fantastic forms, and their singularity is increased by the rugged furrows cut out by winter torrents, which liave tlieir origin in the top of the moun- tains. Unlike the principle generall}' observed in the construction of similar dwellings, it was void of natural shelter, luiless a few stunted trees that straggled around it were considered a iJi'otection ; and when the tempest laged along the vale, the nide structure was wholly unht to resist its effects, as was amply testified by the rain that oozed through its pene- trable roof. Exposed to the piercing winds that blew fitfully from the mountain gorges, it was cradled in the howling blast, and soaked with heavy rains, and, although it outlived their violence, their i-avages left impressions of speedy decay. The glen could have no inducements as a residence to any other tlian the heedless mountaineer, for the stillness and solitude which jirevail, instil feelings wide at war with all sociality, and exclude any cheer or comfort which might otherwise exist ; aii assing sea-bird, or the sheep tliat gnvze upon tlie liill pastures, there are no indications of life, or the progress of civilisation. The dreariness of the dell may l)e sometimes broken liy the scream of some solitary eagle, as it continues its s\7vvi|ji"& UiyUt, to i,ts eyry among the "'l'ri'ihi^.Hid4'li,iiti, aloiife with his aged sister, resided Ewan Macgregor, the orJy, shepherd On bis side bf'tKe loch -vnthin a ciix;le of twelve Highland miles. Many' years ago, when our eyes less lacked lustre^ . and our tread upon the heath v.as less, feel)le and more manly than it now is, we had occasion to pass oA-er this tract of country on a pedestrian tour through the Highlands; and we then met JNlac- gregor for the first time, but his husky voice and stooping gait showed that he was then beyond his prime. It Avas drawing toAvards the close of a dark louring  ouring laird, with the tilling of his cot-land, he lived as when we first met him, 'unknowhig and unknown.' ]Sow that the feverish impetuosity of youth had died away, he regretted that he had ever allowed 'him- self to commit such an outrage against one who had shared so largely of his youthful love. Our host's fireside biogi-aphy having brought on the hour for retiring to rest, I he led us up a rude ladder, into the j garret overhead the apartment which had served us for a dining-room, where we found a clean heather bed, upon which ■s\e very soon sought respose for our wearied frame ; and, despite its ungrate- ful tendencies, and the storm that now battled around us -wdth all its native wilduess, we sprung as lightly from it on the return of daylight as if it had been of fleece or feathers. The poor man's hospitality having been again exercised in pur\-eying for our morning meal, and 102 THE GAEL. August. 18T4. which had nearly been the cause of offence because of our profi'ering recom- pense in return, we baile him and his aged rehitive an affectionate adieu, with a promise to see him again, should Ave ever be in that district 4 and resolutely betook ourselves to our journey along the beaten sheep-ti-ack that Arinded through thu .£,'1on. The last time Ave saAv him "vras staniliug on an eminence a little distance behind his house, AvaATÌng his hau'l, and signalling a long and last fareAvell. A considerable interval elapses at this part of our narrative, for a dozen Avinters and as manj' summers had fleeted from the future to the jiast ere we again visited that lonely glen, and among the many changes Avliich had taken place during that period, the cottage had become a ruin. When AVe again came Avithin sight of it, pai't of its Avails were a heap of rul>)>ish, and x>art stood totter- ing in the blast, Avhile the rotten rafters reared their fragments to the sky. Notwithstanding the short time AVe had l»een Avithin its Avails in earlier daj^s. and the length of time A^'hich had elapsed since then, Ave recognised familiarities, which, though in ruins, told a tale more impressÌA-e than the best AvOA'en Avoof of lomance or reality. The cot, cA'er friendly as a shelter, was noAv, in its decay, the habitation of some wood-l)irds Avho riew aAvaj" seemingly deprived of a prescriptÌA'e right by our intrusion on the unbroken silence of their home. Some fcAv days afterAvards, AA'hen at a sinall hamlet on the opposite shore, Ave learned the subsequent history of our aged friend. The Avinter after our A-iait had been too great a trial for old Alice's frame, and after a sliort illness, she ceased to suffer, liy the intervention of death. Tavo Avinters more saw the old man's end too. Kor some days after his death, the villa- gers on the other side of the loch had not observed any smoke rising from his dwelling, or other indication of things as they used to be, and ju'lging that there must be something wrong or nuui^ual, tAVo men took a l>oat and pulled across to satisfy their misgivings. (hi entering the house, the door being only on the latch, they Avero greeted by the Highlan- der's sheep-dog, which, on hearing the Hoimtl of footsteps, wagged his tail aiid looked imploringly in tlie nien'S faces, as if he wishe .!.r«/-." , If you wdtild relish y'òui'fc(6d,''if^rlt^f6*' it; if you Ai^ould 'eiljoy yb\lv f aihttièiit,' l)ay for it ; if you would sleep soundly, tal:e a eloar conscience to bed Svith y one of their most celebrated Kings (lineally descended, by the way, from Adam, the first King or Chief of Caledonia), and the Romans, commanded by the emperor in person, when the lattei', compris- ing the flower of the Roman armies, , fled before the victorious Caledonians with great precipitation, leaving thousands of their tunics (or short coats reaching nearly to their knee). 194 THK GAEL. August, 1874. T)ehiiid them on the fiehl to facilitate their flight. Among tliese tunics was discovered that of the Roman Emperor himself, which in the fill- tilment of liis vow, was at once appropriated hy the Caledonian monai-ch ; and from this royal gar- ment was formed the lirst mo;lel of the famou.s, historical, and gi-aei'fiil Highland Kilt. 'I'he Roman master of the world, \Vith all his warriors, mailed aurl gnarled ; With glittering spears ami flags imfurled, Invaded Caledonia. \\'ithin wild Lyon's rocky glen, Where frowns Sehiehallion's lofty hen. The niiglity Cresar and his men First met the Caledonians. " Why come ye here ':" inquired the Cael, ■ " Witli all your spears and coats of mail? And why with such high pomp assail ' The peaceful Caledonians ?" If* We come to conquer," Eome replied, " What, is oui'. royal right denied ? "è>hall Rome imperial he defied ** By naked Oaledouiaus ? Must i,ou, forsooth, he ans\\-ered why? Our hauners o'er the world .should fly I Enough ! at once suhmit or cry Farewell to Caledonia." " So long as rocks our mountains crown, And our strong arms can hurl then\ down, No poWer on earth shall Avin renown, O'er free horn Cakdouiaus. And more than that, proud Homan, know; Great Rome herself shall he laid low Before a foreign coch shall crow. In sacred Caledonia. As for our ' nakedness,' ])erchance Yourselves iu this may help our wants ; AVe vow in Ciesar's rohes to dance This night in Caledonia." Before the Roman hosts could utter The name of Jove, into the gutter They sank Uke melted snow or hutter. Beneath tlie Caledonian.^. And ere the sun that day went down ..Behind Schiehallion'ts lofty crown, Trom Caesar's royal rohc had grown •* TtIE Klt,T op C^T.KTiONT V. IXVERNE.Sh' (JAKLK! SO(TETY - ANX-UAL AS8EM15LY. The third annual assembly of the Gaelic Society of Inverness was held on Tuesday evening, 28th ult., iu the Northern ?deeting Rooms. On former occasions the meetings came off during the week of the Wool ]\Iarket, hut this year the committee considered it advis- ;d)le to postpone it until the M^eek of the ITigldand Society's Show. In the absence of the Cliief of the Society, Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, Shoritf MfK-donald. late of Stornoway, was in the chair, supported by the Rev. Mr. Macgregor, (Captain Chisholm, of Glassburn ; iMr. Macdonald, Balranald; Mr. Jolly, R.M. Inspector of Schools ; Dr. Carruthers ; Mr. John Murdoch, and Rev. Mr. \A>ight. While tlie company were assembling, Ripe- Major Maclennan played at the entrance tM the hall, and lie opened the proceed- ings with an air from the platform, "The I i^Jbisholm's Welcome." Sheriff Macdonald delivered an in- teresting address, during which he said that the Society was decidedly patriotic, and by no means confined its work to the cultivation of tlve i^aelio Jaugnage. Nor did they in the least desii'e to prevent (Gaelic people from leai-ning the modern and commercial languages now in use. Quoting from the constitution of the Society, he stated that its objects were to perfect the members iu the use of the (iac'iic language, to cultivate the poetry and music of the Highlands, to preserve manuscripts, litei-ature, and traditions, and to establish a library in Inverness, c le to do sometbhig to promote the teaching of Gaelic in our cottages and schools. Several sougs and recitations were then rendered in good style by various parties. The Rev. Messrs. Macgregor and Writ;at also delivered addresses. In the course of his remarks, ilr. Wright said that in many parts of France, and gene- rally in Germany, the writings of Oisean, the great Scottish poet, were better known than they were in Scotland ; and this should not be the ca.se. If they were to make auy progress as a society, Ossiau should be studied more than he is, for unless his writings received fair justice in Scotland, the Gaelic language could not make auy progress. Mr. Wright then brietij' referred to the characteristics of Ossiau as a poet, the value of his poems as literary productions, and that a knowledge of him M"ould be cul- tivated by the people among whom he should be well known. (Applause. ) Mr. Jolly proposed a vote of thanks to Sheriff Macdonald, for taking the chair. XKWS OF THE HIGHLAISDS AXD ISLANDS. C.\LL TO THK EeV. Mr. C.iMEROX OF E,EXTOX. — TheEev. Alexander Cameron, of Eenton, well known to our readers as the aiithor of the able and intere-sting articles on Gaelic Philology, -which ha\e been appearing in The G.^el for the past two years, has received and accepted a unanimous call to the Free Church of Brodick. The Sutherland and Caithness Railway was formally opened from Helensdale to Wick and Thurso on the 28th ult., and is said to be well patronized, both as to passengers and general traffic. Two trains are run daily each way so as to make close connections with the Inver- ness trains for the South. The Board of Trade Inspectors expressed themselves well satisfied with the road. Sad Case of Brownixg ix Loch- broom. — Two fishermen from Letters, Lochbroom, were recently drowned off Isle ]^Iartin. It appears that two boats left I'Uapool together, and the uight being calm, the crews tied the boats to- gether ann rowed quietly along. While lounpng on the gunwale of his boat, Duncan Mackenzie, the skipper, tumbled or fell backwards, and seized hold of one of his crew, known as Keunsth Eoy's I son. Both fell .overboard. The other men were at the oars pulling. John i\5"acken5de, son of the skipper, jumped ' overboard, but while attempting to save his father's life, nearlj' lost his o^ìti, and was pulled on l^oard by his com- panions in an exhausted state. Both men, Avho retained hold of one another, sank at once, and were not seen again. The rest of the crew returned to L'llapool I and reported the sad neM"s. The de- j ceased were both married, and have left I large families. i Wick. — A man named Alexander Mac- leod, belonging to Harris, a hired man on board a tishiug boat, was thrown overboard by getting foul of the sheets , when setting sail after hauling the nets, I and was dro^vned. Deceased was thirtj- tv\'o years of age, and unmarried. AlKS AXD MeLODIF„S OF THE HlGH- . LAX'DS AND IsLAXDs. — Mr. Mackenzie, Bank Lane, Inverness, has issued the • Highland airs aud melodies, qompiled and 1 arranged by the late Captain Fraser, of I Knockie, with corrections and additions I made by his son, the late Angus Fraser, ' who inherited the musical tastes of his 1 father. Before the publication of this editioj], the work was extremely scarce I and dear, and ilr. ^Mackenzie deserves credit for bringing it out in this cheap and convenient form. Those who are I anxioiis for the preservation of our old : Highland music should not miss the op- ■ portunitj- of adding this enlarged edition 1 to their collection. j A Trie Highlander. — Let me tell ! you, as .shortly as i can,' how it happens j that I know something al>out traditions ! of any kiud. I was " raised"' in the I Highlands of Scotland, and as soon as I was out of the hands of nursemaids I was j handed over to the care of a piper. His name was the same as mine — John Camp- bell — and from hiui I learned a good many useful arts. I learned to be hardy and healthy, and I learned Gaelic ; I learned to swim, and to take care of my- I self, and to talk to everybody who chose I to taUv to me. My kilted nurse and I I were always walking about in foul weather or fair, and every man, woman, and child in the place had something to say to us. Thus, I made eai'ly acquaint- ance with a blind tiddler, who could re- cite stories. I worked with the carpenters; I played shinty with all the boy^ about the farm ; and so I got to know a good deal about the ways of Highlanders bj' growing up as a Highlander myself.— J. F. Campbell. 100 THE GAEL. August, IsTi. KKW WORK ON GAELia h- Dr. Charles Muckay is busily ptepaving for publictitioii, by sub- | soription, his work, on '• The Gaelic | Etyinok.gy of the Languages of i W'estei II Europe, and more espe- j cially of the English and Lowland Scotch and Cant, Slang, and C'ollo- (juial Dialects." In his introductory ^ notice, issued to the public by way of advertisement, the learned doctor says—" All ])hilologists wh(j have leally studied the subject admit that • the Gaelic, like the human race i itself, had its rise in the far Eawt, '. and that it is of greater antiquity than any other language now spoken in Europe. How much it is inter- woven with and underlies the ver- nacular English 'has only recently been suspected. Two branches of the Celtic language wore spok(>u by the British people prior to the l^ioman, Saxon, and Danish invasions —the Cymric, or Welsh ; and the Gaelic, wrongly called the Erse, spoken to this day in the Highlands of Scotland, the"^ Isle of Man, and Ireland. The proofs are — first, the fthe Celtic names of places in every part of the British isles and through- out nearly the whole of Eiu-ope ; second, the patronymics of families, not merely Scottish, but English, which are clearly ti-aceable to the Gaelic ; and third, the incorporation into the language of a large number of words— used in the vernacular — many of them supposed to be slang or cant, unfit for the purposes of literature ; and many others' a puzzle to all philologists who ob- stinately or igiiorantly refused lo look for their roots in the only place M-here it was possil)le to find' them. (,'ant itself is a Gaelic word, and signifies language ; and l)eing used by the aboriginal inhabitants — em- phneil by their Saxon conquerors, as jQhiiBou suggests, f iu the culture of the ground, and other latiorious and ignoble services,' became the language of the people. Johnson cites but four words which he ac- knowledges to be of Gaelic origin, and six which he calls ' Erse,' un- aware that the Erse and the Gaelic are the same language, and that they dirter in little except in the ortho- graphy. Later lexicographer, notably Mr. Wedgwood, have begun to look into the Cymric ^nd Gaelic for the British substratum of tlie English lan- guage; but the preseutis the first work that has attempted, either m Eng- land or on the Continent, to treat the subject exhaustively, and to trace to its origin th{; colloquial and un- literary speech of the British people — to show the false foundation of current etymology, and to clear up the obscurity that has so long hung over the words which Johnson and his successors have described as low, vulgai', or without traceable ety- mology. The- work, when com- pleted, will contain a preliminary essay on the rise and growth of the English language, and a summary of the causes which have prevented it from being so essentially Anglo- Saxon as many learned philologists have assumed it to be."; Okdjnation at Ì40C«INVEK. The Free Fresbytery of Doruoch met recently at Locbiuvor, and ordained the llev. Nor- man ^iackay, probationer, to be the minister of the Free Church congregation there. The call has been a harmonious one, and all the proceedings iu connec- tion Mith the settlement have passed over very agreeably. Mr. Mackay, we may mention, is son-in-law of the late Jlu-h Miller, the (ieol-igist. It is not high crimes, such as robbery and murder, which destroy the peace of soeiety. The village gossip, family quar- rels, jealousies, ajid bickerings between neighljours, meddlesomeness, and tattling are the worm.s which eat into all sociaj happiness. Mai- ghath soluis do m' anam fein Tha sgeula na h-abnsir a dh'fhalbh." — Oiseajh. III. Leabh.] DARA MIOS an FHOGHAIR, 1874. [31 Air. AIR AN DU'IRTICH. Blia toil mhor agaui o cliionn iomadh latha dol a dh-ionnsaidh ua Du'irticli. Cha robh iongantas aim. Rugadh a's thogadh mi an sealladh na cveige. Ciiiteadli a' sgeir o dhachaidh m oig'e, cruinn, maol, a' snamh -gu socrach air nclid a' chuaiu mboir, an uair a bliiodh an aimsir siochail; ach " 'n nair dli'eii'eadli gail- lionn a'chuain ard," bu ghreadbnach agus b' uambasach an sealiadb a bbi 'g- ambarc air na tonnan buaireasacb a' sior sbkncbdraicb aii- a' cbreig, 's a' tilgeacUi an onfba fein ceudaa troidb do na speuran. B' i a' sgeir aonaracb, dliubb ud, se mile deug a mach 's a' cbuan, an aon bbocan aii' son smacbd a cbuuiail air cloinn bbig anus a' cbearii 's an do tliogadb mi. Cba robb taibbse, no mauadli. no glaistig, 110 ban-sbitb roimh 'n robb a leitbid de db-eagal againu. Mur gabbadb tu do bbiadb an uair a db' iarrteadb ort, racbadb fbagail air an Du'irticb ; ni sam bitb a bbiodb a dbitb ort, miu" biodb toil a tboirt dbuit, bba e air an Du'irticb ; agus mur deanadb tu gu b-ealamb gacb car a bbiodb air 'iarradb ort, racbadb do cluir air an Du'irticb. Tha e duilicb learn a cbreidsinn gu 'n robb a' sgeir 'n a culaidb-iiambais ni bu mbo do'n t-seoladair a bu gbealtaicbe 's a' chabblacb Bbreat- unnacb, iia bba i dbomb fein cuig- bliadbna-ficbead roimbe so. Gun teagamb, an inntinn an t-seoladair, blia 'n Du'irteacb co-cbeangailte ri oidbcbean dorcba, luingeas 'g am briseadb, muatbaji 'n am bantraich- eau, 's clann 'n an dilleacbdaiu ; agus dbombsa cba duisgeadb i ach cuimbneacbaiu air brocbaiii fbuar, leasain gun iunnsacbadh, 's laoigb 's a' gbart : acb, a cbaraid, 's beag t-eolas air nadur uau bg, ma their tbu gu bbeil coguis cbiùrrte agus gu sonruichte broinn fhalamh 'n a ni faoin, soirbb a gbiulan do aois naoi bliadbna de bbalacb 'n a eliorp shlainte. Bbo cbioun beagan bbliadb- nacban cbaidb tigb -soluis ceutach a tbogail air a' sgeb', agus bba 'so aobbar eile air son dol a cbur eolais ni bu dluitbe air mo sheaiia bhana- cbaraid (no bhau-uambaid). Cba luaitbe 'cbaidb ioraradb air an turas cuain so, na rinneadb suas a tbiota da cbuideacbd. Cbaidb da bbirlinn cbomasacb a cbur 'n an uidbeam ; agus bba sinn a' feitbeamb, le uiread foigbidinu 's a db' f baodamaid, ri latha freagarrach air son na slighe. Mocb 's a' mbadainn air an t-seath- amb-Ja-deug de mbios deireanuach an t-sambraidb a cbaidb seacbad "thog siun na siuil bbaidealacb, bharra- gbeal ri croinn fbada, fbulaiigacb, fhiughaidb" na Malghdinn Orasakh 's a bana-cbompanaich ann am Port- ua-feamanta. "Bba soirbbeas beag, lorn agaiun mar a thaghamaid fein." Bba siun earbsach as ar teoraacbd foÌD, 's gu h-araid as a' Ilhavjhdinn, "Nach'eil bata'n taobh so Chluaidh A bheir a fuaradh thar a sroin." 13 198 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. Bha sinn 's a' Mhaighdvin seachdnar a chuitleachd, a rugadh's a dh'araich- eadh 's an aon sgireachd. Chaidh seisear dliinn iimusachadh 's an aou sgoil ; 's i an aon t-slat a smaclidaich sinn. Bha 'n t-seachdamh air an t-saogbal ginealach roimh chacli, ach, mo blieamiachd air, b' e rogha 's tagha an fhir-thurais e, air muir no air tir ; oir " Gecl nach dean e fidhleireachd, Swriobhaidh e a's leughaidh, 'S air m' fhacal, ni e searmoiii dliuit, Xach talaicheadh neach fo'n ghrein oirr'." Bha sinn 'n ar cuideacbd cho sunn- dach, tbuigseacb, 's a gheibbteadh air latha sarahraidb ; air coinneacb- adb aon iiair eile " aig* an tigb " a dh-uracbadb 's a neartacbadb eolas a's tlacbd ar n-oige. Cbaidh, gun teagamb, gacb aon againn roiiub " 'ainhuinn tbeionticb " fein, agus bu shona esan, ma bba e ann, a fbuair an ambuinn air a teasacbadb ui bu mbo le ordugb an Rigb na le 'dbeanadas fein ; ach an deigh gacb datbadh a rinneadh oirnn, bba sinn fatbasd an trein ar neirt, le ar mis- iieacb laidir, ar cridbeacbaii bbitb, agus sinn gaolacb mu cbomunn a cbeile air dboigb nach faigbear, saoilidb mi, ach an eileana beaga na Gaidhealtacbd a mbain. Rugadh 's tliogadb sinn taobb na mara ; bu cboingeis leis gacb fear'againn stiuir, ramb, no taoman ; 's gheibbteadh 'ii ar cuideacbd sgeul, iorram, no searmoin. Feudar a bhi cinnteacb gur iomadh cuimhueaeban a cbaidb a dhusgadh, naigheaclid a cliaidb 'innseadh, oran a chaidh a sheiuu, ceist a chaidh a chur 's a f breagairt ; 's gur iomarlli focal maitb Gaidblig a chaidh a sgoltadb, re nan tri uair- ean a thug a' Mhalcjhdeami " a' geaiTadb a b-astair feadh thonu, gun churam," o cliladacb bearnach Cholasa gus an Du'irteacb. Bha uiread othail 'n ar measg a' ruigbeachd na sgeire 's ged a bhith- eaniaid a' dol a thoirt a mach baile- daighnicb. Bha stri co bu luaitbe 'bbitlieadb air tir. Chaidh ar beatba 'dbeauamb gu cridheil le fir au tigb- sboluis ; 's bu mhor ar moit an uair a dh' iuids iad dluiinn gu 'm bu sinn a' cheud chuideacbd, a mach o luchd- riagblaidb 's lucbd-freasdail, a chaidh a dh' aon ghnothuch g' am faicinu o 'u a thogadh an tigli. Chaidh an t-slig-e mu 'n cuairt, 's ol air slainte na J)u'irtich 's a luclid-àiteachaidh. Tba cbreag da cheud 's da ficbead troidh air fad, deich is se fichead troidb air leud, 's ag eirigh a doimb- neacbd a' chuain mu dlieicb troidhe fichead os cionn airde a' mbuir-lain. Cha 'n 'eil tanalacb a' briseadb cumhachd na faii'ge mu 'n cuairt di, ach a mbain tri sgeirean beaga air an taobb an iar a chitbear ri isle- mhara. Cha 'n 'eil sgeir aLr an deach' togail a dbeanamh ceithir thimcliioU Bbreatuinn air an d' fhair- icbeadh buille na fairge cho trom. Leis gacb àsaig a b' urrainu innleachd a's airgiod a chur an comas luclid- togail an tighe, cha d' fbuair iad air tir air a' sgeir a' cheud bbliadhna a tlioisicb an togail ach seacbd latha ficbead, ochd latha deug thar fbicbead an ath bbliadhna, tri fichead an treas bliadhna, agus mu tbri fichead gacb bliadbna 'n a dbeigh sin. Chitbear a' cbreag air a treabbadh 's air a sgolbadh, ged 's cruaidh a gne, le cumhachd na fairge — dearbhadh laidir air cho deanachdach 's a tba buille na tuiune a tba 'briseadb oirre. Is e tig-h-sohiis na Du'irtich am fear mu dheireadh a chuireadb suas anns au t-sreath a tba 'coinneachadh luingeis a thig o'u chuan air iar-bhord na h-Alba. Maol-Cbinntire, Port- na b-aibhne, Du'irteacb, Sgeir mhor nan ròn, Ceann deas Bbarra, Haoisg- eav, Coann tuath Leoghais, — gacb aon o oidbche gu oidhche a' tilgeadb a mach do 'n chuan a sholus dealrach fein an coinneamh a' mbaraiche, a' Dara Jlios an Fhoghair, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 199 cur failte air do dh-Albainn, 's 'g a thi'eoracbadh air a shlighe. Tlia solus ua Du'irtich mu sheachd fichead troidh air airde ; solus laidir, seasmh- ach (mar their na maraichean), a' dean-sadh geal ris an airde-'u-iar, an airde-deas, 's an airde-'n-ear ; acli dearg ris an airde-tuath. Anns a' bliliadlina 1867 tlioisicli an t-ullach- adh air son na togalacli. Anns an ath bliliadlina chladhaicbeadh steidh an tig-be. Bba chlacbaireacbd criocb- naicbte aun an tri bliadbna eile ; agus ann au geambradb 1872 bba 'n solus laiste, gun sgiorradh gun docbaun air neacb de 'n lucbd- obair. " Ciosnaicbear Xadur le geilleadb dbi," — is fior an radh so ; agus b' f harsuing, geur-sbeallacb inutinn an f bir a cbuir an f hirinn an cainnt. Cha 'n 'eil e farasda dearbbadb is laidire f baotainn air a' gbuatb-fbocal ua gbeibbear a' beacbdacbadh air tigb-soluis na Du'irticb. Is e criocb araid tigb-soluis, an solus is neart- niboire anns an togail is tearuinte. Is ioniadb lagb Naduir air am feuniar a blii mion-eolacb, agus d' am feumar geilleadb mu 'n toirear a' cbriocb so gu deagb bbuil. 'S ann air a gbluinean a tbug esan buaidb a dbealbb 's a cbriocbnaicb tigb-soluis na Du'irticb. Tba steidli au tigbe dombain 's a' cbreig. Cbaidb gacb clacb 's an togail a cbbidbacb, a tbombas, a cbuimreacbadb, 's oib- reacbadb an Eilean - Earraid an iocbdar Mbuile, far a bbeil a nis dacbaidb lucbd coimbead 's lucbd freasdail an tigbe. Se mile deug air falbb o 'n cbreig, cbaidb gacb clacb a cbotbromacbadb, gacb aon air son a b-aite fein. Cba 'n 'eil seol no iunleacbd a fhuaradb a macb nacb robb air a cbleacbdadb a cbum na clacban a cbeangal ri cbeile aii- an doigb a bu laidire 's a bu diong- mbalta. Bba gacb aon air an eagadb 's air an ealpadb 'u a cbeile, 's air an tàtbadb leis a gblaodb a bu teinne greim; air cbor's gu bbeil an tùr ard a nis cbo laidir 's cbo seasmbacb 's ged a b' aon cblach e o mbullacb gu bonn. Agus tba 'n t-eolas 's an t-seoltacbd cbeudna air an cleacbd- adb, 's neo-ar-tbaing cbo buadbmbor, air son neart a's tearuinteacbd an t-soluis. A' direadb gu mullacb an tigbe, tba OS cionn deicb troidbe ficbead d' an t-sligbe air fàradb prais a tba sinte ri cliatbaicb an tùir, agus, gun teagamb, is feairrde duine suil a's lamb a's cas cbinnteacb a bbi aige mu 'n teid e 's an fbàradb. 'N a dbeigb so tba 'n tur fosgailte, 's tba 'n direadb air an taobb a stigb le seacbd staidbricbean — gacb te mu dbeicb no dusan troidb air airde. Tba cbuid fbosgailte de 'n tigb air a roinn 'n a sbeacbd urlair ; 's gacb aon air a cbur air letli air son a gbnotbuicb fein. Seomraicbean cad- ail a's suidbe do 'n lucbd-faire ; aiteau-tasgaidb air son gacb goireas a bbitbeas feumail do na daoine, 's gacb ni a bbitbeas a dbitb air sou an tigb a cbumail laiste agus glan ; — gbeibbear so anns na urlair is isle. Os an cionn sud tba clag trom a bbitbear a' seirm ri am ceo, 's a cbumar a' bualadb le bbi nis 's a ris 'g a tboinneamb mar nitbear air uair- eadair; glaineacbdan a's innleacbdan air son a bbi 'g innseadb teas na side, luatbas na gaoithe, ruitb na tim, 's a leitbide sin. Am mullacb an tigbe tba seomar an t-soluis, agus is leoir a radh nacb 'eil innleacbd no seol ah- an d' f buair lucbd-eolais greim gus an latba a cbaidb an solus a lasadb, nacb 'eil cuideacbadb is urrainn curam a dbeanamb le eolas o 'n am sin, nacb 'eil air an cleacbd- adb ah' son cumbacbd agus cinnt- eacbd an t-soluis a mbeudacbadb. Le mor-cbaoimbneas tbreoraicb am fear-faire sinn troimb 'n tigb, agus le mor - tboinnisg cbombarraich e 200 AN GATDHEAL. Dara Mios an Flioghair, 1874. mach g-acli aite 's gach iunleaohd a bli' auu. Blio mliuHacli an tiglie tha 'n seall- adli mu'u cuairt favsuiiig, greadliuach acli neo-cliumanda. Chitliear Tirithe, •• til- iosal an eorna" a' sgaoileadh a macli ris an iar-tliuath ; 's an eav- tliuath chitliear I-Chaluim-Chille, sgarte o "Mhuileuancraobli"lecaolas mu nihile air lend, 's a' sealltuinn niarchunnaicCalum-Cille feine'n uair bha e 'seoladh seacliad air an Dn'- irtich tri clieud deug bliadlina roimlie so, 'n a dhachaidh theariiiute do 'n t-soisgeulach aan an linntibh borb, 's clio iosal 's nach faicteadli Eirinn tliar a' clinuic a b' airde dlieth ; air n ear fearann Cholasa a luidhe iosal fo bheanntan riabhach Dhiùra ; 's " He gblas an f heoir" a teicbeadh air falbh a dh-ionnsaidh na b-airde deas. An cuan mor fosgailte o 'n airde-' n-iar, le 'tbuinn ail- an la ud, a' glasadb gu seimh mu 'n sgeir a bha ri 'faicina fothainn corracb, dubh, le birlinn air acair air gach taobb dhi. Ag eisdeachd ri osna throm na fairge air a' chreig, shaoileamaid gu robh an cuan mor, mar ghaisgeach treim, a' leigeadh a sgios,'s a' cruiuneachadh tuilleadh neart a chum a bin ag- urach- adh a' chath ris a' sgeir, a thoisich air a' mhadaiuu " air an do chr ninnicheadh na b-uisgeachan a ta fuidh neamh a dh-aon aite, 's an do leigeadh ris an tir thioram." Cia mor an leirsgrios a rinneadh o'n sgu^ibadh an ar-fhaich so 'n toiseach, cia lionmhor beatha a chaidh a chall, cridhe a chaidli a bhriseadb, 's teaghlach a chaidh an culaidh-bhroin, bithidh fios a mhain " an uair a bheir an fhairge uaipe na mairbh a bhitlieas innte." B' eigiu tearnadh. Sgriobh sinn ar n' ainm, mar is gnath le luchd- tathaich, ann an lealihar a th' air a ghleidheadh air son a' ghnothuich so. Sgaoil sinn beagan inhionaidean air a' sgeir — gach aon titheach air s ju cuimhneachan a bhi dhachaidh leis — mir de 'n chreig, bàirneach, duileasg, ni eigin a ghabhadh toirt air falbh ; agus cliruinnich sinn a ris a dh-fhagail beanuachd chairdeil aig na fir chaoirahaeil, thuigseach a tha'gleidh- eadh an tighe, '? a dh-ol " deoch an doruis." Bha 'n t-am a' chreag 'fhagail. Bha'n t-slighe buan ; cha robh a' ghaoth ach lag, agus na bh' ann cho direach 'n ar n-aghaidh 's a b' urrainn di seideadb. Bha'n tilleadh fadalach ; ach bha chuideachd sunndach. Tbuit dalla- bhrat na h-oidhche oirnn 's sinn fathasd moran mhilteau o cheann ar turais. Dhealaich sinn fein 's ar bana - chompanach. Dh'eirich a' ghaoth ; dli' fhas a' ^JI/iaìghdeann, a bha cho morasda re an la 's an flieasgair, sunndach, curaideach ; 's tliug mi 'n aire gu 'n d' fhiiiling i do 'n fhairge " mholach, cheannagblas" a beul a phogadh gu trie 's an dorcha. Ged nach "sgoilteadh i cuinnlean caol coirce le fheobhas 's a dli'fhalbh- adh i," cha robh i fada 'g ar giulan gus a' cbaladh, ' ' A tha crom mar bhogha air ghleus, A tha seimh mar uchd mo ghaoil." Cha robh ar bana-chompanach fada 'n ar deigh. Chaidh an glaine uair eile mu 'n cuairt ; agus sgaoil a' chuideachd ; — am fear a bu ghlice 'n ar measg a' meas gu robh an la air a dheagh chaitheamh, 's am fear a b' oige dearbhta nach di-chuimh- nich e 'n turas f had 's a ghleidheas cuinihne a h-aite am measg buaidh- ean 'iniitinn. D. M'K. Thigeamaid beo air sheol '3 nach creid- ear neach a labb ras gu h -olc mar timchi oil. Is sonas aon de ua nitbibh sin a gheibh- ear, cha 'n ann aig astar fad as, am measg uan coigreach, ach mu 'n chagailt aig a' bhaile. Dara Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 201 SAOBH-CHRABHADII ANNS NA H-INNSIJ3n. Is ceart a thubhairt an Salniadair gu'uj bheil "Aiteau dorcha na tire Ian de ionadaibli-comhnuidh an flioinieirt." Clia 'n fhaicear fo 'n glnein tir iii's maisiche agus iii 's oirdheirce air iomadli seol na Iiiii- seau na h-Aird-an-ear ; gidheadb, cba 'a 'eil tir eile ami, feiidaidb e bbi, far am bheil nitbe 'g" an deaivauih a ta 'iiocbdadh trnaillidlieachd nadair an duiiie air niliodh ni 's soiUeire agus far ana bheil nitlie 'g an deanamli a ta ni's leoir clinm gach neach aig am bheil an conins, a dheachdadh le dichioU agus deagh- dhurachd, gi\ cur as do 'n t-saobli- chrabhadh sin leis am bheil na h- Innseanaich air an toirt co cianail air seacharan. Tha 'n duthaich feiu aillidh gun teagamb. Tha gacli ni air mnir agus air tir, mar gu 'm b' anil ag" oibreachadh le cheile chum gach eolas agus toilinutiun a bhnile- achadh air an luchd-àiteachaidh. Thairis air an duthaich fhad' agus fharsuing sin gu leir tha ghvian a' soillseachadh le toirbheart;iS ro tharbhach, agns a' toii't air gach ni aim an nadar a bhi aoibhneach ann an ailleachd a solnis dealraich. An sin, feudar a radh gu 'm bheil uile chraobhan na machrach a' bualadh am basau, agus na glinu a' deanamh gairdeachais air gach taobh, Tha gach ni a' cur an ceill gloire an Ti bheannaichte a ta 'riaghladh os an ceann, agus a' toirt gu cuimhne, ann a)i seadh, dealbh-choslas nan ionad sin far an do ghluais ar ceud sinuseara gun truaillidheachd ann am parras. Ach. mo thruaighe ! aims a' cheart tir sin, air an do bliuilich an Ti a 's airde iomadh buaidh urramach, tha nithe cianail 'g an cur an gniomh air an la 'n diugh ! Anns an tir sin, a dh' fheudadh, a thaobh maise, a bhi 'n a Q;àradh do 'n t-saos>-hal 2u leir. tha clann air an co-eigneachadh gu bhi 'faicinu am parantan fein agus parantan gu bhi 'faicinn an cloinne fein, a' dol gu muladach a dhith ! Tha so a' tachairt, cha 'n ann do bhrigli nacli 'eil Ion air na h-achaibh, treudan anns a' mbainnir, agus feudal air na roi(nntibh, ach a' chioan gu 'm bheil iad air am buaireadh, agus air an co- eigneachadh le saobh-chrabhadh ifrinneach agus air gach seol, ro dheistinueacli chum bas eagallach f haotuinn le lamhaibh a(;iu a cheile. Faicibh an comhlan cianail sluaigh ud a' deanamh cabliaig- fo ghathann- aibh teth na greine gu taobh an t- sruth naomha, agus a' deanamh grad-sheasamh air a bhruaich. Acli faicibh ciod a tha iad a'giulam air an guaillibh chum an ionaid far am bheil iad a' seasamh ri taobh na h- aibhne. So agaibh mic agus nigh- eana, gu crabhach, diadhaidh, a' tar ruing air an adhairt an athar no am mathar fein, a bhuaileadh le tinueas, chmn gu 'm bi iad air an tilgeadh mar so le'n sliochd fein do 'n doimhueachd mhoir uisge a ta air am beulaobh, far am bi iad gu h- ealamh air am bathadh, air son leas an aiiama. Grad ghinlaiiiidh an an srutli sios iad far an ithear iad le cunlaith agus le ui!e-l>heistibh nan uisgeachau ! Is eagallach an cleach- dadh, so. Tha e co mi-nadurra 's nacli 'eil idir cumhachd aig briath- raibh an gniomli oillteil a chur gu tieagarrach an ceill. Ach faicibh a ris, a' chruach ard sin, air a togail suas, agus air a deanamh de fhiodh tioram, air a sgoltadh as a cheile; agus ciod is ciall do 'n torr sin? Carson a charnadh co cas suas e Ì Air 'uachdar chithear air an siiieadb taobh ri taobh, corp marbh, breun an athar, agus coluiun bheo na mathar! Tha iad air an suidheach- adh an sin gu bhi air an losgadh 202 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. cnideaclicl gns am bi iad 'n an hiaitlire! Buidheachas do 'u Ti Bheaiinuichte a ta 'riagliladh os ceann nau iiile, tha na torran fiodli sin air an cur as auns gacli cearuadh de na h-Iniisibh a bhuineas do 'n Rioghachd Bbreatuinnicb, acb cba'n 'eil na reacbdan iiamliasacb sin a dliealbb iad air an cnr air cul, ni mo tba 'n spiorad a tbarmaicb iad air a smaladb as. Na 'm biodb gairdean treun na Cuuibacbd Bbreatuinnicb air a tbarruing air ais an diugb, bbiodb air an bi maireacb mile torr a' lasadh air comb- nardaibb nan Innsean ! Far nacb 'eil lagb na Riogbacbd so a' ruigb- eacbd, tba 'n cleacbdadb gbraineil so fatbast air a gnatbacbadb mar a b' abbaist. Tilgibb bbur suilean, ma ta air an torr cbianail sin, air a dbeanamb de cbuailtibb tiorma agus corp marbli an atbar, agus coluinn bbeo na matbar 'n an luidbe air 'uacbdar. Mu 'u cuairt da cbitbear 'n an seasamb a' cblann bbocbd, tbruagb, a' dil-bbeacbdacbadh air an t-sealladh bbronacb. Acb c' arson tba iad'n an seasamb an sin? An ann a dbusgadb suas truacantais agus co-fbulangais na matbav? Cba 'n ann. An ann cbum na lasraicliean eagallacb a smaladb as le'n deuraibb"? Cba 'n aim. An ann gu gacb innleacbd a glmatbacbadb cbum cuirp am paranta fein a tbeasair- giim beo no marbb? Cba'n ann. Acb tba iad 'n an seasamb an sin, cliuin, ann an ainm nan dia d' am bbeil iad a' deanamb aoraidb, gu 'n cuir iad an leus teinnteacb ris a' cbruaicb trid an eiricb na lasraicbean millteacb suas, leis am bbeil na creutairean truagb sin air am fagail ann am priobadb na sula 'n an dilleacbdanaibb gun atbair, gun mbatbair,aim an saogbal coimheacb, fuar. An comas do cbuilbbeartaibli na h-ifrinn fein del ni 's faide an aghaidb aitbeantan agus iarrtais Soisgeul an Tigbearn losa Criosd? Feudaidh, — oir tba paranta 's na criocbaibb iodbol-aorach sin a ni greim air an cloinn fein, agus cbum dia eigin a tboileacbadb, a tbilgeas a mach iad, aon cliuid gu bbi air an itbeadb suas le fiadb-bbeatliaicbibb na macbaracb, no gu bbi air an cagnadli beo, slan, le geur-fbiaclaibli uile-bbeistea)i a' cbuain. , Acb anns na criocbaibb iomallach sin, far am bbeil gacb dichioll'g a dbeanamb leis gacb Eaglais 'n ar measg fein cbum teagasgan an t-Sois- geil a cbraobb-sgaoileadb, tba cleacli- dadb eile ceart co delstinneacb, graineil' ris na nitbibb a db' ain- micbeadli cbeana. Tba e air a dbeanamb 'mach, gu 'n do cbuireadb, o laitbibli Cbriosd air an talamb, corr agus oclid ceud deug mile leanabb-nigbinn gu bas le 'm maitb- ricbibb fein ! 0, nacb eagallacb da- rireadb an saobb-cbrabbadb sin tiùd aai bbeil mortadb co uambasacb 'g a dbeaiiamb le matbairicbibb air an cuid 'cloinne fein, an duil le sin gu 'm bbeil iad a' ciuineacbadb an diatbau fein, agus a' cosnadb an deagb-gbean d' an taobh. Tba na mathairicbean so a' deanamb macb gu 'm bbeil a' cblann-nigbean a'toirt gacb tubaist, donais, agus mi-sbeilbb a stigb do na teagblaicbibb aca ; agus, uime sin, gur e an dleas'nas d'an diatliaibb agus dlioibb fein na leanaba sin a gbearradh as eadar bbun agus bbarr ! Gu cinnteacb is e so ro mbeud gacb cimibacbd agus buaidb a bbuineas do Sbatan, tbairis air a' cbreutau- bbocbd, tbruagb sin a cbaill iombaigb a Cbruiteir fein, agus a rinn e fein buailteacli do mbearacbd agus do sgrios. Is e dleas'nas nan uile a bbi beacbd- smuaineacbadb air na nitbibb so, agus a bbi 'guidbe air an Dia sin, a tba 'I'iagbladb os ceann nan uile, gu 'n tionndaidheadh e a' mbuinntir Dara Jlios an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 203 shaobli-cbrabhacli sin o dhorchadas gu sohis chiun seirbliis a dlieanamh dha fein a mliaiu. Eireadh na h-iiile snas air ball, chum an dieas'nas a dheanamb d'amfuil agus d' am feoil fein, agiis na fagadh iad clach gu 'n characbadh chum na Cliche sin. Tha, agus bha moran de dhaoiiiibh treim 'n ar dnthaich fein de gach creidimh agus eaglais, a nochd iad fein tairis agus eudmhor chum an soisgeul a chur a dh-ionus- uidh nan cinneacb so. 0, nach bu dian, dealaidh anns an obair mhor agus chudthromach so an diadhair uiramach sin Tormaid Og Macleoid, a chaidh e fein do na h-Innsibh, gus am faiceadh e le 'shuilibh fein mend, fai-suingeachd, agus cumhachd an t-saobh-chrabhaidh a bha'lionadh na duthcha sin, agus gus an deachdadh e le latbaireachd thaitnich, agus le a chomhairlibh glice.na teachdairean durachdach agus eudmhor a bha 'cur a' chatha le avmachd Dhe an aghaidh dhaimhiieachdan nan iodhol-aorach ! Ach, mo leon ! bha end cridhe, agus durachd inntinn an deagh dhuire sin tuilleadh 's mor air son a neart agus a shlainte ; agus cha 'ii 'eil teagamh nach do ghiorrach e a laithean, ann an seadh, agus nach do dh-iobair e a bheatha agus a bhuaidhean cumhachdach ann an obair chudthromach so a Mhaighstir neamhuidh fein. gu'n leanadh na miltean esan 'n a threibhdhireas clunn cleachdanna co sgriosach do 'n dnine, agus co eas-urramach do Dhia a sguabadh, lecuideachadh an Spior- aid Xaoimh, bharr aghaidh na talmh- aiuu ! Sgiathanach. Xa creid ni sam bitli an agliaidli do choimhearsnaich. achle deagli-ughdarras, agus le Ian dearbhadh. ^^a cnir an ceill an ni sin a dh' flieudadh dochiinn a dheau- amh do neacli eile, mur bi e 'n a dhochunn ni's miosa do mhuinntir eile a chealach- adh. SPIOEAD XA n-A0I5E. SEAXN SGEULACHD GHAIDHEALACH LEIS AX DR. MACLEOID, NACH MAIR- EAXX. Bha ann roimhe so, air chul Beinne-nan-Sian, aireach ghabhar d' am b' aium Goila-nan-treud, aig an robh triuir mhac agus aon nighean. Bha buachailleachd nam meann an earbsa ri ailleagan an f built oir. Latha de na laithean, an uair 'bha i 'mach ri uchd na beiune a' buachaill- eachd nam meann, theirinn badan de cheo druidheachd cho geal ri sneachda na h-aon oidhche, agus air dha iadhadh mu ghuala na beiune, chuairtich e an t-ailleagan aouai-au- acb, 's cha'n fhacas i na 's mo. An ceanu latha 's bliadhna 'n a dheigh sin, thuirt Ardan, mac mor an airich, " A' bhliadhna gus an diugh dh'falbh mo phiuthar, ailleagan an f built oir, agus is boid a's bviathra dhomh-sa nach dean mi fois no tamh, a latha no dh' oidhche gus an lorgaich mi 'mach i, 's bithidh mi air cho-dhiol rithe f hein." " A mhic," arsa'athair, "ma bboidich thu sin cha bhacmisetbu; ach bhuineadh dhuit, mu 'n deachaidh am focal a d' bheul ciad d'athar iarraidh. Eirichabhean, agus deasaich bonnach do d' mhac mor, a's e 'dol air thurus fada." Dh' eirich a mhatliair agus dheasaich i bonnach mor agus bonnach beag. " A nis," ars' ise, " a mhic, an fhearr leat am bonnach mor aim am feirg do mbathar air son thu dh' fbalbh gun ahead, no am bonnach beag le 'beaunachd ?" " Dhomh-sa," ars' esan, " am bonnach mor, 's g'leidh am bonnach beag 's do bheaunachd dhoibh-san a i-ogbnaicbeas iad." Dh' falbb e : agus ann am prioba na sul', bha e a sealladh tigh 'athar. Chuir e sad a's gach lodan agus o bharr gach tomaiu ; bha e dian-astarach gun chaomhuadh air bonn no eang, [ no ruighe, no feith. Bheireadh esan 204 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. air a' ghaoith luaith Mliairt a bha j roimhe ; acli a' gbaoth luatli Mhairt ; a bha 'ii a dbeigh, cha bbeireadh i j air. Mu dheireadh bhuail acras e. Siiidhear air cloich ghlais a dh' itheadh a bbonnaich mboir; tbigeadli fitbeacb dubh au fbasaich agus suidbear air sgorr creige os a cbeauu. "Mir, mir, a rabic Gborla-iian- treiid," ars am fitbeacb. " Mir cba 'n f baigh tbii," arsa mac Gborbi ; " mir no deur cba 'n fbaigb tbu uam- sa,'bbeathaicb gbrainde stur-sbuiHcb, star-sbiiilicb, lacbduinn ; tba e beag na 's leoir dbomb feinn." 'N xiair blia sud tbar bearradb a cbleLljb, gbbiais e 'ritbist gu siubbal nan eaiig — bbeireadh esau air a' gbaoitb hiath Mhairt a bha roimbe, acb a' gbaoth biatb Mhairt a bba 'n a dlieigb cha bbeireadh i air. Chrioth- naich a' mbointeach mar a dbbitbaicb e oirre — thuitan drucbd o 'n fhraoch bbadanacb gborm, agus tbeicli an coileacb-i-nadb do 'n cbàtbar a b' airde. Bba t(jiseacb aig an f beasgar air ciaradb — bba neoil dhubba, dhorcha na b-oidbche a' tigbinn, agus neoil sbioda, sbeimb an latba a' triall ; na b-eoin bbeaga, bbiicbull- acb, bhacbaHach, orljbuidbe 'gabbail mu thamb ann am bun nam preas 's am barraibb nan dos anns na b-inus- eagan laghacb, '.s gacb ait' a b' fbearr a tliagbadb iad ; acb ged a bba, cha robh mac mor Ghorla-nau-treud. Cbunnaic e tigh beag sokds fada uaithe 's ge b' fbada iiaitbe cha b' fbada 'g a ruigbeachd. 'N uair a chaidh e stigb, cbunnaic e seann nrra cboltacb de dhuine mor, Toirteil, liatb, a' gabbail socair shàsda air beinge fbada aii- dara taobb an reine, agus gruagacb dbreacbrabor a' cireadh cul dualach a leadain oir, air an taobb eile. ••' Gabb a nios, 'ogaiiaich," ars' an seann duine, 's e 'g eii-igh ; " 's e do bbeatba. 'S minic a thalaidh mo lens loinm-eacb, astaraicbe nam beaun. Gabb a nio.s, 's leat bias agus fasgadh, 's gacb cobbair a tba 'm botbau an t-sieibb. Dean snidbe ; 's ma 's miauu leat, cluinnear do sgeul" " 'S olacb mise," arsa mac mor an airicb, " a tba 'g iarradb cosnaidh — thalaidh do leus loinnearacb mi a dh-iarraidb bias agus fasgadli na b-oidbche." "• Ma dh' fhauas tu agam-sa," arsa 'n seann-duine, " gn ceann bliadhna, a bbuacbailleachd mo thri mairt mbaoF, odbar, gheibb tbu do dhuais, a's cha bbi fath talaicb." " Cha b' e mo cbomhairle dha," arsa nighean an riiuilt oir 's na cir' airgid. " Combairle gun iarradb," arsa mac mor Gborla, " cba robb meas riamh oirre. Gabhaidh mi do thairgse, a dhuine — ann an camhanaicb na maidne, 's mise do gbilie." Roimb laugau an f beidh 's a' cbreachanu, bbleodhaiun gruagacb an fbuilt oir 's na cir' airgid, na tri mairt mbaol', odbar. " Sin iad agad a nis," ars' an seann duine ; " gabb m' an cul — lean iad — na pill iad — na bac iad — iarradb iad au ionaltradb f bein — 's leig leo imeachd mar is aill leo — fan thus' as au deigb — agus thigeadb aon ni 'thogras ann ad rathad, na dealaicb tbusa riutha — biodb doshuil orra agus orrsa-sau a mbain ; agus a db-aon ui g' am faic tbu no g' an cluinn tbu, na toir suil aii-. So do dhleasnas — bi dileas — earb a m' f bocal — bi saoithreach, 's cha bbi do shaotbair gun duais." Dh' fbalbb e mu cbul na spi-eidhe, agus lean e iad. Cha robh e acb goirid air falbb, 'n uair a cbunnaic e coileach oir agus cearc airgid a' ruitb i-oimbe air a' bblar. Ghabb e air an toir ; acb ged a bba iad a nis agus a rithist, air leis, 'n a gblaic, dh' f bairtlich air gramacbadh orra. Pbiil e air 'ais o'ji t-siubhal fhaoiii, agus rainig e 'u t-aite 's an robb na tri mairt mbaol', odhai- ag ionabradh, agus thoisich e 'rithist air am buacb- ailleachd ; acb chu b' fbada 'bba e Dai-ii iJios an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 205 air an cul 'n uair a cliunntiic e slatag- uiv agns slatag airgicl a' cur iiaii car dliuibh air an leidhlean, agus glirad tlioisich e air an ruitli. " Clia 'n fhaod e bbitli," ars' esan, " nach iad su a's usa 'ghlacadh iia iia li-eoin a inbeaU mi o cbeaim gboirid." 8iuear as 'a an deigli ; acb ged bbiodh e 'g' an niitb fhatbast, clia bbeireadb e orra. Tbng e 'bluiacbailleacbd air ; agus mar a bba e 'leautuiun jiam mart mju)!', odhar chuunaic e doire coille air an robli na h-iiile meas a chuunaic e riamb, agus da mheas dheug uacb fhac e. Toisicliear air e I'hein a shasacbadb leis iia measaibh — thug na mairt uihaol', odhar an aghaidb dhaciiaidh, agus lean e iad. Bbleodh- aiiin gi-unpaeli an fbuilt oir iad, acb an aite bainiio riia d'thainig acli nus glas. Thui^- ail seann duine mar a bha : " Ulaich gun fbiriun 's gun dilseacbd," ai-s esau, " bbrist thu do ghealladb." Tbog e a sblacan- druidheachd — buailear an t-ogauach, 's deanar cai-ragb cloicbe dbeth, a sheas tri laithean a's tri bliadbna ri taobh an teine ann am botban an t-sleibh, mar cbuimhneachan air bristeadb focail, agns co-cheangail fasdaidh. 'N nair a bha latba 's bliadbna eile air del scachad, thuirt Ruais ruadh, mnc nieadhonach Ghorla, " Tba da latha 's da bhliadlma air dol seacbad o 'n a dh' f halbh mo pliiuthav aillidh, agus tha latha 's bliadbna o 'n a dh' f halbh mo bhrath- air mor ; 's boid a's briathar dbomli- sa imeachd a.) diugh air an toir^ agus an co-dhiol a bhi agam." Ceavt mar tbacair do 'n bhrathair a bu shine anns gach doigb, mar sin thacbair do 'n mhac mheadhonach ; agus 'n a charragb cloicbe tba esan. an ceanu tighe bothain an t-sleibb, mar cbuimhneacban air bristeadh focail, agus co-cheangail fasdaidh. Latha agus bUadhua 'n a dheigh so, thuirt am mac a b' f)ige — Caomhan donn an aigh — " Tha 'nis tri hdtbean agus tri bliadbna o 'n a chain sinn mo phiuthar aillidh. Db' flialbh braitbreau mo ghaoil aii' a toir. 'Nis, 'athair, ma 's deonach leat-sa, ceadaich dhorah imeachd 'n an deigb 's an co-dbiol a bhi agam — agus na deanadh mo mbathair mo bbacadb, Guidhcjim ur cead — na diidtaibb mi." " Mo chead 's mo bheannacbd tha agad, a Chaombain, 's cha bhac do mbathair thu." " Audeasaich mise," ars' a mbath- air, -'am bonnach mur as eugndiais mo bheannacbd, no am boi^nach beag le durachd mo cbridbe agus deothas m' anama ?" " Do ' bheann- acbd, a mbathair, thoir thusa dhomh- sa ; agus beag no mor a tbig 'n a chols, tha mise toilichte — bu bbocbd leal a oighreachd an t-saoghail mhoir 's do mhallachd 'n a lorg. Air beaunachd mathar, 's mi nach dean tair." Thog Caombaa donn, mac Gborla- nau-treud, air •. 's mar a bha tigh 'athar 's a ndiathar 'g a f hagail 's a' cheo, bha 'cbridbe Ian, Thug e gu siubhal nan eang — ruigear doii-e nan earb — suidhear fo chraoibh a dh' itheadh a' bhonnaich sin a db' f buin a mbathair chaomh dha. " Mir, niir," arsa fitheach dubh an fbasaicb; " mir dhomh-sa, Chaombain, 's mi fann." " Gheibb thu mir, a bheath- aich bhochd," arsa Caomhan, " 's docha gu 'm bbeil thu na 's feum- aiche na mi fhein — foghnaidh e dhuinn le cheile — tha beannachd mathar 'n a chois." Dh' eirich e, 's ghabh e air a thurus. Ghabh e fasdadh aig an t-seann duine ; agns dh' f halbh e a bhuachailleachd nan tri maj-t mabl', odhar. Chunnaic e 'u coileach oir 's a' chearc aiig-id, ach thionudaidh e air falbh a shuileau; lean e 'n spreidh — chunnaic e 'n t-slatag oir agus an t-slatag airgid ; 206 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara llios an Fhoghair, 1S74. acLicliuiiuhiiicli e a gliealladh, 's cha cleacbaidh e air an toir. Rainig e an doire — chuniiaic e 'm meas a bha boidlieach, aillidh do 'n t-sealladh ; ach cba do bblais e e. Gbabh iia tri nmiit mbaol', odhar seachad air a'cboille, 's rainig iad aonach farsuing air an robh falaisg — am fraocb fada r' a theine — gbabh iad g' a ionns- nidb. Bba 'n fhalaisg a' sgaoil- eadb air an raou a' bagairt e fheiu 's na inaii't mliaol', odbar a losgadh ; acb gbabh iad troimpe — cba d' fheucb e am bacadb, oir b' e so an gealladli a tbug e ; lean e iad troimb 'n teine, 's cha do bDÌsgeadh roimje 'db' fhalt a chinn. Faicear 'n a dheigh sin abhninn mbor a bba air at le tuiltibh nam beaun. Tbairis oirre gliabh na mairt mhaol', odliar, agus as an deigh ghabli Caomhan gu ceo-sgatliacb. Tiota beag 'n a dheigh sin, faicear tigh-aoraidh geal, boidheach air reidhleiu naiue, ri cnl gaoithe 's ri aodanu greine, as an cual' e fuaim nan dana mil is agus nan laoidhean binne. Lnidh an spreidh air a' bhlar, 's chaidb Caomhan doun a stigh a db' eisde- achd sgeul an aigh, Cha b' fhada 'bha e 'g eisdeachd teachdaireachd an aoibbneis, 'n uair a thainig ogauach giianach a stigh air dorus an tigh-aoraidh, le suil bhuaireasaich a's 'anail 'n a uchd, a dh-innseadh gu 'u robh an crodh maoh odhar anns a' ghart agus e 'dhol a mach g' an saodachadh as. "Imich nam," arsa Caomhan : " b' usa dhuit-sa, 'bhobaig, an cur as thu fhein, na ruith mar so 's an anail ad uchd a thoirt, an sgeoil a 'm ionnsuidh-sa — eisdidh mise na briathran taitneach." Tiota beag 'n a dheigh sin, thainig an t-oganach ceudna air 'ais — buaireas a's boile 'n a shuil agus anail 'n a uchd : — " A mach, a mach, a mhic Ghoi-la-nan- treud," ars' esan, " tha na coin againn-ne a' ruagadh do chnid mart — mur bi thu 'mach am prioba na sul', cha 'n fhaic thu 'n t-ath-sheall- adh dhiubh." " Air falbh, a bhobaig," arsa Caomhan donn, " b' usa dhuit-sa do chuid chon a chasg- adh na teachd mar so 's an anail 'ad uchd g' a innseadh dhomh-sa. Eis- didh mise teachdaireachd an aoibb- neis." 'N uair 'bha an t-aoradh seachad chaidb Caomhan a mach, agus faighear na tri mairt mhaol,' odhar a' cur an sgios, gun ghluasad as an aite 's an d' rinn e 'm fagail. Dli' eirich iad agus ghluais iad air an t-slighe dhacbaidh, agus lean Caomh- an iad. Cha b' fhada bha e air an cul, 'n uair a chunnaic e machair fharsuingcho lom's gu'mfaiceadh e'n dealg a bu chaoile air an Ion lar; agus mhothaich e capnll agus searrach og meanmach, lughmor ag ionaltradh, agus iad cho reamha.T, fheolmor ri ron a' chuain mlioir. "Tha so iongautach," arsa Caomhan donn. Faicear tiota beag 'n dheigh sin, machair eile, fo bharr fasaich, air an robh capull agus searrach nach seasadh minidh nan cuaran 'n an druim leis a' chaoile. Faicear 'n a dheigh so, lochan uisge, agus morau a dh-oigridh aoibhiun, aighearach, ur, aillidh, ag imeachd le caithream bhinn, agus 'n am buidhnean ait, a dh-ionusuidh ceann ard an lochain, gu tir na greine, fo sgaile nan craobh a bu chubhraidh boltrach: chual' e toiman nan allt a bha 'n duthaich na greine — ceileirean nan eun — fonn theud air nach robh e eolach, agus inneil chiuil nach cual' e riamh roimhe sin. Mhothaich e buidhnean eile de mhuinntirthruaigh a' triall gu ceann iosal an lochain do thir an dorchadais. B' eagalach an sgreuch a thod iad — bu chulaidh- oilt am bas-bhualadh bronach. Bba ceo agus neoil dhorcha tbairis air a' triall, agus chuala Caomhan tairueanach trom. " Tha so," ars' esan, " da-rireadh iongautach." Leau e na tri maiit mhaol', odhar. Bha Dai a Mios au Fhoghaii-, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 207 'n oidhche 'n sin a' cur roimpe 'blii fiadbaich, gun bhrath air fasgadh no fardaich aims au cuirte seachad i, acli CO 'thachair air Caomliau acli madadli na luaoile moire ? agns cba luaitlie 'thacbair ua thug an co- dbalaiclie coir, agus an deadb bliiadbtaicbe dba cuireadb. 's clia b' aun gu gnu, doichiollacb, acb gu fiugbautacb, fial, e 'cbur seacbad tri trianan d'a sgios agus au oidbcbe air fad mailJe ris. (Hi leantuimi.) COM HEAD PI. EADAR MUEACHADH BAX AGUS COINNEACH CIOBAIE. MUR. — A dbiulanaicn mo gbraidb, ciod ris am bbeil thu mar so, le d' cbaibe mor, le d' gbeimbleig fbada, agus le d' pbiocaid gbeur Ì Ann an ainm an aigb, ciod is obair duit, agus ciod is ciall do 'n toll mbor, f barsuiug a tba tbu a' cladbacb air a' cbonib- nard so ? Coin. — Gleidh mise ! Am bbeil mo sbuilean a' cur an ceill na firinn, no am bbeil iad ga m' mbealladb le faoin-sgailibb luaineacb, no le taibbs'- sbealladb air mo cbaraid runacb Ì Is tusa tb' ann, fbir mo gbaoi], is tu a tb' ann gun teagamb. Ocban ! ocban ! tba solas an diugb mar cbaouib-sbolus na greine a' boisgeadb anns gacb ionad agus oisinn mu 'n cuairt, do bbrigb gu 'n do nocbd tbu tbu feiu gun fbios gun aire, gun dull gun docbas riut. Is mairig a tbeir nacli 'eil brigb ann am bruadar. Cbunnaic mi 'n am cbadal an i-aoir tbu, agus tbubbairt mi 's a'mbaduinn ri Seonaid, " Cba 'u fbada gus am faic sinn ]\Iuracbadb Ban," — agus nacb b' f bior e ! Ocban, a Rigb ! Is i do bheatha do 'n Ghoirteau-Fraoich, 'S aigliearach, aobhach an diugh mi ; A Mhurachaidli, thig, 's dean suidh' ri m' thaobb, Dh' f hag d' f haotaiun bàlblx gun gliuth Tha Seonaid 'dannsadh air an raoin, Tha 'n Goirtean-Fraoicli gu cridheil ; Gach beag a's mor a' glaodhaicli maraon — " Tha Murachadh Ban air tighinn !" MuK. — B' e 'n t-iogbnadb e, a Cboinnicb, b' e n t-iogbuadb caraid fbaicinn a cbunncas leat gu trie roimbe, a cbiumcas leat o cbeann gboirid, agus a cbitbear leafc fatbast gu trie ma bbios cotbrom agus comas nan cas aig seauu Mburacbadb Ban. Acb tba moran agam r' a fboigb- neacbd mu 'n gbue oibre a tb' agad OS laimb an sin ; mu 'n bhardacbd a rinn tbu a db-altacbadb mo bbeatba aon uair eile do'n Gboirteau-Fraoicb, agus mu cbor Seonaid a tba 'daim- sadb air na raontibb, ma 's fior a deagb cbompanacb. Tba eagal orm, gidbeadb, nacb 'eil anus an dannsadh sin acb aon de na dealbbaibh luain- eacb a sbuidbicb na Ceolraidbean anns an inntinn inuleacbdaicb aig Coinneacb Ciobair. Acb biodb sin mar a' f beudas, cba d' innis tbu riamb dbomli gu 'u robb gride na bardacbd 's a' cblaigeann cbruaidb sin agad, agus cba do smuainicb mi liamb gu'n robb tbu air do dbeacbdadb le spiorad nan ceolraidb, gus an cual mi na ranuan ud a rinn tbu air ball, au uair a tbainig mi ort gun fbios gun aii'e dbuit. Tba deagb fbios agam gu 'm bbeil tbu tagbta air na b-oranaibb ged nacb robb comas agam aig am sam bitb do cbluinntiuu. Acb cluinnidh mi an deigb so caileigin de 'n rannai]-eacbd air am bbeil tbu gun teagamb co ro gbleusda. Aig an am so, gidbeadb cba 'n 'eil uin' agam r' a bbuileacbadb air na nithibh sin, db' aindeoiu co taitneacb 's a bbitbeadb iad. Coin. — Nacb minic a cbual tbu, a' Mburacbadb, " gur luaitbe deocb na sgeul I" Air do 'n cbuis a bbi mar sin, fagam an toll mosacb, salacb so, far am bbeil mi, mar a tha tbu 'faicinn, co bog, fluich, tartmbor, sgitb, agus racbamaid a cboimhead 208 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. air Seouaid, air am bheil fadal gu leoir, gu d' fhaiciuu, agus feuchaidh biuu ciod a dh' f lieudas a bhi s' au t-searraig-diiuibli, oir tlia e cinnteacli gu 'm bheil teuiii uacli beag agad-sa air boinne 's air bonuach an deigh do uhurais ; agus cba mhiste mi fein au t-suil a Ihliucliadh au deigb m' aornagaiu agus mo luidridh 's au t-rtloc dbuibb ud. Tiugainn, ma ta, thugamaid au tigli oirnn, oir co cinuteach ris an airgiod bhaistidb, tha Seonaid air call a foighidinu, MuR. — " Co cinuteach ris an airgiod bliaistidh," au e a thubhairt tliu, a' Choinuich choir. Bba 'ii la sni aun, ach am measg uithe eile, dh' fhalblj e. Cha'n 'eil guth an diugh air airgiod baistidhj ach 'n a aite bheirear seachad mir mor paipeir co leathauu ri dorus a' mhuillinuj aii' am bheil gach iii mu 'u leanabaii air a chur sios ; ach is tu fein a's eolaiche air so a chleachd e. Air mo shou-sa dheth, tha'u la sin seachail^ ach cha d' eirich siu duit-sa, fhir mo ghraidh. Ciod, gidheadh, is ciall do 'u t-sloc uamhasach siu anns am bheil thu a' cladhach ?" Coin. — Is comadh leaui sin, a' Mhuiachaidh, agus cha 'u aun a thoirt droch fhreagairt ortsa ; ach chachuireadh e mor-dhuilichinn orm, ged dheauadh e leabadh re seachdaiu do'n fhear a's coireach ri bhi ga 'dheanaudj. MuR. — Seadh, ach co e am fear sini Coin. — Co, ach Sir Seumas an uigii ! So mar a bha 'ji guothuch. Bhruadair e air oidhch' araidh gu 'n robh aui fearaun aige Ian guail, agus nach robh au gual ach beagan shlat sios o bharr ua tahnhainu, anns a' cheart aite far aui bheil mi a' cladh- ach. Uime sin, dh' ordiiich e dhomh- sa cumadh au tuiU a gheanadh a mach, agus a bhi 'criouiadh ris uiar a dh' f heudas mi, gus an cnir e comunn laidir ga 'oibreachuda ail" au ath sheachdain. Theid e sios, tha 6 'g radh, gu doimhueachd thri no ceithir fichead aitheamh ; ach ged a rachadh e sios gus an tig e a mach air taobh eile pheileir ua ta'mhainu, cha 'n f haigh e smad guail. MuR. — Cha chual mi a leithid riamh ! Au c so aobhar a' bhurach- aidh a tha thu a' deauamh, a charaid Ì Tha 'u obair mor, ach cha 'n 'eil i taitueach, ag'us gu cinuteach, mar a thubhairt thu, cha bhi i tarbhach. Coin. — A reir mo bheachd-sa, a Mhurachaidh, tha'u guothuch luar so — cha 'u 'eil teagamh agam ami — agus 's e sin, gu 'lu bheil bruaillean iougautach aun an eanchainu Shir Seumas riamh o 'u dhealaich e I'is an tuath mhor aige, agus o 'ii ghabh e ua fearanna 'u a laimh fein. Gach la o 'n am sin, bha e cosmhuil ris a' bhuideal ■ a bha cas-ruidhleadh leis au leathad, guu ai'cau anu, agus a blia sior chur nan car dheth,ach cha robh car ach car gu call. Mar sin, dh' eirich do Shir Seumas. Bho am an dealachaidh so, cha robh tlachd no rath air ni sam bith a bhuiueadh dha. Ghabh e searbh aithreachas, ach cha 'n aidich se e. Dh' f has e CO f riouasach, crosda, greauuach 'n a nadur ri cearc-Fhraugaclj, agus cha robh e 'faotuinn fois 'ii a inntiuu fein a la no dh-oidhche. Cha do fhreagair an spreidh Eireaunach 's an tir so idir. Chaidh na h-idread de ua h-eich a dhith air, agus iadsan nach deachaidh,dh' f has iad co caol,cruaidh ri bulas ua poite. Chaill au crodh na laoigh, shearg na caoraich as leis a' ghalar-greidh, agus cha 'n 'eil ach rai-shealbh air gach ni o 'u la dheistinueach siu air an d'thainig eadar e fein agus na tuathanaich cheaualta a bha 'g àitcachadh au fhuiun aige. Cha sugradh mi-ghean agus droch-ghuidhe au duine bhochd. Cha 'n 'eil te«gamh nach iomadli mallachd a ghuidheadh dha leo-san a chuireadh air imirich, guu fhios Dara Mios an Fhoghair, 1S74, AN GAIDHEAL. 209 aca c' ait an racliadh iad. Agiis is iad na feidh, na gearaiii, agus na cearcan-fraoicli bu clioireach ri sin. Bu ciio niaith, tlia mi an duil, le Sir Seumas nrchui- a losgadh air a chuid cloinne agus a losgadh le tuath- anach air na h-eoin-ruadba, no air nacoilich-dhubha, abhiodh a' milleadh nan adag, agus a' saltairfc air an arbbar fo 'n cosaibh. Bu cbruaidh a bhi ga 'm faicinn mar sin a' mill- eadh toradh na talmhainn, agus gun chridhe bhi aig- neach ite a chiu- asda le fudar agus luaidh, no le innleachd sam bith eile. Cha 'n 'eil mi ga 'mheas 'n a plieaCcidli idir, a Mhurachaidh, urchair a gliabbail ma glieibhear 1 gun f bios ; agus cha ruig duine a leas a bbi fo rugba- gruaidbe ged a bbeireadb e crauu a coille, bradan à srutb, no fiadh à fireacb. Acb tba 'ii t-am air teacbd cbum gu 'm biodb na nitbe sin aii" an socrachadh le lagb na riogbacbd. Tbauacbdaraua-iearaiun mar dbaoine air bbainidb a tbaobh na seilg. Tba iad caoin-sbuaracb, coma, ciod an diombail a ui na creutairean sin air por an tuatbanaicb,agus adb-aindeoin na ui iad de cball, cba mbaitbear aon sgillin ruadb air a sbon, air an la anus an togair na mail. MuR. — Cbual mi gacb lide a labb- air tbu, a' Cboinnicb. Tba mi ag aontacbadb leis gacb ni a cbuir tbu an ceill, agus tba duiUcbinn orm gu 'm bbeil Sir Seumas co fada, fada 'n a sbolus fein, agus co diau an agbaidh soirbbeacbadb nan daoine ceanalta a rugadb agus a db' araicbeadb air an fbearann aige. An aite sin, bu cboir uaill a bbi air, air son muinntir co treun, cliuiteacb, gaisgeocb a bbi 'n a f bocbair, agus ann an seadb a bbi leis fein. Is mor am milleadb agus am mi-sbuaimbneas a tba 'n sealg- sin a' deanamb. Tba seann oran ag radb : — " Is aoibkaeach an obair an t-seilg, Is màirg nach faigh comas a.ii\" Acb cba measnatuatbanaicbbbocbda 'n a ni ro aoibbaeacb e, a bbi faicinn nan raon aca air am milleadb leis, an deigb gacb cosdais a tba 'n an lorg. Cba 'n 'eil e furas do Sbir Seumas seasamb an agbaidb nan nitbe sin, oir tba 'n calldacb mor agus dorranacb, — agus cba lugbaid e idir nacli ruig a leas duil a bbi aige ri co'-fbulaugas sam bitb f baot- ainn uatba-san a ta mu 'n cuairt da. Tbeir iad : — " Tba cbead aige — tboill e gu leir e — is maitb an airidb gu 'm faigheadb e a cbeanDsacbadb, oir cba d' riun e baigb ri ard no iosal air au oigbreacbd aige. Cba sugradh gaoir an duine bbocbd." Coix. — Is mise tba sgitb dbe bbi cluinutinn seanacbais de 'n gbne sin gacb la tba mi 'g' eirigb agus a' gkiasad, agus o bbeul gacb ueacb a db' fbosgaileas am bilean mu 'n cbuis. Tba eagal mor orm gu 'm bbeil na nitbe sin uile a' cur bruaill- ein ann an ceann an ridire oir tba e 'g orducbadb gu 'm biodb sud agus so air a dbeanamb gun fbios idir c'arson. Nacb amaideacb an obair so fein, a bbi 'cladbacb tuill ann an aite far nacb fViigb e gu bratb fiacb na sgillin ruaidb air son a sbaotbair- eacb ? MuR. — Cba 'n 'eil tbu fad am mearacbd, a Cboinnicb, agus cba mbinic a bba, acb f bad 's a bbitbeas tu ri sin cba bbi tbu ri ni eile, agus cba 'n 'eil comas agad air. Coin. — Gle cheart, acb is fbad o 'n cbual sinn gur •' cruaidb a bbi 'breabadb an agbaidb nan dealg. " MuR. — Tba ugbdarras againn gu 'm bbeil sin ceart, acb an deigb sin, a Cboinnicb, tba tbusa cosmbuil ris a' gbiullan Ileacb a bba 'breabadb agus a' bualadb a bbroige ri creig, an uair a gblaodb e gu 'm " bu mbiosa do 'n cbi-eig- na dbi." Mar sin, tba do cbuid bbrog-sa a' bualadb nan dealg 'n an smuir, gun docbunn sam bitb a dbeanamb air do bbrog- 210 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Jilios an Fhoghair, 1S74. Coix. — Tha miga d' thiiigsinngu ro maith, ach cha 'ii fhiiras idir do dh-fhuil agus do flieoil pheacach giulaii leis na nithibli sin. Tha e air innseadh dbuinn, gidbeadb, gu 'm fiiigh foigliidinn furtaclid, agus air an aobhav sin, feumar foighidinu a glinathachadh gu 'n f hios c'uiu a cliuireas " cuibhil an f hortain" car dhi. MuR. — Is maith nach 'eil fios againn air ua uithibh a ta chum teachd, oir n' am biodh, cha bhiomaid sona re aoin la ; tha iad gu glic' agus gu trocaireach air an ceiltiuu uainn. Ach tha 'n t-am agam-sa, a' Choinnich, an gnothuch a thug air car so mi, a chur an ceill duit. Coin. — Ma ta, Mliurachaidh, cha 'n fhurast do Choinneach Ciobair mar dean e spaii-n chvuaidh chum do thoil-sa a dheauamh a reir a chomais. Ach, a charaid, ciod a th' air d' aire Ì oir clia 'u ann guu ghnothuch a thainig thiisa do 'n chearnadh-sa, gun f hios guu aire dhuinn. MuR. — Inusidh mi mo ghnothuch aim am beagau bhriathraibh, a Choinnich, agus 's e so e : tha duil aig Seonaid — a' chaileag is sine againn — ri posadh; agus do bhrigh gur Ì a' cheud aou dhe 'n teaghlach a chaidh a mach air an doigh sin, tha sinn a' cur romhainn beagau de na cairdibh a thoirt cuideachd, agus crioman beag bainnse a bhi againn ; agus thubhairt a' bhean agam nach biodh rath air a' ghnothuch mar biodh Coinneach Ciobair, agus a dheagh-bhean, Seonaid maille ruinn. Dh' fheudaiuu litir a chur ad ioimsaidh, agus dh' fheudadh tusa an litir a dhiultadh ; ach an aite sin thainig mi fein, oir air g-nuis bheir- ear breith, agus cha ghabh mi diultadh, cha 'n 'eisd mi ri diultadh, agus cha bhi diultadh 's a' ghnothach idir. Coin. — Dean air do shocair, a charaid, dean air do shocair, agus na tig CO ro chas orm. Guidheam ort, thoir cead smuaineachaidh agus labh- airt dhomh. Sgeul an aigli ! Seonaid og gu posadh ! Tha i og da-rireadh, coinih-aois Dhomhnuill againn ach aon tri laithean. Ach co tha i 'fao- tuiunl— a' chaileag cheanalta agus, bu dual mathar di sin! — co tha i faotuinn Ì MuR. — Tha deagh dhuine, duiiie siobhalta, duiue ionraic, agus duine cothromach, eadhon Seumas, aon mhac fir Ach-an-t-seilich. Coin. — Oganach ceanalta, tapaidh, tlachdmhor. Fhad 's a chi suilean dhaoine, tuitidh Seonaid og air a cosaibh an la sin, agus gu robh buaidh agus piseach a' leantuinn nighean a h-athar agus a mathar, uile laithean a cuairt ! Ach c'uin tha 'n la taitneach sin a' tighiun, no am bheil e air a shoni-achadh fathast 1 MuR.— Ud ! Ud ! 's e tha— tri seachdain o maireach 's e sin a' cheud Dimairt de 'n ath-mhios; ach bithidh duil agam riutsa agus ri Seonaid air deireadh na seachdain roimhe sin, gun ath-sgeul, gu 'n leisgeul sam bith. Coin. — Ma bhios Seonaid agus mise ann an slainte, ged tha 'n uidh fada, cha diobair agus cha treig sinn ar deagh chairdean 'n am an solais agus am mor-thoilinntinn. Ud, ud ! cha treig ; oir le falbh trath ni an t-each clubh an gnothuch air mu 'n tig an oidhche. Is mor an t-aobhar taingeileachd a ta aig fear agus aig bean-na-bainnse maraon, gu 'm bheil an athraichean beo, slan, fallain, oir " is lorn tigh gun bhuuait ;" no mar thubhairt an t-oran : " Cha 'n 'eil tlachd sam bith mu 'n tigh, Cha 'n 'eil tlachd uo sealbh ; Ccan no gaire cha bhi stigli, Is fhear-mo-thigh' air falbh." MuR. — Gu ma h-aighearach dhuit, a Choinnich ! dh' aithnich mi gu 'm I bu bhard thu, agus a nis thug thu Dara Mios an Flioghair. 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 211 dearbliadh dbomh gu 'm blieil fonu, call, agus ceol 's a' cheaun sin. Feumaidh mi an ath-ghoirid an t-o]-au sill a cliluinntinn o thus gu deis, agus a uis feuch gu 'ni bi e air mheothaii- agad. Coix. — Ma tlia sin clium toileach- adh dhuit-se, a Mhui-achaidh, ni mi mo dhichioll air an oran sin a gbabli- ail. MuR. — Buaidli leaf 1 rack air d' aghaidh, ma ta. Coin.— SEISD. Cha "n 'eil tlacbcl sam bith mu 'n tigh, Cha 'n 'eil tlachd no sealbh ; Gean no gàire cha bbi stigb, Is fear-mo-thigh' air falbb. 'S am bbeil làn-chinnt gur fior an sgeul, Gu 'm bbeil e fallain, slàn ? Bbiir cuibble tilgibh uaibb gu grad ; Cha 'n am gu sniomh an t-snàth. Cha 'n 'eil tlacbd. &c. An am gu suiòmb no obair so, Is Cailean dliith air làimh ? A nuas mo bbreacan, 's tbeid do 'n pbort, Gu 'fhaicinn tighinn gu tràigb. Cha 'n 'eil tlacbd, etc. Greas, sguab dhomb taobb an teallaicb glan, 'Pboit sbomalta cuir air, A cbòta Dòmbnacb do db-Iain beag, 'S a frogan sroil do Cbeit. Cba 'n 'eil tlacbd, etc. Am brog biodh dubb mar airneagaibb, An stocaidb ban mar sbneacbd, Gacb aon ni 'tboileaebadb mo cbiall, 'S e "m faicinn briagb a tblacbd. Cba 'n 'eU tlacbd, etc. Tba da cbearc reambar anns a' cbrò, A bbiadbadb mios a's còrr ; Grad-sbniomb am muineal 's cur air doigh, Gu cùilm dba "s blasda sògb. Cba 'n 'eil tlacbd, etc. Is cuirnnicb bòrd gu b-eireacbdail, Le b-eilein a's le dealbb, 'Cbur furain failt' air fear mo gbraidb, A bba cbo fad air falbb. Cba 'n 'eil tlacbd, etc. 0, fair an so mo bboineid dbomh, Mo rogha gùin de 'n t-siòd' ; I 'S do bbean a' Bbiiille 'n innis mi I Mu Cbailean 'tbigbinn gu tir ! I Cba'n 'eil tlacbd, etc. Mo bbrògan bioracb cuiream orm, Mo stocuais bamb-gborm faun, A los gu 'n toilich fear mo ghaoil 'Sheas fior 'n a gbaol gun fheall. Cha 'n 'eil tlachd, etc. Gur biun a gbuth, gur min a gblòir, Mar àUeadb 'anail caoin ; Tba fuaim a' cbos 's e tighinn a steach, [Mar èun-cbeol àit nan craobh. Cha 'n 'eil tlachd, etc. Gacb fead-ghaotb fhuaraidh gbeàmb- radail, Mo chridbe tròm a cbraidh. Air seideadli seacb', 's e tear'nt' am gblaic, 'S cha dealaich — ach am bàs. Cha 'n 'eil tlachd, etc. Ach 'd e cbuir dealachadh am cheann ? 'S maith db' fbeudt' gur fad' e 'n cein ; An t-àm ri teachd cba 'n fbac aon neach, An t-àm tba làthair 's leinn fein. Cha 'n 'eil tlacbd, etc. Biodh Cailean slàn, 's Ian thoilicbt' mi, Cba 'n iarr mi 'n còrr gu brath ; 'S ma bhios mi beu air son a leas, Gur sona mis' tbair cbàcb. Cha 'n 'eil tlachd, etc. An e gu 'n cluinn mi 'gbuth a ris ! Gu 'm faic mi 'gbnùis gun smal ! 'S ann 'tba tuaineal inntinn orm, 'S mi 'n-impis dol a gbal. Cha 'n 'eil tlacbd sam bith mu 'n tigb, Cha 'n 'eil tlachd no sealbh, Gean no gaire cha bbi stigb, Is fear-mo-thigh' air falbb. MuR. — Mile taing dliuit, a Clioinn- ich, air son an orain tbaitnich sin d' an d' nnn thu fior-cheartas ga 'sheinn. Is minic a chual mi's a' Bheurla e, ach am bheil fios fo'n ghrein co a dh' eadar-theangaich air mhodh CO gi-inn e Ì* Coix.^ — Cha chual mi riamh 's a' Bheurla e, agus ged a chluinneadh, cha mhor a dheanainn-sa dheth ; ach tha e anmoch a nis, a' Mhurachaidh. * Translated bj^ the late Kev. Dr. Macintyre, Kihnonivaig. 212 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Mios an Flioghair, 1S74. racbamaid le beannachd an Ti a's airde gu tarali, agus na bi mar cbearc air groideil theth, ag eirigli 's a' mbadainn. Direach fuiricb ad leabaidb gus an duisg' mise tbii. Fhir mo ruin, deagb cbadal dxxit. Beannacbd leat. IMuR. — (Anns a' mhadainn. ) — Failte na maidne dbuit, a Cboinnich ! ]Ma db' eiricb tbu gu mocb, cba d' tbaiuig thvi gu mocb 'ii am cbar-sa. Tba e fada's an la. Mo nair'onn iein ! bu cboir dorab a blii letb na sligbe dbacbaidb. Coix. — Cba bbiodb tu sin ged db' f balbbadb tu an uair a thug tbu do leabaidb oi't, a' Mbni-acbaidb cboir. Gabb an gnotbucb air do sbocair. " Cba 'n anil na b-uile la a bbios mod aig Mac an Toisicb," agus cba b' f bearr gu 'm biodb. INIuR. — Cba dean e an gnotbucb idir, a Cboinnicb, oir bu cboir domb a bbi dbacbaidb air airde an fbeasgair. Tba liubbairt agam ri gbabbail mocb 's a' mbaduian am maireacb à deicb ficbead caora a cbeannaicb mi air Feill-Cbaiamain, gu stoc a cbur air aite nom molt air Beinn-a- Cblaiginn, agus feumaidb mi mo cbasan a tboirt as. Coin. — Ciod nacb dean fear an airgid, a Mburacbai'lb 1 Acb cba 'n fbalbh cnaiuib dbiot gus an teid tbu 'macb a db-fbaicinii a' bbeagain cruidb a bbuineas domb-sa. MUR. — Racbamaid, ma ta, db' ionnsaidb na buaile a db-fbaicinn a' bbeagain a tb' agad, ma 's fior tbu. Coin. — Beagan da - rireadb, an coimeas ris a' moran a tb' agad-sa tball's a bbos ; acb tba tbu ag iomairt gu cruaidb cbum do cbuid a rabeudacliadb ; agns is minic a cbnal fiiiin — '« Cba cbaill 's a' bbuinnig, am fear nacb cuir a cbuid an cuiinard." A nis, a Mburacbaidb, am bbeil tbu a' faicinn na bà riabbaicb ud ? ]\JuR. — Is mi a tba, ngus is maitb j. Cba trie a cbithear a leitbid, Coin. — Tba laogb 'n a cois ; tba deagb bbainne aice ; tba i clio soilidb ri uain ; air a ceud laogb ; agus cba 'n 'eil i na ceitbir bliadbna a macb. Tba mi ga 'sonraobadb mar cbuspair comaiii do bbeanu-na-bainnse — Seon- aid og — agus bitbidh i na toiseacb piseacb dbi, le mile beannacbd o Cboiinieacb Ciobair 'n a cois. MuR. — Tba cbomain mo 's mor ; acb cbi sinn, mar a tbubbairt an dall ; agus mu cbairdeas Seonaid, cba 'n abair mi, acb a mbain — " gur mise 'bba tball 's a cbunnaic." Alasdair Ruabh. BRIATHRA C AIRDE AL. Cba mbor a' cbosdas briatbra cairdeil. Cba gbabb e nine fbada cbum an labbairt. Cba tog iad leus aon cbuid air an teaugaidb, no air na bilidli, air an turas a stigh do 'n t-saogbal, ni mo an dean iad docbunn sam bitb do 'n cborp no do 'n anam. Ged nacb cosd iad moran, ni iad moran. Tba daoine glice ag inns- eadb dbuinn gu 'm bbeil na briatlira feargacb a gbnatbaicbeas duiiie 'n a dbian-cborruicb mar cbonnadb do lasair na feirge, leis an loisgear ni 's seirbbe agus ni's seirbbe e. Acb, air an laimh eile, bbeir briatbra tla agus caoimbueil a macb toradb cairdeis agus sitbe a I'eir an gne. Meudaicbear caoimbneas le briatb- raibb caoiiubneil, agus sin gu b-ealamh cinnteacb. Ni briatbra caoimbueil iadsan caoimbneil a db' eisdeas riu, gun fbios gun aire dboibb fein. Marbbaibb briatbra fuara muinntir eile le fuacbd ; losgaidb briatbra tetb iad le tens ; lotaidb briatbra geur iad le lotaibb ; uitbear garg iad le briatbraibb searbb ; agus feargacb le briatbraibb corruicb ; acb dealbbaibb briatbra caoimbneil an iombaigb fein air anam an duiiie, agus is maiseacb, aluinn, oirdbeirc, an iombaigli e ! S. Dara ilios an Flioghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 213 SGIALACHD NA TROIDHE. Air a thioutidadh bho Ghreugais Hòmeir gii Gàiclhlig Abraicb. Le Eobhan Mac-Lachainn. (DuAX IV., Sreath 419 gus a' chrioch. ) CIAD lOMARBHAIDH AN DA AIEM. Labbair e 's 'n a eideadb grinn, Thòii-leum a cbarbad an sonn ; B' earragblaiseacb, 's e ruitb 'n a dbeann, Slinntriob nau arm-pràis' mu 'cbom. jNIar sbior ghhiasad uan stuadb gorm, Uu leitir is onfbacb fuaim, 'N am maomaibb glas, càirgbea], cian, lorgbiiill nan gaoth dian 'g an ruag. Ag greanuadb air reidb a' cbnain, 'S ag garbb-at romb bias na stoirm', Bristidb gacb limn le beucbd ard, Cur sguim bbàin mu 'n cbarraignicb dboirbb ; 'S sin mar sbior gbluaiseadb romb 'n lòu Feacbd na Greige 'n ùrdugb-blàir. Fo 'n aon cbeum 'n an tosd a' triall, 'G eisdeacbd facail nau cliar àigb. B' iogbnadb siubbal sluaigb cbo mòr, Gun aon lide de gblòir-cbinn. Loiuutricb 'n an imeacbd romb 'n tràigb, Beairtean mcàillicb nan dealbb grinn. C'bluinuteadb Tròidbicb ri àrd gbaoir, Mar cbaoiricb fior pbailt an sògb, A' diol bainue geal uan tràtb, 'N an deicb milteau 's an Ian cbrò ; lad a db-aon deutbas gu leir, A' freagairt mèilicb nan uan ; Is sin mar cbluinnteadb "s an fbeacbd mbòr An iomagblòir bu bbruidbneacb fuaim. Cba b' aonmbiar-cinnidb an sreud, Idir cba b' aon an tèis-bheòil : Cànain measguacb nau ciad brigb — B' ioma tir bbo 'n tbàrr an slògh. Tbog j\Iàrs na Trùidbicb gu surd, 'S Pallas nan gorm sbiil a' Gbreig ; Db' eiricb gart, a's oillt, a's fearg, 'S confbadb ruaimleacb nan dearg cbreucbd ; Cbiteadb còmbstritb 'n goil a fraoicb, 'S an fbuil 'g a taosgadb 'n a deann, Combstritb , baobb-cbaotbaicb a' gbrunnd, Piutbar ilbàrs is pronutacb iann. 'S beag au tùs i, 's luath a fas, An Tarmasg nacb àillidb greann, 'S uaibbreacb air talamb a triall, 'S àrd am measg nan nial a ceanu. 'S cràiteacb, goirt an cinne-daond' Gacb taobb 's an saltair a bomi. A' miadacbadb ànraidb bblàr, Sgrios, a's bàis, a's osnaicb sbonn. Dbruid gu còmbraig an da fbeacbd. I'bliitbaicb beairt ri beairt gu glens. !^reatban nau ceanu mbàilieach breac, j Ruiunean nan sleagb, neart nan treun. Air copaibb sgiatbau uan beum, Dbiiisg torunu beucbdacb a' bblàir. Bba gaitbean iarainn 'n an deami, 'S miltean Iann ag iomairt air. 'N sin db' eiricb sgreadail nan truagb, 'S caitbreim bbuadbacb àrd 's an speur ; Cuid ri tur mbilleadb gu dian, Cuid 'g an spealtadb sios fo 'n eug. Og-fbiùrain bu gbairsneacb diol, Tbuiteadb sear a's siar gu dlùtb, — Fuil an cneas 'n a caoiribb dearg, A' taosgadb tbair learg nan liib. Ambuil fuar tbuiltean nan sian 'N an dian-ruitb le slios nam beann, Ag co-tbilgeadb uan steall ban 'S an aon cblais air làr nan gleann. Am buacbaiir air cbritb 's an àrd Ag eisdeacbd ri gàir nan stuadb; B' ambuil, 'n uair mbeasgnaicb an streup, Toirm earragblaisicb eubb an t-sluaigb. Mbarbb Antilocbus air tbiis Gaisgeacb armacb, ùr bbo Tbròidb, Ecbepolus nan cruaidb-bbeum, iMeasg nan treun an ucbd a' gbleòis. Tbilg e 'n t-sleagb air an òg bbras ilu 'n cbeann-bbeairt bu bbabacb dos, Cbaidb an calg fritb bbacacb, glas, Romb 'cblàr-aodainu le tròm lot, Spealg an t-iarann an cruaidb clinàimb, Dhoi-cbaicb nial a' bbàis a sbiiil, Tbuit e sios mar dbaingneacb àigb A db' aomas gu làr 'n a bbriicbd. Tbainig Elpeuor gun dàil, Ceaun Cblann-Abais bu mbatb cruas, Gblac e cas a cbuirp gu dan, 'G a tbarrainn bbo 'n àrfbaicb ruaidb, Bbo stoirm mbillticb nau gatb caol, 'S gu 'n coisneadb e 'm faobb 's na b-airm; Acb, 's sid an t-seilbb nacb robb buan, 'S bu gbèarr 'uaill os ciomi a' mbairbb. An am tarrainn a' cbuirp a nidi, Bbeacbdaicb Ageuor an sonn, Air a leis bba sgiatb gun mbeang, A tbaobb nocbdte 's a cbeaun crom. Leig e 'n t-sleagb liombaidb romb 'cbneas, Tbuit esan guu neart air làr , Sbiul>bail an deò as a cborp Am fuil dbeirg an lot a' snàmb. An sin gu b-àirde dbùisg am fearg Mar mbadaidbean garg nan toll, Dbruid iad gu cbeile 's a' gbaoir, 'S leag gacb laocb a sbeis' air fonn. Cbasgradb leis an Ajax l)borb Oigeir ùr bu taitneacb dealbb, A rugadb am measg nan trend. Air bruaicb Sbimois nan ceum balbb. Air teaclid db' a mbàtbair a nuas Bbo ucbd Ida nan cruacb àrd, Mar ri b-atbair 's ri 'matbair gbaoil, A sbealltainn nan caoracb ban. Rug i 'n sin an t-òg gun truaiU', u 214 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara Alios au nioghalr,1874 Simoisius nan gruaidh àigh, Neart a toil-inntinn 's a mi'iirn ; Ach b' e cliranncliur ùine ghèarr Bu diomhain an dragli 's an siird Ag altrum an fhiùrain ghràidh, Air teachd dha gu catli nan deur Thilg an Grèugach sleagli a' bhàis, Buailear 's a' chich dlieis an t-àgh Leis an ruinn bu gliràineil lot ; Shiubhail romh 'ii t-slinneiu an calg 'S thuit gaisgeach nan arm gun phlosg. Amhuil 'a craobh-chritliinu air Ion Le stoc sleagliach, còmhnard, rèidh, Dosrach ag cinntinn mu 'bàrr, 'S lùisreadh bhlàth air alios a geug, 'N uair ghearras saori le loinn Gu cuibhle a' charbaid ghrinn, Aomaidh an t-ùr-gballan àrd, 'S tuitidh sios air làr a' ghlinn, A' seargadh fo chaochladh shian Gun aon mhiagh de sgiamh a croc. B' amhuil an t-òg àrmunn trèun 'S e aint' air an fheur gun deò. Thainig Antij)lios le sgaoim — Tròidheach de chloinn an righ, Thilg air com an Ajax bhuirb, Cha robh an sid ach cuimse chlith. Rainig an t-sleagh Leucus còrr, Og do 'n d' thug Ulisses speis 'vS e tarrainn a' mhairbh a nail Bho mhi-chàramh nan lann geur; Chaidh 'n a chruachan an gatli 'S dh' fhosgail e lot-bais romh 'bhroinn, Thuit 6 fhein 's an corp mar aon Taobh ri taobh air cruaidh an fhuinn. Mu eug a chompanaich ghaoil, Dh' at Ulisses le f raoch dian ; Theann-ruith e gu tiis an t-sluaigh, 'S chiteadh bho 'chruaidh foidhleus cian. Sheas e 'm buillsgein nam paidhc dlùth 'S bheachdaich dùr a null 'a a nail; Stiiiir e 'n sin le glaic gun chearb 'S an t-sleagb dhealrach thilg le ai'ann. Sgap na Tròidhich le crith-oillt, 'N uair thilg an saoidh ruinn nam beum, 'S e mac diolain an t-seann-righ A bhuail an trighlacach gheur Democon air teachd as iir thir nan stèud cruibheach, seang ; Airsan chuimsich an sonn garg, 'S rainig an gath searbh 'n a dheann; Romh chlaigeann bho dheas gu cli, Ghluais an calg bu mhdlteach toll; Dhuin an dorcha mu 'shuil dlieirg Thuit e, 'a ghliongraich airm nm 'chòm. Dh' oilltich Hector 's na ciad shuinn Grad-mhaomar a null romh 'n tròun ; Thog na Greugaich iolach shearbh Tharrainn ciiirp nam marbh bho bhèud, Bliruchd iad a steach a dh-aon bheum. (^'liunnaic Phn?bus le fior fhraoch, Dhearrs e 'n a l;ui ghlòir blio 'n dùu 'S le àrd-chaismeachd dhùisg na Lioioa. A ghaisgeacha Thròidh uaii steud, Na coisneadh a' Ghrèig oirba geall ; Cha 'n iarann 's cha clilach am feoil Nach snaoidhear le spòltadh lann, Tha 'n t-Aicheall gun chuimhn' air feiun, Deagh mhac Thetis a' chùil òir, Fada thall 'n a hiing air trligh, Fearg a chuim 'g a chnàmh le bròn. Is sin mar labhair dia nau calg, Eaglach a' dealradh bho 'n tiir, 'S Pallas ghàir-chathach 'n a leum A' mosgladh na Greig' le surd. Fhuair Diores dan an Eig Bho Phirus làmh-fhèum a' ghleòis Ceannard-iiiil nan Tracach geur, Ghluais bho ^-Enos le 'threun lod. Ghrad-thug Pirus 'n a ghlaic ghairbh Sgealb de charx-aig chraimnich, chruaidh; Bhuail e aobrunn deas an righ, 'S phronn e 'n cnàimh 'n a mhile bruan; Ghearr am meall bu bhaobhail neart Sreang nam faltan taic a' bhuinn ; Bheuchd Diores le sgread-chràidh, 'S thuit e sios air làr an fhuinn ; Gu chàirdean shin e 'dha làimh, 'S aileag-bhàis am bràigh' a chleibh. Bha Pirus a' leum a nail 'S shàth 'n a imleig lann nan creuchd. As an lot bu chraosach gag, Thaosg am mionach blath 'n a bhrùchd; Dh' fhalbh an sgàil a dh-ifrinn fhuair, 'S dhuin ceathach bith-bhuan mu 'shuil. Sheas an t-^Etòlach trèun. Thug duibh-lèum gu Pirus àigh, Lot e fo 'n chich au sonn ùr, 'S chrith an crann 'n a ghriidhan blàth. Sheas air a mhuin Thoas garg, Spion e sleagh nan calg à 'chòm, Tharrainn e 'n ain lann nam blar 'S bheum gu gràineil sic a bhronn; Sgap e bheath' air ghaotha luath, Dh' aindeoin sid cha d' fhuair e 'm faobh. TimchioU dhòirt na Tracaich bhorb, 'S fad-shleaghan nan gorm-ghath caol. Ged Iju mhordhach, calma, gnùth An laoch cliiiiteach 'a a' chath chruaidh, Dh' iomaiu iad e null bho 'n chairbh, — Bu leisg 'fhalbh, 's bu ghreann-dhubh 'shnuagh. Is ain mar thuirt an da fhear-iùil An teas carraid dhliith nan sonn, Oeannaird Thracach nan àrd bheum, 'S Epeidheach nan eideadh trùm, Dh' iadh mu 'n sùilean cadal buan 'S dhuin iad fo laimh fhuair a' bhàis — Lcir-sgrios ag caitheamh mu 'n cuairt, 'S mairbh 'g an cruachadh fad a' bhlàir. Na 'n siùbhladh aon neach romh 'n leirg, 'S nach ruigeadh ball-airm a chòm, 'S gu 'ui faiceadli e 'u sluagh gu leir Dara Mios an Fhoghair. 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 215 'G iomairt iorghuill gheur nan conn, Pallas 'g a dhion air gach làimh Bho neart gàbhaidh nan ruinn cruaidh, Mheasadh e foghaint gach seòid lonmholta le gÌòir bhith-bhuain. B' ioma Truidlieach a b' ard gleus, B' ioma Greugach caisgeil, còrr, A bha 'n la sin taobh ri taobli Sint' an smùr an raoin gun deò. (Ri leantainn. ) [Mearachd. — Tha sin duilich gu 'n deachaidh sreatli fha':cail a mack a "Sgialachd na Troidhe" anns an airimb mu dheireadh. Os cionn na còigeamh sreath o 'n iochdar, airtaobb-duilleig 174, an deigh an fhacail "raou" cuireadb ar luchd-leughaidb a stigb ant-sreath so — " 'S dùisg an triath gu caonnaig gheir."] lOMLANACHD. Bi-sa an toir air iomlanachd anns gach ni, ged nach 'eil e coniusach ruigbeachd oirre ach gann ann an ni sam bith. Thig iaddan a ta 'g iarraidh iomlanachd, agiis a ta 'buannachadh 'n an dichioU, moran ni 's faisge dhi na iadsan a ta_ air an co- eigneachadh le 'leisg agus mi-churam gun strith sam bith a dheanamh 'n a deigh. o. AN T-EILEAN. Bha sinn a chomhnnidh air eilean mor air ar cuairteacliadh le farsiiiug- eachd a' chuaiai. Mar a dh' amhairc- eamaid in' an cuaiit cha robli siou ri 'f liaicinn ach na h-uisgeachan agus an speur. Bha sinn gnn luingis leis am b' urrainn duinu an t-eilean 'f hagail — a' tigliian beo mar so leinn fein. Bha agaiiin fearainn, a's tighean-mahih-t, 's gach ni direach mar a tha againn a uis, ach a mhain gii 'n robh sinn air eilean. Aon ni eile : a h-uile drast 's a rithist thig- eadh long mhor a dh-ionnsaidh an eilein ; thigeadh an sgiobadh air tii' agus bheireadh iad ah- ar coimhear- siiaich 's ar cairdean, agus shlaodadh iad ah- falbh iad as an t-sealladh. An ceanu latha no dha thigeadh long eile, 's long eile; agus mar so bha iad a ghaath a' tighinu oirnn gun fhios co as agus a' giulau &\v falbh seau a's og, caii'dean a's coimhearsuaich, agus cha robh fhios no forais againn ciod a bha 'tighinn riutha. Bba sinn ri gal 's ri caoidh, agus fo gheilt mu 'r timchioU feLii, ach cha b' eol duinn ciod a dheanamaid. Mu dheireadh faicidh sinn duine a' i-uith gu bras a sios a dh-ioiinsaidh na tràighe gu bàta beag a bha e aif a thogail aig a chosdas fein. Tha e 'lenm a stigh iimte, agus a' sgaoileadh a shiuil l)heaga ris a g-haoilh, tha e 'cur a toisich ris a' chuan mhor 's a' seoladh air falbh air lorg nan luingeas eagal- ach, a dh-fhaiciiiii ciod a tha air tachairt d' ar caiidean. Tha ar suil a' geur-amharc thar a' chuan as deigh na h-eitbir aotroim, bhochd gus am bheil i as an t-sealladh, fo amharus an till ar caraid gu brath. Tha na soithichean dubha oillteil a' sior- thighiun mar bha iad roimhe agus a* glacadh air falbh ar luchd-daimh agus ar luchd-eolais a dheoin no dh- aiudeoin. Is trie ar suil aii- a' chuan ag amharc a mach air son ar caraid agus a bhàta beag, agus fo ioghnadh ciod a tha ga 'chumail ; oir thuirt e ruinn na 'n amaiseadh e air ar caird- ean a chaidh a ghiulan air falbh, gu'n tilleadli e air ais le brataich ghil am barr a' chroinn. Mu dheireadh faicear am bàta 'tighinn an sealladh. Is i a tha ann gun teagamh sam bith, agus a' bhratach gheal a' crathadh am barr a croinn! Fhuair e ar cairdean. Tha an sluagh gu leir a dian niith a sios an cladach a chluinntinn an sgeòU. Tha am bàta beag a' tighinn gu tir agus ar caraid a' leum air talamh tioram. Tha na h-uile a' glaodhaich a mach, " Ciod an sgeul — bheil naidheachd agad mu 'r cairdean — an d' amais thu orra Ì " " Dh' amais." " A bheil iad beo 1 " " Tha iad uile beo." "A bheil iad sona — ciod a tha iad I a' deanamhf 216 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara ilios an Fliogliair, 1S74. " O, tha iad gu leir air an giulan do dhutliaich fad as, le soithichean an righ. An nair a tha iad a' ruigli- eachd, tha iad air an cur fo dhearbh- adh agus iadsan a sheasas an deuchaiua so gu math, tha iad a' faighinn urraim, tha iad gu seasgair, sona, ann an tigheau-comhnuidh anabarrach àillidh, agus cha tigeadh iad air an ais a' so aii" son an t-saoghail. Ach iadsan nach urrainn an deuchainn a sheasamh, tha iad air am fuadach air falbh do 'n fhàs- aicb, agus tha iad anu an cor ro thruagh." Ach an tig na soithichean air an ais tuille?" "Thig; thig iad a rithist agus a rithist agus bheir iad air falbh a h-uile gin agaibh. Ach faodaidh sibh sibh fein uUachadh air son na deuchainn, agus an sin bidh sibh sona, agus cha ruig leas eagal a bhi oirbh falbh." Ach ciod — ciamar a ni sinn an t-ullachadh so — ciod a dh' fheumas sinn a dheanamli Ì O ! innis dhuinn gu luath, oir faodaidh na soithichean a bhi againn m' am bi siuu deas." " Cha 'n urrainn domh innseadh dhuibh a nis ; tha mi air mo chlaoidh gn bàs. So dhuibh ; am faic sibh an leabhar so a tha mi a' toirt a mach as mo bhroilleach'? Innsidh e dhuibh ciod agus ciamar a tha sibh ri 'dhean- amli. Tha e so-thuigsiun agus Ian eolais. Thugaibh geill d' a theagasg- an agus bidh sibh uile sona. Seall- aibh, o nach b' urrainn domh 'f haigh- inn air atharrach, dh' fhosgail mi aon de m' chuislibh, agus sgriobh mi e, ach m' an robh crioch agam air shil an fhuil direach o m' cridhe. O! gabhaibh e mar chuimhneachau agus mar dhearbhadh deireannach air meud mo gràidh." Tha e 'sgur a labhairt, agus a' toirt thairis le sgios agus laigse, tha e a' tuiteam marbh air an traigh. 0! a leithid de charaid! — nach anabarr- ach an leabhar a dh' fheumas a bhi againn an so! Tha sibh ga m'thuigsinn, nach'eill Tha sinne air an eilean : is iad tinuis agus anshocairean na soithichean uamhasach a tha a' tighinn agus 'g ar giulan air falbh; is i an t-siorruidh- eachd an duthaich cheiu gus am bheil sinn air ar giulan ; is e Criosd an caraid caomh sin a chaidh troimh 'n uaigh a stigh do'u t-siorruidh- eachd; is e am Biobul an leabhar sin a sgriobh e dhuinn g"' ar n-ullach- adh air sou a' bhreathanais mhoir; dhoirt e 'mach anam gu bàs a chum ar deasachadh mar so gu dol a stigh do 'n t-siorruidheachd, agus gu bhi beo ann an sonas neo-chriochnach. Nach mor an caraid air am bheil iad- san a' deauamh tàir agus dimeas nach 'eil a' toirt gràidh do 'n Tighearn losa Criosd! Nach ro luachmhor an leabhar sin a tha iadsan a' cur an neo-shuim 's a' dearmad a tha 'teachd beo o latha gu latha gun lamh no smuain a thoirt air a Bhlobul ! — An t-Urr. Iain Todd. Eadar. le Mac-Mharcuis. Eudha-nam -f aoileami, Toiseach an Fhogh. 1874. Na biodh naire ort 'aideachadh gu 'n robh thu am mearachd. Oba 'n 'cil ann ach aideachadh air an ni sin de uach ruig thu leas naire bhi ort— gu bheil tuilleadh tuigse agad 's a bha agad roimhe, gu bhi faicinn do mhearachd, tuilleadh umhlachd gu 'aideachadh, agus tuilleadh gràis gu 'chur ceart. Mar a sgriosas tv do Mhac. — 1, Leig a thoil fein leis. 2, Leig leia 'airgiod a chur gu buil mar thogras e. 3, Ceadaich da siubhal far an toilich e air an t-Sabaid. 4, Thoir Ian chothrom da dol an cuideachd dhroch chompauach. 5. Na gairm uair sam bith gu cunntas e ciamar a chuir e seachad am feasgar. 6, Na leig gu dreuchd no obair e. Lean na oomhairlean so agus mur faigh thu saoradh iongantach ni thu brou os cionn leinibh air a thruailleadh agus air a sgrios. Dh' f hairich na miltean an deireadh truagh so, agus chaidh iad sios do 'n uaigh le doilgheas agus le bron, Dava ;Mios an Fhoghair, 1S74. AN GAIDHEAL. 217 r. A N . (Fonn " Cumha Amlmeàrnakj." ) fe: a=a== -.■tzzt .l_l_ ES -^r 'À R . m i s : m : cii ^ 1 : - : Di . ni | m : r : m \ d : — : R . m E3EÈEÈtE£ ^E| -^r^ SEfcEEÌEp^ bt m : di ■ 1 : - : 1 - I S . 1 di : ri : di 1 : - : Di . , m IJ m : r : m È d 9 i m s : m :cU Sig:^:^^^^^|si di :ri :di 1:-Di.,m m:r:m d:-:R.m s : m : d^ 1: — :1 s SLAN LE BEANNTAN AN FHRAOICH AGUS LE GLEANNDARUAIL. Le Ughdar "Slainte 'Ghomainn Chòmhlaich." Air a sgriobhadh amis a' Bhliadhna 1839 air son owanach a mhuinntir a' Ghliime a bha 'dol do dh- Australia. Slaii le beanntan an fhraoich Dhosach, ghiicagach, ohaoin, — Badan suaicheautais dbeadli Chloinu Dòmb'uiU, — Le shugk meala a's ceir, 'Tàladh 'n t-seillein, 's an fheidh, A's 'g an sàsacb' dbetli fein le sògb ; 'S a' toirt fasgaidb ri fuachd Do cbaoraicb 's do dh-uain, 'S, do na cearcagan ruadh, an Ion. "S a' toirt fasgaidb, &c. 'S le Gleanndaruail mo cliritUi', Tvigb gacli gleann tba 's an tir ! Far an d' araicbeadli mi bho m' òig — Gleann nan coilltean 's nan raon, Gleann nan glacag's nan craobb, Gleann nan aigbean, nan laogb, 's nan bo; Gleann nam bradan, 's nan gris, Gleann nan cam-lùba min, Gleann is pailte 's an cinn gaob pòr ! Gleann nan bradan, &c. Air Fonn " Cuìnha Aircbnecrrnaiy." Far am biune na h-eoin, Far an grinue na b-òigb'n, 'S iad gu ceileireach, ceolmbor, coir Modhail, bensacb, gun gbruaim, Teisteil, cuii'teil, grinn, snairc', Tuigseacb, fogbluimte, stuaim', pbrois ; Dreacbail, meacbair, gun mbeang, Ann am pearsa 's an cainnt, 'S iad deas, nosail, gun sgi-aing, i sgleò. Dreacbail, meacbair, &c. A's na fleasgaicb is àiU', Foinnidb, fearail, Ian baigb, Uasal, smiorail, air sraid 's aig mod ; 'iS iad ard-inntinneacb, dian ; '>S anns an tir am mor mbiadb — 'S iad a sbeasadb gun fbiamb a' clioir ! 'Eeacbadbfoirmeil's an stritb, 'Bbeireadb naimbdean fo cbis, A's nacb geilleadb gu siorruidb beo. Racbadb foirmeil, &c. gam 218 AN GAIDHEAL. -Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. I\r au cuii- C;leatmta.n m' an cua'ft Dlaiubh cranndachd an fhuacbd. Bidh Gleaundariiail nam buadh 'n a ghloir ; Bidh chraobh-nbhal fo bblath, Bidb an dniUoacb aig 'I'has, '8 ceileir cuthaig an sgatb nam frog ; Mac '8-'Illeatbain le 'phiob, 'N am na greiu bbi 'dol &ios. A' toirt fuaim as an tu- le 'cheol. 'S Mac-'Illeathain, &c. Acbaidb-teangain an àigli, Soraidh slan leat gn bi'atb ! S lei's gack neacb a tba 'tamh air d' f hod ;— Slan le cuideachd mo ghraidh, Slan le m' athair 's le m' mhath'ir, Slan le m' pheathraichean baigheil, og ; Slan le m' bhraithrean gu leir, Slan le m' chairdean 's Inchd-speis, Slan le uiseag nan speur 's a ceol ! Slan le m' bhraithrean, &c . 'S eiginn domhsa nis triall, 'Dh-fhagail duthaich nan triath, Nam lilidh nan eliar 's nan seòd ; Na h-earba, 's an fheidh, Agus iolair nan speur, Na h-eala, nam penc, a's nan còrr ; Nan sithean, 's nan couach, A's nan dim, a's nam bruach, Nan doire, nan cluan, a's nan cos. Nan sithein, &c. Ged tha 'n diith'ch so Ian bhuadh, 'S iomadh diomb 'tharith' fuaigbt', — Cha chum ceileir na cuaich rium lùn, — Tha na fearainn ro dhaor, A's na tuarasdail saor, 'S cha 'n 'eil farraid air saothair dhaoin' ^«; . . Ach tha siuil ris an long 'Tha gu m' aiseag thar thonn, Gu Australia, fonn an fheoir. Ach tha suil, &c. LEOMAG. (Air leantainn o'n aireimh mu dheireadh. ) Bha Fionnladh 'n a dhiunlach laidir A shiubhladh an fhasach mar fhiadh; Ach a nis tha 'neart 'g a fhagail, 'S cha 'n 'eil aige caU gu biadh. 'S i Leomag a rinn a dhoch'nuadh, 'S a chumas e 'n a bhoil' a chaoidh ; Tha i 'n a smaointe 's an latha, 'S 'n a aisliug an cadal na h-oidhch'. Anns an fheasgar shìocha'l, bhoidheach, 'S na h-eoin a'cluich am bavr nan geug, An aite 'radh, " An cluinn thu 'n smeor- ach?" 'S e "Leomag"' a thjg'n a bheul. Uair-eigin mu am na Callainn', Chaidh e le ca^aid gii bàl; Mu 'n chois dheis ga 'n chuir e stocaidh, 'S mu 'n chois thoisgeil osan gearr. " Ciod a their mi," arsa Fionnladh, "Ris na caochlaidhean tha ann? Bheil an saoghal air dol tuaitheal, No 'n tuaineulaich 'th' air teachd am cheann ? " Eho 'u latha 'thachair mi a^r Leomag Tha m' inntinn fo sgleo gu leir ; Mi 'm bhall-fanoid aig na h-eolaich, 'S am iongantas ro mhor dhomh fein. " 'S beag nach saoil mi ann am bhreis- lich Gu bheil an deas air dol gu tuath ; 'S an iiair a sheideas gaoth romh m' chlàraiclh, 'S e ceol na clairsich 'bhios am chluais. " An t-uisge a bha fuar a' sileadh 'N a bhoinnean minic o a ciabh, Gheobh mi e 'n a shruithean blatha. A' siubhal gun tamh troimh mo chliabh. ' ' Fhad 's a Ijhuanaicheas an latha, Tha 'h - iomhaigh ga m' leantainn a chaoidh ; 'S an uair nach leir do m' shuil a faileas, Tliig a h-anail orm 's a' ghaoith. ' ' Och gur mise 'th' air mo riasladh Le spleadhachas a bhos a's thall ! 'S mur a' faigh mi fois o m' iarguin, Cha 'n f hada gus an liath mo cheann. " 'S iomadh cuspair a tha 'dusgadh Na cnuimh ciùrrail 'tha ga m' leon ; Tha 'n druidheachd gu cinnteach laidir, A rinn mo sharachadh cho mor. ' ' Ma theid mi le m' chairt air thuras, Bidh mi muladach leara fein ; 'S ma bheir mi am boitean feoir leam, 'S ann chuireas e mo bhron am meud. " Tha rud a nise nach robh roimhe An ceann 's an dronnaig an eich bhàin Tha 'm breacan fein air fas neonach, Leis 'n do chum mi Leomag blath. " 'S trie mo smuaintc air an àille A choisinn anus gach aite buaidh ; Dara llios an Fho.diair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL 219 Mus a h-i a iviiiu mi ca'i-eac'i. 'S i fein a bheir dhomli slaiaue bhuan. " A's ciod ail' sou a dheanMiimmaUle ? Tha bhi 'fantaion 'n a ni fiio'Q ; Mar bhios an cean^^al n' is trù'the, 'S ann is blaithe bhios an S'lol." 'X sin thoisich Fionnladh gu sgoinneil Air a thigh a chur air doigh ; Eiun e ua seomraichean soiUeir, A cur gloine 'n aite bhord. Fhuair e brat air son an nrlair, Agns uidheam buird d' a reir ; 'S dh' fhalbh e 'n sin le mor dhurachd. Gus a run a chur an ceill. Eainig 's chunnaic e an og-bhean. 'S thubhairt e an comhradh i"ann, — " Bu mhise am fear soua sogbach. Na n tigeadh ^liss Leomag an gbleaon.'' Fhreagair i le seorsa gaire, 'S an t-ardan a' cluich 'n a beul. — " 'S cuimhne leam do chailleach mathar, 'S thusa 'n ad ghài'tach 'n a deigh. "Tha thu gnu urram gun chairdean ; 'S graisg a tha annaibh gu leir ; Chain thu do thuisge 's do naire, A bhalaich is ro dhàine beus. "Fuich, fuich. ach am fàileadb 'Tha gu laidir 'tighinn am shioiii ! Gabh romhad, a bhumailleir ghràinde, 'S odhar le teavr do dha chròg !" Chunnaic Fionnladh. a's e'''lisgeadh, An nathair shllgaeach 's an I'heur, A's sud e a mach an tiota. Mar gu 'm biodh an t-Olc 'n a dheigh ! Thubhairt e 's e suas am fii-each, — " 'S ann domh is mithich a bhi saor ; Ach fhuair mi mo chas as an ribe, 'S dh' fhalbh am bior a bha am thaobh. "Tha mi nise sunndach, laidir — Cheart cho slan 's a bhi mi riabh ; 'S leumaidh mi cho aotrom mheamnacli, Ri boc-earb a th' air an t-sliabh. "Bheir mi air Leomag mo bheauuachd, A dh' aisig dhomh mo neart cho luath ; Leighis i chreuchd le tri facail, A dh' fhairtlich air an Doctor Euadh." Bha Fionnlaidh gun dith, gun dolaidh, 'N a dhuine sona auns a' ghleann ; Fhuair e bean 'bha ciallach, gleidhteach, 'S bu ghlan 'n am beus i feints a' chlann. Cha I'obh spiocaireachd no gorta 'N taobh a stigh d' a dhorsaibh fial ; Bheireadh e aoidheachd do 'n choigreach, 'S gheobhadh am bochd ann a dhiòl. Saoil sibh fein nach b' i an tubaist 'Dhiult gu tur an duine coir, A bheireadh dhi gun dith, gun dearmad, Im a's aran agus feoil ? Mar a theid an sgeul am mearachd, 'S fad o 'n ghabh a claigionn gaoth ; 'S is trie i an toir air faileas, Xach fhaigh i 'n a glaic a chaoidh. Tha a suil ri nithe mora, 'S duilich dhomhsa chur an cainnt, — Saibhreas, a's urram, a's soghachd, 'Dol m' an cuirt mar cheo 'n a ceann ; 'S ann mar sin tha inutinn Leomaig, Lionta le goralas ro fhaoin, Eich, a's carbadan, a's caisteil, 'S brataichean a' snamh 's a ghaoith. Air sgiath aotrom a mac-meamna Siubhlaidh i Albainn gu leir, 'tj a h-uile ceaun a chi i ruisgte, — Tha sud mar umhlachd dhi fein. Ach chaochail a nis na laithean ; Thuit na caisteil ard a nuas ; Threig a neart, a's dh' fhalbh a h-àille, 'S tha sruth an ardain air fas fuar. Ann am measg nan arniunn oga Cha 'n olar a nis air a slaint' ; Cha 'n 'eil iomradh air a boidhchead, 'S cha 'n fiieoraichear mu 'h-aite-taimh. Tha a maise air a treigsinn ; Shearg, as a h-aodann, an rùs ; Tha'h-amhach feadanach, feitheach, 'S a smig air eirigh r' a sroin. Tha ghnuis, a bha roimhe tlachdmhor, Air fas claiseach leis an aois, Mar bhalg craicinn tioram, preasach, Bho 'm fada a theich a' ghaoth. Tuille cha tig neach 'g a h-iarraidh, Oir dh' fhalbh gach ciatadh a bha ann ; 'S i 'n a briogaid bhochd air liathadh, Gun m-ad a's fiacail 'n a ceann. [Einneadh an Duan so leis an Urramach nach maireanu, Mr. Eachann ]\]ac- "Illeathain, Locbaillse. Ann^n aireimh mu dheireadh, taobh duilleig 1&7, rann 19, an aite " gaoth nan allt." leugh, "gaoir nan allt."] THE GAEL, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. SEFTETVEBER, 1S74. GAELIC PHILOLOGY. NOTES BY THE REV. ALEX. CAMERON. ( Continued from Vol. III. jMrje^o. ) 408. Ploc or 2iluc and bloch. Ploc (any round mass, a piece of earth ; a club ; a block of wood ; = W. pfocj is fi'om Old Ger. bloc, block, from which are derived Fr. bloc and Eng-. block. Phic is another form of 2)loc. Of. Stokes' Fis Adamnaiii, p. 33. 409. Deamhan and demon. Deamhdn {demon ; anc. gen. plur. demne, ac. plur. demncd) is from Gr. daimon (a god, godess) from daio (to divide or distribute destinies). From daimon are derived Lat. daemon, Eng. demon. 410. Dus, duslach, and dust. Dus (dust) may be compared with Old Ice. dust., A.S. dust from which comes Eng. dust. S frequently = st. Cf. fas and Lat. vastus, Eng. loaste. Duslach (dust) is dus with the ter- mination lack. 411. Lnreasan (a dispute, con- troversy ; anc. imbressan and in plur. ac. imbresna) is for imm-fris-an, which is compounded of the preposi- tions imm- (cognate with Gr. amjihi, Lat. amb-, am-), iris (cognate with Gr. pros, with which it agrees also in sig- nification), and the termination -an or -na. Cf. Z. G. C, p. 884. 412. Sidth and soot. Sidth (soot ; in W. siota, a bor- rowed word) corresponds to Ice. and A.S. sot, Dan. sod or sood, Eug\ soot. 413. Locar {si plane) = Ice. lolcar (a plane), A.S. locer or locor (a joiner's instrument, a plane). Ap- ]iarent]y l^orrowed by the Celts from the Norsemen. 414. Scarbh (a cormorant) = Old Ice. skarfr. Ice. skarv. 415. S(jor or scor and scar. Sgor or scor (to scarify, to cut in pieces) is cognate with Old Ice. s^'or, Ice. skar, Dan. skaar (a cut, a notch). Ice. skor (a cutting), Eug. scar. Cf. Lat. scarifico (scratch, sca- rify), Gr. skarii^haomai (to scratch). 416. Sgriid (to search, examine) may be compared vvith Lat. scrutor (to search, to explore) from scruta = Gr. gr^tte, Sgriid is probably a loan-word from scrutor. 417. Trosg (cod-fish) may be compared with Dan. torsk. (cod- fish). 418. Trasg or trosg (fast, religious fast) may be regarded as a loan- word from Gr. tlireskeia (a worship- ping", worship, often with the idea of superstition) from tlireskos (religious, superstitious). 419. Clambar (wrangling) = Dan. klammer (quarrel, contention, strife). 420. Cloimh or claimh (itch, scurvy) may be compared with Dan. klcee (itching, itch). 421. Trod (a scolding, quarrel, strife) may be compared with Dan. trcette (dispute, quarrel). 422. Taom (to pour out, to empty) may be compared with Dan. tcemme (to empty), Ice. tcema (to empty). Scot. toom. 423. Reis (a race), may be com- pared with Dan. and N. H. Ger. reise (journey), Eng. race. 424. Ras (a shrub) and rasan (brushwood or underwood) may be compared with Dan. riis (brushwood, faggots). Ice. hris (copse - wood), A.S. hris (small bi'.-inches), N, H. September, 1S74. THE GAEL. 251 Ger. reis (twig, rod, sprig). Old Eng. ryse or reis (a twig or rod). 425. Bus (St. Anthony's fire, erysipelas) = Dan. rosen. 426. Uig (a nook, a retired or solitary hollow, cove) — Dau. vig, creek, cove). Ice. vik, A.S. ivic (a bay, creek). 727. Ulla (beard) may be com- pared with Ice. uU and Dan. uld (down, hair) cognate with Gr. oidos and Eng. ivool. Cf. Vol. iii., 2S. 428. Caineal or canal (cinnamon) = W. canel, Dan. kaneel, Scot. cannel. 429. Coinein (a rabbit, coney) = W. cionhig or cwningen, Corn, cynin, Dut. conyn, Dan. kanin, Ger. kanin- chen, Eng. coney. Cf. Lat. cuniculus (a coney). 430. Reddh (to freeze ; anc. 7-eMC?) ^-: W. rhewu (to freeze), and is re- garded by Garnett as cognate with Ger. reifen (to rime), A.S. hrim, Dut. r?j'?«, Eng. »77?ze (Essays, p. 257). Compare, however, Stokes' Goid., p. 59. 431. Gruach (a heap), may be compared with Ice. hraukr (a stack, heap). Cf. Holmbce's ISTorsk og Keltisk, p. 13. 432. Specdg (to make splinters of, to split) is cognate with Dut. spalken (to splint), Scot. S2)elk, (a sjilinter), A.S. s^yelc (a splint), Ice. spelka or spjalk. 433. òpàl (a weaver's shuttle) may be compared with Ice. sjjola (a spool), Dan. spole (a spool), Ger. spide, Dut. sjjoel, Scot, spioole, Eng. spool. 434. Straighlich (sparkles, flashes) may be compared with Dan. straale (ray, beam of light), Dut. straal (ray, beam, flash), Ger. strahl (beam, ray, flash of lightning), A.S. stnd (an aiTOw, a dai't). 435. Siaoig (a collop, a steak, a piece of flesh) = Ice. steik (broiled meat), A.S. sticce (a part, steak), Eng. steak. See High). Soc. Diet. Cf, Dan. steg (roast-meat). 436. Stannart (a stint, a limit, a bound, a measviring wand) is from Eng. standard. See Highl. Soc. Diet. 437. Srabh and stravx Srabh (straw), also pronounced strahh), is akin to, perhaps not bor- rowed from Eiig.s^razf (lit. thatwhich is strewed), A.S. streaw and streow (straw), Ger. stroh, Dan. straa., Ice. stra. Cf. next No. 438. Struidh, struidheas, and strew. Struidh (to squander, to waste) is connected with Dan. strcee (to strew), Goth, straujan (to strew), Ger. streuen (to strew, to scatter), A.S. streoioimi (to strew), Eng. strew. Cf. Lat. steriio (to spread), Gr. stornimii (to spread), to strcAv), Sansk. star, str (to spread). Struidh- eas is from struidh. 439. Strloch and streak. Strioch (to delineate, to draw lines; also, as noun, a line, a streak) = Dan. streek (a stroke, a line), A.S,' strica (a stroke, a line), Eng. streak. 440. Stadh, more correctly stagh and stay. Stadh or stayh (a stay, the rope that sustains the mast) = Dan. stag, (stay), Eng. stay. Cognate with Ger. stehen, Lat. sto, Eng. stand. 441. Uhraid (dispute, confusion, contention) may be compared with Dan. ufred (war, troubles, distur- bances) from fred (peace) with nega- tive prefix U-. 442. Frachd (freight) = Ban. fra.gt (freight, cargo), Qev. fracht (a load), Eng. freight. Cf. Dut. vrachten (to carry). 443. Geadas or gead-iasg (pike) may be compared with Dan. gedde or giedde (pike), Ice. gedda (pike), Scot. gedd. 444. Tearr (tar) = Ice. tjara (tar), Dan. tjcere (tar), Dut. terr (tar, 222 THE GAEL. September, 1874. pitch), Old Dut. tarre and tcrre, A.S. tero (tar, glue), Eag. tar. 445. Tobha (a rope) = Ice. tog or tcmg (rope), Dan. tog (rope), Dut. touw (rope), A.S. tow, £ng. tow (to tug a vessel through the water with a rope). 446. Seàrr (a sickle, a saw) = Lat. serra (a saw). See Highl. Soc. Diet. 447. Side or tyide (time, season, weather) corresponds to Dut. tijd (time, season), Ger. zeit (time), Dan. lid (time), A. 5. tid and tud (tide, time, season), Eng. tide. For s = t cf . sorii and torn, sahaid and tabaid. 448. Sgaoth (a swarm) may be compai'ed with Lat. scaieo or scato (to gush or spring forth, to come forth in great numbers, to swarm with). 449. Stràille (a carpet, mat, rug) = Lat. straguluni (a carpet, coverlet, blanket) fi-om sterno (t(; spread). 450. Spadal (a paddle, a broad short oar, the blade of an oar), if not from Eug. spattle, is direct from Lat. spatula or sjmthida, diminutive of $patha = Gr. spathe (any broad blade). 451. Sltgh (to suck iu, to drain) is cognate with Lat. sugo (to suck), Dan. suge (to suck), Ger. saugen (to suck), Dut. zuigen (to suck), A.S. sugan, sucan (to suck), Eng. such. Cf. Sansk. chush (to suck). Cf. Bopp's Glossary, p. 140. 452. Gloc (the cluching of a hen) = "W. clwc (clucking) and may be compared with Dan. klukke (to cluck), Dut. klokken (to cluck), Ger. Glucken (to cluck), A.S. cloccan., Eng. cluck. Cf. Gr. klossd (to cluck like a hen), kldgmos (the clucking of hens), Lat. glocio (to cluck as a hen). 453. Steòrnadh (steering, by the stars, guiding, directing, ruling) from sieòrn. (to steer, guide, &c.) = Ice. stjorna (to direct, govern, reign) from stjorn (steerage, rule, manage- ment, direction). Of. Ice. stjarna (a star), Dan. stjerne, Goth, stairno, Ger. stern, Lat. aster .^ Gr. ast^r, Eng. star. Armstrong has an obsolete steorn (a star). Cognate with stihir to steer). Cf. Diefenbach's Goth. Lexicon. 454. Spiid and spite. Spld (spite, malice) = Dut. spijt (soi-row, grief, spite), spijten (to vex, displease), Eng. sjnte. Spld (speed) is from Eng. speed. 455. Spidll (spoil), of which sphinn is another form, = Lat. spolium (spoil, booty), akin to Gr. skulon, plur. skiila (the arms strlpt off a slain enemy, sj^oils) from skullo (to skin, flay), Eng. spoil. 456. Spideal (a spital or hospital) = Eng. spital (originally a place for the entertainment of strangers), Ger. spital (liospital) from Lat. hospitalis (connected with guests), hosptiuiii a lodging for strangers), from hospes gen. hospitis (a landlord, entertainer, host; also the person entertained, guest). 457. Speuc (a spike, splinter) may be compared with Ice. spik (a splin- ter), Eng. sjnke. (To be continued.) TREASURE TROVE. DISCOVERY OF THE " LOGAN GAELIC MAN- USCRIPTS. Sir, — Those who are still alive and wlio lived in the vicinity of the Serpent's Walk about the beginning of the present century, will remember the old High- lander who lived in the little cottage on the inner side of what was known at that time as " Cubbie's Plantin," but has long been buried in the mass of improvements around where was once the orchard of the Mayor of Cartsburn. The little cot which I have referred to was probably one of the outhouses connected with the mansion of the C'rawfurds, which at the time I speak of, was a ruin possessed of few features calculated to attract the student of antiquarian or archreological lore, or indue* the artist to transfer them to his canvas ; although at a later period an artist of some celebrity did make ^ September, 1874. THE GAEL. picture of the somewhat arL'ticial falls in the glen on the waterside of these ruius. At the period I refer to Lindsay Logan — for that was the name hy which he was known — was regarded by some of the older folks %vho knew him well as the resident representative of the Crawfurd family, for he was a person of considera- ble natural and acquired accomplishments, though there was not much in his outward appearance to denote these ; but he was regarded as a person eminently above the average of those he casualty associated with, and as his family and origin were alike unknown to even his most intimate friends, this fact was the occasion of all sorts of rumours being hazarded in regard to the one and the other. But those who were not of a very speculative dispo- sition, and disliked all sorts of gossip, were satisfied with a currently received opinion that some one of Logan's family had befriended the Crawfurd family at a period anterior to the time of Logan's being known to any of the Cartsburn people — indeed it was said that Logan Lindsay was his proper name, and that he was virtually a very remote branch or relation of the Crawfurd's themselves, but whether the bond was one of blood or of charity, the genuine outcome of the connection was that Logan was provided — as he said himself — in a manner suffi- ciently ample to enable him to spend the few years he had to pass here without taking too much thought of the morrow. I have called him what he was always considered to be, a Highlander, but his studies and acquirements, and the length of time he had resided in the low country, had almost obliterated any traces of his Celtic origin, so far as neutralizing the gutteral and natural sonorous vocalization of the Highlander, and it was only, or chieliy, on account of what has recently transpired that we knew that he was a Highlander at all. Well, Logan lived in this asylum, and that there were no hixuries no one ever doubted, but that there was some comfort all were satisfied, and from the fact that he spent so much of his time in that humble dwelling, the people judged there was at least some enjoyment to be found there of a kind which was conge- nial to his temper. I do not remember seeing the old man but once, for at the time of his death my grandmother lived close by, and my granclfather was one of those who enjoyed his friendship and oonlidence along with a few others, Kobin Taj-lor, Mr. Boyd the gardener, and the folks at Castle Spunks — at least so my grandmother said — and when he came to my grandmother's — which was not often — he used to address her in a homely and jocular manner, and called her Mrs. Tambour (Barbour was her pat- ronj'^mic), which was on account, I suppose, of finding her continually at work at her tambouring. The object of his calling was not, as is frequently the case among people, to indulge in a raid of gossip on the neighbours, but was, as I afterwards learned, to consult my grandfather, who had a most uncommon memory, in reference to some matters of pre-historic time?, and as soon as his object was obtained he seemed satisfied, and would bid my worthy ancestors good-bye, and shortly after they would see him wend his way by the path through the trees, and disappear behind the old ruin which obstructed their view of his quiet old rustic domicile. It is now nearly fifty years ago. So far as I can mind, it was about the time when Luke Lindsay's first house was built that old Logan took unwell, and he was attended by ray grandmother and Mrs. Spens, who used to stay at the top of Cartsburn Street, or rather at the foot of l*artsburn Brae, and between whom and Logan there ever after existed a deep and solid attachment which only afflic- tion and sympathy call into existence, and which seemed to grow stronger as his days advanced. I have found it necessary to be thus particiilar wath these few outlines, as they go far to exjjlain what follows, and to make intelligible the remainder of the narrative. It was on a Saturday night, about forty years ago, and al)out the lat- ter end of November. As my custom was, I had gone to %asit my grandmother, and had stayed longer or later than was usual for me to do on such occasions. When I was about to leave we were startled and surprised by hearing some one ascending the stair in a hurried and breathless manner, and without the ordi- nary and common ci\^lity of knocking at the door, rush in, and in a panting and speechless manner hand my grandmother a box, with the request to take care of it, and muttering something about an awful visitation and the safety of Mrs. Spens, he turned and left, descending the stair with a speed altogether unlike his years. This was the only time I had ever seen Logan, for my grandmother, after re- covering from her surprise, told me it was him, and she said it was her opinion he 224 THE GAEL. September, 1874. had gone demented, and I mind how sad she and my grandfather were during the short interval of susi^ense which followed, for in a verj'^ few minutes after he had gone away we were attracted hy a hnid rushing sound as if the trees in the plan- tation had recovered their foliage and were bending to the blast of a severe and protracted hurricane, which was fol- lowed by distant cries of distress, the falling of heavy objects, and a general wail, which left no doubt on our minds that some awful and destructive catas- trophe had taken place. The night was one of fearful terror and alarm and sleepless apprehension, and when the daylight broke over the scene how terrible was the wreck. The floods had descended through Cartsburn Glen roaring and leaping in their wild course, and were dealing death and destruction to everything which opposed their force and fury — embankments, bridges, trees, houses and their inmates were swept away by the mad torrents in their fatal course. And terrible as was the scene of ruin, much more terrible and appalling were the pale, sorrowful, and anxious mothers who were looking for their children, and thrilling was the frantic and despondent wail of satisfaction when some lost one was abstracted from a confused heap of debris a cold and life- less corpse. Houses which were a few- hours before the homes of happy families levelled in the universal wreck, and broken walls and confused and huddled heaps of furniture were to be seen at every turn. There was scarcely a dry eye to be seen as the curious and sorrow- ful crowd moved from one scene of woe to another, scanning the disaster and terrible ravages of that night of terror. Every place where it was thought pos- siljle for a lost one to be was sought and explored — the channel of the burn, the timber-yards at its outlet, every heap and pile of debris and mud which were found in the corners — and though many were found and laid out for identification in the old house at Springkell Street, where the mill now stands, the body of Logan was never recovered, and though his name did not ajipear in the register of the lost at the time, that was more the result of the uncertainty of his fate than any doiiljt which existed in the minds of his friends in relation to it, for it was ascertained that he never reached Mrs. Spens' house, and he Avas never seen after le chdraidh, agus oidhirp- I ichidh nri a toirt seachad 'u a cainnt : bhlasda fein. — Leabhar mm Cnoc. {Ill hantuinii.) COM HE AD H. EADAK MUKACHADH BAX AGUS COINNEACH CIOBAIE. MuR. — Is e dnil do chomhlachadh an so, a Choinnich, a thug o 'n bhaile mi, agus cha bheag an solas a ta 'lionadh mo cbridhe, aon sealladh eiie fbaotaiun dhiot, a charaid, agus mar an ceunda de Sheonaid, a thaiuig, tha mi 'tuigsiun, maille riut. Tba mi 'n dochas gu 'm bheile sibh air fad ann an slainte 's a' Ghoirtean- Fraoicb. Coin. — Tha sin guu dith, gun deireas, a Mhurachaidh, agus tha mi 's an earbsa gu'm bheil an teaghlach agus au crodb air au cosaibb agad fein, agus gacb ni eile ag eirigh leat, fhir mo ghi-aidh. Cha do chuir mi suil ort 's a' bhaile no 's a' mha- cbair, o 'n chnniiaic Seonaid agus mi fein thu re na seachdain sin a bha siun na d' fhardaich fhialaidh fein air banais Seonaid oig ; agus Ochan ! b' i bhanais i ! Cba 'n fhac mi a h-aicheadh riamh, agus cha 'n fhaic. Bha an comunn lioumhor, ach bha iad uile co taitneach, beusach, riagbailteach, cridheil — uile mar aon duine, a dh-aon inntinn, agus a' dol gu 'u dulan a thoirt toisich agus urraim do aon a cheile. Tba mi an dochas gu 'm bheil a' chuideachd og a' tighinn air a cheile gu ro mhaith, agus gu 'm bheil deagh-slainte agus gach sochair eile air au sealbhachadh leo. 234 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios au Fhoghair, 1874. MuR. — Is og an uollaig a' ciieud oidbclie, a Choinnicb, is iiiò 's tratli dboibli a bbi 'gearan fatbast; deanadb iad stad gus am bi iad cuideacbd daviia letb naiu bliadbnaicbean o 'n pbos tbusa agiis mise, a' Cboinnicb, agus cbi iad an sin gu 'm bbeil iouiadb car, agus cleas, agns cluicb- iomart aig an t-saogbal tbrioblaideacb so, nacb fbac iad fatbast, agus air nacb do sniuainicb iad riamb. Coir. — Ro cbeart gun teagainb, a IMbiiracbaidb, acb tba iad 'n an ditbis glic, agus ged a bbiodb iad air a cbaocbladli sin, tba deagb f bear - iuil 'n an focbair, — deagb cbombairlicbe dlùtb air laimli, eadbon Muracbadb Ban. MuR. — Bi'ii ad tbosd, a Cboinnicb, agus sguir dbe d' ndiiodal agus gboileani. Cba 'u 'eil Muracbadb Ban bocbd acb mar a tba e, agus ged bbiodb e ni b' fbearr cba bu mbiste se e. Ocbau, cba 'n 'eil Is lag, neo-iomlan, agus amaideacb sinn uile, ma db' fbagar sinn dbuinn fein, agus mur iarr sinn an neart agus an gliocas sin a ta a dbitb oirnn chum ar stiuireadb air sligibb ar dleas'nais fein. Coin. — Tba sin uile gle cbeart, a' Mburacbaidb, acb is maitb au guotbucb gu 'm bbeil cuideacbadb iomlan agusfreagarracb r" a fbaotuinn a nasgaidb, seadb, gun airgiod agus gun or, ma db' iarrar e uaitb- san a tba 'thoirt air gacb ui a bbi ag oiV)reacbadb le cbeile chum ar leas aimsireil agus spioradail maraon. MuR. — Am measg gacb uile cbuis agus gbnothuich, cba 'n fbeum sinn dearmad a dbeanamh air an dleasnas dha-san o 'm bbeil ar beatba, ar bitb, agus comas ar gluasaid againn, a Cboinnicb ; cba'n fbeum idir, oir cba 'n 'eil fios againn air ciod a bbeir aon la mu'ii cuairt. Coin. — Is maitb nacb 'eil fios againn air sin. Tba e gu trocaii'eacb agus gu glic air a chealacbadb oii'un, oir mur biodb, cba b' urrainn sinn a bbi beo air an talamb. Is gasda, grinn a mbinicb Maigbstir Iain, an seann mbinisteir coir againn fein, an teagasg sin duinn air an t-Sabaid a db' f balbb, air da a bbi 'searmonach- adb o 'n earrainn a ta 'g inn seadb dbuinn gu 'n " Teid sgiamb au t-saogbail so seacbad." Mur. — Am bbeil banais mbor gu bbi againn au so an nocbd, a Cboinnicb Ì Cbuir Seumas Mor fios db' iouusuidb na mna, a bbi cinn- teacb gu 'n tigeadb i maille rium-sa db'ionnsuidb na bainnse aig Isiobail agus gu 'm faiceamaid Coiinieacb Ciobair agus Seonaid rombainn an so. Agus gedisemacbratbar mo mbatbar Seumas Moi-, cba tigiuu idir au nocbd, mur b' e gu 'n cual mi gu 'n robli tbusa, a charaid, agus Seouaid gu bbi rombam. Fagaidb sinn a' bbanais 's a' cbuid a's mo de 'n oigridb, agus tbeid tbusa agus mise do cbuil air cbor-eigiu, a labbairt air cuisibb an t-saogbail, agus na riogb- acbd. Coin. — Mar sin bitbeadb e, a Mburacbaidb, gbeibbear nine air son gacb ni ; oir mar a tlnibbairt an duine glic, " Aig gacb ni tba tratb, agus am aig g'acb run fuidb ueamb. Am gu gul, agus am gu gaire ; am gu caoidb agus am gu dannsadb." Mur. — Is firinn sin, gun teagamb, a' Cboinnicb, an agbaidb nacb urrainn ueacb ni sara bitb a radb. Coin. — ('ba 'n 'eil fios agam air sin, a Mburacbiidb, tba e air a radb gu 'm bbeil "^am ann gu dannsadb," acb cba 'n e nocbd e, oir bba mi bacacb, crubach fad seachduin leis na rinn mi dbe 'n dannsadb air banais Seonaid oig agad fein, agus mo lamb-sa dhuit, nacb faicear air an ui-Jar an so mi, Mur. — Na toirboid, a' Choinnicb, oir an uair a tbainig litir-cbuiiidb o Sheumas Mor db' ionnsuidb an tigbe aw dol "u ]).'inais Isiobail db' aiu- Treas Alios au Fhoghair, 1874, AN GAIDHEAL. 235 micheadh gu robh Coiiiueach Ciobair agiis Seonaid gu bhi ann, agus thubh- aivt an t-seaiin bhean bliochd agam- sa, g-ii 'ii rackadh i ann diveach chvim aoii riiidliil danusaidli a bhi aice maille ri Coiuneach Ciobaii-. Feuch, ciod do bharail air a' chailleacli bhocbd agam-sa. Ocban ! nacb bi 'ii oisneacb i, — te a db' fbeudadb i bhi 'u a sean-mhathaii' ! Coix. — Gle cheart, a' Mhurach- aidlh Tha bhean choir agad-sa co suundach, cridheil, geanail, 's gu 'm bbeil tlachd aice ann a bhi 'faicinii gach neach sona mu 'n cuairt di ; agus mar au ceudna gach og agus aosda a' gabhail toil-iuntiuu neo- chiontaich dhoibh fein, agus c'ait an deanadh iad sin, mar deanadh iad air banais e ? MuR. — Is comadh co dhiubh, a Cboinnich, fagaidh sinn sin mar a tba e, agiis rachamaid a macli car tacain a dh-amharc au t-saoghail mu 'n cuairt, agus a dh' fbaotuinn do naigheachd. Coin. — Tha deagh naigheachdan tearc agus ganu, agus cha tig mo bbeul air au droch naigheachd ged bhiodh i auu. Ach ciod i do bharail air a' chogadh rongach sin a thainig o cheann ghoirid gu crich 's an Roinii- Africa Ì MuK. — Seadh direach, an cogadh a bha againn ris na h-Ashanteich, — sluagh cealgach, mealltnch, dubh air gach doigh, agus lionmhor mar na cuileagan. Cha robh e 'n a chogadh taitneach idir; 's e sin, cha robh moran moralachd, urraim, molaidh no aird-chliu ri 'm faotuiuu o bhi 'ruagadh chreutairean cho suarach, aiueolach, agus iodhol-aorach am measg choilltean agus gharbhhiichean na duthcha aca fein ; ach an deigh sin, bha e 'n a chogadh anabai-acli cunnartach a tbaobh seoltachd agus foill nan naimhdean, a bha 'g am folach fein thall 's a bhos, agus a' losgadh an uaigueas air na saighd- eiribh againn-ne. Coin. — Tha sin uile, a' Mhurach- aidh, gle nadurra dboibh r' a dheanamh. Tha e nadurra dhoibh iad fein agus an cuid a dhion mar a dh' fheudas iad, agus au dichioll a dheanamh gu cur an aghaidh gach cumhachd eile a dh' fheudas ionus- aidh a thoirt orra. MuR. — Cha 'n e mhaiu gu 'n robh sin nadurra dhoibh a dheanamh, ach I'inn iad e, agus is iomadh mac mathar treun agus gaisgeii a thuit marbh air na raointibh aca, 'n am doibh a bhi cogadh nan aghaidh. Thuit aireamh nach bu bheag dhe 'n Fhreiceadan Dhubh, a bha riamh co cliuiteach agus gaisgeii o 'n thogadh au ioiseach e. Coin. — Tha mi 'n duil gur fad an nine o 'n thogaclli am Freiceadau Dubh an toiseach. MuR. — Thogadh e air tus aig ceann drochaid Obairfeallaidh 's a' bhliadhna 1740, agus cha robh mac mathar 's a' chuideachd ah- fad ach claim dhaoin'-uaisle, agus cha robh a h-aon duibh fo shea troidhean ann an airde 1 Thug am Freiceadan Dubh buaidh anns gach blar 's an robh iad riamh, ach a mhaiu aia; Ticonderoga, agus aig Fontenoi. Agus eadhon anns na h-aitibh sin rinn iad gaisge do chur an ceill, — gaisge, air son an d' rinneadh iad 'u au Albanaich Rioghail anus gach linn li teachd Ì Na 'u rachadh eachd- raidh an treubhautais agus an tairisneachd a sgriobhadh sios ann an ordugh, lionadh agus dheanamh e suas leabhar anns am biodh na ceudan duilleag. Coin. — Cha 'n inghnadh, ma ta, ged a bheireadh iad, maille ri 'n comhlannaibli dileas, buaidh air Eigh Coffi CalcalH, agus ged a chuireadh iad Coomassi 'n a lasaii- theine. MuR. — Is iomadh oran-molaidh a rinneadh du na lior *' Albanaich 236 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Alios an Fhoghair, 1874. Rioghail" so, ach 'n am measg sin gu leir, cba 'u 'eil dull ag-am gu 'n d' thngadh barrachd air a' chliu a tliugadli dhoibh leis an Urramach Eoibeart Mac-Griogair, a bha aon nair 'n a Mhinisteir aim an Cill- Mhuire, 's an Eilean Sgiathanacli. CoiN.^ — Cha 'ii 'eil diiil again gu 'n dial mi riamh an cliu sin, a Mluir- acbaidh, am bheil a' blieag sam bith dlieth agad air do mheomhair ? MuR. — Tha dull agam gu 'm blieil a' cbuid a's mo dlietb air chuimbn' agam, a Cboinnicb, acb tba eagal orm gu 'm bheil cuideacbd na baiunse 'g ar n-ionudrain air falbh uatha, oir cba 'n 'eil sinn gle cbomunnail riutba air sbeol sam bitb. Coin. — Ma tba, mo tbogair, cba 'n eagal doibb. Cba 'n iad seaun bbodaicb mar a tba sinne a tba iad ag iarraidh, acb inuinntir cbridbeil, eutrom, og ; agus tbeid mise an urras MuR. — nacb'eil gutb aca idir m' ar timcbioll. Le sin, a Mburacbaidb, cuir seisde ris an oran, agus bbear sinn lucbd na bainuse oirnu an uair a tbig criocb air. MUE. — " Is trian oibre toiseacb- adb," nime sin tlioir cluas, a Cboinn- icb, agus ged uacb 'eil cail agam gu seinn, tba teangadb agam cbum na focail a cbur an ceill. Coin. — Tba teangadb agad gun teagamb, a' Mburacbaidb, acb tba mi meallta mur 'eil i gle tbioram, cosmbuil, ri mo theangadb feiu. Is feairrd sinn ar teangannan a fbliucb- adb le boinne beag de dbrucbd nam beann, oir tba tart oirnn le cbeile, agus tba pail teas an so, agus 's i ar bbeatba d' a ionnsaidh. A nis rach an t-adbairt leis an oran-molaidb do 'u Freiceadan Dbiibb, a tba mar a tbubbairt tbu, air fonn an siubbail fein. MOLADH DO 'N FHREICEADAN DHUBH. Faigheadh cliu o gach rami fhear, gii ceòlmhor's gu bimi, An Dubh-Fhreiceadan Gaidhealach a dh' àraich na glinn ; — Ciiimir, fuasgailteach, finealta, slàinteil 's a' chom, Fearail, ceannsgalach, cruadalach, treun, agus trom. 'S gu robli buaidh leis na seòid ghuiueacb, ghàig, agus bheo, Chaidh do bhuillsgein nam Fràngach, mar ghaoth 'dol 's a' cheo Is nach d' flieucli fatha?t cùl do neach riamh nach robh leò ; Oir cha striochd sliochd nan ghàrbh-chrioch, a's annta an deò ! 'S maith thig breacan-an-fheilidh, gu leir do na sùinn, — Osain ghèarr air an calpannaibh dòmhail, geal, cruinn : A's iteagan dorch', air slios gorm-uidheam cheann, Sud i eididh nam blàr, 's cha bi 'n tè fhada theànn. 'S gu robh biiaidh, &c. 'S ceart a labhras iad canain na h-Alba o chiàn, Mar a bha i aig Fionn a's aig Oisian gu diàn ; Cha do ghluais chum na tuasaid, 's a' chaoidh iad cha ghhiais, Gun am bolg-fheadain nihèur-thoUach, fhuaimneach 'n an cluàis ! 'S gu robh buaidh, &c. Cha tearc gabhadh a's ait, aa an d' thainig le buaidh, Gaisgich chalma na comhraig, 's nan dlùth-bhuillean cruaidh ; Roimh gach diomhanas, sògh, aidhear, 's aoibhneas a thagh, A bhi 'dionadh an saorsa an duthcha, 's an high' ! 'S gu robh buaidh, &c. 'S iomadh deuchainn a fhuair na fir àrdanach bhras, Bho 'n nach geilleadli diùbh làmh, 's o 'n nach tionndadh dhiùbh cas ; Bho 'n nach Iheudadh gun caochaileadh an dualchas n' an cleachd, Leis an d' fhàgadh gun sàmhladh an sinnsir 's a'ghleachd. 'S gu robh buaidh, &c. Treas ilios an Fhoghair. 1S7-1. AN GAIDHEAL. 237 Mar a bhlàth-mhadiiinu shàiuhraiclh, iad ciùin ann an sith, Acli mar gheàmhradh nam beaiin aca, searMi ann an strith ; Sgaiteach, gruamach, a' luaithreadh nan naimbdean le feirg, 'G an cas-ruagadh 's gau sguabadh a araichibk dearg ! 'S gu robb buaidh, &c. Cha 'n 'eil ùiue ni 's mo a' ruith dbàsan nach geill, Bidb mar dhearbhadh corp màrbb, gu 'm bu ghànn e de cheill ; Seachnadh 'u ti leis nacb f earr guin an eig, na bbi slàn, Casadh riusan a suas, a ta millteach a's dan ! 'S gu robb buaidh, &c. Mar a's gairge an uamh, mar a's cruaidbe an cath, 'S ann is àirde 'n sin iuntiun luchd-trusgaiu nan dath ; Tha 's an doruinn a' fas anam mùr dboibb air fad, Leis an rèub, leis am mill, 's leis an claoidb iad gun stad. 'S gu robb buaidh, &c. 'S i so 'n fliirinji gu dearbh, air gach seòl agus doigh, 'S ga co'-dhàingneach' gu dilinn, bidh la t'ontenoi ; Sud an la a thug ainm dhoibh air tiis anus an fheachd, Bha an rim uile-dhileas do 'n Righ 's do gach reachd. '8 gu robh buaidh, &c. Och : chaidh 'n sài-uch' 's an leonadh; bha 'n ceud charraid teth Oir aig Ticonderoga, ged chàiU iad an leth, Na sheas bhuadhuaich le comhnadh na dh' aom gu ro ghrinn I Einn a' chounstridh ud Kioghail iad, 'nuas feadh gach linn ! 'S gu robh buaidh, &c. Rinueadh gniomharra leu anus gach tir chum an deach', Bhios 'u an ioghna, 's nam miorbhuil', gu brath do gach neach ; Cha leig air dearmad an saoghal, an treun'tas gii sior, 'M feadh 'bhios speis agus mor-mheas do shaighdaireachd fhior 1 'S gu robh buaidh, &c. Ach CO Cheòlraidh uo 'n teangair is ùirdheirce th' ann, 'S urrainn innseadh mar 'bhuadhaich 's an Eipbit a' Chlànu ? Luaidh neo-ghann, gathan-lann, sleaghan-chrann, chaidh gu luath, 'M fir do-cheannsach' do chach, o na h-armuinu o Thuath '. 'S gu robh buaidh, &c. As na gàirdeanaibh liith-chleasach, feitheach, ghrad leum, Goimhli's bàs a chuir miltean o chàinnt a's o fheum ! Ghabh na Laoghaich 's an am mireadh 'u-searbh-chath a's conn 'Dol troimh dhiiiutean a's ar-chlosach naimbdean le fonn 1 'S gi; robh buaidh, &c. 'S glan a dh' eirich am buaireas air connlann an àigh, Oir le lèir-sgTÌos, chaidh f rangaich a bhualadh gun bhàigh I Thuit gach aon air an làr dhiubh, 'n a sheimh-chadal buan, 'S thug na Gàidh'l leo 'n sròl aca nail thar a' chùan ! Mar so buaidh leis na seòid, ghuineach, gharg, agus bheò, 'Theid do bhuillsgein nam Frangach, mar ghaoth 'dol 's a' chec 'S nior fheuch iad an cùlaobh do 'n dream nach bi leo, 0, nior striochd iad gu siorruidh, a's annta an deò ! Coix. — Is gleusda a rinn am bard a dhichioll,agus is gle-mhaith a chuir e a bhriatliran an altaibli a' cheile. Agus, a Mhura chaidh, is g'lan a dh' aithris thu an t-orRn-molaidh sin. agus is iougantach do chuimhne. Moran taing dhuit, ach bithidh tuilleadh againn mu bhardachd au deigh so, ma chaomhnar sinn. A nis. biomaid a' toivt an t-senmair- 238 AN GAIDHEAL. Ireas ilios au t'hoghair, 1874. iosail oirnn, oil- tha mi 'clniuntinii gii 'n d' tliainig am Ministeir a chiu- na snaim sin le 'bhilibh iiacli fuasgail eadhou Murachadh Bau le'fhiaclaibli. So, so, ma ta, racliamaid sios. Alasdair Ruadh. 8PI0RAD NA H-AOISE. SEANN SGEULACHD GHAIDHEALACH LEIS AN DR. MACLEOID, NACH MAIR- EANN. (Air leantuiim.) Fliuaii- Caomhan gabliail aig' air an oidhclie sin gu maith cartliautacli maille li madadli ua maoile-moire, ann an uaimli thioraim, gun tighinn- fodha iiothairis — ua'm foghnadh sin a's feoil mhilis, uauacli, mlieaunacli, gun ditb, gun gliainne, gun doluni; agus an am falbli 's a' mbaduinn, gu leoirair son turuis an latba. " A 'nis," arsa madadb na maoile-moive, " slan leat a Cbaomhain ! Soirbheachadh leat ge b' e ait' an teid thu — sonas'ii ad shiubhal 's 'n ad glduasad. Tliairg mi aoidheachd, 's clia do dbuilt thu i ; ghabh thu gu cridheil, sunndach na thairg mi : chuir thu oidhche seachad ami au uaimh niadadh na maoile-moire — dh' earb thu as — naisg thu a chairdeas, agus cha mheallar thu. A nis thoir fainear mo bhriathran. Ma thig cas cruaidh no eiginn gu brath ort, anus au dean huis coise agus gniomharan eusgaidh feuiii dhuit, cuimhnich air madadh na maoile-moire — miannaich e 's bithidh mise ri d' thaobh." Dh' amais an cairdeas agus an fhialachd cheudna ris an ath oidhche o 'n t-sar-bhiadhtaiche iomairteach, shiubhlach, fitheach dubh choire- nan-creag, air uach hiidheadh an cadal, agus air nach eireadh a' glirian, gus am biodh aige na dh' fhoghnadh dha fein agus dha-san a thigeadh s' a dh' fhalbhadh. Gu gearr- k'umnach, clapartach, sgiathach, vinn e 'n t-iul da air choraibh sgeithe troimh aisridli chasa-gabhar gu cos sgorra dhionaich creige, far an d' iarr e air tri trianan d' a sgios agus an oidhche gu leir chur seachad maille ris. Fhuair e gabhail aige'n oidhclie sin gu maith 's gu ro mhaith comhla ri fitheach dubh choire-nau-creag, na 'm foghnadh feoil a's sithionn ; agus an am falbh 's a' mhaduinn thuirt e ris, "A Chaomhain mliic Ghorhi-uan-treud, thoir leat na dh' fhoghuas air do thuras — cuid a' choigrich cha d' ionndraich mi riamh ; —agus cuimhnich mo bhriathran deireanuach. Ma thuiteas dhuit a bhi 'n cas no an eiginn gu brath aims an dean sgiath laidir agus misneach nach dibir, feum dhuit, cuimhnich orm-sa : 's blath do chridhe, 's caoimhiieil do shuil — dh' earb thu thu fein riumsa — blieathaich thusa fitheach an fhasaich roimhe so, agus roiun thu ris do Ion— 's mise do charaid, chuir thu 'n oidhche seachad ann an cos nan creag — earb asam." Air an treas oidhche dh' amais comhdhail agus biadhtachd nach bu mhiosa air Caomhan o 'n dobhran- donn ; an sgorr-shuileach, an siriche teoma, eusgaidh, air nach biodh cuid fir no gille 'dhith f had 's a bliiodh e r' a f haotainii air muir no air tir. Ged nach robh 'u a gharaidh r' a eisdeachd ach sgiamhail a's inealan- aich chat, a's bhroc, a's thaghan, a's fheocallan, threoraich e e gun sgath, gun eagal, gun sgiansgar, gu taiceil, foghanta, raideil — gu roibeanach, bior-shuileach, mion-eolach, gu beul cuirn, far an d' iarr e air tri trianan d' a sgios agus an oidhclie gu h-uile 'chur seachad comhla ris. Neo'-ar- thaing mur d' fhuair e gabhail aige 'n oidhche sin comhla ri dobhran- donn an t-srutha, an sior shiubhlach, na 'm foghnadh ia,sg de gach seorsa 'b' fhearr na cheile — agus leaba thioram, shcORgair, udiaitli. de Treas Siios an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 239 dhreamsgal ai'd-lain stoirme reoth- airt, a's feamainn-chireiii aii dubli- cLladaicb. " Cuir seacbad an oidhche, 'Chaombain," arsa 'ii dobb- ranu-donn ; " 's e Ian ditb do Tbbeatba. Caidil gu samliacb ; 's feai' faire furacbar an dobbran." 'N uair a tbainig an bitba 's a bba Caoniban gu imeacbd air a tburus, cbaidb an dobbran air cboimbead- acbd greis de 'n t-sligbe niaille ris. " Slan leat ! a Cbaomliaiu," ars' esan ; " rinn tbu caraid dbiom. Ma tbig- càs cruaidb no teaiin eiginn ort anns an dean esan a sbnambas an srutb no 'tbnmas fo 'n f bairge freasdal diiit, cuinibnicb orm-sa, 's bitbidb mi ri d' tbaobb." Fbuair e na tri niairt mbaol', odbar 's an lagan 's an d' f bag e iad — db' eiricb iad, agus mu airde 'n fbeasgair sin fbeiu rainig iadsan agus esan, gu sabbailte, socair, botban an t-sleibb. Bba failte 's furau 's an tigb 'n uair a rainig Caomban. Fbuair e gabbail aige guuairceas, gun cbrine. Db' fbeor- aicb an seann duiue dbetb cia mar db' eiricb dba o 'n a db' f balbb e, tboisicb e air sud 'iunseadb. Mbol an seann duin' e cbionn nacb do gbabb e gnotbucb ri aon ni 'cbunnaic e gus an d' rainig e tigb nan laoidbean biune, do bbrigb nacb robb annta gu leir acb culaidb- bbuairidb — sgleo faoin a chum a mbealladb. " Fosgbiidb mi dbuit dubb-cbeist na cuise 'n a dbeigb so," ars' an seann duine ; " agus leigidb mi ris duit bi'igb gacb seallaidb a cbuir mor-iongaiitas ort. Bba tbu dileas, a Cbaombain. larr do dbuais agus gbeibb tbu i." " Cba bbi sin trom dbuit-sa, tba mi 'n docbas," arsa Caomban, " agus bitbidb e pailt na 's leoir leam-sa. Aisig dbomb piutbair mo gbraidh agus da bbratb- air mo ruin a tba agad fo dbruidb- eacbd, beo, slan mar a db' f bag iad tigb an atbar ; agus boim oir no tastan aii-gid cba 'u 'eil a dhitb air Caomban." " 'S ard d' iarrtas, ogauaicb," arsa 'n duiae ; " tba duilgbeadas eadar tbu 's na db' iarr tbu OS ceaun na tba ad chomas a cbotbacbadb." " Aiiimicli iad," ars' Caomban, " 's leig leam-sa 'n cotb- acbadb mar is fearr is urrainn domb." " Eisd ma ta : Anns a' bbeinn aird ud sbuas, tba earb sbiubblacb a's caoile cas ; a letb- bbreac cba 'n 'eil ann ; 's ballacb, caisionu a slios, 's a croc mar cbabar an fbeidh. Air an locban bboidbeacb dlutb do tbir na greine, tba lacb a thug ban' air gacb lacb — lacb uaine a' mbuiueil oir. Ann an liune dbor- cba a' cboire-bbuidbe, tba breac tarra-gbeall nan gialaii dearga, a's 'earr mar an t-airgiod a's gloiue suuadb. Falbb, agus tboir dbacbaidb an so eilid cbaisionn, bballacb na beinne, lacb aillidb a' mbuiueil oir, agus am breac a db' aitbnicbear o gacb breac ; a's innseadb mise dbuit an sin mu pbiutbar do gbaoil 's mu dba bbratbair do ruin." Db'f balbb Caomban donn. Cbaidb gruagacb an f built oir 's na cir' airgid na dbeigb. " A Cbaombaiu," deir i, " gabb misneacb ; tba beann- acb do mbatbar ag'ad agus beannacbd nam bocbd — sbeas tbu do gbealladb — tbug tbu urram do tbigb nan laoidbean binne ; imicb, agus cuimb- nicb mo bbriatbran dealacbaidb — - Gu bratb na toir geill." Tbug e 'n sliiibb air — faicear earb na beinne — a letb-bhreac cba robb 's a' bbeann ; acb 'n uair a bba esan air aon bbearradb bba 'n earb air bearradb eile ; 's bba cbo maitb dba oidbirp a tboirt air neiilaibb luaineacb nan spem-. Bba e 'n impis geill a tboirt, 'n uair a cbuimbuicb e air na labbair gruagacb an fbuilt oir. " O !" arsa Caomban, " nacb robb agam-sa 'nis madadb na maoile-moii'e 's nan casan lutbmbor !" Cba luaitbe 'labbair e 'm focal, lui bba 'ni madadb coir r' a 240 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. thaobli ; agus an deigh dim cuairt no dim 'thoirt mu 'n bbeinn, dh' fhag e eilid chaisionn an t-sleibli aig bonn a cboise. Thug' Caomhan 'n a ctlieigh sin an locban air, agus faicear lacb uaiue a' mbuineil oir ag itealaicb os a cbeann. " !" arsa Caomhan, *' nacb robh again-sa 'uis fitheach dubh an fbasaich a's laidire sgiatb 's a's geire suil!" Cha luaithe 'thubhairt e so, ua chuuuaic e htheach dubh an fbasaich a' dhithacbadh air an locban, agus air ball dh' fhag e lacb uaine a' mbuineil oir r' a thaobb. Raiuig e 'n a dheigh sin an dubb-liune dhorcha, 's faicear an t-iasg tarra- gbeal, airgiodacb, aillidh a' snamb o bbruaicb gu bruaicb. " !" arsa Caomhan, " nacb robh agara-sa 'n dobhrau-donn a shnamhas an sruth 's a thumas fo 'n tuinn !" Aim am prioba ua sul' co bha 'n a shuidhe air bruaicb an uillt ach an dobbran coir. Dh' amharc e 'u aodann Chaomhaiu le baigh — thug e air gu grad as an t-sealladh, agus a mach a dubh-linne dhorcha nan gealag, thug e 'm breac taiTa-gheal a bu loinnriche snuadh, agus leigear e aig cois Chaomhain. Thog e air dhachaidh, agus fagar an earb, an lach, agus am breac boidbeach air stairsnich botbain an t - sleibh. " Buaidh a's piseach le Caomhan donn !" ars' an seann-duiue. " Cha do chuir a ghuala ris nacb do chuir tuar thairis. Thig a stigh, a Chaomhain ; 's 'n uair a bhleodbnas gruagach an f built oir 's na cir' airgid na tri niairt mhaoF, odhar, fosglaidh mi dhuit dubh-cheist na cuise, agus tairngidb sinn gliocas o fhasdadh agus o thurus Chaomhain." DUBH-CHEIST NA SGEULACHD AIR A F0S3LADH. "Chad' fhag tbusa tigh d' atbar 's do nihatbar gun an cead. Beann- achd d' atbar 's do mbatbair bha 'n ad cbois, a Cbaombnin. Cbn do dhuilt tbu an greim do 'n acrach 'n a aire. Bha beannachd nam bocbd ad cbois, a Chaorabain. " Riiui tbu f\isdadh- — gheall thu agus choimblion thu; 's tha duals nam fireau ad cbois, a Chaomhain. '• Clmnnaic thu an coileach oir 's a' chearc airgid, buairidbnean an uilc — ail sgleo 'tha or a's airgiod a' cur air an t-suil--chuimhnich thu do gbealladh — ghluais tbu ann an slighe do dhleasnais — bha sonas air Caomhan. Dh' fbeuch am buair- eadair thu a rithist fo shambladh slataig oir a's slataig airgid. 'S iad so do reir coslais a b' usa 'ghlacadb ; ach chuimhnich thu do gbealladh, a Chaomhain, agus lean thu an spreidh. 'N uair nacb deacbaidh aige air do mhealladh le b-or agus airgiod, dh' fbeuch e do mhealladh le meas boidbeach na coille. Chuir e mu d' choinneamb gach meas a chunnaic tbu riamh, a's da mheas dheug nacb fac' tbu — ach tbionudaidh tbu air falbb. N' uair nacb do bhuadhaich e na bha 'n a bheachd le b-or no airgiod, no leis a' mheas a bha taitneach do 'ii t-suil dh' fbeuch e do mhisneach — an lasair agus an tuil ; ach chaidh thu trorapa aim an slighe do dhleas- nais, agus thuig thu nacb robh annta ach faoineis. Chual' tbu guth nan dan naomba — fuaim nan laoidh- ean rnilis — chaidh thu 'stigh— 's niaith a fbuaras tu j ach lean am buaireadair an sin fein thu. 'S maith a fhrcagair thu e — ' Eisdidh mise 'm focal.' Chunnaic tbu 'n t-ionaltradb lorn 's an fhalaire ard, mbeamnacb, le 'searrach mear a' deanamh gairdeachais air. Mar sin gu trie, a Cbaomhain, 's an t-saogbal : tha tigh nah-aoidheachd air uairibh gann ; ach tha sitb, gairdeachas, agus cinneachdainn 'n a tbaic. Chunnaic thu an t-ionaltradh fasail, agus gach ceithir - chasach chum bnsncbfidb Iris a' cbaoilo : mar sin's Treas Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 241 an t-saoghal, tigh a' bhodaich cbrioniia ; tha pailteis ann, ach cha 'n 'eil aige cridhe 'chum a shealbh- achadh — tha gainne am meadhou a' phailteis^tha daol aig bun gach freumha, agus tha gach bhith air seargadh. " Chuunaic th\i an lochau boidh- each — chuala tu caithream nam buidliuean sona 'bha 'triall gu tir na gveine. Sin agad iadsau a thug fainear mo ghuidhe-sa agiis a blia glic 'n an latha f hein. Chuala tu tuireadh craiteach na muinntir eile bha 'triall gu tir an doi-chadais. 'S iadsan an sluagh gun tuigse, gun steidhe, gun fhirinu, gun dilseachd, a chur an suarachas gach sanas, agus a nis tha iad a' caoidh gu truagh. Cha d' rinn thu tair air caoimhneas agais aoidheachd nam bochd ; ghabh thu ann an cairdeas na thairgeadh gu fialaidh ; cha do naraich thu an t-aiunis — leis a' so naisg thu an dilseachd. Sheas thu do ghealladh — lean thu an spreidh — choisinu thu do dhuais — dh'earb mi as do rahisnich. Cha do mheat- aich duilgheadais thu ; chuir thu do ghuala riutha, 's chaidh leat. Dh' fhiosraich thu nach robh niadadh na maoile - moire, fitheach dubh an f hasaich, no dobhran - donn an iasgaich, guu an feum. Cha d' thug thu geill ; agus a nis, a Chaomhau, a mhic Ghorla-nau-treud, eisd lium. ' Aisig,'ars thusa, 'domh mophiuthar aillidh agus braithrean mo ghaoil a tha agad fo dhruidheachd.' Fo dhrnidheachd, a Chaomhain ! Ciod e drnidheachd Ì lunleachd charach nan cealgach, leth-sgeul baoth nan gealtach. Ciod e drnidheachd ? Bocan nan amadan- culaidh-uamhais nan lag-chridheach— ni nach robh "s nach 'eil, 's nach bi. An aghaidh an dleasauuaiche 's an f hirein, cha 'n 'eil drnidheachd, no innleachd. Do phiuthar, ailleag an fliuilt oir 's na cir'airgid, gheibh thu leat dhachaidh; ach do bhraithrean, ged tha iad beo, rinn leisg a's mi-dhilseachd iad 'n an allabanaich gun dachaidh, gun charaid. Imich thusa chixm tigh d' athar, a Chaomhain, agus taisg ann ad chridhe na chunnaic 's na chual' thu." " Agus CO thusa," arsa Caomhaii, " a tha 'labhaii-t ?" " 'S mise," arsa 'u seann duine, " Spiorad na h-Aoise. Slan leat, a Chaomhain ! Beannaclid na h-aoise gu 'n ]-obh air do shiubhal 's air d' imeachd." BAS PEATHAR. (Le Raiheavt Pollock, A.M.) Bu trom ar n-osnaidhean, 's bu phailt ar deòir ; Oir b' ioumhuinn ise 'dli' fhalbh, 's bu ghràdliach leinn. Urail 'n ar cuimhne — iir mar an la dè, Tha 'n latha Ceitein air an d' f hnair i bàs. Oigridh na Cruitheachd bha gii h-aoibhinu, ait A' briosgail ann an gathan blàth na grèin', 'S a' gealltainn lànachd inbh' : a's aoibhinn fos Bha sinne, agus lèum an fhnil 'n ar cridh' Le aiteas fallain, 'n nair a f hnair sinn sgèul Gu 'n d' rugadh leanabh : 's thainig fios a ris Gu 'n robh an te 'thug breth dha tinn gu bàs. Cia dlùth air sàiltean aoibhnis, ceuiiia broin I M' an cuairt a leaba thionail sinn gu leir, 242 AN GAIDHEAL. Ti-eas Mios an Fhoghaii-, 1874. A's lùb ar gliin au guidhe dhiiracbdaicli Ri Cathair Trocair, a's le 'r n-uniaighean Chaidh osnan agiis deura treibhdliireacli ; Ach 's ann bha sinn a' strltli ri aiugeal naomh A chumail air an talamh — spiorad deas Chum gloir' ; a's Trocair auu a maitlieas dhiùlt Ar n-iarrtas faoin : na 's trocairiclie ruinn Au uair a's liiglia shaoil sinn ! grasmhor fos, Mar 's trie, 'n uair shaoileas sinn i blii fo g-liruaim ! An seomar, a's an leaba 's cuiniline leam, Anns au do laidh i, a's na h-aodainn fos A chruinnicli dlùtli a's muladacli m' au cuairt. A h-atliair, a's a màth'r, a' cromadli, sheas ; 'S a SÌOS an gruaidhean aosda thuit na deoir Gu lionmhor, goirt ; a's mar an ceudn' au sin, Bha a fear-posda gràidb, 's a braithrean caomh, 'S a peathraichean, a' caoidh gun chomhfhurtachd ; Gach ni 's an tigh fo mhulad bha 's fo bhron. So 's cuimhne leam gu maith ; ach 's mor is feàrr Am bheachd, 's gu bràth cha di-chuimhnichear leam, An t-siiil — an t-siiil a mhàin 'bha soilleir, glan, 'S a dh' f has an soilleireachd mar dhlùth'ch am bàs ! Anihuil mar chunnaic mi am flùran sèiinh Ag amharc na bu ghrlun' 's an aiteal ghrèin' A thilgeadh air troimh nèul dubh tàirneauaich, Gu grad a dh' iadh a uuas, a bhuail, 's a sgap Am flùran àillidh, sgiamhach, air an raon. Smèid i an leauabh òg a thabhairt dlùth ; A's chàirich sinn an uaoidhean aig a taobh. Dhearc i gu caoin air 'aghaidli, nach d' rinn gàir' No gal, 's nach d' aithnich c6 l)ha 'sealltaiuu air ; Leag i a làmh air 'uchd, a's dh' aslaich i, Le sealladh drùighteach suidhichte I'i nèamh, Do 'n leanabh, beannachdan do-labhairt mor, 'Bheir Dia a mhàiii, aig ùrnaigh-bhàis na dream Tha 'fàgail naoidheana'u au deigh 's au t-saogh'l. " Dhia gleidh mo leanabh !" chuala sinn i 'g ràdh, 'S cha chual' ach sin. Gu dileas mar a gheall, Sheas Aingeal a' Chomh-cheangail, deas gu triall 'N a cuideachd troimh Ghleanu Dorcha Sgail a' Bhàis. 'S a nis a sixilean las, 's olio dealrach dh' fhàs, Nach b' urrainn duinue amharc air a gnùis Le 'r siiilean dèurach làu : dhùiu iad gun uèul. Chaidh 'n solus as mar reiil na maidue gloin, Nach teid a sios feadh nèula dorch 's au iar, 'S jiach folaichear 'measg ghaillioun garg nau spèur, Ach 'shiolaidheas air falbh an solus nèamh. Eadar. le Mac-Mharcuis. Treas Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 243 AN GOBHAINN SANNDACH. ' Bha tailiear agus gobbainii a' till- eadh le cheile air feasgar araidh a baile auiis aQ robh iad ag obair air an ceirdibh fa-leth. Mar bha am feasgar a' teannadh orra, chunnaic iad a' ghinaii a' dol sios air cnl nam beanu, agus a' ghealach ag eirigh 's an airde-'n-ear. Aig a' clieart am cliual iad, fad as, ceol binii a bha a' fas iia bu chruaidhe mar a ghabh iad air an aghaidh. Bha an fhnaim car neo-tbahnhaidh, ach bha i cho aiiabarrach binn 's gu 'n do dhi- chuimhnich iad an sgios, agus ghabh iad an rathadle ceumaibh suinidach. An deigh doibh dol beagan astair, I'ainig iad aoinidli ghrinn, far am facaidh iad banual de dhaoine agus de mhnathaibh beaga, greim aca air lamhaii a cheile, agus iad a' danns- adh gu h-aighearach ris a' cheol a chual iad. Ann an teas-meadhoiii na cuairt mu 'n robh na sithicheau a' danns- adli, sheas seann dniiie daigeil, beagan na b' airde 's na bu shult- mhoire na each. Bha cota de iomadh dath air a dhruim, agus bha 'fheusag cho geal ris an t-sneachd a' ruigheachd sios gu 'bhroilleach. Sheas an tailiear agus an gobhaiun ag amharc le mor-ioghnadh air na dannsairean, 'n uair a smeid an seaim duine riutha, agus riiui na daoiue-beaga bealach dhoibh chum 's gu 'n tigeadh iad an taobh stigh d' an chuairt. Bha an gobhainn 'n a dhulue gaisgeil, le croit bhig air a dhruim, 's leum e stigh 'n am measg gun sgath, ach bha an tailiear an tois- each car gealtach, agus sheas e air ais. An ceann beagan nine, ged tha, air faicinn da cho aoidheil agus cho suilbheara 's a bha iad, ghlac e misneach, agus chaidh e stigh do'n choisir leis a' ghobhainu. Ghrad dhuin na sithichean m' an timchioU mar mhuiuutir air mheara-chinu. Am feadh a bha so a' dol air aghaidh, tharraing an seann duine 'bha 's a' mheadhou, sgian mhor a bha 'n crochadh r'a chrios, gheur- aich e air cloich i, agus a' feuchainu a geiiead le barr a mheoir, thionnd- aidh e agus sheall e air na coigrich air mhodh a thug orra critheachadh le h-oillt. Cha deachaidh an cumail fada an imcheist, oir rug am bodachau air a' ghobhainu, agus ann am priobadh na sul, ghearr e dheth a h-uile rib fuilt a's feusaig le aon sguidse ! Thionndaidh e 'n sin ris an tailiear, agus rinii e 'n cleas ceudna airsan. Ach dh' f halbh an geilt an nine ghoiiid, oir, au deigh do 'n t-seann duine au gnothuch a chur seachad mar so, thainig e agus dh' f hàiltich e gu cridheil iad, a' bualadh a lamh air an guallainii, mar gu 'm b' ann 'g am moladh air son cho èasgaidh 's a cheadaich iad dha an Iomadh. Chomharraich e mach dhoibh an sin dun guail a bha dhith 'laimh, agus smeid e orra iad a lionadh am pocauuan. Fhreagair iad e, ged nacli robh fios fo 'n ghrein aca ciod am feum a bhiodh anus a' ghual doibh. An sin thog iad orra 's dh' f hag iad na daoine-beaga, oir bha e 'fas aumoch, 's bha toil aca amas air codaichean-oidhche. Direach mar rainig iad an gleann, chual iad clag a' bualadh da uair dheug. Ghiad sguir an ceol, shiolaidh na daoiue-beaga air falbh mar sgàile, 's laidh an aoinidh gu tosdach, ciuin fo sholus fuar na gealaichte. An ceaun ghreis rainig na coisich- ean tigh-osda aig taobh an rathaid, ach cha robh au sin doigh air an cur suas mur laidheadh iad air boitean connlaich ; rud a nun iad gu toileach, 'g an sineadh fein a sios, le 'n aodaicheau orra mar bha iad, agus iad tuilleadh's sgith gu smaointeacheadh 244 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios an FhoghaU-, 1S74. air am pocaiuiaa 'f halacliadh cV an ghiial. Mocli air madainn, fada na bu trathaile na b' abliaist doibli, dhuisg cudthrom a' gliuail iad as an cadal, agus 'n uair chuir iad an lainliau 'n am pòcaniiau, is gann a chreideadb iad an suilean air faicinn doibh, an aite guail, gur anu a bha an lamlian Ian de db-or fior-ghlan ! Cba bu Ingba an t-iogbnadh a bba orra an uair a mbotliaicb iad gu 'u robb an cinn air an combdacb le Mt. Bba iad anu an tiota air fas beairteacb ; acb air do 'n gbobb- ainn a bbi ro sbanndacb 'n a nadur, liou e an da pboca leis a'gbual, air alt agus gu 'n robb a dba urad oir aige 's a bba aig an taillear. An deigb so uile cba roljb e bin tboiUcbte, agus cbuir e an ceann a cbompanaicb gu 'm fuireadb iad gus an atb latba, gu'u racbadb iad air an atb fbeasgaragus gu 'm faigbeadb iad tuilleadh oir as a bbodacban bbeag. Dliiult an taillear so a dbeanamb. " Tba gu leoir agani" ars' esan, " agus tba mi buidbeach, riaraic'bte. Cba 'n 'eil a dbitb orm acb cur suas air mo laimb fein, a' mbaigbdean àillidb air am bbeil mo gbaol a pbosadli, agus an sin tba mi am dbuine sona." Coma-co-dbiubb, a tboileacbadb a cbaraid, db' f ban e latba eile 's an tigb-osda, agus amis an fbeasgar tbog an gobbaiun air leis fbein, le da pboca air a gbuallainn, agus agus raiiiig e an aoinidb. Fliuair e na daoine beaga a' daimsadb agus a' seinn mar a bba iad air an fbeasgar roimlie. Gbabb iad gu cairdeil a stigb do 'n cbroileacban e, thug an seaun duine dbetb a rithist am fait 's an fiunisag, agussmeid e ris mar a rinn e roiinbe 6 'tboii-t leis uidbir gbuail 's a tbogradb e. Cba d' iarr an gobbainn iiab'fbearr; cba 'n e mbain gu'u do lion e a pbòcannau acb an da pboca-saic cuideacbd, agus thill e dbacbaidh Ian gairdeacbais a' smaoin- teacbadb air a dbeadb fbortau. Ged nacb d' fbuair e leaba au oidbcbe sin, laidh e sios le 'aodach air mar bba e, ag radb : " Moth- aicbidb mi au uair a dh' f basas an t-or trom ; duisgidb e mi ;" agus mu dbeireadb tbuit e 'n a cbadal air a liouadb le dull cbiunticb gu 'n duisgeadb e anns a' mbadainn Ian maoin agus saoibbreis. Cba luaitbe db' f bosgail e a sbùil- ean na ghrad leum e suas, agus tboisich e airapbocannanarannsacb- adb ; acb ciod a bu mbo a b' iogbnadh leis na am faigbinn Ian de gbual salacb, dubb, mar a bba iad roimbe ! Tbilg e 'macb Ian duirn au deigb Ian duirn acb gun aon cbrioman oir. " Cba 'u 'eil atbarracb air" ars' esan ; " tba agara fatbast an t-or a fbuair mi a' cbiad oidbcbe — tba a' cbuid sin cinnteacb gu leoir ;" acb an uair a chaidb e a sbealltainn bba e uile air fàs'n a gbual a rithist, agus bba e air 'fbugail gun pbeigbinu an t-saogbal ! Chuir e a lamban salacb a suas air a cbeann acb bba e gun rib fuilt agus a smig cbo min ri boiin a cboise. Acb cba b' e so fatbast criocli a mbi-fbortaiu, oir bba a' chroit a bba air a dhruinn an deigb fas fada na bu mbomba na blia i riabb. An uair a cbuunaic e mu dbeireadb gu 'n robb e a' fulang l)eanais air sou a shanntacbd tboisich e air bron 's air caoidh gus au do dhuisg e an taillear coir. Chomh- fburtaicb esan e mar a b' fhearr a db' fbaod e, ag radb ris gu caoimh- neil agus gu fialaidb, " Sguir de d' cbaoidb ; bha siirn 'n ar companaich agus 'n ar lucbd-turais le cbeile agus a nis is e do bheatba fantainn learasa agus co-roinn a gbabbail de m' cbuidse ; bidb gu leoir ann duinn le cbeile." Sheas e vi 'fhacal ; acb cba d' Treas Mlos an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 245 fhuair an gobbainn riabh saor 's a' chroit a bha air a dliriiim, agus b' eigiiu da daounaQ tiiille boineid a chaitheamli a dh-fholacb a chinn iiibaoil, sgailcicb. Eadar. le Siucram-Cam. SGIALACHD NA TROIDHE. Air a thionndadh blio Ghreugais Hùmeir gu Gàidhlig Abraich. Le Eobhax Mac-L vchainn. DUAJf I. lOMARBHAIDH AN AICHILL AGUS AGAMEMNON. SuiM. — JBho sliean bha a' Ghreig uile air a roinn 'n a dùthchamian, 's i fo fhlaitheachd cheann-feadhna, coltach ris a' Ghàidhealtachd romh bliliadbu' a' clioiuhaich (1745). Mu dhà cMad diag bliadhna romh thighiu Chriosta, an uair a b' e Agamemnon righ Argois, agus ]Menelaus a bhràtbair righ Sparta, chaidh Paris, d" am bu cho-ainm Alastair Og mac righ ua Truidhe, air chuairt do 'n Ghreig, agus thug e air fuadach leis Helen, bean Mhenelauis, an t-aon bhoiriounach a bu mhaisiche a bha beo 's an linn sin. Ghabh na Greugaich tàmailt anbarrach, agus gai aichmheil a thoirt a mach thog iad de armailt na luchdaich da chiad diag long-chogaidh ; agus leis a' mhòr fheachd so sheòl iad gu righeachd na Tròidhe, ris an abrar an diugh Tuirc thuathach Aisia. Bha an cogadh deich bliadhna air chumail ; agus mu dheireadh, an deaghaidh ni gun àirimh de ionmhas a chaitheamh agus mòran fala a dhòrtadh taolih air thaobh, ghlàc na Greugaich baile na Tròidhe, 's loisg iad 6 gu làr. Tha ciad duanna h-oibre so a' tòiseach- adh air an t-seanchus aig toiseach an deicheamh earraich bho thus na h-ior- ghuille. Ghlac na Greugaich cuid de j bhailtean - diithcha na Tròidhe, agus thiomsaich iad mòran cobhartaich. An am a bhi roim na criche thàinig air righ Agamemnon boirionnach og, àluinn d' am b' ainm Chriseis, nighean Chrises, sagart Apollo. Thugadh Briseis, nighean mhaiseach eile, do Aichioll mòr mac Pheleuis, ciad lamh-fheuma na Greige. Thainig sagart ApoUo do long-phort na Greige a dh-iarraidh a nighinne air Agamemnon. Ach dhiùlt an righ e, agus mhaoidh e gu h-ascaoin air. Ghabh Apollo corruich, agus tharrainn e plàigh air an ai'm Ghreugach, a chioun nach d' thug iad an t-urram dligheach do Chrises. Cho - ghairm Aichioll comhairle nau ceannard, agus fhuaradh a mach bho 'u fhàidh Calchus gu 'n d' thainig a' phlàigh a thoradh na tarchuise a rinn Agamemnon air an t-sagart 's gu 'n do dhiùlt e a nighean da. Tha 'n duan an sin ag cur an ceill mar a throd Aichioll agus Agamemnon mu 'n da bhoirionnach, mar a chuir Agamemnon dhachaidh nighean an t-sagairt, mar a thug e Briseis bho 'n Aichioll le f (Jirneart, agus mar a sgaradh 6 fhein agus an t-Aichioll bho cheile an teas feirge, an lorg na brionglaide. An deaghaidh do 'n chomhairle sgaoil- eadh rinn an t-Aichioll casaid ri mliàthair, Thetis, te de bhan-diathan na fairge, a thaobh a' mhaslaidh a dh' fhuilig e bho 'n righ. Chaidh ise gu Olimpus far an robh lobh, àrdfhlath nan dia 's nam ban-dia, agus ghrios i air gu 'n cuireadh e leis na Trùidhich an aghaidh nau Grèugach, mar dhioghaltas. Gheall lobh d' a reir ; ach leis a' ghealladh thug e oilbheum d' a mhnaoi, luno, a thog lasan feirge. Dh' aisig Vulcan reit eatorra ; agus chaith ua diathan na bha rompa de 'n lath a sin an cuilm eibhneis. Is e uile aimsir a' chiad duain naoidh latha na plàighe, latha na comhairle, agus an da latha dhiag a rinn lobh fuireach an Ethiopia, mu 'n deachaidb Thetis a chasaid ris. Is e an t-ionad- gniomha an long-phort Greugach, Eilein Chrisa, agus sliabh Olimpuis. AiTHEis, a' bhan-dia nam fonn, Fearg mhic Pheleuis nan glonn àigh — Fearg mhillteach a chiiirr a' Ghreig Le bend nan deich mile cràdh ; - Fearg a sguab do 'n uaigh romh 'n am Anmannan dheich miltean soun. An cuirp aig àr-choin an fhuinn, 'S aig ianlaith nan speur 'n am pronn . B' e sid run an Dùilich àird : Ach ciod bu cheannfàth do 'n strith ? C uhiie chog an t-Aichioll còrr 'S ciad-fhlath 'n t-slòigh bu mhòr brigh ? Co de luchd-àitich nan speur A dhiiisg àrdan nan treun borb? Mac Latona 'sgaoil a' phlàigh 'S lionmhor bàs a thàr 'n a lorg. Las falachd an de ga chioun ; Sgap a shaighdean sgrios gun bhàigh, 'S chàrn e marbh air làr an fhuinn. Ràinig an sagart gun fheall, Luathchabhlach na Greig' air tràigh, Los inghean fhein fhuasgladh saor, Luigheachd nan luach daor 'u a làimh, Crùn Apollo 's an Colbh òir ; 16 246 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios au Fhoghair, 1S74. 'S dh' aslaicli e 'n deasjh ghean gu foil, Ail- raic Atreuis ghuidh e 'n tiis, An da rigli a stiiiir na slòigh : A dha cheaun-riaghailt na Greig' 'S fheacbda treun nan cas - blieairt cruadh'ch, Griosam air flaithean nan speur Gu 'n c'irich leibh euchd a's buaidh. Chionn gu 'n leag sibh Trùidh 'n a smùr 'S gu 'n till sibh gu 'r dùthaich sltin. Fuasglaibh m' òg nighean 's glacailih duais Air fiamh dia nan luath ghath bàis. An sin dh' eubh le aon-ghuth na laoich ISIodh dligheach do 'n Aosda dhiol, Gu 'n grad-ghlacteadh 'n luigheachd chòrr 'S gu 'n deònaichteadh a reir a mhiann ; Ach, dh' aindeoin, cha d' impich cridh' Agamemnon, righ nan sonn, Dh' fhùgair e 'n seanfhear bho 'ghuùis Gu neo-chiùin le bagradh trom. As m' fhianais a sheaufhir bhaoth, Bhàrr an raoin gun stad bi triall ; Rist, ma thilleas, tuig nach feum Crixn no colljh an de gu d' dhion. D' inghean cha leigim fo sgaoil, Seal mu 'n crion an aois a blàth, 'S i 'n lùchairt Argois nan righ, Fada cian bho thir an gràidh, Cur leaba mo thaoibh air seòl, 'S air bhrat sròil a' dealbh nan greis. Mar sin na tog briouglaid fhaoin, Ma 's miann leat dol saor a's beud. Chrith an liath, a's gheill air ball, Dh' fhalbh e 's osua gu trom, trom, Eomh 'n oitir bhàin le cèum fann, Aig slios ioma-shloisreach nan tonn. Ag imeachd grathuinn bho 'u t-sluagh Thairg e suas an ùrnaigh dian Do àrd Phcebus nan colg còrr, Mac Latròna b' òrbhuidhe ciabh : Ardrigh a' bhogh'-airgid, eisd, D' au run Cilia 's cèutach bàrr, Tenedos do d' neart gu 'n geill, '8 Chrisa 'g eibhneas fo d' chaoin bhlas. Riabh, ma chroch mi 'd theampall àigh, Lus-chrùn iir a b' àillidh dealbh ; Riabh ma cluuimh air d' altair ghrinn, Sleisdean ighmhor bhoc a's tharbh ; Eisd rium, Apollo nam buadh, Air m' anshocah' ohruaidh dian fòir ; Taosg do shaighdcan calgach, geur, 'S dioghail air a'Ghreig.mo dheòir, Chual Apollo 'n acain-bhroin ; An fhearg mhillteach bhòchd'n a chliabh; A nuas le cruaich Olimpuis àii-d, Thùirling e 's bu ghàbhaidh thriall. Bogh' air ghleus mu 'ghiiailuean àigh, Baig fo lim-uidhiiu ri thaobh, Fhluinnteadh 'n a imeachd, 's gach ceum, Fuainn ghliongrach nan rdub-bhior caol. INIar oidhche nan sian a ghreann, 'S e teannadh a choir nan long ; Thilg e chiad urchuir 'n a deann, Thorchuir an tiis 'iiithaidh ghrag Mnileideon is geal-choin luath, Fad a's liad a' chaimp 'n a dheigh, Fhrois e 'n t-eug am measg an t-sluaigh. Bu lionmhor air lom a' bhlàir Teintean-soillse cràmli nam marbh ; Naoidh làithean gun mhearachd gleòis, Sgap Apollo 'u dòrlach searbh. Cho-ghairm air an deicheamh la, Deagh mhac Pheleuis an lan-fheachd ; An diol le luno bu truagh ; B' ise ghluais an smuain 'n a bheachd. (7?« leantainn.) MAC NA BANTRAICH. SGEUL FIOE. Ann am baile beag araidh anus an taobh-deas blia Sgoil-Shabaid, ag-us bha moran cloinne 'g a taoglial. Am measg cliaicli bha balachau beag, tapaidh, aon mhac a mhathar, agus bu bhantrach i. Cha 'u 'eil teagamh nach do mhilleadh e, gidheadh, le bhi 'toirt a thoil feia da anus gach ni, agns le bhi 'g a fhagail gun smachd a chiir air, ge b' e ni a dheanadh e. Is trie tha na miltean dhe 'n oigridh a' dol air seacharau, agus a' claonadh gu tur air falbh o shlighe na firiuu trid mi-churam sgriosail am paranta fein. Nach trie a chual siim uile an sean-fhocal — " Ni na big, mar a chi na big ;" aeh tha e ceart co fior gu 'a noehd an oigridh, an uau' a ruigeas iad gu inbh agus aois, au deagh-ghiulau sin a sparradh orra ami an laithibh au oige le 'm parantaibh feiii. Nach glic an ti a thubhairt, " Teagaisg leanabh a thaobh na slighe air an coir dha imeachd ; agus an uair a bhios e sean, cha treig e i." Bha mac na bantraich na dhroch ghille, steidhichte air a bhi 'deauamh au uilc — fiadhaich, reasgach agus droch-bheirteach ! Chuireadh chum na sgoil e, ach cha robh siu chum feum sam bith. Au ait dol do 'a 'l'reas Mios an Fhoghair. 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 247 sgoil, racliadh e air falbh maille ri drocli cliompanaicli gix blii I'i milleadli agus ris gacli olc a thigeadh iia 'char. Is aun a tliaobh meas a bin air a mhathair a cheaduiclieadli dha a blii sa sgoil acli mu dheireadJi cba do ghabh neach sam bitU snim deth, agns nmaicli a bichd eolais cead a clioise a thoii't dha, gns an tugadh a sbroiu foia comhairle air. An sin, thug* e an t-aite so, agns an t-ait lul eile air, a' del a mill 's a nail, giis mu dheireadh an do dhruideadh a mach e leis na h-nile air sou a dhroch ghiiilan feiii. La de nn, laithibh, air da a bhi faiin, sgith, ocracli, agus eagal air dol dhachaidh dh' iomisuidh a mhathair, o 'u bhris e a cridhe, ghabh Uilleam bochd aims na saighdearaibh, agus chuireadh e gu cogadh America. Ged a chaidli e do 'n arm, agus fad air falbh o dhuthaich a bhreith, cha d' thainig caochladh idir air chum maith, ach d' fhau e ceart co coirbte, aiugidh, agus malluichte 's a bha e riamh. Bha a mhathair bhochd fathast air a caomhuadh gu bhi ri caoidh air a shon, agus gu bhi 'guidhe air an Tighearn' trocair a noclidadh dha. Air di a bhi fo mhor thrioblaid- inntinn air son a mic amaidich, chual i mu shaigh dear eile, mac tuathanaich 'n a coimhearsuachd fein, a bhuin- eadh do 'n aou chuideachd ri Uilleam, agus a bha gu seoladh gun dail tliar fairge chum dol dh' ionnsuidh ua reismeid. Dh' fhalbh i, agus clieanuuich i BiobuU beag chum a chur leis an t-saighdear mar thiodhlac luachmhor d' a mac. Cha 'n 'eil teagamh nach do f hi inch si e le 'deuraibh, agus nach do chuir i mile beannachd agus deagh-dhurachd 'n a lorg. Chuir an t-oganach truagh a cheana gu dian an aghaidh gach iuiileachd agus strith a riuneadk le 'mhathair chum 'ath-leasachadh, ach CO a's virraiun a radh nach cuir gras an Tishearua eifeachd anns a' chuimhneachan graidh so chum an t-oganach a chasgadh'n abhras ruith gu leir-sgrios. Rainig an saighdear gu tearuinte, agus ghlac e a' cheud chothrom chum mac na bantraich fhaicinn, agus thubhairt e ris, " Uilleim, fhir mo chridhe, chunnaic mi do mhathair mu 'n d' fhag mi Alba." " Seadh," ars' Uilleam, " am beo a' chailleach chrosda ?" — agus chuir e a' cheist air mhodh co mi- nadurra 's a nochd gu 'n robh e comadli co dhiubh bha i marbh no beo. " ! Uilleim, Uilleim, an ann mar sin a tha thu 'labhairt mu d' mhathair chaoimheil fein Ì Bha i beo, ach gle dhiblidh, fann, tuirseach, ag'us air cromadh gu lar le bron ; aeli chuir i tiodhlac beag- leamsa ad ionnsuidh le moran bheannachd." — '' Tha mi 'n dochas," deir an t-oganach, "• gur e airgid a chuir i thugam, oir is mise tha feumach air." " ! mo ghille maith," deir an saighdear," is tiodhlac e a ta ni 's fearr na airgiod, agus ma ni thusa feum cheart dhetb, feudaidh e 'bhi dhuitse ni 's luachmhoire na uile airgiod agus or na cruitheachd, — is e Biobull a tha ann, Uilleim, am Biobull, Leabhar uaomh an De bheo." Thilg e a shuilean air an tiodhlac luachmlior le tair nach gabhadh cealachadh, ach cha dubhairt e guth. Dh' fhan e 'n a thosd, a' tilgeadli a shuilean iomluasgach air an lar. " Chuir do mhathair 'ad iounsuidli aon iarrtas deireanuach," deir an saiglidear," agus ghuidh i ort an Leabhar so fhosgladh gach la, agus earrann deth a laugliadh, ged nach biodh ann ach aon raun." — Ghabh e an Leabhar, agus laimhsich se e, mar gu 'm biodh aon chuid eagal no nair air a mlieur a chur air, no 'thogail 'u a laimh. Dh' fhau e tamuU 'n a thosd, agus a' togail a chiuD, thubhairt e, " Cha'n 'eiì e ua ni mor gun teagamh aon rann a leughadh gach la ma bheir sin 248 AN GAIDHEAL. Tieas Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. coiiihf Imrtachd idir do 'u chaillicli sin a's inatliaiv domh. An ceanu tacaiu dli' fhosgail e au Leabhar, ag'us thubliairt o, " Is iongautacli an ni gu 'n do tliuit mo shuil air an aoia earrainn a bha riamh ana chomas ionnsachadh 's an Sgoil- Shabaid, agus 's iad so na briatlira, — " ThigibL. am iounsuidh-sa sibhse iiile a ta ri aaothair agns fo tlirom iiallaicli, agns bheir mise fois diubb." Tlia so ro iongantach da rireadli ! Ach CO e so tba 'g radh, •' Thigibh am ionnsiiidh-sa'?" " ISTacb'eil fios agad," deir an saiglidear ri Uilleani, " gur e losa Criosd Mac Dhe a tlia 't'lirt a chniridh so do dbaoiuibh truagh, peacacb, sarnichte, mar a ta tbusa agns mise ?" Dh' fbalbb an saighdear, agns air da sealltuinn air ais, chnnnaic e mac na bantraich le 'lambaibh air a shnilibh, agns na deoir a' tniteam sios 'n an tniltibb gu lar ! 'n la sin tlioisicli e air na Sgriobtuirean a rannsachadli, agns cba b' fhad gns an robb e co combarraicbte air son a naomliachd 's a bha e riamli air son a jjheacanna. Bhnanaicb e tnille an deigh sin 'n a dlinine cliniteach, measail, agus diadbaidh. Oba b' fhad an nine, gidheadli, gus an d' thugadh e a tir Ian amhgbair agus broin gu I'ioghachd a ta " neo-thrnaillidh, neo-shalach, agus a chaoidh nach searg as." Chuireadb cath deistiuneach beagau an deigh sin, agus air do'n t-saigbdear a bhi air a chaomhnadh chaidb e seacliad air an araicb fhuiltich air- a conibdachadh le closaicbibb 'n am marbh, agus clinnnaic e IJilleam mac na bantraich 'n a sbineadh gu 'n deo fo cliraoibb ! Ghlac e am peileir mu 'n ambaich, ach bhae a' leughadh a' Bhiobuill a reir eolais an deigh dha 'bhi air a leonadli, o 'n bha e 'n a luidhe tharais air, agus bha e fos- gailte aig a' cheai-t earrainn a dh' ainmiclieadh a cheaiia. Thug an eaighdear leis am Biobull, agus cha do dhealaich o ris fhad 's bu bheo e. Chuir e litir dh' ionnsuidh Ministeir na sgriorachd far an robh a' bhan- trach a chomhnuidh, chum gach ni a chur an ceill di mu thimchioU a mic. Rinn an Ministear sin, agus bha cridhe na bantraich Ian solais a thaobh an atharrachaidh a rinneadh, le gras De, air mac a graidh, agus thug i cHu do 'n Ti a's airde agus dh' fhag i fein gu sona an saoghal beagan an deigh sin, le dochas gu 'u robh Uilleani air thoiseach oirre aim an rioghachd na gloire. Gu robh Focal naomh an Tighearna, uime sin, air a bheannachadh do na h-uile a ta mi-churaraach, mar a bha e, gun teagarah do 'u oganach struidheil air an d' thugadh a uis iomi-adb. Sgiathanach. CAOIDH CHRIMINE. thaibhse, bho airde nan nial, Cromaibh a dh' iarraidh ur Deirg ! A's thigibh, oigheau an Trein, o 'r talla, Le ur-fhalhiinn leibh do m' ghradh ! C uime, Dheirg, au robh ar cridh' Air au suiomh co dlu 'u ar com ! A's c'uim' a spionadh thusa uam, '8 an d' fhagadh mise gu truagb trom ? Mar dha his sinn 's an druchd ri gaire, Taobh na creige 'm bias na greiue, Gun fhreumh air bith ach an aon, Aig an da lus aobhach aoibhiuu. Sheun oigheau Chaothain na bus, Is boidheach leo fein am fas I Sheuu a's ua h-aighean eutrom ; Ged thug an tore do aon diu 'm bas. Is trom trom, 's a cheann air aomadh ; 'N t-aon lus faoin tha fathasd beo, Mar dhuilleach air seargadh 's a' ghrein — O ! b' aobhinn bhi nis gun deo ! A's dh'iadh orm oidhche gun chrich ; Thuit gu sior mo ghrian fo smal. Moch bu lannair air Mor-hheinn a snuadh, Ach anmoch chaidh tual an car. 'S ma threig thu mi, shobiis m' aigh ! Tha mi gu hi bhrath gun ghean. Ocli ! mur eirich Dearg a phramh, la duibh-neul gu brath a bhean ! Treas Mtos an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 249 fuar do I a 'S duaichnidh do dhreach. clu'idli' ; Gun spionn' ad laimh, no cli ad chois. Och ! 's balbh do bheul a bha binu ; Och 's tinu leam, a ghraidh, do chor ! Nis chaooliail rughadli do ghruaidh, Fhir nam mor-bhuadh anns gach cath ? 'S mall, mar na cnnic air 'n do leum, A' chas a chuir eilde gu stad. A's b' annsa Dearg seach neach fo 'n ghrein ! Seach m' athair deuracL, 's mo mhathair cbaomh. Tha n suil ri lear gu trie 's an eigheach ; Ach b' anusa leamsa del eug le m' ghaol ! A's lean mi 'n cein thar muir a's glinn thu, 'S laidhiun sinte leat 's an t-sloc ; ! thigeadh bas no tore do m' reubadh, Neo 's truagh mo cLàramh fein an nochd. A's rinneadb leaba dhuinn an raojr, Air an raon ud cnoc nan sealg ; 'S ni 'n deanar leab' air leth an nochd dhuinn, 'S ni 'n sgarar mo elioi-p o Dhearg I Tuirlibh, thaibhse nan nial, Bbo ionadan fial nam flath ! Tuirlibh air ghlas-sgiathan ur ceo, A's glacaibh mo dheo gun athadh ! Oighean tha 'n tallaibh an Train, Deilbhibh ceo-eideadh Chrimine ; Ach 's annsa leam sgiobul mo Dheirg ; Ad sgiobuls', a Dheii-g, biom ! ■ — Dan an Deir,j. — Jtrram, BEINN VESUVIUS. Anns a' ijbliadhna 1717, ana am iijeadliOB a'cLeiteiu, rainig mi (arsa Easbuig' Berkley) muUacli Leimie Vesvviiis^ ariijs am faca mi fosgladh farsuing as au robh smiiid co mor a' teacbd a iiios, 's nacli robh e am chomas doimline no ciimadh au t-sluicLd fbaiciiiLi. Anns au dubh- aigean tàllteil so, cbuala mi fnaim eagalach, a' teaclid a nios, mar gu 'm b'ann, a meadbou ua beinue, agns air uairibb cosmlmil ri tair- neauacb no fnaim gbunnacba-mora, DO leaclidan creadba a' tuiteam o mbnllacb tbigbean air a' cbabbsair. Mar db' atbarraicli an soirbbeas air nairibb db' fbas an toit ni bu lugba, I a' taisbeauadb lasair dbearg, a bba mn 'u cuairt do bbenl au t-slnicbd, ballacb dearg, agus air uairibb buidbe. An deigb dbuiun fuireacb corr a's uair, 's an smuid a bbi air a h-atbarracbadh leis an t-soirbbeas, bba agaiuu air uairibb seallada aitbgbearr air an t-slocbd mbor so. Ann an iocbdar an t-sluicbd, bu ieir dhomb gu 1;-araidb da aite-tbeine dhi d'a cbeile ; bba 'u t-aon air an laimb cbli mu tbuaiream tri slatan air lend, as an robb lasair ruadb, a' tilgeadb OS a cbeann doii-neagan cblacb a bba dearg-tbeitb, le toirm anabarracb : agus an uair a tbuit iad air au ais, rinn iad an stairiricb cboimbeacb sin a db' ainmicb mi cbeana. Air an ocbdamb la de cbeud mbios an t-sambraidh, dbiricb mi mocb 's a'mbaduiim an dara b-uair gu mullacb na beinue so, agus fbuair mi beacbd agus sealladb ur air au aite. Bba 'n toit ag eirigli suas co direacb reidb, 's gu 'u d' fbuair mi lau-sbealladb air beul an t-sluicbd, a bba, a reir mo bharail, mile mu 'n cuairt, agus mu cbeud slat air doimbneacbd. 'u a bba mi 'n so mu dbeireadb, bba earn mor cruinu air cruinneacbadb ann an iocbdar an t-sluicbd. Tbacbair so o na clacb- aibb a bba air an tilgeadb suas, agus a tbuit a ris air an ais anus an t-s1ocbd. 'S am; 's a' mbeall ur so a bba 'n da tbeine a db' ainmicb mi. Bba 'n dara b-aon diubb, gacb tri no ceitbeir de mbionaidibb, a' tilgeadb an aird le fuaim uanJiasaicb, aireamb ana- bbarracb de cblocbaibb deurg, teiuu- teacb, air a cbuid bu lugba tri cbeud troidb os mo cbeann ; acb do bbrigb nacb robb gaotli ann tbuit iad sios anns a' cbeart ait as an d' tbaiuig iad. Bba 'n t-aon eile Ian do stugb leagbta dearg, teitb, mar cbi sibb anu an tigb deanamb gbloineacban, ail- gboil agus tre a cbeile, ag at 's a' gluasad mar tbonuaibb na faii-ge. Air uairiLb 250 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios an Fhoghalr, 1874. cliuir an stugh goileacli no thaivis, ag'us ruitli e sios air taobli a' cLuirn, dearg-theith mar tliainig e mach, acli cliaocLail e 'dhatli 's a clioslas mar chruadhaicli agiis mar cliinn e fiounar. Na 'n atharr- aicLeadli a' gbaoth, 's gii 'n seideadli i clium an taobh air aa robli sinne, bba sinn an cnnnart a bhi air ar marbliadh leis na mill leaglita a bha air an tilgeadh o 'n aigean; ach o'n a bba 'ghaotb freasdalach, fhuair sinn cotbrom air sealladb beach daidb a gbabbail air an ait ioiigantach sin car uair-gn-letli a db-niue. Air a' cbnigearab la de mbios meadbonacb an t-sambraidh, cbnnnacas an sliabli so fad an rath aid o bhaile-mor Naples, a' brncbdadh thairis; agus tri laithean 'n a dheigh sin dh' ath- nraicheadb an fbnaim thorrnnuach a thainig as, air chor 's nach e a mhaiii gu 'n do cbrithich gach niuneag, ach mar an cendua gach tigh, a bha sa' bhaile, cbriothnaich iad o 'n steidh. 0' n am sin dh' at e thairis, agns air nairibb san oidhcbe chitbteadh mill theinnteach air an tilgeil fad' os a ceann anns na speuraibb. Air an deicheamb la 'n nair a shaoil sinn gn 'n do sgnir i, tboisich i as ur, ag at agns a' bencbdaich gu h-oillteil. Cha 'n 'eil e 'n comas do neacb beachd a's firinniche bhi aige air an fbnaim a thainig naipe, 'n nair bn choimbicbe i, na smnaiuteacbadh mar gum biodh doinionn gbailbheach a' gheamhraidb, toirm atmhor a' chnain mhoir, torrunn spenr, agus callaid glinnnacba-moi-a, air an aon am, a'deanamb co'-fhnaim eagallaich le cheile. Ged a bha siime da-mbile- dheug air astar, bu chulaidh-uamhais an fluiaini. Chuir siiiiie romhainn del ni bn diuithe air an t-sliabh, agns thug triuirno chcathrar againn bàta leinn, agus chaidh sinn air tir aig bun na beinne. Mharcaich sinn an sin ceithir mile mu 'n d' thainig- sinn a db-ionnsuidb an stugli leaghta a bha sruthadh a nuas 'u a chaoiribh dearga air slios na beinne. 'S ann a nis a chinn an stairirich agus au fbnaim uamhasach thar tomhas. Anus an neul a bha os ceann beul an t-sluichd, mbothaich mi gach dath a bhiodh ann am breacan. Bha maraon rughadh dearg, uamhasach anns an speur^ os ceann an aite far an robh an stugh teinnteach a' tearnadh. Bha, mar gu 'm biodh, abhuinn mhor de stugh leaghta a' niitli a nu.as o mhull- ach gu bonn na beinne, agus le neart nach b' urraiiniear a chasgadh, a' milleadh, a' losgadh, agus a lom- sgrios gach fiou-lios, gach craobh olaidh, agns gach tigh a thainig 'n a rathad ; agus sgoilt am beum-sleibhe so as a cheile air gach taobh mar bha creagan agus cnnic a' cur gTab- aidli air 'n a dheanuruith mhillteach. Bba 'n sruth bu mho dhiubh mu leth-mhiie air lend agus cuig mile air fad. Dhiricb mi suas beagan ri taobh na h-aibhne teinntich so ; ach b' eigiun domh grad-tbeicbeadh air m' ais, athaobh's nach mor nach do thachd faileadh a' phronnaisc mi. Am feadh a bha sinn a' dol air ar n-ais mu thri uairean s a'mhaduinn, chuala sinn beucaich na beinne, a' ranaich gu h-oillteil fad na slighe ; agus chunnaic sinn i a' tilgeadh os a ceann steallan lasrach agus clachan teinnteach, a bha, mar a thnit iad air an ais, cosmbuil ri rionnagan drileannach a thuiteas o theine ealanta a ni daoine le fudar. Air leam gu 'n robh na clachan teinn- teach sin air an tilg'eadh mile troidh direach anns an athar os ceann mullacb an t-sleibh. Anus an t-suidheachadh so dh' fhnirich e re sheachd no ochd de laithibh. Air an ochdamh-la-deugde'nmhios cbeudna, sguir gach coltas de 'n t-seorsa so, agus bha beinn Vesuvius mu dheir- eadh gu ciuin samhach, gun smuid; gun lasair. — Leabhar nan Cnoc, THE GAEL, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. Vol. III. OCTOBER, 1874. PKOFESSOR BLACKIE on the LANGUAGE AND LITERA- TURE OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS. We are indebted to the Ohan Times for the following' report of an interesting- lecture delivered by Pro- fessor Blackie, on the invitation of the Tobermor}' Mutual Improvement Society, in the Sheriff Court Room, Tobermory, on Tuesday evening', 29th September. The subject of the lecture was " The Language and Literature of the Scottish High- lands ;" and the attendance, notwith- standing the inclemency of the weather, was large. The Professor divided his discourse into three parts — the first part, philological ; the second part treating- of Ossian and the Ossianic poems ; the third part of the other lyric poets and general literature of the Gael. Lender the first head he treated of the Gaelic language as one of the oldest and most interesting members of the great Aryan family, which had spread over the world in so many fruitful branches, from the Ganges to Mount Hecla; and pointed out specially, as the distinctive pecu- liarity of the Celtic branch, the habit of modifying the root for grammatical purposes by softening the initial consonant, or what is technically called aspiration. By virtue of this peculiar law, m for instance, and òin certain cases, are changed into v (written mh and hh) when they commence a word. This change takes place not only in tenses and cases for the purpose of flection, but in many cases from a sort of infec- tious influence asserted over the fol- lowing word hj that which precedes ; and this influence depends on a certain fine perception of vocalic euphony peculiar to the Celtic race. Under the second head the Professor classed the Ossianic poems ])ublished by Macpherson iinder the same category as the Homeric poems, which are now read under the name of Homer*. The Greek and the Gaelic poems alike were put together from materials floating for centuries amongst the people, and gathered into a unity by the shaping- power of a presiding genius ; only the lec- turer thought he had good reasons for believing that the genius of Homer had more to do in moulding the old Hellenic ballads into their present epic shape than Macpherson had in moulding the materials which he found in his manuscripts, or col- lected from the recitation of the people. There was nothing indeed contrary to the evidence collected — principally by the Highland Society some sixty years ago — in supposing that Macpherson was nothing better than he professed from the beginning, viz., a mere collector, compiler, and editor of existing compositions ; and, as an editor, entitled to use such liberties of occasional excision and interpolation as were understood to belong to the editorial function. Under the third head the lecturer briefly indicated the great wealth of excellent lyric poetry wdiich the Celtic intellect in the Scottish High- lands had poured forth, and of which some idea might be got from a cur- sory inspection of " Mackenzie's 252 THE GAEL. October, 1874. Eeauties of Gaelic Poetry." It was, he held, a great mistake in persons who dwelt in the Highlands to allow these rich fields of natural and noble sentiment to lie unreaped — crops of healthy feeling and elevating thought which belong as peculiarly to the Hig-hlands as the deer in the glen, the salmon in the river, and the purple heather on the moors. He hoped the day was not far distant when this discreditable neglect would transform itself into a diligent cul- ture ; and he might yet live to see the day when the valuable records of Celtic literature — Scottish, Irish, and Welsh — should be expounded by eloquent teachers in Edinburgh and Glasgow with as much fervour and taste as were now devoted to the most cherished monuments of the Greek and Roman intellect. The Greeks were Vv'ise, and the Pv.omans were strong ; but man with Celtic blood in their idens had a natural vocation to give to Celtic learning, Celtic song, and Celtic traditions of all kinds the first place in their hearts above all competitors. The Professor concluded by reciting poetical translations from the Gaelic poets, which he had executed this summer, including specially the three first sections of Macdonald's vigorous and ^schylean poem called " The Launching of the Birlinn ;" a hu- morous song characterising the drinking habits of last century, called " Callum o' Glen ;" and the follow- ing English version by himself of a modern Gaelic song in praise of the island of Mull, by our own respected contributor, Mr. M'Phail, Architect, Hill Street, Glasgow. THE ISLAND OF MULL. PROM THE GAELIC OF DUGALD MACPHAIL. O the Island of Mull is an isle of delight. With the wave on the shore, and the sun on the height, With the breeze on the hills, and the blast on the Bens, And the old green woods, and the old grassy glens. Though exiled I live from the land of my race In Newcastle a gray and a grimy old place, My heart, thou fair island, is ever with thee And thy beautiful Bens with their roots in the sea ! the Island, &c. There was health in thy breeze, and the breath of thy bowers Was fragrant and fresh 'neath the light summer showers. When I wandered a boy, unencumbered and free At the base of the Ben 'neath the old holly tree ! O the Island, &c. Where the Lussa was swirling in deep rocky bed. There the white-bellied salmon, with spots of the red And veins of dark blue, in young lustihood strong Was darting and leaping and frisking along ! O the Island, &c. And a deft-handed youth there would gallantly stand With a triple-pronged spear, smooth and sharp in his hand, And swiftly he pounced, like a hawk, on his prey — And glancing and big on the grass there it lay ! the Island,  resent stage of our educational history, can be denied by none. It is certain to receive thoughtful consideration and full discus- sion at Highland School Boards and else- where ; and the thanks of all enliglitcned Highlanders are due to Professor Blackie for* having so energetically opened the discussion in your columns. D. M'K. Edinr., Aug. 2G, \SlA.—Oban Times. GAELIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AKGYLE- SHIRE GATHERING. Gentlemen, — We have just brought to a happy conchision the exercises and festivities belonging to one of those great local Associa- tions which contribute so much to strengthen that bond of unity whose functions it is to gather into a com- mon organism tlie several groups of which a prosperous Empire is com- posed. No man that took part in those exercises, whether of a more weighty or of a more light descrip- tion, but will bear witness to the potency of their virtue in fanning the flame of a healthy life in this district. My masters, the Greeks, always took a special pride in such sports ; and no man who knows the history of his species can doubt their efficiency as amongst the best ele- ments that go to the making of a great nation. But in the roll of the exercises so felicitously exhibited on the green fields of Oban on AVed- nesday last there was one notable omission. The race and the dance, the music and the manufactures, the physical strength and the adroitness of the Celtic people ^vere represented, but not their intellect. The Gaelic language possesses treasures of ' popular poetry second to none pos- sessed by any people of Europe. The works of Duncan M'Intyre and M'Donald of Ardnaranrchan will bear comparison with similar eftbrts of the best poets in any language ; not to mention the admirable grace, humour, and wisdom of the prose works of the good father of the good Norman M'Leod, and the rich mines of early Celtic history that are preserved in the chronicles of the old Irish masters. And yet, some- how or other, by sad neglect and a concurrence of untoward cii'cum- THE GAEL. 259 stances, the venerable language of 1 the Gael, in whose picturesque phrase the sublime scenery of our country- has been so admh'ably photographed, is systematically neglected by those who should naturally cherish it. This most unreasonable and unna- tural neglect is the cause of the sad blank in the department of the Celtic laug-uage and literature which your festive gatherings in Oban and our learned exercitations in the University of Edinburgh equally present. There are Professors emi- nent for their knowledge of Celtic philology in German Univei'sities, but none in Scotland. The existence of this blank is a blot on the fair scutcheon of our national intelli- gence, which ought to be removed ; and I appeal to you, as intelligent Celtic gentlemen, to give me a help- ing- hand in its immediate removal ; if you do so, you will, at very little expense, achieve a five-fold good — you will co-operate with Dr. Muir, the founder of the Sanscrit Chair, Edinburgh, in the creation of a great school of comparative philology in the metropolis of Scotland ; you will elevate the tone of the High- land pulpit, by giving to the native preachers a more masculine hold of the venerable language which they wield ; you will advance the teaching of English in the Highland schools by that aid which every practical teacher knows can be given only by the apt comparison of the mother tongue ; you will enrich the intellect and warm the fancy of the people in the North by cherishing those gal- lai\t memories, and fanning those generous sentiments which it is the mistaken policy of some to obliterate and extinguish; and, finally, you will gain for yourselves by one stroke the love of the Highland people, and the respect of all the great scholarsand large thinkers of Europe. The plan that I propose to you for the creation of a Chair of the Celtic Language and Literature in the University of Edinbui'gh — which is decidedly the most worthy thing that you could do to fill up the blank in the progranune of your gatherings — is a very simple one, and cajjable of being realised immediately by a very moderate amount of Celtic zeal, and a little decent human co-opera- tion. Suppose there are two hun- dred members of the Association — I don't know the exact number, but it must be somewhere thereabout — let each one of these subscribe five pounds ; and we have a thousand pounds for the County of Argyle. The example of intellectual zeal thus shown by a high-minded aristocracy in the West cannot fail to spread a noble contagion ; Liverness-shire, as a special Highland County, will follow with another thousand pounds; Perth, Ross, and Sutherland will do the like ; and Elgin, Nairn, Crom- arty, Aberdeen, and Banfi"as counties possessing only a small area of a Celtic population, will club together to make a sixth ; in this way we have £6000 Stirling, which, with £4000 added from private and per- sonal sources, will easily produce £10,000, the sum wanted for the respectable endowment of such a Chair. I have only further to mention that my appointment by the Univer- sity Council of Edinburgh to the ofiice of Convener of Committee for the foundation of a Celtic Chair in the Metropolitan University, forms my natural apology — if, indeed, any apology be necessary — for making this public appeal to you on the present occasion. I have also to state that I have received from a gentleman of tiie clan Mackay, at present resident in Shrewsbury, a letter guaranteeing a subscription of a hundred guineas towards the pro- posed object in the name of the 260 THE GAEL. Octolier, 1&74. Clan ; aud I sliall put down my own | subscription for Fifty Pounds the. moment I receive any notice of co- operation from gentlemen of rank and position, who are naturally called upon to take the lead in such a movement. John Stuart Blackie. Altnacraig, Oban, Sept. 12, 1874. THE SCOTCH HERRING HARVEST. So far as can be ascertained — the chief statistics will not be published till July IS75— the present year's herring fishery is likely to prove more successful than the three richly productive seasons which have preceded it. On the north east coast of Scotland, from whence the greater portion of our supply of herrings is derived, the annual fishing may be held as closed. The most striking record in the mass of figures detailing this year's herring harvest is the comparative down- fall of the great fishery at Wick. For many years Wick has been looked upon as the herring metropolis of Scotland. It was at Wick that the largest fleet of boats used to assemble, and it was in the Bay of Wick that the most productive finds of herrings used to he obtained. But apparently that to-^Ti is in future destined to hold a second or perhaps even a third rate place as a herring fishery port. It is significant, at all events, that this year only 710 boats have fished from Wick, and, as the boats fishing there had only taken an average of 94 crans as against the average of 218 crans taken at Fraserburgh, it is not at all likely that the number of vessels fishing from Wick will increase next year. The fleet of boats engaged by the Fraserburgh curers is only twenty-eight in number less than the number now at Wick, while the fleet fishing from Peter- head is larger than that of either port, numbering as it does 750 boats— the average take of fish being 198 crans. Very large averages were also obtained at Aberdeen— no less than 209^ crans. The total capture on the north east coast during the four years preceding the cur- rent fishing was respectively — in 1870, 343,762 crans ; 1871, 350,486 crans ; 1872, 375,029 crans ; 1873, 479,312 crans. The present year's catch wiU be 528,206 crans. These enormous quantities of fish represent a great moaey value, and are drawn from the sea without let or hindrance. All who choose may embark in the adventure. But, although the average looks well on paper, some boats have this season, even where the aggre gate "take" has in-oved so wonderful, met with very poor success ; and at Wick, with its average over the whole fleet of nearlj' a hundred crans of fish, it is pretty well kno^^Ti that half of the boats have not, dviring the six weeks of the fishing, taken above a third of the quantity named. On most of the nights on which the boats are able to go to sea a very poor average is obtained ; some- times it i.s only a cran, but on perhaps two nights of the season, the shoal, or a spot of it, may be so exactly hit that a third of the whole fleet will be loaded to the gunwale with herrings in the finest possible condition for the market. Two hundred and fifty of the boats may have taken each of them a hundred crans — not a bad night's work — but then they may fish for twenty years and never have such luck again. All fishery adventui-es are doubtful, and this is particularly the case with the herring fishery. This j'ear Peterhead and Fraserburgh may divide between them herrings to the value of half a million pounds sterling, next year they may not take a single fish. This, of course, is putting an extreme case, but it is simply put by way of illustration ; although it is not the first time that a great shoal of herring has deserted a given locality and gone away, leaving not a fish behind. Nor is it at all an uncom- mon incident of the fishery for one boat to capture on a particular evening forty or fifty barrels of herring, while several of the boats fishing close at hand do not take sufficient fish to afTord a breakfast to the crew who handled the nets. The successfid fishing which has just termi- nated on the north-east coast of Scotland has, however, one drawback — a large percentage of the fish have been of in- ferior quality, or, as they are called, "spent"' herring; in other words, they had fortunately fulfilled the grandest in- stinct of their nature before they were captured. But if all our herring were to be taken before they spawned, what woidd become of future supplies ? In the herring fishery "full fish" are of the greatest value ; they bring on an average a much higher price than "shoten" her- ring ; and so long as this is so, it is vain to talk of instituting a close time for these fish, which, in the aggregate, are the most valuable pi'oduct of the British Hea.a.— Fall Mall Gazette. "Mar ghath soluls do m'' anam feln Tha sgeula na h-ahmir a dh' fhalhh ."—Oiseaìì. III. Leabh.] TREAS MIOS AN FHOGHAIR, 1874. [33 Air. SGEUL AIR MAIRI A' GHLINNE. AN DARA H-EARRANN. " Rugadli raise," arsa Mairi a' GhJiane, " aun au Eilein a' Cheo — 's ard e bheaiuitan goruia — 's fasgacli, uaiiie a g-hliim blioidheach. Ged is lag-, diblidh mi 'u iiuclid tha fail dhauiiie treuiia, air an cuala siblise iouiradh, a' ruitli am cLuislibli. Clia lobL leauabh aig m' athair 's aig mo mliathair acli mi, agus gliradhaich iad mi le tuiglie niLoir. " Bba mi, gii tiiiagb, air mo mlieas ua b' ailiidli agus ua bu bhoidiiche na aoiia chaileag' eile 'bha 's an duthaicb. Bha crodh a's caoraich againu, a's gabhail bheag fhearaiiiu : cha robh dith no uireasbhiiidh oiriiu, no farmad ri aon teagblac]i 's an eilean. "• 'N uair a thainig mi g'u b-aois, bha 'h-aon no dha ag iai raidh mo pbosadb ; ach cia mar a b' urraiim domh mo lamh a thoirt do dhnia' eile, 's gu 'n robh mo chridhe o cLeann Ibada aig Maniis donn na Beinne Ì " Thogadh siim le 'cbeile, agus mar a dh' fbas sinu 'suas neartaich ai- gaol. Cha 'n 'eil stath inuseadh a thricead 's a bboidicb e nach robli air aghaidb an t-yaoghail te d' au d' thug e gaol ach Mairi a' Ghliune ; agus, mo chi-each ! 's e mo chridhe bochd a dh' inuseadh dhomh-sa cho blath, sheasndiach 's a bha moghaol- sa dha - sau. Chaidh au aimyir seachad gu maitli ; bha m' anam mar gu 'm b' auu a' snamh anu an solas. Cha I'obh cleth no falach eadaruinu : c'arson a bhitheadh ? Cha robh 'n a bheachd ach na bha ceart agus measail, agus focal cha d' thainig as a bheul acli a' chaiuut a bu bheusaiche agus a bu chliuitiche. " Bhacairdean Mhanuis dhomh-sa mar mo mhuimitir f hein, gach aon diubh ach a phiuthai-, a bha fada, fada 'm aghaidh, guii f hios c' arson. Cha robh doigh a b' uri'ainn i 'chleachdadh nach d' fheuch i chum cur eadaruiun ; ach so cha deachaidh aic' air an am a dheanandi. Bha 'n nine 'dol seachad, agus bha latha na Itaiunse bn bhi air a shuidheachadh, 'n uair a thaiuig litir as na h-Iuiisibh au Ear, o bhrathair-athar Mhanuis, ag iarraidli air e 'dhol thairis g' a ionusuidh agus gu 'm fagadb e 'bheairteas aige. Thainig a phiuthar le cabhaig agus le solas a dh' in iiseadh so dhomh. Tbainig e f hein air an la 'm maireacli ; agus tha mi 'lan-chreidsinn gu 'm b' f hearr le Manus fuireach learn 's a' ghleann air a' bheagau, na m' f hagail air son or nan Inusean. Ach cha d' fhuair e tamb no fois o 'chaii'dibh. Bha brathair 'athar aosda, enslan, bha e saoibhir mar an ceudna ; aim an uiiie ghearr bhiodh Manus dhachaidh a rithist, agus an sin choindilionadh e gach gealladh dhondi-sa. Mar so labhair cairdean Mhanuis, agus chunnaic mi gu 'n robh e fhein deouach air lalbh. Cha didjhairt 33 262 AN GAIDHEAL. Treas Mios an Flioghair, 1874. mise gu 'm b' olc, agus clia mho 'tliubbairt mo inbuiiiiitir. " Cbaidb e mach do Dbim- Eideanu a cbeaniiach gacb goireis a bba dhitb air, oir tLaiuig dhachaidh am pailteas chum na Cliche so. Fhiiair e 'dhealbh fheiu ah- a thaiTuing, agus coslas na b' f hh-iiin- iche cha 'n f hacas le sail. Blia 'a dealbh so air a shuidheachadh ann an or, le 'fhalt domi fheÌQ ag-iis m' f halt-sa air an amladh le 'cheile mu 'a cuairt da. Thug Maims an dealbh so far an robh mi an oidhche mu 'a d' f halbh e. ' So,' ai's' esan, ' a Mhairi, cuimhneachaa beag a thug mi dhachaidh air do shon. Giulain aun ad uchd e, agus fixgus air do chridhe ; agus ma chluinneas tu tuaileas orm-sa, ma bhios eagal ort gu 'a di-chuimhnich mi tiiu, amhairc air an dealbh sin : chi thu firinu, as baig'h, a's g-radh 's aa t-suil sin, nach caochail aai feadh 's a tha'n t-aaam am chora.' Chairich mi aun am uehd e. ' 'S e 'm bas,' arsa mise, ' a dhealaicheas sinn ^ agus mar a thubhairt, b' fhior. Ciod a th' agaibh air— b' eigian dealachadh. Bha 'ghealach ag eirigh cul na beiiuie 'n uair a phill mi o 'a traigh. Tha farum nan rauih, agus oafhadh trom, tursach a' chuain fhathast am chuiadiae mar gu 'ai b' aim an raoir a dhealaich sinn. " Phill mise dhachaidh — ach chaidh aa t-saighead am chridhe air an oidhche sin, a dh' f hag gain nach d' thaiaig, agus nach tig, as. Bha mi gorach, amaideach, aineolach ; air mo Chruithfhear bha mi tur di-chuimhneach. Bha iodhol eile aig mo chridhe — a's dhiol mi gu trom air a shon. Air-saa bha mi 'smaointeachadh moch agus aamoch ; .bha e aan am smaoiatibh 's an latha — bha e ana am aisliag 's an oidhche. Ge b' e taobh a rachaiiin bhiodh 'fhaileas fa chomhair mo shul : a' siubhal aa rathaid-mhoir. bhithinn a' meorachadh abhriathrau, agas, ge h-oillteil r' a innseadh e, 's ana air a bhiodh m' iaatinn a' ruith ann aa tigh-aoraidh an Tighearaa ; oir ged a dh' eirina 's a shuidhiim mar a dheanadh each — ged bhiodh am Bioball am laimh — ged bhiodh fonn nan salai air mo bhilibh, 's aaa anas aa h-Iimsibh, aig Manns aa Beiane, 'bha gradh agus tlachd m' aiiama. " O ! 's mise 'bha cealgach ! 's ann de throcairean an Tighearna nach d'thainig sgrios orm aa lorg mo ghiulaia fhaoin, ghoraich. 'S ana air an dealbh a bha 'n crochadh ri m' uchd, ag eirigh ' s a' luidhe learn a bha 'cheud sealladh 's a' mhaduina, agus an sealladh ma dheireadh 's aa oidhche. " Bha 's a' cheud dol a mach litricheau a' teachd uaithe gu trie, Ian de 'n chainat a bu bhlaithe 's a bu ghi'adhaiche ; ach chinn iad na b' aiamice agus aa b' f haaire. Mu dheireadh stad iad gu buileach, agus cha robh fios a' teachd am ionasaidh ach aiar a bha naidheachd aa duthcha 'g innseadh. " Bha aonta m' athar a mach ; chnireadh mal mor mu choinneamh a'bhaile; bha e f hein breoite, euslan ; mhothaich e mar a bha mise 'sioladh as. Is minic a chanadh e rium, 's na deoir a' tuiteam gu frasach : — ' A Mhairi, chuilein mo ruin, cha 'a 'eil thusa mar bu mhiaaa le d'athair.' Thainig a' bhairlian — thainig latha Bealltuiaa. B' eigiaa an gleaaa boidheach 'fhagail. Beiceadh gach crodh a's caoirich ; ach ma 'n d' thainig latha na h-imrich, bha 'n t-athair a bu bhaigheile fo 'a fhoid % " Thog aio mhathair a's mis' oirna; agas aan am bothaa bochd air aon aihart, agus baidaeia beag ghabhar, fhaair sinn gabhail againn ann aa ceann eile aa dathcha. Cha b' fhad a sheas mo mhathair. Bliadhaa an deigh bas m' athar Treas ilios au Fhosliair. 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 263 cbaireadh a corp r' a thaobb. Cbaith.- eadh am beagau a bh' ann, an am a bais, a's dli' fbagadh mise 'm dbuile bbocbd, laig, bbreoite, gun atbair gua mbathaii-, gun pbiutbar guu bbratbair, guu duine air uacbdar an t-saogbail mboir auu an dlntb- cbairdeas domb. Acb 's fad' o 'n a cbuala sibb e, ' Tbig Dia ri b-airc 's cba 'n aire 'n nair a tbig.' 'S mis' a db' fbiosraicb gai 'm b' fbior. Cbuir Esan caraid am ratbad. Bba ministeh- 's au eilean sin — fear a' cbridbe mboir. 'S iomadb truagban bocbd a f buair fasgadb 'n a tbigb ; 's iomadb dilleacbdan bocbd d' au robb e mar atbair ; 's iomadb allabauacb diblidb a fbuair e air seacbarau, 's a bba e 'n a mbeadbon 'n an treoracbadb a db' ionnsaidb an Ti aird a cbum ag-us a cbrutbaicb iad — 's b' ann diubb mise. Cbaocbail tbu, 'fbir mo cbridbe ! — acb tiota beag, ag'us coinnicbidb sinn aun an dutbaicb a's fearr ! Bba cairdeas fad' a macb eadaniinn, 's cba 'n fbogbnadb leis acb mi 'dbol a db' ionnsaidb a tbigbe. Turns au aigb dbomb-sa ! A macb o 'n latba siun f buair mi misueacb — fbnair mi beacbd ur air an t-saogbal — bba mi 'fas na bu laidire, acb bba mo cbridbe fbatbast goirt— agus bitbidb. " Tbainig bean-nasal cbeanalta, bbeairteacb dbachaidb air an t-samb- radb sin a Duu-Eideaun, 's cba gbabbadb i dinltadb nam gun do! leatba gu Galklacbd, a' gealltuinn gu 'm faigbeadb i cosnadb dbomb, leis an tugainn mi fliein troimb 'n t-saogbal gun a bbi 'm uallaicb air neacb air bitb. So na bba 'dbitb orm. Db' fbag mi tigb an duine bbeanuaicbte, 's raiuig mi Dun- Eideann. Fbnair mi cosnadb ann an tigb measail, le teagblacb caoimb- neil, far nacb robb 'bbeag agam r' a dbeanamb acb cnram a gabbail de dbitbis pbaisdean, cbo Inracb, aluinn 's a bba riamb ann an aon teagblacb. I Bba mi dileas, faicilleacb. Latba de na laitbean mar a bba mi 'macb air na sraidibb leas na leanaban, mbotbaicb mi og-bbean nasal, eir- eacbdail, ag-us duin' nasal ard, flatbail a' labbairt r' a cbeile, dlntb do 'n aite 'n robb mi 'am sbeasamb. J )bealaicb iad j acb mar a bba esan a' gabbail tarsuiun air an t-sraid, cbuala mi ise 'g eigbeacb gu b-ard 'n a dbeigb air 'aium. Uiod an t-ainm a bba so acb an t-aium a bu bbinne leam-sa eisdeacbd ? Eainig- am fonn mo cbridbe. Db' ambairc mi agus mbotbaicb mi gu 'm b' e Manns a bh' aun. O ! db' aitbnicbinu e 'm measg sluagb an t-saogbal. 'S e a tb' ann, arsa mise, acb ceum cba robb mi comasacb air gluasad. Tbainig tuainealacb am cbeaun ; tbainig breisleacb orm ; 's rnnr bitbinn air mo tbaic a leigeil ri ceanu tigbe 'bba dlutb dbomb, bba mi air tniteam air a' cbabbsair. Gbadb iad (ise 'leigeil a taic air a gbairdean), a nail far an robb mi, agus bba mo fbradbarc a ritbist a' tighinn. Bba 'b-aon de na leanaban air a' cbabbs- air, 's tboisicb a' bbean-nasal ri briodal ris. Dblutbaicb iad orm; n:bolbaicb iad nacb robb mi gu maitb, oir bba mo tbaic fbatbast ris a' bballa ged a bba snil agam air na leanaban. Db' ambairc mi gu geur 'n a aodann. Db' fbag an deii-ge a g-bruaidb — tbug e clisgeadb beag as. Cba robb comas agam air aon fbocal a labbairt : tbainig reacbd am mbuiueal. Cba d' aìtbnicb e mi tba mi Ian - cbinnteacb nacb d' aitbnicb : acb an deigb, dboibb dol seacbad cbunnaic mi e 'toirt snil 'n a dbeigb, agus uaitbe so tbnig mi a db' aon cbuid, gu 'n d' tbug- e fainear gu 'n rolih samblacbadb eadar mi 's Mairi a' Gblinue. " Tbacbair dbomb bbi 'maeb latba eile, agus cboinnicb mi te de mbiiinntir mo dbutbcba, a db' innis domb gu 'n robb Manns 's a' bbaile ; 264 AN GATDHEAL. Tieas Mios an Flioghair, 1874. gu 'n do pliill e as na h-Iniisibh le anabarr beairteis ; agiis gu 'n cual' i gii'n robli e fhein agus maighdean og Sliasunnach a' dol a phosadh. Chuala mi an t-aite 's an robh e 'fiiiveacli, acli clia leigeadh mo cLridlie learn dol far an robli e. Cliaill mi mo sblainte. B' eiginn mo cbosnadh 'f bagail. Chaidli au teagb- lacb aig an robli mi do Shasuim, acb cba robli e 'm chomas au leautuinn. Thainig mi do 'n bbaile- mbor so, gun fbios c'arson : agns fluiair mi fasgadh agus cairdeas ami an tig'li na mnatba coire sin a cbunnaic sibb maille rium 's an aite so. Reiceadh na bb' agiiinu, a cbuid 's a cbuid : bba mo bbana-cbai-aid bocbd — cbo bocbd 's a bba mise. Tbuig mi gu 'n robb am bas diutb. Cbuabi mi gu 'n robb jVIanus posda ; gblac mi 'm peaini uair agus uair cbum fios a leigeil d' a ionnsaidb air a' cbor bbocbd auns au robb mi, acb tbainig fuil mo shinnsirean, ' Sliocbd Olgbaire an Duin' beo, kg mar a bba mi, agus tbilg mi 'm peann as an t-sealladh. Cba dubliairt mi focal na bu cbruaidbe riamb 'n a agbaidb na am Freasdal a tboirt maitbeanais da. 'S e sin guidbe duracbdacb mo cbridbe. Mbeall iad e ! — mbeall iad e ! — cba deanadh INIanus riamb mar a riun e mur biodb iad air a mbealladb. Tba mi 'n so a nis, agus am bas dlutb. Is e 'bbeatba — failt' air ! Tiia mi sgitb de 'n t-saogbal — tba mi 'nis a' motb- acbadb gu 'm bbeil gradb aig mo Dbia orni. Roimbe so bba 'm bas 'n a cliuliddb eagail leain, acb mar is dluitbe'tba mo cbeann-cricbe 'tigbinn orm 's ann a's soilleire an sealladb a tlia 'm Fear-saoraidb a' toirt dborab air ailleacbd an Ard Rigb, agus maise na dutbcba 'tba fad' as. Tba m' fbuil a's m' fbcoil a' failneacbadb, acb aims an Tigbearna Diatba neart siorruidb. 'S e mo cbul-taice 's mo sbolas, nacb 'eil diteadb dboibb-san a tb 'aim an losa. Air-san a mbain tba m' earbsa air son tearuinteacbd. 'S trie a leugb mi 's a' Bhiobull uaGb 'eil saorsa ann acb tre fbuil Cbriosd; acb a nis tba motbacbadb agus fiosracbadb laidir again air an f birinn so. 'IST uair a dli' ambairceas mi air in' ais air mo cbaitbe-beatba, cba leir dbomb 'bbeag acb aobbar naire agus aitbreacbais — acb 'n uair a bbeacbdaicbeas mi air mo Sblan- uighear, cba leir dbomb 'bbeag no 'mbor acb neart, agus slainte. Tba fbios agam gu 'n do riaracli e'n lagli, gu'n d' tbug e steacb firean- tacbd. Tba 'fbios agam gu 'n d' tbug e an gatb as a' bbas, agus gu 'n d' tbug e buaidb tbairis air an uaigb ; air cbor agus ged a bbasaicbeas mi gu 'm bi mi beo, oir tba m' Fbear- saoraidb beo, agus seinnidb mi fbatbast a cbliu maille ri spioradaibh nan daoine maitbe, foirfe, ann an gloir. Tba mo tbaic air trocair Dbe ann an Criosd. 1 cia mor a mbaitbeas !" Mar so cbriocbnaicb Mairi a' Gblinne a'b-eacbdraidh. Cba robb latba f bad 's bu bbeo i 'n a dbeigb so, nacb deacbaidb mi g' a b-ambarc. Bu sboilleir gu 'n robh criocb a turuis saogbalta 'n impis a bbi seacbad — bu sboilleir gu 'n robb an tend oir a' failneacbadli. Bba a tur 's a tuigse, agus comas lal)bairt alee gacb am. Cba 'ii iarradb i acb. a bbi 'leugadb a' Bbiobuill. " O ! leabbar an aigb !" arsa Mairi bbocbd — " cliu dba-san a dli' fbag againn e mar fbuaran fiounar, beo 's an tir airsnealaicb so." 'S iomadh seaiiacbas taitbneacb a bb' againn le 'cbeile. Tbogadb i gu trie laoidb le gutb faun, briste, 'N uair a sbaoileamaid gu 'n I'obb i 'n a suain, db' fbosgladh i a suil chiuin le aomadli ard — " Tba mi 'n so, a Tbigbearna, a' feitbeamb d' ama-sa, deouacb, togar*' acb gu falbb : acb ma tha'm barracbd I agad-sa mu m' cboinneimb 's an Treas Mios an Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. 2GI t-saogbal so, do tlioil feiu gu 'n roLh deaiita." LatLa de ua laitliean, mar a blia mi 'suidhe aig taubh a leapa, agus 1110 cliul ris an doi'us, thug Mairi sgread ard aisde, agus clmiinalc mi iieul a' bLais air a giuaidh. Dli' fliosgail i 'rifcliist a suileau — thug i oidhirp air a hiimh a thogail — " S e gun teagamh/' deir ise, a th' ami — cha 'n 'eil mo fhradharc 'g am mhealhidh — 'S e a th' ann. O ! 'Mhanuis, a Mhaiiuis, an tu a th' aim !" Tuilleadh chab' uiTainn dli'i — thuit i tliaiiis. Thug" mi suil a dh' ioniisaidh an doruis, agus chunn- aic mi ard nasal eiieachdail 'n a sheasamh maille li lighichte 'u tighe. Cha robh suim aig'e de ui : oir cha chual' e na thubhairt Mairi. " Thig a nail," arsa mise, " agus amhairc 's an aodanu so." Shaoil mi gu 'n do chaochail i, agus chuir mi romhan 'innseadh dha co i. Bha 'dhealbh f heiu aice 'n a laimh. Dh' amhairc egugeur — dh' fhag an fhuil 'aodann — thainig- seorsa de chrith air. " Is i a th' ann," arsa mise, " JIairi a Ghlinne. Sin agad buil agus criocli du cheilge !" Thuit e air a' chathair — thilg e an neapaicean shioda 'bha 'n a laiinh thairis air 'aodann — tharruing e osna throm : thug e taobh na leapach air — thilg e e I'hein air a ghluinibh — ghlac e a lamh f huair, agus chunnaic mi a dheoir a' tuiteam gu frasach. Thigibh an so, a luchd na ceilge — a luchd nam ])i'eug, a mhealltairean! faicibh toradh an uilc ! eisdibh na h-osnaicdean, a' tha dusgadh as a' chogais leonta so. Thigibh an so, sibhse 'tha le geallaidhnibh posaidh a' dusgadh dochais nach 'eil a nihiaun oirbh a choimhlionadh — faicibh an ailleag thruagh so air leabaidh a bais air tailleadh gheall- aidhnean briste ! Thainig Mairi as a' phaiseanadh — dh' fhosgail i a suil ghorm a rithist — bha 'm fallus fnar air a bathais ghil, ach bha hainh a' ghaire ail' a h-aodann ciuin. " Tha thusa 'n sin, a Mhanuis," ars' ise ; " thig na 's dluithe dhomh — tha mi lag, lag. Tha mi 'toirt maitheanais duit — tha, ghruiind mo chridhe. Mhealladh bhn. ! 's mor a dh' f hulling mi air do slion — ach nach coma c - daoiuibh. Coin. — Ma ta, a Mhurachaidh, is maith tha fios agamsa, gur e siu durachd do chridhe-sa, agus is tait- neach au ui deagh-dhui-aclid caraid ; acli mar a thubhairt thu fein mu na seirbhisicli, cha'u'eil fior chairdean dileas furast ri 'm faotainn. Ocbau, mo tbruaig'h an neacb sia a tba 'cos- nadh dha feiu migbean, agus drocb- run a' cbombearsnaich, oir olc 's mar a ta an saoghal cba tricleis aimbleas no donas a gbuidhe do neacb, mar bi aobbar eigiu air a sbou. MuR. — Gle cbeart, a' Cboinnich, 's e dieas 'uas nan uile a bbi 'cuid- eachadU a cheile, a bbi deaiiamb, maitb do aou a' cbeile, a bhi 'toirt toisicb agus iirraim do aon a' cbeile, agus a bbi 'leigeadb ris ar neo- iomlanacbd do aon a' cbeile. Tba duil agam gn 'm bbeil an t-Abstol Seumas a' deanamb so soilleir, an nair a deir e, " Aidicbibb bbur locbdan d' a cbeile, agus deanaibb urnuigb air son a' cbeile, cbnm gu 'u tearnar sibb : tba mor-eifeacbd ann an urnuigb dburacbdacb an fbirein." Coin. — Cba 'n 'eil teagamb air sin, a' cliaraid cboir, oir tba Focal ua firinn 'g a dbeanamb cinuteacb ; acb air an laimb eile, cba 'n 'eil teagamb nacb 'eil cumbacbd mor air a cbeadacbadb do 'n aingidb cbum a dbrocb ruintean a sbnidbeacbadb air an neacb sin do nacb 'eil speis aige. Tba cuid ann aig am bbeil drocli- cridbe — 's e sin, ci-idbe ni 's miosa na cridbeacbannan uile, a tlia maraon air an ti'uailleadh, a tbaobb nadair, le nimb a' pbeacaidb. Tha cuid ann aig am bbeil droch sbuil, trid am bheil iad a' deanamb millidh agus sgrios air cuid dbligbicb an coimh- earsiiaicb fein ; agus a Mburacbaidb, cba 'n 'eil iad sin idir cneasda, oir cba mbaitb do neacb sam bith teachd 'u an car | MuE.— Ubh ! Ubb ! a cboinnicb, am bbeil tbusa a' creidsinn ann am faoineis agus am baogbaltacbd de'a gbne sin. Tha thu a' cur iongantais orm gun teagamb. Is cinnteach gu 'm bbeil tbu ri feala-dba ; air neo, feudaidh e bbi gu 'm bbeil do cheana 'n a bbreislich, no gu 'n robb thu a' toirt geill do gbeasaibb agus do dbruidheacbd an Sgiathanaich amaid- icb siu, a bba air a mbeas leat fein mar neacb aig an robb seilean 'n a cbeann, a tbaobb an rotblais a labbair e mu na reultaibb, agus mu tbaibb- saireacbd, agus nitbe eile. Coin. — ltd, Ud ! a Mburacbaidb, is trie a cbaidh feala-dba gu feala- rireadb. Agus cba ruig tbu' leas a bbi 'tilgeadb an Sgiathanaich orm-sa, oir an uair a mbinicb tbu fein domb gu 'n do labbair e gu ceart, fi-eag- arracb mu bbuaidbibh nan reult, cba d' fhosgail mi mo bbeul tuilleadh 'n a agbaidh, agus cba 'n fhosgail. Acb biodb sin uile mar a db' fhendas ; b' aithne dbombsa duiue a bba air a cbunntas 'n a dbuine coir, ceart, ceanalta, a bba 'n a atbair, ag'us 'n a sbeau-atbair, aig an robb seilbb fear- aiun, agus moran chairdean agus lucbd-eolais, agus ni's leoir denitbibb maitb an t-saogbail so. (xidbeadb, aig a' cbeart dbuine so bba drocb- sbuil ! Agus ni ni 's iongantaiche na sin, bba cumbacbd mill teach na droch sbula aige air a ghuathacbadb an aghaidh a tlioil feiu. Racbadb Uilliam Ruadh a mach a dh'ambarc air a' bbual-cruidb' aige feiu, agus co cinnteach ri airgiod a' bbaistidh, tboisicbeadh am mart air an tiigeadh e a sbuil ri geumnaicb gu cruaidb, agus tliuiteadh i gu grad marbb air an raon. MUR. — Tha sin ro iongantacb ma tba e fior, a' Cboinnich ; acb is trie a chual sinn gur i a bho a's miosa tho 's a' bbuaile, a 's airde geum. MuR. — As airde geum ! Feudaidh siu a bhi ceart, a' Mhurachaidh, oir Trea Mios au Fhoghair, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL. v/o cha 'n fhurast au sean-fhocal a bhreugiiachadh ; ach cha 'n 'eil siim gu smuaineacliadh gu 'in basaich a' bho a 's miosa 's a' bliuaile gun aobhar, agus is e au t-aobliar sin, gnu teagamh idir, droch-sliuil Ulleim Ruaidli leis au ieis i. Bha 'u teagb- ladi aige feiu co eolacb air a'bbuaidh mbi-shealbbar so a bba dbitb-cbeau- gailte lis, a 's nach leigeadb iad au duiue truagb a mach air an dorus, na 'm biodb mart, do eacb, no caor 'u a fbocbair. MUR. — Cha bu cboir ainmhidh sain bith a bhi air ainineachas au duiue sin, ma 's e sin an did a dheanadb e orra ; ach biodb sin mar a dh' fheudas, bu choir da sgail a chui- air a sbuilibh, no au spionadh gu tur as a cheaun ; agus mo Uimh- sa, air da a bhi dh' easbhuidh uan sal, nach abradh neach sam bith au siu gu 'u robh droch shuil aig iJilleam Ruadh. Coin. — Thathusa, a' Mhurachaidh, a' deauamh magaidh dhe 'n ghnoth- nch,ach creid thusa mise, tha iomadh droch s'liuil anu. Cha 'u 'eil seach- duiu o 'u dh' iuuis Ealasaid Nigheau Raouuill dhomh gu 'u d' thug droch- shuil ueach-eigiu au toradh a baiuue gach mairt 'u a buaile, agus ged a chuireadh i ri deauamh a' mhuidh gu ruig au la 'u diugh, nach biodh au criomau a 's lugha ime aice air son a' saoithreach ! B' eigiuu di mu dheireadh fios a chur air Donnachadh Glas, agus le seuu agus giosagau araidh a ghuathachadh, thug e an toradh gun dail air ais, agus tha crodh Ealasaid an diugh mar bu choir doibh a bhi. MuE. — ! a Choinuich, a Choiu- uich, cha