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—;114 AN GAIDHEAL. Dara illos an t-Sarahraldh, 187S.Nach ciiiiuhne leat balchan beag, Bba 'n latba neo-stoirmeil agus sbaoilbreac-luii'gneacli, leas-iausgte, bhi aii* mi dol adb fbaicinn na luiuge, agusau aon leasan ruinn— Lachann-sg'oilearan giullau-siubbail ? Au uah' a a bbi ga m' sbocracbadb fbein air a'tbuarasdlaicb mi bàta beag; acb annghabh siuiie soii'idh bliiian leis "An bbeinge, le sgiorradb air cbor-eigin,Treoiricbe," agus leis an sgoil, lean tbionndaidb am bàta bun os cioun,esan riutlia ; cLuireadh a mach do agus bba mis iar tumadb matb batbaidbfbaotabm agus tbreig mi moDhun-Eideaun e, agus fhuair e airagbart gu b-anbarracb matli. Tlia run 's tbill mi air m' ais. Is beage 'n dràst aig an taigh, 's e ri 'dhicbiollag ionnsachadh do'n òigridli nacb bbeil e creidsinn 's na sitb-sin de Gbàidblig Lacbainn. GedGàidklig a lèugliadli agus a sgribbeadb; agus is ann da is aitbue. Tba e sgialacbd riamb, tba e na dbeadbicbean, 's ged nacb d' ionnsaicbe mion-fbiosracb mu gacb rudanacbd cbnacaicbe—acb bbeireadh e ort doa bbuineas do tbaibseacbd na cblitb cball ag gàireacbdaicb—tbaGàidblig, agus neotbar-tbaing mur e cbo fritbearra, fada na 'bbeacbdd' fbuair e Ian eolas mu dbeas, air a fbein. Tba e fulangacb air fuacbdpeathraicliean—fbuair 's air a sinnsearana cbriocb cian mu'n d'rugadb 'sbeòladb. Is ann a tbeire "Bburr-'s air acras, acb cban fbulling ee. Bu cbo matb leis duine ga bbualadb's a' cbamaig-gbarraidb le tri iad 's a' Bbèurla." Cba nàr leis idiraidb tba tbu ann, siod mar a tbeirdùirn de bbata Dbo'cb-an-fbasaidb, tigbin a macb le briatbracbas marri aon tuisleadb fbaotaimi ag ceum seo: "Stad air son mineid," an àite"stad beag, moille bbeag;" "Leigleam faicinn," an aite, "Cuimbnicborm," "Fuiricb orm;" "A'snàmbanàilleas," an àite, " Aii- snàmb," &c.na Staire-nobba, (is aitbne dbut i,OS cionu Buinne-Mbic-Bbeatbain)"Leatban ri leatban, a's caol ri caol."Acb adb aindeoin sin uile tba efairtleacbadb air (ma tba fiacb-risann) smaoin sa bitb a dbeilbb acb airuaidnean na beirte - Gallda. Bbae la bba 'n siod am Bruacb-Màiri('s a' G-bearrastan). Bba soitbeacbsgadana' fiaradb na Linge-duibbeagus long Locblannacb an acarsaidCbamus-nan-Gall. Bba'n la fiatbail,agus smaoinicbear e del adb fbaicinnna luinge, agus fastaidbear bàta beag.Au uaii- a bba e ga sbocracbadb fbeinair an tobbta, le tubaist air cbor-eigin,tionndaidbear am bàta air a bbialfotba,agus faigbear am fleasgacbtumadb matb batbaidb, agus atbarraicbearbeacbd's tillear air'ais. Nise,tombais cia mar a db' innis e seo anoidbcbe roimbe an taigb an taillearl"Bba mi," ai-s esan ('s e fiacbainngeal na siila) air la àraidli am Bruacb-Màiri. Bba soitbeacb-sgadan a' bualadbLocb-Linne no Locb-Ial, aguslong de Locblann an Camas-nan-Gall." Aitean tar am bbeil a' Gliàidblig iara labbaii't" an aite, " Dùtbcbannanno àiteacban far am beileas," &c."Is coigricb sinn do'n bbainne," anaite, "Tba am bainne na annas oirnn,"no "Tba sinn fbein 's am bainne na'r coigricb" no "na'r n-aitbnicbinnail" a cbèile," "Tba sinn ullamb gubbi faotainn coLre do dbaoine," anaite (ma 's fàgail no laigse-nàdair atb' aige na bbeacbd), "Tba sinndeas air coire fbaotainn do dbaoine."" Seirbbis-sbiobbalta" an aite " Seirbhisna Bam-igb" agus "Aii-giod-crochaidb"an aite " Pàidbeadb-rigb" !Cba dad idii- am briatbracbaslamb ris an fbaclacbadb. Chanbbeil urad na cloinne-bige nachblieil ag gabbail seirbhe dbetb—rinniad "pioc-an-coimbeacb" dbetb. Chanbbeil aite 's an tacbab- iad, ge d' tbae maoidbeadb beum-clacbain orra, 'sag iimse gur b-ann mar siod a sgribb