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138 AN GAIDHEAL. ireas Mios au t-Samhraidh, 1873.chiUe. Labhair a' bheaii-shith i-ismar so, " Caisg an cu 'Dhomhmiillair ueo caisgidli inise e." " Caisgidhmi feiu e." " Thoir dluimhsaan lus sin." " Ciod a ni tbusa d'an lus so?" "Ni mi snaoiseiudbetb." " Cba 'n fhaic mi aite snaoiseinagad." " Gabir lucbd-talbb nab-oidbcbe ort!" " Ciod e 'n galar abbios an sin?" "Cba bbi sin agadri'iunseadb do d'mbnaoi no do d'leannan, oidbcbe do sgeoil no dobbainnse." Db' eiricb Dondnmll 'sdb' fhalbb e, acb db' f ban an cu.Uaii' anmocb d' an oidbcbe tbainigan cu dbacbaidb agus cba do db' f banrib fionnaidb air agus Ibuair e bas,acb db'fban DombnuU beo.VI.—SGEUL GOIRID MU MHAC-IL-LEATHAIN DHUBHAIET.Bba comb-stritb eadar Mac-illeatbainagus a bbratbair ionuas gu 'm b'eiginn d'a bbratbair Muile fbagailagus dol gu ruig Eirinu. Tbug e tribUadbna ann an Eirinn ail' cboirabicb.Mu dbeireadb cbuir Mac-illeatbainfios a db-ionnsaidb a bhratbar e atbilleadb dbacbaidb agus gu 'm faigbeadbe 'sitb. Air d' a bbratliair annaidbeacbd so fbaotainn tbill e doMbuile acb 's i 'n t-sitli a bba 'feitbeambair an ceauu a (;bur detb. Db'iarr Maoilleatbain air duine fog'bainteacbde tbeaghlacb Cliobi d' am b'ainm Niall Mor, an ceaim a tboirtbbarr a bbratbar. Tbuirt NiallMor, gu 'm b' fbeari- leis a tboirtair duine eile an gniomb ud adbeanamb na airsan a cbionu gu 'nrobb goisteacbd eatorra. FbreagairMac-illeatbain, "Miir cuir tbusa anceann detb cuiridb fear eile an ceanndbiotsa." Thuirt am fear a bba i-i'mbarbhadb ri Niall Mor, "Tlia Hosagam gur duine treuu tbu agus gu 'man claidbeamh air cbor's gu'm b'eigiun do Niall Mor a cbas a cbur aira cbeami m' an tugadb e au claidbeauibair 'ais. An sin tbuirt Mac-illeatbainDbubbairt,"Ged adb'orduicbmi am buille cba'n fbuilnig mi antamailt," agus db 'orduicb e Niall Mora mbarbbadb. An sin tbeicb Niallagus tbug e tri bliadbna air tbeicbeadbroimb Mbacilleatbain a ])ba airti cur as da; agus airson so a dbeanambcbuir e licjs gu ceatbarnacbd' am b'ainm Ailein Mac Dbombnuill.Tbainig Ailein gu ruig Diiiim-nacroise,am baile 's au robb Niall Mora cbombmiidb le coig fir dlieug mailleris agus db' f baigbnicb e au robbNiall aig an tigb. Tbuirt a bbeannacb robb; gu'n deacbaidb edo'ucbeardaicb a dbeanamb obair acbgu 'n cuiieadb i an treabbaicbe au- athoir. Bba Niall 's au am so foluicbteaig a mbnaoi ann an ceauu eilean tigbe. Cbaidb a bbean a sios amfeadb a bba an toireacbd a stigb agustbug i nios pios de gbàta iaruiun, 'sgblaodb i air an ti-eabbaicbe 's tbuirti ris, " Cbaidb do mbaigbstir do 'ncbeardaicb 's db' fbag- e fios agadsadol 'n a dbeigb le mir iaruiun," 's i'breitb air a' gbàta 'n a laimb, " saoiltbu ciod e na db' f heumas e, au deanam fad sin gnotbucb dba.^" — 's i'condiaracbadb fad souruicbte d' angbàta. Tbuirt an treabbaicbe gu 'ndeanadb. Lub i an sin an gàta eadara da ordaig agus bbris i e 's tbuirt iris a'gbille, " Falbb leis a sin do'ncbeardaicb, thoir dha e agus abairI'is gu 'm bbeil daoine 'stigh a' feitbeamhris." " Cha 'n abair, cha 'nabair a bbean," tbuirt Ailein MacDbondumill cba 'n 'eil a bbeag defbeuui againne air," 's dh' eiricb efeiu agus na coig fii' dheug a mach's tluiiit e ris ua daouie an deigh dhadol a mach, " Nacb e Dia a sbabbailblieil gnicnnli diiiue air do laimb, 's sinn a chuideachd, nacb robb fiosua cum fada uiise iuin am pein." Air aice an gnotbucb air an d' tbainig'dha so a radb, bbuail se e agus stud siuu air ueo cba d' f hag fear agamn