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264- AN GAIDHEAL. CeudMhlossa'Clieamhraldl), I873.am bheil tU-agh phuimlixie agarn, airino cliosJ feiu. Air oitlhche araicllia tbacbar do lu' athair a blii airfalbb aig faidbir, 'n uair a thainigam ail aoraidb, db' iarr mo mbatliairair aoa de iia sgabxgaii aite ni' atbar agliabbailaruiau ceann an dleasdanais;t-suidbeacbadb cbeudna roindie so."" Tlia mi a" saoil.sinn," arsa Donncba," gu 'm faodamaid a' cbuis a mbarasglacbadlieadaruinn," agus gbabb etein OS laimb gu 'n seinneadb e salm,agus gu '11 racbadb e an dail nab-urnuigb, na'm be a's gu 'n leugbadliMairi an caibideiL Dli' aontaicbmo mbatbair, aun aii.ratliad a bbacar teagmbacb^i-i tairgse Dbouncbai,•'•Acb," ars' ise, "ma ni tbu urnuigbmar is fearr is urrainn dliuit, lecridbe treibbdbireacb, clia 'n 'eilteagamb nacb faigli tliu eis(b'acbdcbo pailt agus ged a bbiodb d' iarrtasanair an cvir, ann am briatbranordail, fileanta," Cba robb Douncbaaig an auj ud cor^asacli air a' blieaga ieughadb, acb air dba cuid de uasaibn a tbogail air a cbuimbue, le,_ Mairi a bbi gu trie 'g an leugbadb>,dba, db' aitbris agus sbeinn e : an,(treasamb salm tbar an fbicbead ocbeann gu ceann, gu rianail, biun.Leugb Mairi caibideil d'aii TiomuadhNuadb ; lub sinne ar gluinean lambritbe, agus tboisicb I^onncba ris anurnuigb mar a leauas ;— " O Tbigbcarna,bi tbusa 'n ad Dbia dbuinn, 'nad fbear stiuraidb, agns'n ad dbiondliuinn gu am ar bais, agus ti'oimb'n bba3"^briatbraii a b' abbaist dom' atbair a bbi ag aitliris gu trie 'n aurnuigbean. Rinn Doiiueba gi-cùuion-a; agus thoisicli mo ndiatbai)- rismuaintcacliadli naeb robli Donncba'n a cboigreaeb do ubleaebdadbna b-urnuigb:— "0 Tbigbearna, istiisa " —ars' esan, acb stad e gun dolui b'fbaide; mbair an tosdacbd udcar mionaid no 'dba, gus an do bbristmise a macb le glag-gbaire. Db' eiricbDonncba le cabbaig, agus le ceanncroin ; tbug e a cbasan as gu a leabaidba' caoineadb agus a suatbadb aacb dbiult e a gbabhail os laimb, agiissbeap e air falbb d' a leabaidb. " Mo bbasan. Cba do stad mise de'ntbriiaigbe!" arsa mo mliatbair, " gur gbaireacbdaicb gus an do leag moeigiuu dbuiun uile dol a cbadal an mbatbair strac air mo dbruim leis a'iiocbdguiiurnuigbjcbacbiiimbneleam cblobba. Mar sin, tbainig arc' uin a tbacliair dbniun a bbi auns an u-aoradb air an oidbcbe ud gu cricbmbi-sbealbbaicb.Lean mise air sailDboniicbai, a' caoineadb ni'bu gboirtena esan, acb 'g ^ sniadadb airson'urnuigb gun sta, as letb an d' fbuairmise a leitbid de smacbdacbadb,agus a reir mo bbeacbd fein, guneo-cbiontacb.Mu 'n d' fbag sinn au sgoil, gu bbia' buacbailleacbd a' cbruidb air anatb sbambradb, racbadli againn air a'Bbiobul a leugbadb gu gle mbatb le'cbeile. Acb bba Donncba moranni bu turaile na bba mise; agus bbae cbo toigbeacb air leugbadb eaebdraidbeana' Bbiobuil, a's nacb robbcaitbearoh-airosir eile a bu taitnicbeleiiui na a bbi 'g a sbior leugbadb.Bu trie a sbuidb Mairi,esan agus mise, fo 'n aon bbreacaii,ri taobb an arbbair, a' leugbadbcaibidil mu seacb I'e iomadb uair degacb latba mu 'n am ud, a' gul tbairisair laigsiimeau agus tuislidbeaudbaoine diadbaidb, agus fo iongantasmu cbumbacbd eugsambuil gbaisgeacbua'n seann linnteaun. Cbarobb duine riamli air a lionadb lesolas ni bu mbo na bba Donncba 'nnail- a tiiaiuig e gu eacbdraidhSbamsòin, Dliaibbidb agus Gboliab.Clia b' urrainn e'bbi riaraicbte gusan do leugb e iad do gacb neach ab' aithne dba, a' saoilsiun gu 'n robhiad cbo ur agus cbo annasach dombuinntir eile's a bba iad dba fein,Bu trie a cbunnaic mi e 'u a sbeasambIftmb ris na cailean 'u uair a
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