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.EsAN.—Oha——, ,_274 AN GAIDHEAL. ueiulMlnosa'Uheiimlnaiaii,cadal, a^'us i an duil gu'iu falbliadhe 's tliubliaiit i :—Sa cailal an doichill.ESAN.— So clusgailli ilo ilhuiiacli.Leum e 'ii siu a sua.s do 'n cliuilidb,agiis au nail- a chuiinaic ise uaclirobh a choslas air gu 'in biodli efurasd' a chur air falbb, gblaodh i :Pill pill, a dliroch dluiiiie, 's gheibh tliubiacUi.Tbug i au sin ceaun agus casancaoracb as a' cbuilidb, 's dh' iarr iair an datbadb. An uair a bba iadullanib db' fbeoraicb e :Cia nis do cliuid fein ?Ise.—Xa bheir lui fhiii a mach le aonranu.EsAN.—Biodh e mar sin feiu.IsE.—Da lior,da lèir,Da chinas, da clieir,Da cham pheirceall,Ochd ineau au duiru,At-d labhraoh a' chinn,Agus ceithir speir luirguean.EsAN.—'S e dleasadli fear-cosgairt a'cliinn,Suil a's bniaeaii a's eauchaiun,Oluas a mauh o bkuii stuic,Peirceall agiis leac a's leth-clieanu.An uair a db' itb e beagan de 'ucbeaun's de ua casan, db' tbalbb e's cbaidb e steacb do tbigb a bbaanus an niiliacbd, 's cbuir a dbetb naUin-icbean agus a' mbaileid. Tbugmuinntir au tigbtì air suidbe ri biadb,'s cba luaitb a tboisicb e air itbuadbua 'tbug e 'u aii-e do 'u cbaillicb agarabarc tbairis air a'bballatbarsuiug,agus air dba bbi' cagnadb greini feolaa tbug e de cbnaiuib, tbuii't isu :'S uaigneach — a cliriomas tu.EsAN. 'S ann am aonar a clicannaich^ mi.'ÌigE^—'H iomadh fear a cbeanuaich athug.EsAN.—Ge b'e co dhà'thug thusa dochuid, faigh uaith o.Tbog e 'n siu bin spainue db' eanaraicbgu 'b-òl, agus db' eigb ise :'.•ktrum an luchd air a' chois chaoil.'n fhaide na sin an t-slighe.IsE.—Is dircadh c.EsAN.—Cba luaithe direadli ua tearnadb.Ise,—Cba chreid mi fhiu nach bard ab' athair dhuit.1.^5 vx.—L'ba b' ard 's cha b'iosal, ach '3a' mheud mheaiUionaich.A A-ersion of tbe foregoing curiousdialogue appeared in tbe InvernessCukHcj' some time ago, selected fromtbe inexbaustible budget of tbe" Nebber Locbabev Correspondent."It dittered considerabl}' from tinsone. Perbaps a collection of tbevarious versions of it extant mayenable some of your readers to arriveat tbe complete and correct form.Tbe historical note prefixed to tbeCouriers is extremely interesting.Hhath-Liuchaidh.CEOL NAN EAGLAISEANGAIDHEALACH:CANNTAIREACHD XA SREATH.A Gbaidbeil runaicb,—Leugb mian oraid a cbub- H. W. do bburn-ionnsaidb mu tbimcbioll leugbadbnan sreatb an am bbi 'seinn nansalm ann an Gaidblig. Tba e coltacblearn nach aitbne dbasan ach glebbeag nui sbeinn Gaidblig', agus,mar an ceudna, nacb aitbne dba ant-aobbar air son au robb e air tus aira cbleacbdadb. B' e an t-aobbar,nacb b' urrainn acb ro bbeag de 'nt-sluagb leugbadb; agus rinneadb c'n a reacbd leis au Eaglais gu' mbitbeadb na sreatban air an leugbadb,no air an cauntaireacbd a reir mar ab' fbcarr leisan Tròraicb-fbear. Bba .au cleacbdadb ceart agus taitneacb;agus tba e co feumail aii- an latba'ndiugb agus a bba e o cbionri ceud_bliadbna air ais. Tba e fior gu 'u^ui'raiiin moran leugbadb an diugn"seacb mar bba e anus an am ud;gidbeadb, tba e mar an ceudna fior,''nacb urrainn acb beagan de'n t-sluagbGaidblig a leugbadb. Feudaidb tuMairi bban 'a' Mbinisteir 'fbaiciunagus scarbbantano 'dba, agus leabbrau