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''—")Treas Jlios a' aiieamhvaidh, 1874. AN GAIDHEAL, 387Latha no 'dha an deigh sin, dh' iarr amhaighistir air Mac-an-Rusgaich e a dholan aird thun na cachaileidh mhuUaich, 'se a dheauamh stair chasa-caoracb. ' ' Nimi sin," arsa Mac-au-Eusgaich, 's dh'fhalbh e. Chuir e na caoirich a stigh do'chraicionn a tboirt o cbul do chinn a sios'n fhang, 's gliearr e na casan dhiuhh, a's gu d' sbail. Tbuirt an tuatbanacb doirbhrinn e an stair le casan nan caorach. gu 'm b' fbearr leis iall a bhi air a tboirtChaidh e air ais far an robh a mbaigbistir, as a chraicionn bho cbul a chinn gu 'sbail's tbuirt a mbaigbistir ris, "An do rinn na an t-airgiod a tboirt do thrusdartbu sud ? " Tbuirt Mac-an-Rusgaicb, coltach ri Mac-an-Rusgaicb; agus, a reir' Rinn ; faodaidb tu fein dol g' a fbaicyin.an lagha, cbaidb an tuatbanacb doirbh a" Cbaidb an tuatbanacb a db-fbaicinn cheangal agus iaU leathann a tboirt oan stair cbasa-caorach a rinn Mac-an- cbuU a chinn a sios a cUiruim, 's ghlaoidhRusgaicb 's an uair a rainig e 's a cbunnaic e gu 'm b' fbearr leis an t-airgiod fhein ae casan nan caoracb anus an stair, cbaidb tboirt seacbad na an iall a gbearradb nae air bbreasadb 's tbuirt e, ' ' Na b-uilc 's b' fhaide ;phaigh e an t-airgiod agus b'na b-uireandan ort, a bbalaicb ciod e a eigiun da 'l^bi greis foidh na ligbicbean, 'atbug ort na casan a gbearradb bbarr nan cba robb e 'n a dhuine doii'bh tuiUe.caoracb " ? Tbuirt Mac - an - Rusgaicb,(Ri Uantu'mn.' Nacb d' iarr tbu fein orm atair cbasacaoracba dbeanamb, 's ciod e mar adbeanaiun stair cbasa-caoracb mur gearrainnna casan dbiubb? feucb a bbeil tbua' gabbail an aitbreacbais gu 'n d' iarr tbuorm a dbeanamb, a bhodaicb " " ? Gba'n 'eil, cba'n'eil," tbuirt a mbaigbistir."Ciod a tba agam ri 'dbeanamb a ritbisd?"tbuirt Mac-an-Rusgaicb. "Tba,ars' a mbaigbistir, na b-eicb agus anstapuU a gblanadb 's a nigbeadh an dachuid am macb agus a stigb." Db' fbalbbMac-an-Rusgaicb, 's gblan e a macb anstapuU,—nigb e na balbacbaii air an taobba macb a's nigh e an stapuU air an taobba stigb ; nigh e na b-eicb, a's mbarbb eiad 's tbug e an taobb a stigb asda, 's nigbe an taobb a stigb aca. Cbaidb e far anrobb a mbaigbistir 's db' fbarraid e ciod abba aige ri 'dbeanamb a ritbisd, 's tbuirt ambaigbistir ris e a cbur nan eacb 'n anuidbeam anns a' cbrann, 's e tboirt tacainair an treabbadb. Tbuirt Mac-an-Rusgaicb,"Cba fbreagair nab-eicbmi." "Ciode a db' fbairicb iad " ? ars' a mbaigbistir."Cba cboisicb iad air mo sbon," arsaMac-an- Rusgaicb. "Fbalbb agus feucbiad," tbxiirt a mbaigbi.stir. Db' fbalbbMac-an-Rusgaicb far an robh na b-eicb,chuir e crioman de dh-aon diubb 'u abbeul, cbaidb e air ais far an robba mhaighistir, 's tbuirt e, "Cba'n'eilan droch bblas orra." "Ciod a tbatbu ag radh ? " tbuirt a mbaigbistir.Cbaidb e far an robb na b-eicb, 's an uaira chunuaic e iad 's an taobb a stigb air atboirt asda, tbuirt e, ' ' Ciod is ciall d' aso?" "Tba," arsa Mac-an-Rusgaicb," gu 'n d' iarr tbu fein orm an da chuidna b-eicb agus an stapuU a gblanadb agusa nigbeadh, an da chuid a macb agus astigb; 's rinn mi sin. A bheil tbu a'gabbail an aitbreacbais?" "B' fbearrlearn nacb f haca mi riamb tbu," tbuirt antuatbanacb. "Ma ta," arsa Mac-an-Rusgaicb, feumaidh tu tri tuarasdail atboirt domhsa air neo tbeid iall de d'TOIMHSEACHAN.Cbunnaic mi Sagart a' coiseach na Sraide,'S measan beag biorach a' criomadh ashailtean ;Le spailpeadh a chaol-chas's le craosachda gbioncbain,Shaoilte gu 'n slugadb e 'n Sagart a dh'aona-bbeum !Thionndaidh an Sagart, 's roi' chrathadha laimbeCbriothnaicb an cuilein bbo'cbuinnein gu'mbasan ;Le miolranacbd mbiolusgiach, mbiodalaichtbrailleil,Dh' imlich e casan ant-Sagairtgu cairdeil.Bha falluinn an t-Sagart de anart glanfinealt,Gun phreasadh, gixn fbailling bbo'braighegu 'h-iochdar :Ri fraoidhneadh a gilead bba 'm measanIan farmaid,'S db' fbeucb e ri 'buaicbdeadh le tuaileas' mac-meamnacb.'N uair 'theann an luchd-faire ri breith airan t-sabbdair,Fbuair iad a macb nacb robb dad ann acbtaibbse,Chlaon e mar sgaile an dubb-thratb nab-oidhche,'S tbuit a chrios-muineil 'n a ghlag air a'chabbsair !Sgriobht' air a' chrios ud, bha 'ainm annan GailigAn cuigeamb, an-t-aon-deug, 's an deicheamhde 'n ABC.Is e Suaimbneasreult-feasgair ananama,agus is i Subhailc a ghrian. Cba dealaicheariad gu brath o cheile.22