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156 Gaelic Society of inuerness.
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wlioni was married to a daughter of a tacksman, i.e., Farquhar
^lacrae of Fadoch. So well was Macrae at Conchra pleased
with the first marriage that he proposed another son of his should
many Janet, a younger daughter of Fadoch. Accordingly he
accomi^anied his son, who was a widower, to hear what Miss
Janet might have to say on the subject. Her would-be father-inlaw
places the result of his journey, and his interview with
Seonaid, before us as follows :
'Nuair thug mi 'n Gleann mu Nollaig orni,
'S trom a ghabh mi 'n t-aithreachas,
Gun fhios nach iad na dramaichean.
Thug oirnn bhi farraid Seonaid.
'Nuair shuidlieas mi na m' aonaran.
Gum bi mi trie a smaoineachadh.
Gun d' fhuair mi 'm bonn nan aonaichean,
Bean donn an aodainn bhoidheich.
Bha i maiseach niaoineachail,
Gun robh i stocail daoineachail.
Cha n fhaca mi bean t'aogaisg,
'Dh-aon taobh 'san robh ini eolach.
Fhuair mi toil do mhathar leat,
Toil t'athar is do bhraithrean leat,
'S cha leigeadh Righ nam Papanach,
A'chaoidh do 'n Aird le dheoin thu.
Gheibh tliu duine dh'iarrainn duit,
Tigh geal an aite tiorail.
Each is gille 's diollaid,
'S do chur sios gu Gaol na Doirnidh.
Chuir thu dhiot gun leisgeul mi,
Cha'n eil mi uair 'na t'eisimeil,
Ma tlia thu 'g iarraidli teisteanas,
Cuir ceist air Ijean an drobhair.
Tha fear* an Gleannstrafairire,
'S e an comhnuidh tighinn da tharach ort,
Cha 'n ann do slilioclid nan greannanach,
Gur ro mhath 'b'aithne dhomhs iad.
*This was Hugh Fraser, locally known as Fear Dheadhanaidh.
He was the only brother of the hite Bobert Fraser, laird of
Aigais.