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nach do chiiir Calum Seoladair siiim airgid a dli' ionnsaidli
tliat-not did send M;>lcolm (the) Sailor a-sum of-nioney to
na bantraich, cho math ri goireasan feiimail eile, agiis
of-the widow, as well to handy-thinzs useful other, and
gnothaicliean nneònach a bheireadh e a nail as na h-Imisean
things curious which would-bring he over out-of the • Indies
di fhein agus do n chloinn. (16) Shoirbliicli leò
to-her self and to the children. Prospered with-them
gu. ciatacli riamh tuilleadh; agris miir do shiubhail iad iiaith
adniiraldy ever more ; and if-not have-departed ihey since
sin tha iad beò fliathast.
that are they alive still.
MALCOLM THE SA.ILOR— Con t hi ucd.
(1) The ship was over three years on the voyige ; and a companion of >'alcolm's
used to tell that not a day passed during that time in which Malcolm did not sp^ak
about the kindness which he had received in the house of the farmer. (2) So soon
as the ship returned to port after coming back to this country, Malcolm took his
frie"d with him, and hired a carriage to hurry him to the house where he had found
-such kindness. (3) As they approached the house, Malcolm could see that matters
were not at all as he had left them. (4) The woman was now a widow, and her
children orphans. (5) Not only so, but at that moment the officers were jnitting
her earthly all out upon tlie liill, to be sold to pay cert.-iiii debts into wbicli slie had
fallen. (6) Small clu^ieis of )je(iple stood here and tlicrc, with lieavy hearts, wait-
ing till the auction sliould liegin. (7) Malcolm lushed in Just as the (itticer was
about to lift the cradle, in which the youngest cliild lay sleeiiing ; with his poor
mot her sitting beside him weeping bitterly. (8) " What does all this mean '" he asked
of the officer. (9) "The furniture," he answered, " is about to be sold lo i»ay this
woman's debts." (10) " Avast, you heartless, pitiless man," .said Malcolm, dosing
his fist ; "if you lay a hand on a withe of that cradle, I will break all the tim1)ersin
your body I" (11) He then pulled out his purse, in which lie had tlnee yea,r> wages
in gold. (12) " Here," said he, " pay yourself out of that, and put l)ack evcr\ stick
of the dear woman's furniture where you found it." Then he turned to salute the
poor woman, who stood full of wonder, and her heart like to burst with gratitude.
(14) The two sailors were iu)t long in putting the house in order, and they spent the
day heartily and cheerfully till evening, when they had to leave. (15) There was
not a year from that time, till the farmer's boys were able to take their father's
place, that Malcolm the Sailor did not send a sum of money to the widow as well
as other useful articles, and curiuu.- things which he used to bring home from the
Indies for herself and the chiMicn. (16) Everything prospered well with them ever
after that ; and if they have not died since, they are still alive.
LESSON III.
Am Mac Strodhail.
the son prodigal.
(1) Bhaaig duine àraidh dithis mliac. (2) Agus tliniit am
Was at a-man certain twain of-sons. And said the
mac a b' òige dliivibh r' a athair, Athair, tlioir dhòmlisa
.son that was younger of-them to his father, Father, give to-//*c
a' chuid-roinn a tliig omi de d' mhaoin. (3) Agus roinn
the portion-share that will-come on-me of thy substance. And divided
e eatorra a blieathachadh. (4) Agus an deidli* beagain de
he between-them his living. And after of-a-few of
* di'idh, after. Being a noun, it takes a genitive after it.