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1841.] lir Mfian Diemein. 253
A^m mil gni na Gaidhail drocli rogliaiiin 'ria dlieigli sin, orra feiti
bitlieadh a choiro, an;iis an drairli, aj;us an dolaidli a thacliia^:. Acli
mun teid sinn na 's f liaide, is cnir dliuiiin fius a thoiit mn dlieigh-
inn na tire-sa, ciod an ire *s an robh i raiglie, agus ciod an ire 's
am beil i an tra-sa.
Tha an t-eilan-sa eadar an 40^'' agns 50'"' ceum ri deas air lend
an t-saogliail, eadar an 145'^'' agus 150^'' ceum ri soir air sgriob
znlieadliain an latiia 's an tiir speuradaraclid ann an Greciucich,
Tlia an ainisir aca-sa acli ro-blieag gu bliitii calg-dhirach an
aghaidii an aimsir againn. Tlia dearblmiiieadiian an t-sambraidii
«ca niu noUaig, agns airde a' glieatnliraidh beagan an deigli
Bhealltainn. Tiia a' glirian ri tuath orra, agus nime sin tlia
f'uaclid a" teaclid as an taobh deas, agus teas bbo 'n taoblj tuatb.
Tba iomadh diubbras eile iiacli ruigar leas aitbris 's an am.
Bha uair ann, gu "n robb na b-uile ag ruitb da b-ionnsuidb, ach
diaidb an am sin seacliad. Fliuair an ciad luclid-imricb cnir air
fearainn air son ro-blieag ach a shaotbracbadb agus moran cogli-
uaidb gu sin a dlieanadb. Ach tbanaig atliarracbadli nior bbo 'n
£im sin. Chaidb tagbadb an fbearaiiui a sbealbbaciiadli, agus air
an aobliar sin rinn cnid-eigin de mbuinntir saibbras a cbruinnacb-
adli. Ged tba am fearann a db' f bagteadh moran iia's measa, tba
e moran na's daoire. Is tearc, ro-tiieirc e is fbiacli na's mo na
criin gacb acair, ach is e da thastan-deng a chuid is lugha air an
cuirteadh siias e r'a reic, agus ma db' fbaodteadh gun eirich a'
phris gu tri no ceithir uirad 's bu choir db' i. A' bbarracbd air
son, tba an t-uisge 's an t-sandiradh anabarrach gann, agus diiilich
r'a fhaotainn ; — seadli na h-aiinbnichan a bba 's a gbeamhradh ag
doirteadb sios an tur-lan mar ndiaoime sleibhe, is ainmic agbeibhar
fiirad annta 's an t-samhradh 's a chasgadb padhadii astaraich.
Math dh' fbaodteadh gum faigbar beagan ann an lag an so agus
an toll an sin, ach burn glan nan chaoclian cba'n 'eil ann. Mar
niealita mi b' eigin do gacb aon de miiuinntir Baile Oatla/ids an
aimsir tioram togsaid a cliiir gacb latba air carnn, agus uisge a
ghiulan a sluic amhainn a bha tri mil air falbb. Dli' oidbirpaich
iad sin a leasachadh le tobair a cbladbacbadh gu doimhneacbd mu
'n cuairt de dha cbeud troidh ; agus "n a cbladliacbadh b' eigin
dboibh gearradh no snaidbadh troimb craig gharail gu doiinhnaclid
tri fichead troidh. Ged fhuair iad mu dbeiradh deich troidli tbar
fhicheadh a db' uisge, cbab'urrainn doibh feum a dbeanadb dheth
anns a' mbeud 's gu'n robli e Ian meirge iaruinn, agus uaithe sin
bha an t-anart a chaidli a nighadh ann, iar a dlieaigacliadh 's iar a
mhilladh. Bbo so cbithear nach fiu na tobraicban tocbailte no
Artesiaii mar a tbeirar riu anns a bbeurla. Ge neonach, is firinnacli
e, gu bheil na locban iad fein iar crionadii 's iar tiormachadb suas.
Bha Loch Fhederic an coinlinuidh Ian db' fhearthuin no db' uisge
nan speur, agus air uairibii bha e aig aon cheann ag ruilh tbairis
air rathad mliuir a bha 'n a ehar. Ciiaidli bruacii a dbeanadb dha
gns a chas-cheum a tbearnadb. Blio 'n am sin tbiormaicbadh e,
gan ro-fiiios ci maj-, a tha nis iar a thomhas ngns ulhinih r'a reic

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