Blair Collection > Cuairtear nan gleann âo Mhâairt 1840 [-March 1843]

254 T\r Mhan Diemein. [Jan.,
Agus de l>iirip;li giir gairal bnnaitas an eilain agus gum blieil na
si-eatlian triaii-f hiarte, is e ar baiail gun d' f liuair e trompa doigli
<lrnidliaidli dii' a fuiii.
.Ma is e so staid an uisge is duilich r'a radii, nacb 'eil am fiodli
io:i-luaidIiadli. Tlia an t-eilai! liin clioiiltoan, acli is e buinteanas
do na craoibli, agns a cbuid is mo, is bigb-chranna iad, nacb urra-
innuf an sngli a tliiormacliadb asda. Air an a(»bbar sin, tba am
fiodl: air bbeag sta acli airson lo?;gaidli. agus gacb nair a tbeid a
snaidbadb no a locradli, ci b'o iiine a biiitbas 's an eadriginn crion-
aidb agus scargaidli e air fad 's air lend. Cbunnaic mi tigii 's an
deacb urlar a diieanadb dbetb, dli' f'liosgail na buird uirad bbo
cbuile, gnn robb a' gbaotli ag seidadb trompa co f buar ri toll tora,
agus b' eigin slatan no buird ambleatlian de f biodb a sparradh
eatoira. Airson airnais agus a leilbid, tba fiudli aca r'a fbaotuinii
a Cat;ada 's America tbuatiiacb.
Anis abramaid facal m' an timcbiol-san a tbeid air imricb, agus
gan teagamli is muinntir iad aig am bheil sporan Ian no sporan
fiilair.l). Dbiu-san aig am bbeil airgiod fimridb iad tuatb-
anacbd no ciopairacbd a cbleaclidadb, agus dbiu san aig nacb
■fil airgiod is lucbd cenird no lucbd cosnaidb iad. Air an doigh
sin, tba iad iar an roinn fa cbeitbir, gabbamaid gacb aon dbiu fa
scacb.
Air tus tlieirinn nacb bu cboir do tbnatbanacb a dltol idir do 'n
diithaicb nd. Cban fliaigb e acb ro-biicag fiiearainn a gbinlanas
«■! iiitbnacbd no leitbid sin de biiarr. Cban 'eil 'san eilan uilegleann
tarbliacb cosmbuil ri Sratb-Cbluaidii no ri cursaibb us combnard-
ib!i na b-Eaglais blirice agus Gbabbraidb. Clian fbaigbar ach
iiiir f lioarainn in so agus mir in snd, agus cban urrainnar na tba
ann a sbautiiracbadb acb ambain dlutb ri traigb na mara, no in
gleaniitibli nacli 'eil fada uaipe. Tba eadarmbeodban an ealain ro-
fbiiair, far am bbeil fasgadb nam beann 's nan cnoc ag diinadb macb
blatlias uisge na fairge. Air nairil)b eile, tba iad iar an sgiursadli
le gaotb ioisgacb as an taobb tuatb, no as an airde sin tba eadar
an airde tuatb us airde an iar. Tba iomadb cruadbas eile ann in
btrg suidbacbaidb in so, is eigin a cbornblacliadb agus a cbotbach-
adb. A' bbarracbd air teircais an uisge, tba aca ri gleacbd in
agbaidb olcuis is gann is aitbne dbninn aig a' bbaile, agns is e sin
an rcotbadb samliraidb. Is miiiic an nair a bbiibas a' cbrnitbnacbd
no an ecu-na fo blilatb, no f.igns air al>ac!ia(lb gnn tig a' pbhiigb
mbdltail so iigus in aon <»i(lliilie sgriosar nile sliaotbar an tnatban-
aicb. Jiitliidb mar ginn b' ann air ball gacb dnillag iar inarbbadli
's iar fas dnbb, gan sbugb 's gan f beunj ; bilbidb eodiinn am nieas^
na siristean na peitsean 's na b-nbblain iar seirgadb mar gnn tilg-
teadli uisge goil orra. Agus ma tbacliras gum faigb an tnatlinnach
am liarr air deagb uidbatn 'n a sbal)ba], bitiiidb a dnilicb a tboirt
gn feill no margadb, — dnilicb a reic asjus airgiod fbaotninn air a
si on. ('ban 'eil Clasdiadii na (JrianRi;- aca no Dun-eidin no Lon-
diiniiin far an faigliar ceaminicbean air bail, agus cead pilladb
daciniidb gan mbaille le sporan iar ji lionadh. Cl«an 'eil deagh