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

1842.] Duine Bochd an Aghaidh a Mhic Fein. 75
EACHDRAIDH THAITNEACH AIR FlRIN A'S ONAIR
ARD ANN AN DUINE BOCHD, A' TOIRT FIANUIS
AN AGHAIDH A MHIC FEIN.
SgEUL FlRINNEACH.
Blia Micheil Connal 'na cbroiteir ionraic, coir, dlutli do Bhalina,
an Eirln. Thainig fiabliras gahliailteacli eairalach air a theaglilacli, 's
cha duiaicluleac'h coimhearsnacli na fear-eolais tigliiiin a stigh air a
(ihorus. Cliaochail a bliean agus paisd beag. Gbabh e fein am
fiabhras. Thainig e uaitbe ; acb bba e co lag 's nacb robb comas aig
ail- cosnadb a gbal)bail, na ni air bith a dbeanaaili. Bha 'atbair air an
am beo, agus fuireach maille ris. Cba robb greini beidb aca de
slieorsa air bitb ri itheadh. Bha 'chlann a' glaodbaich airson arain,
acb cba robb greim ann air an son. Bba Miclieii mar ncacb as a
bheacbd— air a bbuaireadb, gun fbios ciod a b'urrainn da 'dbeanamli
— gabbail fasgadb air uairibb taol)ii nan cnoc, seacii bbi 'g eisdeaclul
gaoir nan U^anaban, gun matliair a' freasdal orra — 'sa faicinn an
t-seann duine a' hioladb as, 'sa basacbadb le goirt. Cba robb fios aige
ciod a dbeanadb e; bba e mar dbuine as a cbei!. Db'fbalbb e 'sau
oidbcbe, a's gboid e caora. Mbarbli e i, a's cbleith e 'san t-sablial i,
Tliainig maoir air an latba niiV.reacb. Fbuair iad a' chaor' air a fion-
iiadii. Tbug iad leo Micbeil gu prlosan ; a's gblac iad an seann duine
mar an ceudna, gu blii 'na fbianuis an agbaidb ndiic.
Tbainig latba na deucbainii. Sbuidb a' cbuirt, na morfhearan
dearg agus sluagb mor a' latbair. Cbualas air feadb na dutbcba mar
thachair. Bba meas mor air Micbeil 's air 'aibair. Bba fios gur i 'n
eiginn chruaidb a tbug air a' cbaor' a gboid, agus bba docbas aig daoine
nacb b'urrairm iad a' cbixis a dbearbliadb 'na agbaidb. Cha robh
fianuis ac' acb an seann duine, a's gbairmeadb a stigli e. Mar bha na
maoir 'ga tlioirt a stigb, sheas a li-uile b-aon 'bha latbair — bba iad co
iarratach air sealladh fbaotainn dhe. Bha buachaill na trend as na
ghoideadh a' chaora nia 'ga cheaanachadh. Dbearbh e gu'n do cbaill
e aon de na caoirich 'bba'n earbsa ris, 's gu'n d't'buair e dosach caor'
'an sabhal Mbicheil ; agus dhearl)h na maoir nacb b'urrainn an seann
duine 'bbi aineolach air na thacbair, o'n doigh anns na labbair e ri
Micheil 'nuair bha iad a' rannsachadb an tiglie. Mu dheireadh tbainig
an seann duine, Peirie Connal, a stigh, a's chuireadh an aite-suidhe
na fianuisean e. Cba robb suil sa' cbuirt nadi rohb sochru'cbte air
an t-seann duine. Chuir am breitheamb e fein a gbloine r'a shiiil, a
ghabbail beacbd air an athair a gbairmeadb gu fianuis a thogail am
aghaidh a mliic.
Ged a l)ha seann Pheirie Connal air seargadh as gu mor 'na nearfc
's 'na cboslas, sheas e suas gu misneacbail. Bha rughadb is deirge
'na ghruaidh, is lasadh 'na shiiilean gorm ; acb bba a bhilibh co geal
ri ite faoileaim, 's co tiorram sheaitrte ri spoing. Sheas e, agus
dhluth-bheacbdaicb e air a' bhreitbeamli. " Dean suidhe, a dhuine
choir/' ars' am breitheamh ; " deau suidhe." " Moran taing," arsa