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

1842,] Bealha Sir Uilleam Wallace. 123
BEATHA AGUS EUCHDAN AN RIDIRE
UILLEAM WALLACE.
Earrann IIL
Dli'fliag sinn saiath-dhion r,a li-Alba, agus a laolcli, a glaodliach
*' fui ! fiii !" ri lomliar, 's e toirt a bliruthaicli air, a teiclieadh roimh
Wallace, gun bliuiile a bhualadli ; ged bba ceatbrar mun aoii aige.
Rainig grian Wallaice a iiis aird a mheadhon latba, agus sdu' dhi
teannadb ri tearnadh : dhuisg a cbliu eud agus farmad ann an cliabh
cuid de mbaitbibh na rioa'nacbd ; agus gus a ribeadb, tbog iad ga'n
robb e streap ris a c-brun.
'Xuair cbuiinaic lomliar so rinn e fiieam fein dheth : — Tbainig e
do db'Albainu, aon uair ei!e, le tri-mile eacb, agus idu cbeitbir-
ficbead mile fear-coise I Clia robb aig Mdllace, air an laimh eile,
eadar eicb 's gu ieir, acb mu dbeich-mile-6cbead ! Ged bha so mar
so 'sann air Wallace nacb robb curam, — cbuir e 'dbaoine an ordugh
aig an Eaglais-bbric, a feitbeamh gus an tigeadh an t-arm Sasunnach
gu di-blieatba tlioirt dbaibb. Acb, rao ciireacb I h\vA Achan sa cliarnp,
- — bba cealgaireacbd sa cbamp ; an spiorad sin a tba 'g imeacbd do-
f baicsinneacb acb do Dbia amliain. B'eigin do Sbir Iain Stewart,
agus do Sbir Iain Cummiiig a cbuile fear a bbi air a laimb fein, 'sgun
a bhi fo Wallace, no na eisiineil. Sann mar sin a biia, nuair tbainig
an tarm Sasunnach a' fradbarc, an aite dbol an guaillihh a cbeile, sann
a bha'n triuir an imniis dol am broillic'i a ciieile. 'Nuair cbunnaic
Gumming nacb d'fhuair e'n laimli dbeas a dhol sios do'n bblar,
tbionndaidb e ciiul, cbuir e 'cblaidbeamb na tbruaill, slieinn e 'fbideag
airgid, agus dh'fLag e fein agus a dbaoine 'n larach gun bhuille
'bhualadb.
Chath Sir Iain Stewart agus a dbaoine mar leomhanan, agus thuit
iad mar cbeatharnaicii, len druim ri lalamh, acb ara bonnaibh ris an
Damhaid. 'Nuair cbunnaic Wallace mar bha'n latba 'dol cbaidb e
thar na h-aibbne Carron, agus thug e dulain do lomhar a leanailt.
Coma, le deanadas gamblais cbaill e'n latba, agus deich 7tiile laoch
leis !
'Nuair bba Wallace na sbeasamli air bruaicb na b-aibbne, agus
Bruce, larla Cbarric air an taobb eile, gldaodb Bruce ris, '• 'S iongan-
tacb learn fein, a Sbir Uilleam, gu'm biodb tu streap ri criin Albainn,
mar tba iad ag ratin a t!ia thu ; Nacb goracli dbuit a smaoirieacb-
adb," . Cbuir Wallace grabadb air, — " Cba tainig a leitbid do
smaoin riamh a'm cbeann — cha'neil coir agam air, 's cba'neil iarraidh
agam air, — cba'neil a dliitb orm acb mo dbutbaicli a sbaoradh bbo bhi
Da trail!, rud nacb dean tbusa d'ain bu cbuir a dheanamb, — agus
fhadsa bbios an cridbe a ploscartaicb san uchd so cba'u fhois do
Wallace agus Albainn ga saltairt fo cliasaibb nan Sasunnach."
An deigh blar-na-b-Eaglaise-brice cba robh a bbi beo aig raac
Albanaicb air am faiglieadb rigb lomhar c'eim : cbuir e roimhe dol
air aghaidh ni b'fhaide mu thuatb, acb cbuir an tuatli na bailtean 'a