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Mhio* a' Uheiiiuhraidh, Is
AN GAIDHEAL.
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' Is e Dia tein a's buaciiuiu ùli>;'...!i
Claa bhi mi ami an dith ? '
iNach esau, Ard-Bliuacliaille a cbuiti
capmcb feiii, atbubliairt, ' Na biodli
eag-al ort, a threud bbig, bi fo, dbeadb
udiisuicb, oir is mise du Diila.' Cba 'n
'ell, gu deavbb," deir esau, •'• tighean-
aoraidb far am bbeil sibb a' dol ; agus
is docba nacb 'eil iiiiuisteireau ann :
,»ch cuilubniobildi la au Tigbeania.
Cvuiuuicbibh fb. sgail iia creigH, no
fo dbid:>bar nan ciaobh ;, agUb' togaibh
le 'cbeile laqidheau Sbiohi, a ciiimb-
ueacbadb uacli 'eil latbairt'acbd Dbe
fuaig-bte ri aite seach aite : g"u 'm
l)beil e r'a fbaotainu anns gacb aite
leo-san a dh'iarras e gu tieibbdUii'-
each anu au ainm Cbriosd— air uiul-
lacli na beiime a's airde, aig bonn a'
gbluiue a'.s isle, no aiizi ain meadbon
a' bbaile-mboir, no 's an team pull a's
dreacbmboiie a tbogadb riamb dba
le lambau. Tba gacb aou ag'aibb
comasach air focal Dbe a leiigbadb ;
mur l)itbeadb, bvi trom nio cbridbe
da-rireadb, 's bn bhrouaob an deal-
acliadb. Tha fhios agam gu 'm bbeil
Biobiiill 'n 'ur cuideacbd ; acb gabb-
aibb uam-sa an diugli Biobuill ura,
air an nr cblo-bbualadb, aim an
ti'tmad beag, soirbb r'an giulau ; agns
cba sbuaraicbe leibb iad gu 'lu bbeil
ur u-aiiimeaiinan sgriobhta anuta
leis an laimb sin a bbai.st an earrann
a's mo dbibb, a tbogadb iomadb uair
aiin au aslucbadb as ur letb guneanib;
agus a tbogar fbatbast ami an deadb
dbocbas aa aium Cbriosd air ur sou,
gus au tig marbbautacbd a bbais
tbaivis oirie. Agus sibbse, mo leaii-
aban b'eaga, am badan lurach de m'
cbuid uan, a tba'nisga m' fbagall.
tbug mi d' ur n-ionnsuidbse cuimli-
neacbau beag air mo mhor-gltradb
dbuibb. Dia g'ur beannacbadb."
" ! " ars' iad-san, " cia taiugeil a
tba siune gu'm faca sinu sibb aou
nail- eile, agus g'u 'n cuala sinn fbatb-
ast ur gutb."
Bba muinntir na luiniie iu Icir a'
tarruiug' na bu dluitbe air an aite 's
an robb e 'n a sbeasauib ; ma b' iad
ua seoladairean fbein, ged iiacli do
tbuig- cuid diubb a' cbaiunt, tbuig iad
g-ii'm bu gbuotliucb auama a bba 'dol
] air 'agbaidb. Bba uiread de dbnr-
: achd, de bblàs, 's de cbaoimbueas 'n
1 a cboslas agus 'u a cbainut, 's gu 'u
' do sheas iad gu ciuin, samliacb; agus
j cbunnaic mi iomadb aon diubb a'
j cletb. nan deur a bba 'tuiteani bbo
gbruaidbeau as an tug iomadb latba
garbb, o cbeaini fbada, an leanabas.
Tbug an duine beannaicbte a
cbombdacb-cinn deth, agus sbeas e
suas ; tbuig gacb aon na bba 'n a
j bbeacbd. Tbuit cuid diubb air an
gluinibh, a's db' ambaii'c gacb aon air
au lar, 'ii uair a tbubbairt e le gutb,
glau fallain, " lariamaid beaunacbd
Dbe ; deanamaid urnaigb." I bu
cnruaidb an cridbe nach leagbadb,
i agus cba cbuis fbarmaid an spiorad
sin uacli gabbadb suim, fbad 's a bba
j 'n uruuigbdburacbdacbjtbeas-cbridli-
, each 'g a cur suas leis an duine
i mbatb so, a bba 'uis e feiu air
T 'ardachadh os ceann an t-saogbal so.
I Is iomadb dude bbocbd, lag-cbridb-
} each a fbuair misneacb : tbuit a
; bbriatbrau mar dbrucbdan fbeasgair,
a's fbuaii- na meangiain laga, fbann',
fionnachd agus solas. Bu trom acaiu
! an cleibh, 'n uair a bba iad air
I an gluiuibli 's na b-osnaidbeau
a db' fbeucb iad a cliumail
i;.'dba ; acb 'n u;iir a db' eiricli iatl,
ar leam gu 'n robli misneacb ur r'a
f baicinu 'n an suilibb troimb cbeo nan
denr goirt a bba iad a nis a' tior-
macbadh air falbb. Db'fbosgail e
leabliar nan Salm, a's tbogadb au
I naomli cbeol a bu tursaiche, 's a bu
deucbainnicbe gidbeadb a bu sbolas-
aicbe, a cbuala mi riamb.
j Raiuig an fbuaim tbiambaidb gacb
'. long 's gacb soitbeacb 's a' cbala. Cba
; robb rambnacb robb aii- a pbasgadb ;
cba clduinnte fead, no farum, acb
; an t-sambchair bheaunaicnte, uiai' a