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blilàr, agU3 a' h-uile imì au òrdugli, gam smid a beul, acli gacli
sùil air a' chachaileith air an robli a' Bhan-righinii ri tighinn a
steach. (4) Chìteadli am Morair e fhèin agus iia flaithean àrda
bha maille ris, air an ais agiis aii- an aghaidh, le m boineid
's le "ni fèile, a' ctir gach miì ceart, agTas a' socrachadh gach
cùis ; agiis gu dearbh chan olc a thig am fèile dha flièin, an
t-uasal eireachdail, dreaclrmlior. (5) Tlia e air a ràdh gun do
cliosd a bhoineid i fhein eadar trì-fichead agus ceithir-fichead.
pimnd Sasiinnach.
(G) Chiuinacas a nis an carbad Rìogliail a' tighinn. (7)
Leum na marcaichean an glaic an dìollaid. agiis ghabh gach
KMal a-us iiasal 'aite fheiii. (6) Air lletli-uai; an deidli sè san
anmoch bha i taobh a stigh na pàirc. (9) Clmalas a nis iolacli
an t.-5liiaigh a fhuair a" cliiad sealladh dhi. (10) Shèid an
trombaid. (11) Ghlaodli am Morair le guth fearail, oscaracli,
" Bithibh deas, a chlanna nan Gàidheal!" (12) Shèid coig-
pìobairean-deug an aon plioii^fàilte. (13) Thàinig gach ad
agus boineid a nuas. (14) Rèub na speiu'an leis an àrd-iolach.
(15) Tliugadh bratach Bhraid-Albann a nuas, agus chuireadh
suas a' bhratacli dhearg Rìoghail Bhreatannach, agus Mac-
Dhìighaill Lathania na "taice, le 'chlaidheamli misgte an
tArraing. (16) Dh' fliosgail na gtmnaclian-mora an craos, agxis
loisg iad o gach cnoc. (17) Fhreagair mìle cnoc is glaic. (18)
Gliiìilain Llocli-Tatha an fliuaim o cheàrn gu ceàni, 's o thaobh
gu taobli. (19) Chìteadh fiadli is earb, le "n cròic-chabar, na "n
(•riiinij-llenm a' d'ireadh ri mullach nam beann ; an coileach-
dubh 's a' cheàrc-tliomain air an sgèith ; na maighich 's na
coineanan na 'n geathadaicli ; agus am buar 's an earbiull air
an guaillean. (20) Bha còisir-chiìiil arms gach àite; agus cha
robh ach aighear, is solas, is gi'eadlmachas, is pailteas air gach
llaimh ann am Braid-Albann.
THE QUEEN AT TAySlOVTll.— Continued.
(1) The Marquis's yaolitsrueii were pr sent also, with white trousers and sailor
bats encircled with gold bands (2) The Bieadalbane Hag floated in the breeze, on
the top of the castle ; and two men of the Queen's Navy stood, one on either side of
tiie flag-pole, ready to pull riown the flaa and put up the famous red ensign in its
place, whenever the Queen came in sieht. (3) A company of the fine Highland
Beeiment. the Gordon Highlandei-s, with some horsemen, were on the ground, and
everything in order ; not a word was heard, and every eye was fixed upon the gate
by w'hich the Queen was to enter. (4) The Marquis himself and the noblemen who
were with him. might be seen moving backward and forward, dressed in kilt and
b iinet. setting things to rights and putting all in order : and indeed well does the
kilt become that well-formed, handsome nobleman. (5) It is said that his bonnet
alone cost between £60 and £80.
(6) The Royal carriage was now seen approaching. (7) The horsemen leaped
into their saddle=, and every one, high and low, took his appointed place. (8) At
half-past six in the evening She was within the park. (9) Now was heard the