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LESSON II.
Calum Seoladair. — Contitiued.
MALCOLM SAILOR.— Co«Jt,( ue</.
(1) Bha an llong còrr ag^us tii bliadhna air a ciiaiit;
Was the .ship more and three years on her circuit ;
agU3 bha compauach do Chalum ag ràdh nach deachaidli
and was acompanion to Malcolm .saying that-not went
Uà seachad fad na h-ùine sin, amis nach d' thug Cahun
a-day past (the) length of-the time that, in whichnot gave Malcolm
iomradh air a' choibhneas a fhviair e ann an tigh
Uiention on the kindness which had-received he in (the) house
an tuathanaich.
of-the farmer.
(2) Cho Uuath agiis a thàinig an llong gai caladh an deidh
So soon and that came the ship to haven, after
dhi tilleadh do n diithaich so, thug Calum a, charaid
to-her returning to the country thi.s, lirought MalcoiUi his friend
leis, agus ghabh e carbad chum an greasad a< dh' ionnsaidh
with him, and took he a carriage to their hurrying to*
an tighe aims an do mheal e a leithid de shuahxeas. (3) An
of-the house in which enjoyed he its like of hospitality. The
uair a ràinig iad dKith do 'n tigh, chunnaig Calum nach
time that reached they near to the h'use, saw Malcolm that-not
robh ciiisean idir mar dli fhàg e iad. (4) Bha bean-
were matters at-all as (had) left he them. Was (the) woniau-
an-tighe a nis na 'bantraich, agus a clann na, n dilleachdain .
of-t)ie-house now in her widow, and her children in their orphans.
(5) Chan e mhàin sin, ach aig a' cheart am sin, bha na
Not (is) it alone that, but at the right time that, were the
maoir a' cur a cuid a'n t-saoghal a mach air a/ chnoc, gai
officers putting her share of-the world out on the liill to
bhith air an reic, a dhioladh fhiachan anns an robh i air
be on their selling, to (the) paying of-debts in which was she on
tuiteam. (6) Bha àù'eamh bheag shluaigh na n seasamh thall
falling. Were a-number small of-people in their standing yond
's a bhos, le cridheachan goirt, a' feitheamh giis an tòisicheadh
and hither, with hearts sore, a-waiting till that should-begin
an reic.
tlie selling.
(7) Levun Calum a stigh direach mar bha am maor
Jumped Malcolm in-the-house straight as was the officer
a' dol a thogail leis na creathlach anns an robh an Ueanabh
going to lifting with-him of-the cradle in which was the child
ionngaidh, lit. ' attack ' or ' contact.' Being a noim, it tMkes the genitive after