The Scottish Celtic review

Maxphcv'.-^ Blarl- l),„i. 207t'aghaidli." Gliabli Mac-a-Phl air 'a^liaidli suas, is 'do a tliaiiiig'n a ratliad ach galla co briaglia 'sa cliunnaic e riainh, is cuileananoga aice.Cliunnaic e cuileaii aice, a bha diibli san datli, nach fliace cuilean riauih a bha co dubh no co briagha lis. " Bidli an eii-saagam fhin," aisa Slac-a-Plii lis an duine. " Cha bhi," ars' anduine; "gheibli tliu do roglia cu do na bh-feil aice, ach cha 'nfhaigh thu'm fear sin." "Cha ghabli mi aon do na bh-feil aice,"arsa Mac-a-Phi, "ach am fear-sa." "Bho'n tha thu cur romhad athoirt leat," ars' an duine, "cha dean e ach feum an aon lathadhuit, is ni e sin gu math dhuit. Thig air a leithid sodh' oidhche is gheibh thu e."Rainig Mac-a-Phee an t-ait air an oidhche air an do gheall etighin. Thug iad dha an cu, " Is thoir an aire dha gu math,"thuirt an seann duine; "cha dean e feuni dhuit am feasd ach ant-aon latha."Thoisich an Cu Dubh air fas 'na chuilean briagha, nach fhacaduine riamli cu a bha co mor no co briagha ris. 'Nuair a bhiodhMac-a-Phi a' dol a shealgaireachd, ghlaodhadh e 'n Cu Dubh, isruigeadh an Cu Dubh an dorus, is thilleadh e an sin is laigheadhe far an robh e roimhe. Bhiodh na daoine uaisle 'bhiodh a' tighingu taigh ilhic-a-Phi ag iarraidh air an cii a mharbhadh, nachb'fhiach dha a bheathachadh. Theireadh Mac-a-Phi riu iadleigeadh leis, nach d'thainig latha a' Choin Duibh fathast.Thainig an so moran dhaoin'-uaisle a nail a He a thadhal airMac-a-Phi, is a dh'iarraidh air dol a null a Dhiixrath a shealgaireachd.Bha Diiuath san am sin 'n a fhasach, gun duine a' gabbailcomhnuidh ann, is gun ait air an t-saoghal coltach ris arsonfhiadh agus earbachan. Bha ait an sin far am bu ghiuiths ledaoin'-uaisle a rachadh a shealgaireachd ann fuireach, ris anabradh iad an Uamh Mhor. Chuir iad bata air doigli gu dolthar a' chaol a null an latha sin. Dh' eirich Mac-a-Phl gu falbh,agus sia deug do dhaoin'-uaisle oga comhla ris. Ghairm a h-uilefear riamh an Cii Dubh, is rainig e 'n dorus, is thill e, is laigh efar an robh e roimhe." Cuir an gunna ris," ars' na daoin'-uaisleoga. " Cha chuir," ars' esan ;" tha la a' Choin Duibh gun tighinfathast." Ghabh iad gu cladach, is sheid a' ghaoth, is cha dfhuairiad thairis an latha sin. Rinn iad deas a m-'ai-ach arson falbh ;ghairmeadh an Cii Dubh, is rainig e 'n dorus, is thill e far an robhe roimhe." Marbh e," ars' na daoin'-uaisle, " is na bi 'g a bheathachadhiii's fhaide." "Cha niaibh lui, ' arsa Mac-a-Phi ; "thig la