The Scottish Celtic review

Marphfe'x Bind- Do;/.:iGS'iluine a' tighin a nuas as an toll, mar gu "in liioilh i dol a lilirethair fhein, is g'a thoirt a niacli tioimh 'n toll, troiinh mhullach iiah-uamha. Thug an Cu Dulih an leuin sin as, agus eadar a' gliualainnagus an uilinn rug c air an l;iiinli agus laigh e oirre an sid.Thoisieh a' chluiclieachd aig an lainih agus aig a' Clni Dhubli.Mu 'n do leig an Cvi Dubh as a ghreim, chagainn c' n laiinli gusan do thuit i air an urlar. Dh' flialbh an rud a Mui ammullacli na h-uanilia., is bha dull aig Mac-a-Phi gu 'm liiodh anuamh mu 'clieann. Mach ghabh an Cu Dubh as ddigh an rud abha a muigh. Cha b' e so uair a b' fhearr a bha Mac-a-Phi 'g afhaireachdain ft^in, is an CCi Dubh 'ga fliagail. 'N uair a bha'nla air soilleireachadh, 'd e a bha 'n Cii Dubh ach an dcigh tighin.Laigh e laimh ri ilac-a-Phi. An ceaun bheagan mhionaidean,bha e marbh.'N uair a thainig soilleiroachd an latha, sheall Mac-a-Phi, is charobh duine do ua bha comhla I'is san uaimh aige. Thug e leis anlaimh, is ghabh e gu cladach dh' ionnsuidh a' bhata. Ghabh e a• steach innte. Chaidh e gu ruig Colonsa, gun chii gun duine.Thug e leis suas an laimh, los gu'm faiceadh daoine na fhuair edh'uathbhas an oidhche a bha e san uaimh. Cha'n fhaca duine'bha an He no an Colonsa a leithid do laimh riamh idir, is charobh iad a' smaoin teach' gu robh a leithid ann.Cha robh ach bata a chur gu Diiirath, is na cuirp a bha sanuaimh a thoirt dachaidh.Sin crioch la a' Choiu Duibh.MACPHIE'S BLACK DOG.llac-Yic-Allan of Arasaig, lord of Moidart, went out hunting inhis own forest, when 3'oung and unmarried. He saw a royal stagbefore him, as beautiful (an animal) as he had ever seen. He puthis gun to his eye, and the stag became a woman, the most beautifulhe had ever seen at all. He let down the gun from his eye, andit became a royal stag as it was before. Every time he put his gunto his eye the animal became a woman, and every time he let itdown to the ground it became a royal stag.Upon this he put his gun to his eye, and went until he wasclose to her breast. He then gave a leap, and caught her betweenhis two hands. " You will not be at all separated from me," said