The Scottish Celtic review

"I270 Maephee'.s Black Du[/.he;will never many any but you." " Don't do that, Macvic-Allan,"said she, " you have no business with me. I will notsuit you. There will never be a day while you have me but youwill require to kill a cow for me."" You will get that," said thelord of Moidart, " though you should require two a day."But Mac-vie- Allan's herd began to grow thin ; he then wishedto send her away, but could not. Upon this, he went to an oldman, who lived in the township, and was his counsellor. Hesaid that he would become bankrupt (lit., a broken man) ; andthat he did not know what plan to take to get rid of her. Theold honest man told him that unless MacPhie of Colonsay wouldsend her away, there was no man at all alive who could send heraway. That very minute a letter was sent off to MacPhie. Mac-Phie answered the letter, and came to Arisaig." What business is this you have with me," said MacPhie," Mac-vie-Allan ? "Mac-vic-Allau told him how the woman came to (lit., upon)him, and that he could not send her away."Go you," said MacPhie, "and kill a cow for her to-day asusual, send her dinner to her to the room as usual, and give memy dinner on the other side of the room."Mac-vic-Allau did as he was told. She began lier diimer, andMacPhie began his own dinner. When MacPhie got his dinnerpast, he looked across at her :" What's your news to-day,Sianach?" said he. "What's that to you, Brian Brugh?" saidshe. " I saw you, Sianach," said he, " when you held meetingswith the Fingalians, when you went away with Diarmid oDuibhne, and accompanied him from covert to covert." "I sawyou," said she, " Brian Brugh, when you rode on an old blackhorse, the sweetheart of the slim fairy woman, and ever chasingher from brugh to brugh." " Dogs and lads after the wretch,"said MacPhie ;" long have I known her." Every dog andman in Arasaig were called, and sent after her. She fled awayout to the point of Arasaig, and they did not get a second sightof her.MacPhie then went home to his own Colonsay.He went outone day shooting, and night came upon him before he got home.He saw a light and made straight for it. He saw a number ofmen sitting within there, and an old grey-headed man along withthem, in their midst. The old man spoke and said, " MacPhie,