Cur Credjue da'n Vooinjer Veggey
Eer nish ta mee credjal dy vel lioaryn noa foast er nyn glou mychione
mooinjer-veggey ayns Mannin, as foddee ayns cheeraghyn elley as ta fys
ain ooilley er y voghtynid fud joarreeyn as cummaltee myrgeddin,
tra t'ad g'immeeaght harrish y droghad beg ec Ballalionney. Agh ga dy vel
wheesh dy skeealyn quaaghey goll mygeayrt my-nyn-gione, vel
peiagh erbee ec y traa t'ayn credjal dy row rieau y lheid ayn? Cha s'ayms
dy-jarroo. Agh ta mish slane shickyr dy ren ny shenn Vanninee
credjal ayns lheid ny cretooryn as ferrishyn, y phynnoderee, y buggane,
y glashtin, y dooinney-oie a. r. e.
Ta cooinaghtyn aym er skeeal va er ny insh
dou oie dy row liorish Bnr. M — C, foddee daeed vlein as ny smoo
er-dy-henney. V'ee hene as yn sheshey as ny paitchyn eck nyn gaarjyn dou,
as va mish as daa ny tree deiney aegey elley cliaghtit goll keayrt ny ghaa
dys y thie oc 'syn 'astyr dy chloie caartyn as pleadeil, clashtyn
rish skeealyn as spotchyn; dy-mennick veagh shin tannaghtyn ayns shen
dys 3 ny 4 er y chlag 'sy voghrey.
Oie dy row, cha s'ayms cre'n oyr,
va imraa jeant jeh'n vooinjer-veggey liorish fer ennagh jin, as dooyrt
fer jeh ny inneenyn, “Tcha! Boghtynid! Cha nel y lheid ayn!”
Agh yeeagh M — seose veih ny caartyn ayns e laue, as dooyrt ee “O,
dy jarroo! Well, my ta shiu gra dy nee ooilley ommidjys ny skeealyn
shoh jeh ny ferrishyn, ta mee dy ghra riu dy vel shiu ooilley ersooyl
cam! Shimmey keayrt ta mish er vakin ad ec B —!”
Ren ooilley'n cloie scuirr er shoh, as vlake shin ooilley urree. B'leayr
da M — dy row shin ooilley ayns ourys. Yeeagh ee orrin ooilley, fer
lurg fer, as dooyrt ee, “Te jeeaghyn dooys nagh vel shiu dy my chredjal,
myr dy beagh shiu sheiltyn dy vel mee spotchal! Cha nee spotch eh,
er chor erbee! Ta mee dy insh diu.”
Ghow ee tastey jeems, as mish ny hoie ny s'niessey jee as blakey urree,
as hyndaa ee orryms “As uss Alick chreeney! Cre t'ou uss dy ghra? Ta mee
dy dty akin dty hoie ayns shen as myn-ghearey gannidagh ooilley harrish
dty eddin grouw! Vel uss credjal dy nee spotchal eh shoh?”
“Cum ort nish, M — cum ort!” as mish. “Cha row mee cheet er shen! Agh
shegin dou gra nagh vel eh ro-aashagh dy chredjal ny t'ou uss er 'ra. Insh
dooin shen reeshtagh.”
“Gow-jee ny scryssyn shen jeh ny eddinyn eu as inshym eh,” dooyrt M —.
“Myr ta fys eu, va mee troggit ec B —. Ta'n thie ayns shen
foastagh, as shione diuish cre'n thie t'eh. Va earroo dy viljyn mooarey
mygeayrt y thie, agh er cheu-hoal yn vayr cha row agh cleigh foain as
thammaghyn-drine, as biljyn veggey, g'aase feer chiu.”
Shoh yn chied red t'ayns my chooinaghtyn. Fastyr dy row, va mish cloie
er y vayr marish paitchyn elley; ve g'aase anmagh, as va'n keeiragh
cheet er. As cheayll mee my voir g'yllagh orrym voish yn dorrys, ‘Tar
stiagh nish, M —! As shiuish paitchyn elley, ersooyl thie lhiu; te
bunnys dorraghey!’ Va mee dy kinjagh biallagh da my voir, as hie mee
stiagh chelleeragh; agh dooyrt mee r'ee ‘Cha nel eh dorraghey foast,
y vummig, as baillym tannaghtyn cheu-mooie tammylt beg ny-sodjey.’
‘Ogh, foddee dy beagh eh sauchey dy-liooar,’ dooyrt ee. ‘Cha nel mish
rieau er chlashtyn jeh skeayley jeant ec y vooinjer-veggey rish peiagh
erbee, agh share dooin ve shickyr.’
“Va mee er chlashtyn skeealyn-ferrishyn hannah, gyn monney geill y chur
daue, agh cha row mee rieau er smooinaghtyn dy row lheid ny cretooryn
quaaghey shen ry-gheddyn faggys da'n thie ain-hene! as cha row mee
rieau er ngeddyn slint jeu. Agh erreish dou v'er chlashtyn shoh veih my
voir, d'reayll mee arrey, jeeaghyn magh er ny h-uinnagyn tra ve g'aase
dorraghey 'syn 'astyr, as keayrtyn gyn-yss da my voir fosley yn dorrys
'naght oddyms fakin ny share. As oie dy row b'leayr dou ad, as adsyn
roie noon as noal fud ny thammagyn er mullagh y chleigh jeeragh er y
thie ainyn.”
Scuirr ee veih loayrt eisht, as yeeagh mygeayrt orrin,
as shinyn ooilley nyn soie ayns shen nyn dost as jeeaghyn yn derrey yeh
er y jeh elley, gyn fys ain cre erbee dy ghra; eisht dooyrt ee,
“Te jeeaghyn dooys nagh vel shiu dy my chredjal eer foastagh!”
“Agh, cha nel fer jin gra nagh vel shin dy dty chredjal!”
D'reggyr mish dy-tappee, “Agh s'quaagh yn skeeal eh shoh! Insh dooin nish,
cre'n torch dy chretooryn v'ad, as cre v'ad jannoo?”
“Cha row ad jannoo veg er-lhimmey jeh roie as lheimyragh mastey ny
thammagyn er y chleigh. V'ad gollrish deiney beggey, cha nee ny smoo
na daa hrie er yrjid. Jeeaghyn er-gooyl nish, ta mee credjal dy row
reeayllagh dy vraane nyn mast'oc, agh cha nel mee shickyr jeh shen. Yn
chied cheayrt va mysh jeih jeu ry-akin, agh keayrt ny ghaa ny lurg shen
honnick mee ad reesht as ny keayrtyn va ny shlee na shen.”
“As cre mysh yn eaddagh oc? Te er ny ghra dy vel y vooinjer-veggey ceau
jaggadyn gheayney as idd jiargey; naik uss rieau ny daaghyn shoh orroo?”
“Cha vaik. Ve bunnys dorraghey tra haink ad, as v'ad fo scadoo ny
thammagyn; cha dod mee fakin veg ny smoo na ny cummaghyn oc, nyn shassoo
magh roish y faiyr ayns y vagher mooar harrish y chleigh. Cha vaik mish
rieau daah erbee agh s'cooin lhiam dy row idd birragh er nyn ging.”
“My she breag ta mee g'insh diu, she breag cheayll mee.” Aghterbee, shen
y skeeal. Nod shinyn y lheid y chredjal 'sy laa t'ayn jiu? Cha s'ayms
dy-jarroo. Shimmey keayrt ny lurg shen vrie mee jeh M — mychione y
chooish shoh, agh cha jinnagh ee e skeeal y chaghlaa er chor erbee.
Foddee nagh n'eeu eh briaght jin-hene, “Nee yn 'irriney eh, ny dyn,” agh “Kys
te dy ren ny shenn-ayraghyn ain credjal, gyn ourys erbee oc, ayns lheid
ny cretooryn shoh, as nish nagh vel ad ry-akin boayl erbee?”