Lurgaghyn y Chabbil
Va Juan ny ghooinney giare as thanney, as red beg camlurgagh, as cha beagh
eh lajer dy liooar cour doccar trome; agh cha row feme echey
dy-mennick son troshid-corpagh, son dy row eh failt liorish karteyr dy imman
kart as cabbyl.
Er y chiaghtin b'oallagh da Juan goll mygeayrt dy feagh,
gyn monney echey dy ghra rish fer-erbee; agh Jesarn 'syn 'astyr,
erreish da v'er ngeddyn e 'aill, ragh eh er ny thieyn-oastey, as lurg
pynt ny ghaa dy lhune v'eh lane dy haggloo ommidagh.
Fastyr dy row ayns
thie-oast ayns Purt-ny-h-Inshey, smooinee dooinney elley v'ayns shen dy jinnagh
eh spotch y chur er Juan, as dooyrt eh rish, “C'red ta jannoo er dty
chabbyl, y Juan? T'eh jeeaghyn moal ny laghyn shoh.”
Nish ghow Juan lane voyrn ayns e chabbyl, as v'eh jiarg chorree dy chlashtyn
shoh. “My chabbyl!” vuirroogh eh. “Cha nel veg jannoo er my
chabbyl's! She 'n cabbyl share ayns Purt-ny-h-Inshey, y cabbyl ayms!”
“Ogh, cha s'ayms, agh te jeeaghyn dooys dy vel eh shooyl feer quagh. Vel
oo shickyr dy vel ooilley e lurgaghyn yn un liurid?”
“Boghtynid!” d'yllee Juan, as hilg eh sheese e ghless er y vink as
ersooyl thie lesh.
Agh tra ghooisht eh 'syn oie haink eh dy ve ny smoo
as ny smoo boirit, mychione e chabbyl boght. Fy-yerrey, cha dod eh eh
y hurranse veg ny sodjey. D'irree eh seose, as ersooyl lesh dys thie
e vainshtyr Illiam K; chrank eh dy ard er y dorrys, as hayrn eh Illiam
boght voish e lhiabbee dy heet marish lesh shilley er y chabbyl; as er hen
v'ad, mysh tree er y chlag 'sy voghrey, er nyn glioonyn 'sy choonlagh
lesh londeyryn as meeryn dy idlee, towse lurgaghyn y chabbyl dy yannoo
shickyr dy row yn kiare jeu ooilley 'n un liurid.