Drogh Hooill
Ayns thie-thooit beg er gerrey da'n cheeill veagh dooinney ayn enmyssit
Thom Bette y Curleod, ny Thomas Bette. Va Thomas ny henn eeasteyr voish y
jiass, as ayns y gheurey dobbree eh er y thallooin ny ayns ny baatyn bree,
tilgey geayl er ny aileyn. Tra va enney ayms er, v'eh baghey ny lomarcan
as cha ren eh veg dy obbyr agh son skillin ny ghaa ny keayrtyn. Ga
nagh dooyrt eh monney, va Thom ny ghooinney creenagh as schleioil as va
tushtey echey er ny losseree.
Dinsh carrey dou keayrt dy row, va fys ec
Thom raad v'eh goll er sooree as inneen echey, as un laa dooyrt eh rish,
“Hom! Cre'n aght ta fys ayd raad t'ou goll er sooree gyn eayst ayn as
gyn fer erbee geiyrt erriu?”
“Ah ha, bhoy,” dreggyr Thom, “Ta'n luss er my vreagyn as ta fys aym raad ta
goll dooinney elley erbee!”
Va gunney ec Thom as un 'astyr reagh eh
dy gholl er ny conneeyn marish Illiam y Kennaugh er yn oyr dy row ad
nyn gumraagyn. Ec toshiaght ny h-oie hooyll ad magh er bayr drommey y
valley Cleator as lhig ad er conning ny ghaa. Agh tra v'ad shooyll er ash
ayns y ghullyr, ghow Thom greim er muinneel cooat Illiam as dooyrt eh,
“Fuirree, bhoy. Ta'n drogh hooill orrin.”
“Boghtynyd!” dreggyr Illiam, “cha nel mee fakin veg.”
“Jeeagh er ny kirree sy vagher shen eisht. Ta'n drogh hooill ayn.”
“Ta ny kirree shid lesh Mnr Brew as v'ad ayns y vagher tra haink shin
magh oor er dy henney.”
“Ah, agh ta fer doo ayn nish nagh row maroo roie; as t'ee jeeaghyn orrin.
She buitch ee.”
As chelleeragh hayrn Thom kiarkyl my nyn geayrt ayns joan y vayr lesh boyn
e vraag as hug eh crosh ayn.
“Immee royd nish Illiam as beemayds kiart dy liooar,”
dooyrt Thom, as raink ad gys uhllin as soilshaghyn y thie.