Thurrys Phaagh
Bleeantyn er dy henney haink Mnr Chalse Joughin, Balley Crebbin, ny whaiyl
Illiam er y vayr, as dooyrt eh rish,
“By vie lhiat goll gys Balley Chashtal laa ny vairagh, Illiam? Sheign
dou goll dy chur briwnys er ny cabbil.”
“By vie lhiam dy jarroo,” dreggyr Illiam, “agh cha nel coamrey cooie aym
dy hooyll mygeayrt marish ooilley ny mraane as deiney seyrey ayns shid.”
“Ogh, s'cummey,” dooyrt Chalse. “Ersooyl lhiat; oonlee dty laueyn as dty eddin,
baar dty hene as feysht er Thom Bette y Curleod dy chur y youish
er dty chione. Verryms dhyt coamrey noa noght as heeym oo ec stashoon
Droghad Hulby ec shiaght er y chlag moghrey ny vairagh.”
“Kiart dy liooar,” dreggyr Illiam. “Neeyms myr shen eh,” as hie eh
roish.
Yn laa er giyn jirree Illiam dy moghey, cheau eh mysh e choamrey
noa as hie eh roish ry chosh gys y stashoon, raad haink eh ny whaiyl ny
fir elley va fuirraghtyn rish y trein. Va Illiam ny ghooinney noa as cha vaik
e chaarjyn rieau y lheid. Va folt e ching giarit as jesh, e eddin
glen as baarit as e choamrey as e vraagyn cho mie as briw ny saggyrt. Va
taitnys mie er Illiam hene as hayrn eh er e phoib myr dooinney fegooish
kiarail sy teihll.
Tra haink ad gys y vagher ec Balley Chashtal, dooyrt
Chalse rish Illiam.
“Er hoh dhyt beggan dy argid. Ersooyl lhiat da meer dy ee my jig yn
accrys ort. Hems nish dy chur briwnys er ny cabbil as heeym oo ny s'anmey.
”
Tra honnick Illiam yn argid ayns bass e laue haink paays
atchimagh er, as va egin da goll gys y chabbane son bine dy yough, as va
shen jerrey Illiam. Cha vaik eh veg jeh'n ollagh, ny kirree ny cabbil
ny red erbee elley. Lesh gagh slug va'n paays echey ny strimmey as fy yerrey
va ooilley'n argid ceaut echey.
Agh honnick eh shenn dooinney
va ny vochilley as v'eh ayns y chabbane marish Illiam as enney echey
er. Ga dy row yn bochilley shoh fritlagh as e chooat feer henn va ram
argid echey, er yn oyr dy daink eh voish ny sleityn. Dooyrt Illiam rish.
“By vie lhiat cooat noa, whooinney?”
“By vie lhiam,” dreggyr y bochilley. “Cha nel mee er ve ayns yn ard-valley
nish rish bleeantyn, er yn oyr dy vel mee baghey ec Cronk y Voddee as
cha nel moyrn assdaue ayns shid.”
“Verryms dhyt my chooat son jough ny ghaa,” dooyrt Illiam. “Ta paays
ass mychyn aym as cha dug mee lhiam monney dy argid.”
“Kiart dy liooar. She cooat braew eshyn as cha nel eh feer foddey voish yn
iddyr. T'eh feeu jough ny ghaa, aghterbee.”
As chaghlaa ad nyn gooatyn. As tra va'n argid ceaut ec Illiam va paays
foast echey as dooyrt eh rish y vochilley.
“Vel feme ayd er son breechyn noa, whooinney?”
“Ta, ta, dy jarroo,” dreggyr y bochilley. “Verrym dhyt jough er son
dty vreechyn.”
Chaghlaa ad nyn mreechyn as myr shen darree ad.
Cheayll mee nagh row
paays Illiam jeant magh derrey v'eh traa dy gholl thie; agh cha daink
Illiam da'n thie echey hene rish tree laghyn. V'eh shenn Illiam fritlagh
va shooyll er ash voish Balley Chashtal. Agh v'ad gra dy row bochilley
jesh niartal ry akin ayns Cronk y Voddee!