“Cur Jerrey er nyn Lhune, Gheiney Seyrey, My Sailliu!”
Dinsh fer va baghey ayns Rhumsaa yn skeeal shoh dou tammylt er dy henney.
Ta mee shickyr dy vel eh foast bio, as myr shen sheign dou dyn
imraa ennym erbee.
Keayrt va mee gobbragh, dooyrt eh, ec oik ennagh
ayns Doolish, cha nee foddey er dy henney, as ny keayrtyn veagh rouyr
dy obbyr dy ve jeant er un laa as boallagh dou jannoo arnane. Shimmey
keayrt va mee eignit aaght y ghoaill ayns thie-oast er yn oyr dy row yn
barroose ersooyl dys Rhumsaa roish my row yn obbyr jeant.
Oie dy row hie
mee dys yn thie-oast shoh, as screeu mee my ennym ayns y lioar. Haink
carrey dooys ny whaiyl rhym ayns shen as ghow shin toshiaght dy iu lhune
cooidjagh. Bee fys eu dy vod sleih giu ayns thie-oast lurg yn traa-doonee
my vees ad tannaghtyn ayns shen.
Hie traa-doonee shaghey as va my charrey marym foast. Cha row eh baghey
agh tammylt beg veih'n thie-oast agh cha jagh eh dy valley. Hannee eh
as ghow eh pynt elley. Mysh lieh-oor lurg nane jeig er y chlag haink ny
polleenyn stiagh.
“Fastyr mie diu ooilley,” dooyrt ad rooin, as er shen honnick ad y lhune
kiongoyrt rooin er y voayrd.
“Allo, allo, allo,” as fer jeu, “c'red ta ooilley shoh ayns shoh?”
“T'eh kiart dy liooar,” dooyrt mee rish; “ta mee goaill aaght ayns shoh.
Jeeagh er my ennym ayns y lioar.”
“Mie dy liooar,” dooyrt eh, as yeeagh ad dy gyere er my charrey. Hug
fer enney er as va fys mie echey nagh row eh baghey agh tammylt beg
veih'n thie-oast.
“As uss, whooinney?” dooyrt eh rish.
“Oh, mish. Ta mish goaill aaght ayns shoh myrgeddin.”
“Oh dy jarroo. Varr eh mish!” dooyrt yn meoir-shee.
“Aghterbee, my
gheiney, oie vie diu as jean-jee cadley dy mie,” as ersooyl lhieu magh
ass y thie-oast.
Cha nee foddey lurg shen, erreish dooin cur jerrey er
y lhune, dy jagh my charrey dy valley. Hie eh roish trooid yn dorrys as
honnick eh gleashtan cheumooie. Va ny polleenyn fuirraghtyn rish.
“Fastyr mie reesht,” dooyrt fer jeu; “c'raad t'ou goll, my ghooinney?”
“Sheign dou goll thie as cur lhiams er ash my eaddeeyn-cadlee,” dreggyr
my charrey.
“Lheim stiagh my ta; ta shinyn goll shaghey dty hie,” dooyrt
yn meoir-shee.
“Ny jean ve boirit my-my-chione. Foddym shooyll. Cha nee
foddey eh,” dreggyr my charrey.
“Cha nee boirey erbee dooin eh,”
dooyrt eh. “Lheim stiagh, she my aigney eh!”
Beign da goll maroo. Tra rosh ad e hie va e ven fuirraghtyn rish, as
ish ny ben jouyshagh myrgeddin.
“Cre'n boayl t'ou uss er ve choud's yn traa scammyltagh shoh?” dooyrt ee
veih'n uinnag. Eisht honnick ee yn gleashtan as ny polleenyn, as daase
ee dy ve corree agglagh rish.
“Shee bannee mee, c'red t'ou er ve jannoo dy neign da ny polleenyn cur
lhieu oo thie? Trooid stiagh, y riftan oo; cha nel mee jeant lhiats
foast!”
Cha ren ny meoir-shee nhee erbee elley da. Cha dod ad; v'ad ro harroogh
garaghtee.