Page 31 - Lauchie MacLellan Tells "Lauchie's Dream"

ISSUE : Issue 23

Published by Ronald Caplan on 1979/8/1

Chaidh an captain fhaighinn gu h-ealamh. Thuirt Raghnall riumsa,. "A bi thusa 'nad fhleasgach dhomhsa?" Agus aig a' cheart am thionndaidh an fhaoileag dhubh 'na h-ighean og, bhbidh- each le dreas-bainnseadh dhe'n chuid a b'fhearr dhe'n t-sioda. Thuirt i, "'S mis' an creutair ris an can iad Dbbhran Donn an t-S'ile. Tha mi daonnan a' deauiamh cuid? eachadh le feadhainn a tha fo gheasaibh agus le sebladairean. Bithidh mise 'nam mhaighdean do Chorra Chriostag." Chaidh am pbsadh air adhart gun an cbrr d'il. 'S nuair a bha am pbsadh seachad thuirt Dbbhran Donn an t-SS.ile, "Cha n-eil an cbrr feum agaibh ormsa. Bithidh mis' a nist 'gur fagail le beannachd bhlath. Agus uair sam bith a bhitheas feum agaibh orm, cha n-eil agaibh ach m'ainm a thoirt agus bithidh mi cbmhla ribh." Dh'fhalbh i an uair sin amach gu na speu- ran agus chaill sinn i anns na nebil. Thbisich a' bhainis • na sebladairean uile gu dannsadh. Fian is feist is coinnlean ceire. Dhanns mise agus bean a* cheaptain, Corra Chriostag agus Raghnall ruidhleadh ('s) fear de na sebladairean a' cluich feadan bir. Bha mise an uair sin car ann an tuaineal. Thug mi suil mun cuairt agus chunnaic mi gu'robh mi mu choinneamh an taighe agam fhin agus iad a' leigeil an acaire. Than? aig Raghnall far na robh mi agus rug e air laimh orm agus thuirt e, "Tha mi toirt taing mhor dhut airson cho math 's a rinn thu ar cuideachadh." Thuirt Corra Chriostag, 's i a' beirid air mo laimh eile, "Tha sinn gle fhada 'nad chomaine airson mar a rinn thu. Thig an latha a thig mise agus Raghnall 'gad choimhead." leis a' sin dh'fhag mise beannachd aca agus chaidh mi sios anns a' bhata. Chaidh mi gu tir. Choisich mi suas a dh'ionnsaidh na craoibhe leamhain. Leis gu By then my head was spinning. I looked a- round and I saw that I was opposite my own house, and the others were dropping anchor. Ranald came over to me and took my hand, saying, "I thank you most gratefully for helping us so much." Corra Chriostag said, taking my other hand, "We are very much obliged to you for what you have done. One day Ranald and I will come to see you." And with that I bade them farewell and went down into the boat. I went ashore and walked up toward the elm-tree. Owing to the warmth of the afternoon, I stretched out under the tree, but I had scarcely settled myself when I heard someone cal? ling for me. I leapt to my feet and there was my wife walking down toward me. "It's three hours by the clock since you came down and stretched out under the tree," she said. "The afternoon's work is still to be done and there is a 'young stranger-lad inside waiting for you and wishing to see you." We walked up to the house and we went in? side, and who was waiting for me inside but Ian. He had just recently come to this country. After I greeted him, shook his hand and had spent awhile talking to him, he asked me if I had any stories to tell him. I said that I did, and recited the story that I have given you here. I'm not certain whether he believed me or not: he did not say a word. I suppose that some of you will not believe this story, since I myself sometimes wonder whether or not I believe it. There you have my story. Recited by Lauchie MacLellan of Dunvegan, Inverness Co., February, 1976. Recorded, transcribed, and translated by John Shaw*. In composing his tale, Lauchie MacLellan* has drawn on the large number of s+ories CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE CHALET fried 4 outlets to serve'you- SjrdiNi ShoMMif CeRtiB, Prinn St Steriiiig Roi' Giact B9 CkBi ShOMNRf PfSEL &fdlN;| MMI 7M-3SM Qualified Dispensers Always in Attendance OWL DRUG STORE 0* ! • Macltonaldy Ptop?? Your Nortliside DOROTHY GRAY DISTRIBUTOR Coix%mleseeiit and $iek Reoa SttppHetf Sales k Rental Jhntg SvBdriea and Cosaetics P.O.Booc 125 794.3611 North Sf'n'f ALWAYS AT TOmt SEKVi'

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