AN GAODHAL.
589
AN t-SAOIRSE.
[By Mr. M. L. Baldwin.]
Muna bh-fuigh Parnell í le cómhrádh a's
féile,
Gheabhfuigh duine eile í le seanchus eile.
Muna bh-fuigh ar m-báird í le binneas a
g-cruit,
Gheabhfuigh duine eile í le teine a's toit.
Muna bh-fuigh ar scoláiridhe í le leabhar
a's léighean,
Gheabhfuigh duine eile í le séidiughadh a's
sgian.
Muna bh-fuigh Parnell í ó Ghladstone an
cleasaire,
Gheabhfuigh duine eile í le eibhleoga a's
lasara.
(Translation)
Freedom.
If Parnell don’t get it by kindness and pleadings,
Another will get it by other proceedings.
If our poets don't get it by sounding the lyre,
Another will get it by smoke and by fire.
If our scholars don't get it by teaching and labor,
Another will get it by blast and by saber.
If Parnell don't get it from Gladstone the scheming,
Another will get it by brands and by flaming,
Mr. Baldwin, an American gentleman, is now
16 months a member of the P. C. S. He did
not then know one word of Irish. He generally
brings exercises in composition for inspection to
his teacher. The foregoing is his latest, and
with his permission we publish it, for two rea¬
sons — First, to show Irishmen in what short time
they could obtain a knowledge of their language.
Secondly, to show those Irishmen who say “what
good is it” the sentiments which the acquisition
of the language generates
PRESERVING GAELIC — The Duke and Duchess
of Athol are anxious that the Gaelic language
should not die out, and for some years past they
have been in the habit of giving prizes to the
young people on their estates for proficiency in
the old tongue. This year's examination took
place at Blair castle, when fifteen girls
and boys appeared to compete for very handsome
prizes. The Duke and Duchess are excellent Gae¬
pc scholars. (A sorry commentary on our Irish
inobs, both plebeian and aristocratic. Ed G.)
Let every reader of the Gael take this pledge,
"I promise to get one or more readers for the
Gael-"
If the Irish do not get Home Rule this time
what should they do? Submit or — thereby
hangs a tail :
Muna bh-fuigh Éireannuighe Riaghlughadh
Tealluigh anois ó dhream na Sasanach,
aon Éirieannach a chrosóch' ortha aon t-
slíghe a thógbháil le ceart a d-tíre dhear¬
bhthugh', budh chóir é chur air a m-bear.
Ní'l aon mhaith a bheith cleasuigheacht
leis an dream so níos fuide. Tá slíghe
a saoruighthe i reachd na n-Éireannach &
mur nach n-deunfaidh siad úsáide dhe, is
beag an díobháil a g congbháil faoi chuing,
& a m-beith 'na m-bloc maguigh aig fear¬
amhlacht na cruinne.
We have received, up to date, one hundred and
fifty seven answers to the little puzzle in the last
Gael, some of which are elaborately worked out.
We received one in Gaelic from J J Lyons Phila.
Pa., as follows :
313 SRÁID UASAL, PHILA. PA.,
Dómhnach an Ubhair, 1886.
A Úghdair an Ghaodhail:
A cur dhá oráisde air phíghinn, an pé¬
ire in aghaidh gach trí oráisdibh air phíghinn,
díoladh deich g-cinn-fhichead air deich b-pí¬
ghinne n-aghaidh fiche ceann air dheich g-pígh¬
inne. Budh leis an gheirseach ba sine na
deich g-cinn deire: budh cheart di iad so
dhíol péire air phíghinn; díoladh iad cúig
air dhá phíghinn. Bhí sí mar seo ag caill¬
eadh na píghinne, SEAGHAN Ua LAIGHIN.
When the elder girl had made ten sales all the
younger sister's oranges were sold, and only 20 of
her own, and up to then there was no loss or gain
on either side — 20 cents were received — 10 cents
paid the younger sister, wholly — and the other 10
paid the elder for the 20 oranges which she had
sold- She had ten of her own yet to sell, and in¬
stead of selling them 2 for a cent., she sold them
at 5 for 2 cents, losing half a cent on each sale, or
one cent on the two last sales. This is the expla¬
nation given by the majority of answers received.
Mr Martin P. Ward is already send¬
ing subscribers from the Pacific Slope.
There is every reason to believe
that Mr Ward will leave his mark be¬
hind him regarding Irish language
affairs. He has sent a beautiful Gael¬
ic letter for next Gaodhal.
Smuainte Bróin, with translation
will be in next issue
When sending for the Gael be sure to men¬
tion the post-office to which it is to be sent,
$1 a year is the price of the Gael to those
not paying in advance.
