maith thu, 'S ma shearmonaicheas tu fein do 'n sgireachd Gheibh thu 'n stipean 's bean-an-tighe. Ge proiseil sibh le 'r n-or, 's le 'r ni, Le 'r moran stipein, 's le 'r cuid mhnathaibh, 'S fearr leam Floiri agam fhein Na ge do chit 'iad leis an amhainn, Dheanainn an cordadh cho simplidh 'S i dhol cinnteach feadh nan tighean, Cia mar tha i coltach ribh-se? 'S gur h-e 'n righ tha dol g' a faighinn. The Mashie, a tributary of the Spey, in the parish of Laggan, runs close by Strathmashie house. It is a small river, but in harvest time, when in flood, it causes considerable damage. The poet takes occasion to censure the Mashie on this account; but he has his pleasant associations in connection with the charming banks of this mountain stream, as expressed in the following stanzas:-- MATHAISITH CENSURED. Mhathaisith fhrogach dhubh, Fhrogach dhubh, fhrogach dhubh, Mhathaisith fhrogach dhubh, 'S mor rinn thu chall domh. Rinn thu m' eorna a mhilleadh, '
