The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-28 00:00:00

DIED.

Cooke,
On the 26th inst., Emma, second daughter of Henry
Esq., of Highgate.
H.
On Thursday, the 26th inst., at the house of H. M. Jones,
Esq.' Hampstead, Maria, youngest daughter of the late Wil-
liamFiulay, Esq., of Carrickfergus.
On the 24th inst., at his house, Lower Mall, Hammersmith
Francis Francis, Esq., in the 50th year of his age.
On the 26th inst., at 37,'Retimares-row, Mile-end, Mr. Wm.
.
JotahnssttoTntiunrsdhisay6ostilnye.agspinoi,
aged 78, at her residence in
Edwards-square, kenrington.
At Hamburgb,.on. the Bth inst;, 'very highly respected and
lamented, the wife of Seig. Rucker, Esq., aged 7q.

A HIGHLAND INN,

[From Dr. M'Cur.Locu's " Highlands and Western Isla&
of Scotland', in Letters to Sir WALTsta SCOTT, Bart.]
I wish I could speak of the Inns at Callender
as I have spoken of that at Dollar; bat it is a
mixed world, inns and all, and we must take it
as it comes. I mistook the golden head over the
door for that of Galen or Hippocrates; if it IS
not yours, it ought to be, for the owner is cer-
tainly more indebted to you than to either of
these worthies, or to any merits of his own, for
his practice.---All the varnish of this inn is insuf-
ficient to varnish its defects ; from the stable to
the kitchen, and the kitchen to the parlour, and
the parlour to the bed-room; wants of all kinds ex'
cept of pride and negligence ; and of belle, which,
the more you ring, the more nobody will Come.—
But what is this to John Macpherson's inn, to which
you may go if you please, and whither, possibly,
you may be compelled to go. It is a genuine
specimen of the Maclarty species; and is indeed
so generic, that it will serve, as well as Tyndrom
or any other, for a model of what this kind of
hostelry is and may be. When you hear Pe—go
called, as if the first vowel was just about td
thaw, like Sir John Mandeville's story, and
when you hear Pe—ggy answer co—ruing, yO4
must not prepare to be impatiept, but recollect
that motion eannot be performed without time'
If you are wet, the fire will be lighted
time you are dry ; at least if the peat is not wet
too: The smoke of wet peat is wholesome ; and
if you are not used to it, they are ; which ;9 the
same thing. There is neither poker nor WO;
you can stir it with your umbrella ; nor belloils;
you can blow it, unless you are asthmatic ;
what is better still, Peggy will fan it is ith her
petticoat. " Peggy, is the supper coining!
In time, comes mutton, called chops, then !nut-
tard, by and by a knife and fork ; successivelY:
a plate; candle, and salt. When the mutton r.
cold, the pepper arrives, and then tire breadoloa
lastly the whisky. The water is reserved for the
second course. .t is good policy to place these
various matters in all directions, becausitheile
conceal the defects of Mrs. Maclarty's tab!
cloth. By this time, the fire is dying: Pegg;
by the
waits till it is dead, and then the whole Pre";
of the peats and the petticoat is to be gone o'er
again. It is all in vain. "Is the bed ready]
By the time you have fallen asleep once or twice;
"1
it is ready. When you enter, it is damp; ,„hte
how should it be dry in such a climate. "8,
blankets feel so heavy, that you expect to gee
warm in time. Not at all ; they have the Pre'
perty of weight without warmth ; though there
is a. fulling mill at Kilmahog. You awake') Is‘
two o'clock, very cold,, and find that they We
slipped over on' the floor. You try tortiuri,e
them again, but such is their weight that they fall
on the other side; and, at last, by dint of kick"l,g.
and pulling, they become irreraediably entangleut
sheets and all ; and sleep flies, whatever sing
Henry may think, to take refuge in other
and ether blankets. 1t is vain to try again, and
you get up at five. Water being so contempt'
bly common, it is probable that there is none,
present ; if there is, it has a delicious flavour el
stale whisky ; so that you utmost imagine the
Highland rills 'to run grog. There is no so'? i"
Mrs. Maclarty's house. It is prudent Os° td
learn to shave without a looking-glass ; because'
11 if there is one;it is so furrowed and striped, and
striated, either cross-ways, or perpendicinlarly,er
diagonally, that in consequence of what Sir 'seat.
Newton might call its fits of irregular reflecti.o"
and transmission, you cut your nose if it die
torts you one way, and your ear if it protract
you in the opposite direction.—The towel hell*
either wet or dirty, or both, you wipe Yeer;
self in tine moreen curtains, unless you Prefe
the sheets. %Vine!) you return to your slit'e°
room, the table is covered with glasses, and niue,',
and circles of dried whisky and porter. T,
fire place is full of white ashes; you laheuu
to open a window, if it will open, that Y°e
may get a little of tine morning air; and theit
being no sash-line, it falls on your fingers, 119 ir
did on Susannah's. Should you break a Peed' a
is of no consequence, as it will never be metteb„
again. The clothes which you sent to be /VP 5
ed, are brought up wet, and those which Y.°,
sent to be dried, smoked. You now become 'tilt
patient for the breakfast ; and as it, will 70,
arrive, you go into the kitchen to assist in nitt
ing the kettle boil. You will not accele:/03,
this ; but you will see the economy of
~4,
Maclarty's kitchen. The kettle, an Inas °lie',
not on the fire, likely to boil to
is hanging on a black crook in the 501°,,
If you should be near a forest, there :he
train of chips lying from the fire-place fat to
wood-cerner, and the landlady is bin,/ not
thisfir e itselffi (e
areacan
fdeow,
separating the two, but in picking nut be.
.morrovri 0
stray piece that seems likely to be lighted the
fore its turn comes. You need not ask will, tb.
houses do not take fire ; because it is all that
woaitthcaa
ll
ashes to dry ; perhaps a herring; and iv thee,
floor, at hand, are a heap or two of bed e'e
A( WO
st
„earl
oi
1101
e9d.
a cat, a few melancholy fowls, a couPiej; .010
dogs, and perchance a pig, or more; wit"'
toll
old of undesoribubles, consisting of horse
old shoes, petticoats,few dirty plate!
a
rY
beS
spoons, a kilt, possibly a bagpipe,a wooden - ket
an empty gill and a pint stoup, a water hoc,""et:lo
greasy candlestick, a rake a spinning
or three frowsy fleeces and a shepherd's
an iron pot full of potatoes, a neeer•wp
ed milk-tub, some more potatoes, a gridte/0,,,
three-legged stool, and heaven and eat° lad
what more. All this time two or. three 011
children are peeping atof some
ligible recess, perchance contesting "I „eggi
chickens and the dogs for the tire, while -r
isi sitting over it unsnooded ; one band i"
90
_nead, and the other, no one knows where, as 9l;
is wonderiug when the kettle will not Pa oil
while if she had a third, it might bo cmPl°Yelartf
the other two. But enough of Mrs. Marla is
and her !generation ; for lam sure you can hit
no
inelination to partake with me of the
fast
which will probably be ready in two'

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