Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-06-17

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From the Nsw European Magazine
AN EVENING IN AN IRISH CABIN.
| ] pointed towards one Of the cottages
round the door of which . number oil
the peassntry were assembled, and ask.
ed him what was doing there. 'ltsthe
pctteen. your honor; may be your ho'
nor would like to see the sossooDs dan.
cling; and sure now, there'll be many a
nate girl and boy tripping it there
when Blind Jerry the piper. that's on
the hill yonder, is tothe fore' We ad
vancee towards the house, over the
door OF which there was large sign,
with a grim figure of ST. Patrick, mi
tired and clad in his robes. bearing a
cross 10 one hand, and book in the o.
Their. before him wsre toads and ser.
penis in abundance, creeping out Vt he
way Of his curse, while one or two more
courageous than the rest, had ventured
| to tsrn round and hiss a: the holy man
who was thus dispussessipg them oil
their territory. We entered the cabin
and the attention Of the company was
divided between the strange gentleman,
aud Jerry the blind piper, who arrived
at the same moment; the sqneakiDg
soond Of whose music as he filled the
bellows of his pipes, immediately set
the party in motion. Arab, Jerry? said
one, what kept you now? and here's
Nelly YoughaD's toes. crsmped wid
waiting for you, and The stuff you likes
f, to tas,e growing COULD sa'c another.
Well, he's here now, exclaimed sever
al, 'and girls, ye have no corns, dance
away! ane see which'il be tired first, no
,, uies, your legs. or Jerry's music A
stranger never requires an introduction,
aud 10 always sue It a welcome. A
seat was handed to me, and l accepted
the invitation. Will your honor be
pleased to sit downl it's little the likes
of us has to give your honor but the
quality likes the mountain dew, as they
call it: and here 10, nate aud beautiful,
sure enoughn-Soms whisksy punch
accom- pa MED the reconme Ddaiion, in q
sort of mutilated tumbler, tied round
the top, which large crack made ne
eessary, by piece oftarred string lit
isn't the best glass, bot it's the largest,
SIR said the man who presented it to
me. and added with q wink and smile;
your honor isn't al ofhcer?' thus suffi.
GENTLY intimatipg that my liquor had
paid no duty to the king had
now leisure to make my remarks on the
group around me: they were principal
~ gazing on the four dancers. and by
well done Paddyr or an Elegantly dan.
eed. JudyT spplauding the endeavorsof
the young peasants. who certainly feet.
ed it with all their hearts. Among the
lockers on, the old people, of whom
there we're but few present, only had
seats. the rest were either standing, or
sitting cross legged around the ring -
The room was crowded; and ] never
saw Inore apparently happy group,
for there was not single countenance
among them that bore care. The even
ing was like one of those green spots
on their barren untains; and if they
did not at times enjoy such, the lot Of
the Irish psasantry would be indeed one
of wretcbedness and misery. had
scarcely finished my beverage, when =
smart young damsel advanced towards
me, and dropped her curtsey. though,
al did not wish to show the non -edu-
cation of my toes, pretended not to
understand her; when matron who sat
beside me undertook the ofiice OF inter-
prefer saving; 'she want to dance wild
your honor In common politeness as
| had been drinking with the men, |
could not avoid dancing with the wo.
men: 50 rose and hoped and hobbled
through an Irish Jig. lily buxom part
ner, however, far outshone me in sgiliA
~, and when she retired, another came
forward. and another, who seemed de-
termiped not to be tired. At length
there was an universal cry Of 'fadda
fadda fife. for shame!) J. lave the gen.
tleman cit; and was left leaping a.
lone. But, to shew that | wac not wet.
ried' made my rustic scrape and bow
to a pretty and interesting girl, who
was sested in corner-'I don't dance,
Oh wista! could not; God knows, sir,
l could not was her reply to my invi.
tstion. Och. Mary! herro! echoed Sc.
verai of the party, two of whom ad.
vanced and forced her on her legs:
| when | discovered the reason of her
bashful hardness was, that the feet Of
my chosen one were naked 80, with a
natural galisntry, threw off my own
shoes, and we footed it together gaily
Oh the earthen floor.
We were thus engaged, when man
hurst into the room exclaiminv The