Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-10-23

wen see ABOUT III" From that sim
| pie sentence has arisen more evil TO Ire
land than any person ignorant Of th,
strange union ofimpetuosity and procras
tlnation my countrymen exhibit, coulC
well believe. They are sufficiently promp
and energetic, when their feelings are con
cerned, but in matters Of business, they
almost invariably prefer seeing about to
doing.
shall not find it difficult; to iilustrat,
this observation; from the many examples
ofits truth IN high and in low life, selec
Philip Garraty.
Philip, and Philips wife, and Philip
children, and all the house Of Garraty, are
employed from morning till night 10 see
ing about every thing, and consequently
in doing nothing. There is Phfip-a tall
handsome, good humored fellow, Of five
and thirty. with broad, lazy looking shout
ders, and smile perpetually lurking a /.
bout his mouth, or IN his bright or hazel
eyes, the picture of Incidence and kindly
feeling. There he is leaning over what
was once five barred gate and leads to
the bagyard his blue worsted stockings
full Of holes, which the suggan. twisted
up the well formed leg, fails to conceal /;
while his brougues Ito use his own express
sions,) if they do let the water in let it out
again. With what unstudied elegance
does he roll that knotted Irvine and then
unroIl it, varying his occupation, at times,
by Knocking the stones that once formed a
wall into the stagnant pool, scarcely large
enough for full grown ducks to sail in
But let US first take a survey Of the pre-
misses.
The dwelling house is long rambling
abode, much larger than the generality
of those that fall 10 the lot Of small Irish
farmers but the fact is that Philip rents
one Of the most extensive farms in the
neighborbood and ought TO be 'well doing
in the world The dwelling looks very
comiortless, notwithstanding part Of the
thaich is much decayed, and the rank
weed and damp moss nearly cover it the
door posts are only united TO tho wall by
a few scattered portions ofciay and stone,
and the door itself is hanging but by one
hinge; the window frames shake in the
passing wind, and some Of the compart
ments are stuffed with the crown Of a hat,
or clock OF straw" very unsightly Oh.
jects. Al the opposite side Of the swamp
is the hagyard, where broken line Of al
ternate palings and wall exhibits proof that
il had formerly been fenced in the CON-
modious barn is almost rooiless, & the 9th.
er sheds pretty much in the same condition
the pig sty is deserted by the grabbing la
dy and her grunting progeny, who are too
fond Of an occasional repast in the once
cultivated garden to remain in this proper
r l. ba Eafloco furtraue and tod
but half lattened geese, live at large on
the public; but the turkeys with all their
shyness and modesty. have the most of it,
for they mount the ill-buit stacks, and
select the grain, q ptastr.
"Give you good morning, Mr.. Philip ;
we have had showery weather lately.
"Och! all manner ojoy to We lady!-and
sure yen walk in and sit down ; my wo
man will be proud to see ye. I'm sartin
We'll have rain soon agln, for ITS every
where like bad luck; and my throats
sore wild furnishing thin pigs out o. the
gardin-sorra thing can do all day for
watchin thin"
"Why do you not mend the door Of the
styp"
"Thrue for ye, ma'am dear; SO | wud il
had nails, and I've bin threat'nln to step
down to Mickey Bow, the smith. to ask
him to see about it.
81 hear you had fine crop OF wheat,
Philip"
"Thank God for all things! You may
see that; we had, my lady a fine crop
but have always had the height Of i'll luck
somehow; upon my sowkinds land that's
the hardest oath swear the turkeys have
had the best of it; but mean to see
about setting it up safe to morrow"
"But Philip, | thought you sold the
wheat standing, to the steward at the big
house"
at Was all as one as sould, only it's
| a bad world, madam hear, | have no luck.
SAYS the Steward to me. says he | like to
do things like a man OF business SO, Mr.
Garraty, just draw up bit Of an agree,
ment that you deliver over the wheatheld
| to me on SIGH day, standing as IT is fol
SIGH a sum; and I'll sign it for ye, and
thin there can be no mlstake-only let me
have il by this day week. Well, to bt
sure, came home full o'my good luck
and | tould my wife, and on the strength
of il she must have a new gown. And
sure. saws she, Miss Hennessy is just CONF
from Dublin with a shopfull O. goods; ant
on account that she's my brothers sister
in.law's first cousin, she'll lei me have tn
first sight OF the things, and can take M
pick and we'll have plinty time to see abo'i
the agreement TO- morrow. WE'LL ! KNOW
how it was, but the next day we had n
paper, nor ink, nor pens in the house,
ment TO send tue gossoon TO MISS hennes
sy's for all-but forgot the pens. 30 whe
was seeing about the agreement, l oe
thought of the ould gander; and while
was pulling as beautiful pen as ever J
laid YER eyes upon. out OF hls wing, h
tattered my hand with his bill IN such
manner that sorra pen could houid
nov hand for three days. Well, one ,h'n
or another put it off SO long and al last
wrote it like print, and takes it myself
, the stewart. Good evening TO you, NJ "
, Garraty says he. Good evening klndl
! sir. says !, and hope the woman 10
t owns We, and all your good family $ we
All well, thank ye, Mr. Garraiy, says D
Eve got the arrangement, here, SIR, says
pulling il out, as thousht-but, beho