The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-11-19
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From the NJ Y. Flag OF the Union.
Letter from a Friend in Ireland.
DUBLIN, Sept, 1912. has


is happy 10 see you once more, member
Of The Press-gang.
have been over great part OF Ireland
during the last two months. Nothing can
exceed the abundance Of the, harvest and
excellence of the, potato crop--the latter of
infinite importance here, inasmuch as pc.
,a,oes form the principal diet Of the poorer
classes Of the Irish .hreughou. the year.
And this reminds me Of an anecdo,e
which have heard Dr.. Mackenzie tell
with so much quiet humor that know !
shall spoil it by Drittng il down. Fancy
the docter with friend or two a. his table,
and few glasses of whiskey punch
under his waisicoat, one at his elbow, rea-
dy for immediate libation, aud the shou, of
laughter at his last pun or anecdose settling
down into a general smile-fancy him, l
say, looking quietly at his friends, as
if he wondered what they could have
been laughing at, fddllng with his spoon.
or perhaps with his glasses in his hands,
carefully rubbing them, as his theory is,
,ha. unless they be clear, he cannot get ou,
three sentences to his own content.-And
now.
Mackenzie LoouiTUR. touch the
bell will you? (BeH rung, enter a serUant)
Ann, mind that you crisp the potatoes for
supper, and The fowl better Drowned than
they were last right-be sure about the
potatoes, for Mr.--likes them done tha,
way (Ern Ann. BY tho way, apropos
Of potatoes, did you ever hear the story
abou. Lady Middleton and the lodge kee.
per's wife! No! well then, here it is,
and an undoubted factor ought to be,
| which is all the same!
Lord and Lady Middleton are absentees,
as every one knows. Some Eve and TWEEN.
W years ago, they determined to visit their
Irish estates. Accordingly, over they
came. Now, five and twenty years ago.
Lady Middleton was younger and hand
somer vhsn Time mas 1eI ner now.--iT0
look a, her, would think her just the wo.
man to have . tremendous large family--a
| famous person 10 send out 10 new Colony,
where the increase of population was an
object. Some how or other. her Ladyship
has no children, and greatly lamen.et the
same. She was passionately fond of chill
dren, and never easy when she saw group
of rosy checked little ones until she had
confdenially asked their mother how i,
happended that she had such familyi
| II happened. as luck would have it, that
the wife OF the man who lived in the por-
ter's ledge at the entrance Of Lord Middle.
tons principal estate in the county OF
Cork, was a remarkably delicate looking
woman who had achieved very par,icu
lar reputation in her neighborhooG by pre-
senting her husband with seven little ones
in about three years. This is fact. as.
sure you. There were twins twice, and
three at the third birth, When Lady Mid.
dleton drove up to the park gate, the mo
,her of The Gracchi' came TO the door oi
The lodge with her three young OWNS
suppose we may call them, in lier arms
and her ladyship Immediately bsckoned her
TO the carriage.
Whose children are these, my good
womani All my own. my lady.'-'Whal
three infants of the same age 7
.Yes,my lady, l had three the last time.
How long are you marrledl' Three year
| your ladyship.' And how many children
have youi' '.Sepen, ny lady, Blu
here ,he colloquy was broken in by Lort
NJ. desiring the postillion TO go, on. as i
they delayed there. the dinner would b
spoiled. So the carriage rolled on, n,contsin
ing Lady Middleton wrapped up in fu
cloak, in . brown study.
Her ladyship talked Of nothing tha
whole evening, but the children in the
years. and the butler assured her that tn
mother had told nothing more than the truth
The next day, as coon as breakfast wa
over, Lady Middleton walked down TO sh
por,er's lodge, and surprised tho womal
in the &C, Of washing seven children. A
her ladyship entered. a youny, sturdy
handsome coun,ryman. Quilted the house
aad touk of his hat TO salute the lady as h
passed her.
.Thsts Pat, my lady, said tho VIC
man.
And who may Pat ber
On! pats cay husband, your lady
, ship
q Lady Middleton, who. IS told you,ws
very fond Of children, caressed the seve
little ones, and made their mother q han'
. some present Of money! TO provide clolhs
d for ,hem-for Il the truth be told; ] fes
l.hsy we're almost ia . state Of nudii,