Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-22
Prom fAs Nee Mirror.

FRESHMEN IN. AMERICA. AND so ON.
Mes... EptroE.: Although my "Reminiscences Of Ty-
roas Power appear have been brought close in the
ssi number Of the New Mirror. yet with your permission
~i eontnVe-in whs, lmieh, call postscript only for
No. ssnghto give you additional sketches they
my memory. Power and used TO talk Of coun
tymen In this desutoy style in which write. had
promised 10 let him hsvea written account ID several Irish
characters with which had in contact in Americas
day other; but ss cannot comply with that
promise far he lpoo fellow concerned will, with
your PERMISSION conscience by rcdeeming word
IN the columns Of the New Mirror. order that
Irish anecdotes may be lost. may also add
gna Irish letter., which good in themselves to be
hep, forever my portfolio. OF thngyou may rest
sucd tell but stories, and give but
Inc letters liiBERSIcuS.
Power took deep interest in the prosperity Of his couu
tymen IN the H. 81 and previous his departure in the ILL.,
faed President he had article for the Edn
bugh Review which he intended TO have published IN an
early number after his return London In this article he
give OF the actual condition OF
the Irish omiguns and hcruturc prospects he then in'en
ded argue the question (Which he had heard moo,ed du
ring his svc) whether the Irish not OF nd
vantage country and he thoughthe coudmos concu
vey show not only that they had been great advantage
adopted country but also that the IT, ;. could not
have attained anything like their present position but for
these emgunts.
lie used to say that he was ready ut any make
fair Of debts and creds-chargng
the Irish for all the disturbances and they had ever
casoncdal the crimes they had committees and
ding them with the railways and canals they had made,
the they had built with the lands they had clear
eds land, faith" he would say, "h don't bring Brother
Jonathan in for pretty heavy balance, my name is not
Tyrone Power
His manuscripts lost with him; and amongst them
unpublished novel, which he intended complete
during the OF s4l and for which his London pub
fishers had offered one thousand pounds.
lie particularly fond of collecting anecdotes OF
lrishuen in America; and It was NV good fortune to fur
nsh him with several interesting They have never
appeared in print, and therefore may well take this
opportunity for securing for of them place in your
admirable Mirror.
One day we were talking Of the of prejudices
from tring causes, and which eucdaed by telling him
the following case which actually occurred myself some
years ago: was sitting in the counting morning
during the month Of august the weather had been sui
Try for weeks and the skies and atmosphere
~ indication of continued heat gentlemen
with me, lazy cOnvesng about nothing; when in walked
genuine Paddy about fifty of without coat or
stockings hanging loosely his
legs, and thick brogues his feet The perspraton
down his honest face, as he said, very humbly:
"Will you allow apoor to take safe, for the love OF
Godr
ayes, my good fellow, sit down. What is the
with you7"
oh sur shure I'm roasted to death in this devil of
climate"
YOU'VE stranger, then; pray how long have you been
hore7'
"Sr rreeks TOO long sur Yesterday six weeks landed"
And what do you intend do2we can't help the heat
you know"
"Why, sur that's what brings your honor. l see
in the papers you have a ship going Belfast week,
and by the blessing of God mesef and me oud and
five rhIideT will back in her, your honors reasonable
in the erpiasesr'
Take my advice and try the country for one yeur-thc
heat will be month. What earth drives YOU
back speedily"
"oh! shure I'm returning quickly in regard OF great
fright took. Last Sunday morning afthor the
Cathedral walked through the buryng ground read the
tombsones-and read over thousand OF them-a lrish
men-and devil higher than thirty years ALL bar
rim that forty and shure I'm oulder than that
self"
"wel if you are you need be alarmed, as you will
never die at forty!"
"Oh, know that, sir; but, thank Heaven it not in
this country grew so ould"
"But, my good fellow, recoect Won are now in a free
country and youretuTn TO Ireland you back land
OF slavery"
"a free country" exclaimed he with deep IRONY "Jy
souri, you're right Faith, il is free country,
enough for poor has neither shoes stockings,
there's prevent him from going barefoot in the
Sfhreefs No, devil one! free cOuRfy-Oh, isn't Nl'
"We," said !, you least admit that the people
here are more respectable and better clad and fed than the
people in Ireland"
don't think they're christians all Shure when I'm walk
ing the ShTeefs. If bad the time of day, say,
God bless gou as we do at home instead OF answering
WIN me same TO you he Just gives nod Of has head, and
says hunk!' Now the devil bit of mcse knows what
hunk names; it amt English Irish, but heathenish
sound; and that's all | can get from them!"
l GU must confess, least" rejoned, "that the peo
pie live better here than they do in lreandthey have
three times day, and plenty drink"
Faith, thin they have mate, haven't they pay well
for IN Mate indeed! Shure when go market buy
someth ng for the wife and children, may be is pair Of
chickens ar for and they give two things
bigger than Irish lark for which they make pay five
shiings-not a msuhfu apiece for u.s. and thin If pick
oui head Of cabbage, they give bigger than
Hepsf and ak sXPence for IT, Why, sur, in my farm in
the county Neath raised cabbages! One of them would
he big as all the books in your office! Devil pot in l.
reand could houd fDOof them; aud might hawk through
the country, and wouldn't get than halfpeuny for
H. And thin the prGees! Oh, murther Shue what they
call pTGfees here Is all oatheT, and elS mouth;
Ina!ey taste at all! Shure the hunger amt Kilt IT
tu and rsdyng for OF the natural tooo!d
And hin It.NI,
poor nun dies here they tell they charge him fifteen
dollars Tor opening his grave OH God forgive them.-
only think Of my farm where paid four guineas
TiHf and there good quarter OF IL,
buryIng ground and sure let any be buried there
liked, and charged him dvil penny all But by my
sOv poor afford in this tree country and
50 I'll go home aud lay my bones in ould Ireland ~"
iroth, sur ITS strange country, and If your honor
will only take the the Of money left and give US
hcket TO the captain, the blessing Of ST. Patrick be with
you aud III engage I'll remember you my prayeTscvery
day I'LL get hOme!"
During this graphic description Of my county Meath
friends impressions" Of New York he never laughed
and indeed seemed surprised that should see anything
70 cause nerrimen He quite serious in his complaints
and, although endeavOred change his resolution IL was
h IN Vn;n lie aud MS family actually embarked board
the good snip John Dickinson, Captain Baush," for Bel
fast, where they safely arrived passage Of twenty
days When the pilot hailed the ship IN Belfast Lough
the usual question asked 'yyhnf nc Va from New Yok2
The county Meath leaning over the side of the
vessel admnng the green fields of his native island when
tins question caught his He instantly rushed forward
10 meet Tue P'oi 80 ~ what news from New York
YOU want" exclaimed he. "why then, I'll tell you hnf
the people Is dying Of the hate and the other half Of yelo
tarer "Slence, you rogue" cries the captain you'll
have the ship put IN quarantine, with your Internal lies
Path, thin, don't care, for I'm free country
and can spake my mind, and I'll tell the thruh :" How
ever luckily for the captain the pilot took 1t oil for Joke
and paid no attention to poor PATS declaration.
In those days when emgants about embark for
Amencn any Irish port they always mustered the
quay, and examined by the Government officer find out
whether mechanics among them; for at that time
penal IA,
try although he might be starving Tor want Of employment
THIS blrbnous piece Of parliamentary tyranny, thank Hca
yen has long since been repealed. ~ happcued that
Just the "John Dckenson return passengers renchcd
the quay numbers Of passengers drawn up rank and
Ole, for examination, before ombarking for New
FORK. The moment my county Meath friend
learned the fact, lac forward and thus ad.
dressed them, 81 understand that yere all going of New
ork to-day, TO seek yer fortunes Now II you' take
roofs advice, land hafs mese yen just stay az home