Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-26

Well said |, 'you must at least admit
hat the people here are more respecta-
bic, and better clad and fed than the pep.
pie IN Ireland
rs 1t the people you're talking about?
by my sowl,l don't think they're chris.
tIans at all! Sure when Pm walking the
sthreets Ii bid a man the time of day,
or say God bless YOU as we do at home
instead OF answering me with 'the same
10 you, he just gIyeS nod Of his head,
and says hunk Now, the devil a bit
of meself knows what hunk names; il
amt English or Irish, but some heath
enish sound; an1 that's all | can get
from themr
You must confess AT least reioined,
that the people live better here than
they do IN lreland-they have meat
three times a day, and plenty to drink
"taith, Thin, if they have mate, hav-
emit they TO pay well for il? Mate in
deed! Sdure, when 80 TO mrrket to buy
something for the wife and children may
be tits pair Of chickens AK for, and
they give me two weeney things no big
! ger than an Irish lark, for which they
make me pay five shIllings not a mouth
iul piece for US and thin pick cut u
head of cabbage, they give me one. no
bigger than me fist, and ak sixpenc, for
IT. Why, sUr,in my farm in the county
Nelth, raised cabbages! One OF them
would be as big as all the books i'm your
oihce! Devil pot in Ireland could
hould two of them-and might hawk
IL 'hroigh the country, and wouldn't
get more than half, emmy for il. And
thin the pratees! o. murtker! Sure
what they call Pratees here is all wathur,
and Relts in your mouth-no malcy
taste at all! Shure the hunger amt kilt
II we ate pot lull-and Ills diving we
are for want OF the natural food!
'And thin, sur added he, after a deem
sign, when a poor man dies here, they
tell me they charge him fifteen dollars
Tor opening his grave! Oh! God for.
give lhem!-only think of my farm
where paid four guhIeas an acre rint.
and there was rs gool as quarter of an
acre IN 1t, buryIng ground, and sure |
let any man be buried there that liked.
and charged hin? devil penny at all!
but by my soul, poor man can't afford
To die IN this Tres country, and so l'Il 90
home and lay my homes in oul lreland!'
iroth, sur, it's a strange Country, and
so 1t yo r. honor will on.y take the IN RI.
lie oil money we've left, and give us q
Ticket To the captain, the blessing Of St
fatrick Ge with you, and l'll engage III
remember you in my prayers every day
til get homcn
During this graphic description Of m,
country Meath friends impressions" o.
New York, he never laughed, and in
deed seemed surprised that we should Sc,
anything to cause merriment. He wa.
quite serious in his comr laints, and
although | cndeavored to change hi
resolution, it was al in vain! lie an,
his family actually embarked on boar,
the good ship ''John Dickinson, Captain
Baush," for Belfast, whore they safel,
arrived after passage Of twenty DAVIS
When the plot hailed the ship, in Bel.
fast Tough, the usual question wa,
asked, "what news from New York D
The county Meath man was leanino over
the side of the vessel, aImiring the green
fields Of his native island, when This
question caught his ear. He Instantly
rushed forward to meet the pilot. 49,
IT'S what news from New York. Won
want" exclaimed he "Why, then, IN
tell you: hall the people is dying Of tho
hate, and the other half Of yeiiolD feaDer,
silence, you rogue" cries the captain
'.or you'll have the ship put in quaran.
tine, with Jour Internal lies!' Faith
thin, don't care, for now I'm in a FREE
country, and can spike my mind, and III
tell the thruIh" However, luckily 70
the captain, the pilot took il ali for ;
joke, and paid no attention to Pats dec
/ laration.
In those days, when emigrants wer,
about to embark for America, at any Irisl
port, they were always mustered ON m,
quay, and examined by the Govern ment
olhcer, to find out wheth~r any Mechanic,
were among them; for at that time il was
penal for ala unfortunate mechanic to uui
the country, although he might be star
wing for want Of employment! Thi.
barbarous piece Of parliamentary tyran
/ ny, thank Heaven, has long since beer
/ repealed. IL so happened that Just as the
/ "John Dickenson's" return PASSENGER
| reached the quay, number Of paSsen
gers were drawn up. rank and file. Go
examination, before embarking for New
York. The moment my country Meatf
friend learned the fic', he went forwar
and thus addressed them, ~ underslab,
that yc're all going of to New York TO-
/ day, TO seek yer fortunes. Now. Il
I you'll take FOOLS advice, (and thar,
mcselt,) yell just stay at home and save
/ your money! Haven't Just returned
I lr0ur that eor,a r,Io-, ...-.fF