Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-26
MIsCELGANE OUs.
From TIE Ne,o York Mirror.

iSccnces of Tyrone Power" appear TO
have been brought TO a close in TN last
number Of the New Mirror, 'et, with
you. permission, | will continue-in
what might call postscript Only for
ITS length-to give you some additional
sketches rs they occur u my memory
Power aud used 10 tax Of our country.
men in this same desultory style in which
write. | had promised TO let him have
a written account OF several Irish char
acterS with which had come in contact
In America, some day or other; but as
cannot now comply with that promise so
far as he poor fellow is c)ncer ned, |
will, with your permission, case my
conscience by rcdeeming my word in the
columns Of the New Mirror, in order
that these true Irish anecdotes NAV not
be lost. may so add some original
Irish letters,whIch are too good in them
selves 10 be kept forever in my porto
Ito or one thing you may rest assured
tell none but true stories, and give
none but genuine letters. uIBgRNIcUs
Power took deep interest in the pros.
periiy OF his countrymen in the u. )
and, previous to his departure in the III,
iuted Pres dent, he had commenced an
article for the Edinburgh Review, which
he intended TO have published in an
early number after his return 10 London.
In this article he meant to give a cor.
rect account ofthe actual condition OF
the lrlSh emigrantS, and their future
prospects; he then intended to argue the
question (Which he had heard mooted
during his trayels) whether the Irish
were or were not, Of advantage 10 this
country: and he thought he could most
conciuslvely show, not ouly that they
had been OF great advantage TO their n.
'dopted country, but also that the u. 8.
could not have attained anything like
their present poSit on bat for these emi-
grants.
Tie used 10 say that he was ready a.
any Time TO make out a fair account cur
rent OF debts and creditS-charging the
Irish for all the Disturbances and rows
they had ever occasicned; ali the crimes
they had ever committed and crediting
them with the railways anl canals they
'had made, with the towns they had
built, with the lands they had cleared;
''anj, fai:h,' he would say, If | don't
bring Brother Jonathan in fora pretty
heavy balance, my name is not Tyrone
Power
His manuscripts were lost with him
and amongst them was an unpubl shed
novel which he intended to complete du +
ring the summer of 1871, and for which
his London publishers had offered one
thousand pounds.
lilo yaa ,artic,,I, rI,y e., I zc
true anecdotes Of lrishmen in America; ;
and it was my good fortune 10 furnish
ihlm with several interesting ones
They had never yet appeared in print,
and therefore J rray as we'll take this
opportunity for securing for some Of
them place in your admirable Mirror.
One day we were talking Of the crea.
'tion of preludices from trlling causes.
and which elucidated by telling him
the following case,whIch actually occur.
red to myself some years ago: | was sit
ting the countlng-room one morning
curing The month of august; the wealth
'er has been very sulky for some weeks.
and the skies and atmosphere gave eve
ny indication Of contin ued heat; one or
two gentlemen were with me, lazily
conversing about nothing when in walk
a genuine Paddy, about fifty years Of
age, without coat or wais!coat knee.
.breeches, stockings hanging loosely on
his legs, aud thick brogues on his feet.
The perspira!ion ran down his honest
face; as he said, worry humbly.
'Wlll you allow poor man to take q
safe, for the love OF GUd!'
'Yes. my good lelIDw, Sit down. -
What is the m liter with your
'Oh! sur, shurc I'm roasted TO deuth in
this devil of climaten
YOU'RE a stranger, then: pray how
long have you been here2'
six weeks too long sur. Yeste rday
six weeks landedp
And what do you intend 10 do?-we
cant help the heat you know
why, sur, THAT'S what brings me TO
your honor. see in the papers Won
have q ship going TO Belfast next week
and BY the blessing Of God, meself and
me ould woman aud five childer, will 90
back in her, your honor's reasonable
IN the expinsesr
Take my advice and try the country
for one year the heat will be over next
month. What on earth drives YOU back
so speedilyr
oh! sur, shure I'm returning quickly
in regard Of great fright took. Last
Sunday morning after mass at the
Caihedral,l walked through the buryinp
ground 10 read the tombstoncs-and I
read over a thousand ofthem-all IRISH. .
nen-and devil a higher than thirty