The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-08-16

Ireland, "-"And did you come for that,
and alone, too! All |! you are wonder
full woman indeed, and you shall get in, if
we all stay out" A police officer said,
abe patient, madam, we are sorry TO keep
you out one moment, but there are so ma.
ny inside, you could not speak 10 him ill
the passage is cleared"
While Standing for nearly half an
hour, good opportunity was granted of
seeing the throng, who were gathering in
carriages and on foot, and the long line
that were seated on an opposite bank.
The latter were the peasantry and beg
CARS and the first mentioned the aristo-
cracy. And among all this vast multi
tude, not loud laugh was heard, nor q
voice scarcely above whisper. A iune-
raj silence reigned Like the sympathiz-
ing friends around the door of departed
nelghbor, all seemed patiently waiting to
pay some tribute of respect to him they
loved. The door was opened, | was
pushed along by the police, telling me to
pass through into yard, at the same time
pointing to O'ConneIl, "Mere, there press
your way and give him your hand" My
card was in possessiea Of the surly turn
key, and could only reach him my let
tiers through the crowd, saying, "Mrs. -,
from New York" 81 thank you kindly"
he said, in a subdued voice, then gave his
arm to an aged lady, and, turning to a lit
tie girl who was eager TO salute him, he
stopped down, saying, 81 must give y0u
Il kiss, my little substitute" Then fol-
lowed little boys, with their repeal but
tons, giving their hand. He kissed them
all. And then the procession began. He
led through the garden every side, TO the
summer house, the back 10 the door lead
ing to his apartments, and gave each his
hand, with kind adicu. Reservng me
to the last. he paused, and looking signi-
Gcantly, said, "your papers shall be duly
attended to-" The crowd were again
pressing to salute him, and hurried out.
"Hdce yOu seen him, hare gou seen
him :" was the question, "and did yon
tell him who you are ?"
DO you ask, how did O'Connell look !
IconfeSs mySeD disappointed. It's well
known that there is impressed on his We
ry cheeks kind of constitutional laugh,
which seems not only to say, there is
peace within, but that this laugh is upon
the verge of bursting forth into some mer-
ry Joke, or witty repartee. But now
there seemed a chastcned struggling with
in, which said, "the archers had sorely
grieved him." and his country's woes in
despite of effort, like mighty incubus,
might soon be too weighty for his kind
heart and mighty intellect. may mis-.
Judge. His friends say otherwise, and
God grant it may be so ! But ireland
Ireland! who can see her woes and not
weep over her; and the wonder Of the
whole is, with all her warmth of heart,
with all her frey impotuosity, she seems
like a sheep dumb before her shoarers )
but this death-Iike silence has a deep un.
der-current, which, like the stealthy foot
sleeps of cat, when her prey is in view
tells you the ia,cd leap is at hand.
Madam Victoria is pulling her cords {
little tighter. A depuation of thirteen
counties, in the persons of aldermen ant
mayors, were sent on the 18th, to the pri
son, in their official robes, but an order
from her majesty, through his excellency
De Grep, at the Castle, prohibited send
ing any communications out of the prisons
in their own name. SO much to-day ioI
OCcnnell. am to visit him again.
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