Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-06-20
From the .NesD Orleans Pie0yune.
THE EMEGRANTS FAMILY.
FROM nRoUGHAot's GR1sH ENTERTAINER

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! ness for their offspring.
A curious illustration of this occurred to me on
my recent Journey through the northern lakes. 1t
happened to be what sailors call very dirty weather.
finished up by a tremendous gale, which obliged us
to seek shelter at lump of aboriginal barrenness,
called Mintou Island, where we were obliged to re-
main five days.
There were fewdeck passengers, between five.
| and SIX hundred; and inasmuch as they had only
provided themselves with barely sufficient for the
average time, provisions became alarmingy scarce,
and no possibility of supply. To be sure there
was nevenerable OK Of asort of semi setrlacation,
an organic remnant of poor, attenuated, hornless,
sightless, bovine patriarch, who originally yielded
up his small residue of existence for ourbeneht.-.
Indeedit was quite mercy that we arrived to re-
lieve him from painful state of suspense for so
od and powerlessas he that if his last breath had
| not been extracted, he certainly could not have
| have drawn it himself.
Well, as you may suppose, there was consdera-
Bile CONSERVATION on board Short, very short al
| lowance was adopted to meet the contingency, and
the poor deck passengers had terrible time of it.
Among the latter was an Irish emlgrant, with his
wife and three beautiful children, the eldest about
seven years, and all without the slightest subSst-
ence, except what charity of their fellow pas
sengers could afford them; and as they were
scantily supplied, it can readily be imag ined how
miserably off was this poor family.
However it so happened that the beauty and in
telgence of the children attracted the attention of
our lady passengers, who had them occasionally
brought into the cabin and their hunger appeased.'
| Gleesome bright eyed little creatures they were
lscrupuousy clean, despite the poverty of their pa
rents all life and happiness, and in bsSful ignorance
of the restitution by which they were surrounded.
One day delighted with her little protege, the
lady happened to say, half jestingly, 81 wonder
would this poor man part with of those little
darlings should like to adoptit."
| &C don't know" said l, suppose we make the
INQUIRY
The man was sent for and the delicate business
thus opened s..-
| "My good friend,' said the lady,ss you are very
poor, are you not p ., y
His answer was peculiarly Irish 'sP Poor me
lady," said he, 2ss be the powers of pewther, if
there's poorer man nor mesself thfubblin' fhe
wurld, God pity both of uz, for we'd be about
aiqual.
children said |. making long jump towards our
object.
We, niver supported thim-they git supported
some how other; they've niver been hungry yit
-whin they are.it'll be time enough to grumbe."
Irish all over, thought to-day has enough to-
do, let tomorrow look out for itself. .
ssWell then,' resumed with a determined
mined plunge, s'woud it be relief to you to part
with one OF them I"
| had mistaken my mode Of attack. He started,
turned pale, and with wild glare in his eye, lit
terly screamed out 4.
IA relief! God be good to us, what do you
name relief-would it be reliefto have the
hand chopped from me body, or the heart tore out
| of me brest p
s.You don't understand u.s." interposed my phi
| lanthopic companion. g Should one be enabled to
place YOUR child in ease and comfort would you in
terfere with its well doing p
The tact of woman She had touched the chord
of paternal solcitude-the poor fellow was silent,
twisted his head about and looked all bewildered.
The struggle betweena fathers love and his childs
interest was evident and affecting. AT last he
said >~
"God bless We, me lady, and all that thinks of
the poor. Heaven knows I'd be gladto betther
the child ); it isn't in regard to meself, but--but
hadn't | betther go and spal1e to Mary; she's the
mother of thin, and 'twould be unreasonable to be
givn away her childer atore her face, and she not
know nothim of the matther."
Away with YOU them" said I, &c andS&fing us
back word as soon as possible." In about an hour
he returned, but with eyes red and swollen, and
features pale from excitement and agitation.
I s Well what success I" H.
Bedad, twas a hard struggle, SIR said he,
ss hutits for the child's good, and Heaven give us
strength to bear it."
g Very good and which is it to bel" zs
Why sir I've been spakin' to Mary and she
thinks as Norah hereis the oldest she won't miss
the mother much, and if yell jst let her take q
parting kiss, she'd give her TO yez wild blessln@
So my poor fellow took his6hildren away, to look
at one of them for the last time. 1t long he
returned, but when he did he was leading the Sec
ond eldest. Va s
Elbows this" said l, &c have you changed your
mind - a9s
/ Not exactly changed me mind sir,' he said,
Sc but I'VE changed the crathur. We see sir Pve
been spanking to Mary, and whinit comes to the end,
be goxty she couldn't part wild Norah at all at all
they've got to ach others ways but here is lit
Biddv-she's purifier tar, if she'll do as we'll"
it's all the same" said l., 6 let Biddy remain. .
5ssNIay heaven be yer guardian" cried he snatch.
ing her I'D in his arms ara giving her one long
hearty kiss" &C God be kind to thin that kind to
YOU, and thin that offers you hurt or harum, may
their sowl niver see st Pether" So the bereaved
father rushed away, and all that night the child
rnainad with us out early the next morning my
friend Pat re-appeared, and this time he had his
Youngest child mere baby, snugly huddled up in
his arms.
What's the matter now" saidI
Whythin sir SAID he with anexpression of the
most comic anxiety "axinyer donors pardon for
bein' 50 wake hearted, but when begun to think
of BiddS's eyes,-look at thin, they're the image
other mothers bedadI couldn't let her CO. but
here's little paudeen-he won't be much trouble to
any one. for if he takes affher his mother, he'll
have the brightest eve and 5otest heart the top
of creation and if he takes afther his father he'll
have hard fist on broad pair of shoulders to
push his way through the world. Take him sir,and
gle me Biddy"
Just as YOU like" said /, having pretty geod
guess how matters would eyentuate. So he took
away his little pet Bddy, and handed me the little
toddling urnich. This chirping little vagabond
won't be long Nth us, thought l. Nor was he.-
Tar ,,;nutaa Ma scarcely efaf,sad ere PAT rusfed