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From BrOGghaA's Irish Entsrtaian.ent
THE EMIGRANTs FAMILY.


One Of the strongest peculiaritips Sin
deed. may say possioas-of the Irish i
their devoted fondness for their offspring
A curious ILLUSTRATION Of this oceurree
20 he on my recent visit through the
Northern Lakes. II happened 10 be whal
sasiors call very dirty weather finished
Up BY Tremendous gale, which oblioed
rs TO seek shelter at lump Of sbotienaI
bsrreaness, called Msinton Island, where
weWere obliged TO remain for Eve DAYS
There weEs a felo deck passengers
between fiyesnd six hundred and mas
much as they had only provided lbem.
selves with. barely sufficient forIthe ave
rage tines provisions became alarminoIy
scarce. and no possibility OF supplv -
70 De sure there was one venerabie9ox-
ssort OF semi-petri6caiioa an organic
femnant--a poor. altenua,ed, borbless.
tighiess. bovine patriarch, who oblieinoty
yielded up his small residue Of exisiencs
Tor eur benefit. Indeed, Il was ouile !.
mercy that We arrived to relieve him Ifron
SPainful state Of suspense for 50 old .nd
powerless was he, that If bis last brea,h
Dad aot been extracted. be certainly could
not have drawn i BY himself.
yDu-s psy suppose, 'sisuru way
Considerable CONSIDERATION on board. II
Short, usry shor: allowance was adosted
10 neetthe contingency. and the Door
deck passenger bad terrible zine of i'll
Amongst The lst,er was an Irish emigrant, 4
with his wila snd three chnufeuI rne.rr
dest ,absut seven yeats. and. all with the
smallest subsistence, except what the
charity OF their iellow-Passengers could
SsfTord them; and they were but scantily
supplied, il can readily be imagined how
snissrably of was this poor family. How
ever, ii so happened that the beauty and
intelIigence Of the children attracted the
attention OF one Of our lady passengers,
who bad them occasionally brought into
the cabin and their hunger 5appeased.
Blossoms, bright.eyediittle creaturesthey
were, scrupnlously clean. despite thespoy-
erty of theH parents, all life aud hsppi-
ness, and 10 blisslul ignorance Of the ees'
titulion by which they were surrounded.
One day, delighted with her little pro.
tegss, the lady happened TO say, halftisst
anply-fI wonder would this poor man
part with one Of those little dariIngs 7
should like 10 adopt H.
Il don't know. said suppose W
make the inquiry I'M
The man was sent for, and the delicate
business thus opened.
Ny good friend said the lady, 'yo'
are very poor. are you not
His answer was peculiarly Irish Poo
lne lady.' said he. BE the powers o
pewther il there's poorer mao nor me
self lhroublin' the wurld. God pity bot
of uz, for we'd be about aiqual.'
Thu YOU must find il difficult 10 sup
port your children. making long jun
towards our object.
lis il support thin, SIR I be replied
lord bless We, never supported thin
shty I'll supported somshow Nos another
Y they've niyer bin hungry yit-whih the
~ysifn be time enough 70 grumbie q
sh alr8Eer, thought. I;-io-day b
su <e do, let tomorrow lock out 4
wei. on>
- 'nlooss& resumed with adele
80 81 pa,t IRON sid it be relief
had nislaken my them
,S,,sd. turned pale. sfNSf attack. I
So. a his eye, literally seruh wi
a relief. God be good lonz, u out
n.na9 A relief!-~ould Il De ~
Asve think, 10 have the hand chop
from me body. OF the heart tore GU
me breast 4 -.
..You aon't understand u.s. interps
- philanlhroPic companion. .Shs
80 IS ensbledto place your fhlld
ease and comtrt. would you lEseF
w;,h its we'll dtngf
The tact 81 sonanl She had tone
~ chord Of psssrnsl solicllude =
- esliow wao silent, twisted 14is
bout and IoSked all bewildereat
sirueei6 between q fetber'e less lsn'
child ;rsefesv vas ey''sls AID Iafee
Al last be said
God bless ye, me lady. and Ill
thinks Of the poor Hsevea know
be glad to belther the childs i ism
regard % meself. but--but haea'tl
Ter 70 ana spske 70 Mary she'sthe q
81 a thin; and 'twonld be onraisel
sosbe givin' away her childsr aior
face. and she not 10 know n0ihin' 9
palsher.
.An.y with 5eu thsu. aid |.
hing us back word - coon - Possie
Ian hour Be returned, but With