Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-03
THE EMlGRANT'S FAMILY.


FROM BRoUGHAM's IRISH ENTERTAINMENT.
One OF the strongest pecullariiirs- in.
aerd' may say pdssions--of tho Irish, i.
'heir devoted fondness for their offspring.
curious illustration of this occurred tc
+ me on my recent journey through the North.
ern lakes. 1t happened to he what sailor.
eau very d'rty weather, finished up by tire.
'nendons gale, which obliged us TO seek shell.
ter at lump of aboriginal barrcnnrss, cal.
led Mainlou Island, where we we're OBLIGED
to remain five DAYS.
There we're few deck passengers be-
tween five and six hundred and inasmucl
as they had only provided themselves with
barely sufficient for the average time, pro.
visions became alarming scarce, and no pro.
liability of u supply. To be sure there was
one venerable OK ola sort of semi-pu,rifica.
''on, an organic remnant of poor, attenua.
ted, hornlrss, sightless, hovine patriarch
who originally yielded up his small residue
OF existence for our benefit. Indeed, i, was
quite mercy that we arrived to release
MN from painful state of suspense; for 50
o'd and powerless was he, that if his las,
breath had not been extracted, no certainly
could not have drawn il BY himself.
Wei, as you may suppose there was con-
siderable CONSERVATION on board. Short re.
ry short, allowance was adopted to meet the
contingency, and the poor deck passengers
''ad terrible time Of it. Among the latter
was an Irish fmigrani, with his wife and
three beautiful children, the eldest abou, sew.
EN- years, and all without subsistence. ex-
cept what the charity of their fellow. passen
gers could afford them; and as then were
but scan'iIy supplied, ii can readily be imag.
med how mlscraby OF was the poor family.
However, il so happened that the beauty
ana intelligence of the children attracted the
attention OF one of our lady passengers, who
had them occasionally brought into the cabin
and their hunger appeased. GIeesome.
oriS"'.eyeh little creatures, they we're srru-
p"o"SIy clean, despite the poverty of their
parents, all life and happiness, and in blssfnl
ignorance OF the deslitution by which thew
we've surrounded.
One day, delighted with her little protepes
the lady happened to say, half.Jcsinely--
wonder would, this poor man par, with one
OF those little darIinssl should like to adop,
it,
. don't know said /: suppose we make
the inquiry
The man was sen, for and the delicate bus.
mess thus opened -
my good friend" said the lady, you are
very poor, are you not 2
His answer was peculiarly Irish Poor
l me lady, said he. BE the powers of new.
Their !! if theresa poorer man nor myself
throub',n' the wurId, God pity both Of w,
for wed'd be about aiqual.'
Then you must find it difficult to sun.
port yonr Children said making a long
Jump towards our object.
Is It support thin, SIR! he replied. Lord
bless We, | never supported them-,hey new.
or GIT supported somehow or another, they've
never BIN hungry Wit -whn they are ,'il be
time enough 10 gr,,mble.'
Irish all over thought I:-to.day has
enough to do, let Tomorrow look out for it.
SELF ~ :"
Well them I resumed with a de,ermio.
ed plunge would il be relief to you to
part from one Of lhcml
bad mistaken my mode Of attack. He
started turned pale, and with wild glare in
his eye, literally screamed QUIT
A relief! God be good to US, what dive
name a relief!-would it DO a relief dive
,h'nk' to have the hand chopped from nv
oody, tIe heart tore out of me brras, p
ion don't understand u.s. interposed NV
companion. Should one be
enabled to place your child in case and com.
fort, would you interfere with its well do.
ing =
The tact of woman! She had touched
the chord ofparcnta soIclude :-,he moor
fellow was silent, twisted his head about and +
looked all bewldered. The struggle be.
tween fathers love and his chd's interest
was evident and affecting. At last he said:-I
God bless yc me lady, and all the thanks
of the poor Heaven knows I'D he Glad ,o
belll,er the child ; il isn't in regard to nv.
self, b".--but hadn't | hethrr 90 and
speak to Mary she's the mother of Thin.
ma twonld be onrisonable to be given away
'er ch'lder afore her face, and she not 10
know nothing of the ma,,her.'
Away with you ,hen.' said I, and bring
IS back word as soon as possible In about
m hour he returned, hut with eyes red and
swollen, and features pale from excitement
md agitation.
Well inquired !, what successT
Bedad twas hard struggle, sir said he, .
but it's for the chiId's good, and Heaven =,
i've NJ strength TO bear it, +,
Very good, and which is il to be 2 =
why, sir, I've bin spanking. to Mary, and y
he thin KS as Norah here is the ouldesl, she :
'on't miss the mother as much, and if ven :,
st let her take pariin kiss, she'd give her n
, yez wild a blessen.' q,
So my poor fellow took his children away, i
look at one of them for the last time. 1t n
AS long ere he returned, but when he did y
q was leading the second eldest. :,
How's this 2 said |. Have you chang. -
your mindr !,
Not exactly changed me mind, SIR he h
'plied -but I've changed the cra,hur. Ye :,
70, sir I've been spakin' to Mary, and whin :.
came 10 the ind,be eoxty she could no, :;
'r' w'd Noral', at all /; they've got used to n;
oh others ways; hut here's little biddy- :,
lc'S purifier far If she'll do as WELL ~