Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-03
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LITTER FROM AN AMERICAN.
Correspondence Of The Tribune. go.
BELrAsT, June ooh, lS48.
Without preface or apology, write TO say
that, taking up Belfast paper and reading your
name. how could help revertine to past days.
and, thinking over again some of New. York
scenes, and wishing, not to be there, but have
one full, whole New York Tribune to devour at
my leisure, and hesra little what you are doing
in the midst Of "wars and rumors of wArs' which
daily are reaching European shores! vs.
If oil that your trans. Atlantic brethren sy
be true. (sside from your Slavery you are get.
ting to he an incotr:gble rsce-fit only 10 be
''cast out and trodden under fopt Of man."
."By hook and by crook" have so managed
that ] have much my own way among various
classes, TO ascertain how affairs are managed in
,ach dcp,rtment-hsve gone over the entire Of
ireland. and have been thousand times more
than paid. FIT were possible, would wade
the Atlantic to see what my eyes have seen,
and hear what my ears have heard, Of the Irish
and their country. Four hundred miles Of walk.
ing in the widest part, and upon the islands OF
the sea, brought me in contact with things IN.
told in history as yet. The scenery. the people
| in their real state, asa whole, present pic.
ture which has no parallel in anything now ex.
tant Suppose take yon on 10 one island. cal.
led Conomore-the country Of Conomore. At al
early hour set off from Clitfdcn Uhe capital
TO visit this island. the distance fseven miles,
reaching a village of the most ancient kind
such as houses Of stone, constructed like stone
wall. ithout gable ends-some with tops like
! a beehive, or inverted basket-some with hcles
! for smoke to ascend, aad some with no way Of
escape but through the door. selected one of
the largest dimensions, knowing that there
would be . full iurm-om from every cabin and
potato field ia sight. and hearing. wss not
disa appointed. As if by magic. in few moments
every neighboring cabin was vacated. the hill.
side and bay had not foot to tread them--every
spade was dropped, and in few moments the
ground of the cabin was literally packed with
! men, ,pomca and children. in rage and tatters
some with hair erect, and some with caps,
and some with hats, but more with none-.in
one solid mass they all set down upon ,heir
launches, and began their welcomes to Ireland
and their wonder that 60 ''good'y body shou't
leave SO fine country TO see so poor people;
my Polka coat, my velvet bonnet, and all tha
outward,y appertained to me. passed review
Taking out tract, | read little, while the!
wondered at my "plsin spache." and thanke'
God that they had seen such devotee. going
as they supposed on penance. "And sure y
|, must be hungry-and such a dacent bod
wouldn't ate a potato" Assuring them ] wa
not hungry, they oil rtise and joined in one uni
versal vsledic,ory Of "Goc bless ye, and spec
. We on we're journey" Hne' woman followed m
e out and begged me to turn into her cabin an
q take an egg; telling her that I was greatly I
/, bliged that she should show me 90 mach kint
o ness, bat Imust hasten to secures walk acro
r the strand before the tide should set in.
.. crossed the strand and reached an island
81 mile in diameter, Of one rude pile Of stone, vii
little pitch now and then Of green, without
y. road, the tootpaihs being SO obscured by ear
A. blown in from the beach that g,iesswork WI
my only guide. Here were huts--some
stone. and come of nud, and here, Ion, we
hsbitations dug in the sand, os rabbits burro'
" and whole families live therein sa spertu
!. to crawl in admits the inmates, serving as dot
z. window, and chimney on the ground stra
- is spread, which serves for table. bed a
~ ~ chair; at each end of this island live the owne
n. called Lords. ...,g.. aa.i1.t
nd Wsding ankle deep in sand, made my W
w. to one of these domains, and found on en,ran
nv into the kitchen. The "iady" was gone
'r' Cifi;len, and the Aooriess kitchen VISA de,
!" sit for calves, pigs, hens and ducks. Two o
wants were sitting on the hearth, and handi
one tract. which had red cover, the see
that followed better Jeit than my tongue
pen can describe. The girl wen, out, and i
r, few minutes the diiapidated door, with /,
mendous noise, was burst open, pouring i
"a host Of men, boys and girls who we're emplo!
Der planting potatoes; and they with one cons
pounced upon me, demanding books, aud Il
mo-, mus, be red ones. Begging them to be gu
We. and would make an equal distribution, (hsv
en- about ffly with me,)-they would hear 10 n
,~o ofthis. but rumsged my basket, demanded
no entrance into my pocket-sll clsmoring At OF
lore some 10 Irish and Others In broken Engi
ave while the servant Girl s.ocd n avhast and = +