The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-16

protestant beel.steak with tho yellow sci
wage round It, tempted US every blesse'
morning.
Let oil tourists walk, walk, walk, n,
matter where they travel, whether 10 Swift
z.flnnd or Liberia, Ireland or Greenland
let them always wax. Let thelr baggage
DO 50 small that It can be carried 10 a KNAPP
sack on the back, their boots be loose anc
strong, and good oak stick be carried il
the hapd, and all will 20 on smoothly ant
veil The annoy ances attending horsC
or carrluge are Inuumerable-lease then
At home.
] But, to the Ounce. Oh, shall ever for
get that GLORIOUS evening, y hen on our way
homewatd We were offered seats 10 The
lIuntng car Of friend Of ours, a gallant,
noble hearted Captain 10 his maj sly : navy.
We rolled along the road towards little
place with a large name called Ne~loSn-
mount Kennedy, ShifIed forward by as dash
my horse az ever LEFT a stable. George
blew the pipe. loud mud shrll aud made the
mountains echo all round. Wo we're now
~ The very heart OF them. The country
people fau from their houses as We drove
by aad wondered what L" Elegant music
atal! It was that they heard. Men aud NO
incn, % aud young aud boys aud slrls, und
COWS aud hofses, aye, aud goats aud sheep,
came our TO hear and see.
The Highland Bagpipes we're never heard
20 those regions before It vas no wonder,
therefore, That We should be, uuin,eutloua
y, such D rare exhibition. The poor PEG
pic ho~ 70, 81 music the IRISH are boS
proud ! sas that We had 1t 10 our poaer to
gladden. lhsr hearts," On, B.ddy aylck
shat pUuy music that Is, fua out and see
Hhu II Is that has It. A,rah, more power
y your elboy, young gentleman, us your
sell that hes sagped our hcatts this eve.
atug-open the eladies Mary, jeweI, let
ne listen, lei me sen, my uuld heart tsfts
isalu-h1rra hufra good luck may al.
tend Sc gcnGsmn. long HE to ye."
laas did the poor peaslntry, God bcs,
thsm, Welcome Us and icel their bGsoms
caccfcd as We p4a,.d along. The Captain
ailh bls warm heun was IN hIs glory
George sail blew ibe chaulef, aud sil the
allls fcs1unlgJ. A. length Sc CAGE with.
q q lew miles o. the Captains house. wbc,e
40 Plffoscd remaining that ui-ut The
Cottages we're grow Hg more lfrq and
the horse lToled more slowly. Oar piper
gre" numbering thirsty aud so well be
might. We ahgh,ed apd entered house
% The road SIDE, where a fresh barrel Of ale
vas tapped iof our express accommodation.
BlooJAnouus, eenaemlu,' SAID tie land.
lord, "t | had bu. one barrel 10 the world
and every drop Il hold vas worth guinea,
ye should have yer ti.l Of IT, and a thousand
Welcomes itto the blfaalg." w drank and
mounted AGAIN. " Cch, mutthef, murlber
a0u'S lave Us without giving one tune, enc
tune, yer honor, to raise my ou.d Nombu's
heart: she ) SICK ~ bed, and as go Sete
canlas Up. whom 20 were 50 far away that
| could 'ut see Sc, she heard the music end
has been setting up Ia The bed ever since
Play the cfa'ure tune, yer honor, and God
VII reward YOU tot the same The pipes
talked on-e more for ~ba, man could re.
SYST such on appeal aud such a compliment
70 his skll'
A length wo came 10 where two roads
met, spot which :he Irish have ever held
sacred. The coug,ry people licked around
us, and there was 40 passing them, the
crowd aas so dense Tbcy had run over
the fields aud down the sides Of the hills
from all directions to intercept Us. Never
we're hearts more aslonlsbed aud delight.
ed God bless 70, Captain OnciIl, ask the
gentleman ~lih the music 20 come down and
c, Us have n dauce--do TOT heavens sake
SIR. Arch, PADDY jewel, look al that 10
strumeut, sec how them long drones with
the beautiful ribbons fail over his shoulder
nh, then, lsu't be the ha,dtome boy, b!es,
1Ds purity Iips Jimmy, you thief, hould
the Captains hurse-ue,er fear the Cap
tato, he's the pIc thing, aud Won, dlsap
point Us, III be bitl-boys make a fing
there take that stick, Mcky, and make
them stand round ericd halt a dozen vo.
ces. There vas no alternative We were
Obliged to suCcumb aud Indeed never wa,
victory gained over less obstinate enemies
The ru4d was swept by fifty brooms-;
large rug WAS made, and every foot va
, ready ~ less than fifteen minutes. iva
! uow about o'clock, and the bright moor
J was throwing her rays down on US from tit
clear sky, al studied with stars. II wa
e magnificent ulght.
I Every 9Th or sixth man or woman how
ever, composing the uus, held hghtc
/. candle or torch o, some KIDD IN her hanC
;, Tins | suppose was doue out of respect 70