Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-03

house-tuch % were dragsble, while tho othere. |
took their opn time and oson way. made of
with On apology from the rervant that she could
give me rothing to eat, as all was "locked up"
rs Ny next depot was to be al the extremity Of
the island, where lived the other "lady." She,
too ''oas our; but, admitting me into the ki'ch-
en-. I had quiet survey Of what was passing
there Here counted sixty.three living and
moving beings, quadruped and bipcd, besides
such a. walked erect-a kennel Of dogs. their
coops for hens, chickens and ducks, q calf or
two. q pen Of young pigs. fold Of sheep and
lambs, ard an sSle.bodied he.goat--,he.c all
walked and talked each his own language, with
no pugnacious symptoms and il The "lion and
lamb did not lie down together" the goa, and
lamb did. - i,,7a -.-9 l.l, tr. .'.. .s.isiatu
y Bat the "lady."-she entered with goodly.
looking daughter Of fifteen, both at,ired in long
linen coats, with respectable tails reaching
nearly to the ground. worn BY the tather and
brpther They passed through in dieniAed 81.
lence, and in moment the lady returned, say
ing, "Come down to the parior." ! went
down to the psrlor, and here was ground
floor, . dirty looking bed, few wooden-botto.
med chairs, and table by the vol, with one
leaf turned up, and platter Of potatoes and
cup Of milk. "Will you take some dinner !"
did rot decline, for was hungry and long
walk was before me, and the tide not yet out,
and the sun was set. The lady was young.
looking and handsome, and the mother of SIR.
teen hopefnls-wss rich, and rode out 20 Cliff
den giving great dinners in the city, and on the
Island assimiating herself to the society around
her.,
Eight o'clock, and the tide was said to be
out. and had a strand of mile to cross and
six miles to Cliffden then before me. A boy
was sent to show me the shortest course. and
when had nearly reached the strand girl
called out 'the mistress says, maybe you'll
com>, back end stop al night" Astrange over.
sight. my pride answered, that this invitation
ives not given before thanked the child and
vent on, quite to my disadvantage. Midway
the strand the see was quite deep; I waded in
and stood demurring the night wss dark. and
to find my way seemed impossible. ] turned
back and made my way to the "lady's;" she
then made shrewd investigation Of the cause
Of my visit. Looking at her altogether, hel
savage living, her ragged dress. and pretence
to high rank, WAS disgusted to find myself al
the option Of such an tout Of the way affair,
and I told her plainly came to Ireland be
cause had q right to come that they were
daily sending loads Of beggared and abused emi
grants TO US, and had come TO see how ant
. what they could be at home and making th'
application to her own kitchen. she unders,oo
: me when said. 81 haze seen and am Satisfied
She was rebuked, anc tsested me with uncom
/. mon attention through the evening. She cav
a me q clean bed, in q aooricss room, q cup
e milk by my side to drink in the night. and !
d the morning presented ,ne with dish Of pot,
!. toes, and was sorry she had no bread; dec!inin
/. the pc,stoes, I walked tho seven mics wi,ho,
a eating, snd was much enriched by what ha
seem Here should say, had been over =
most the entire Of ireland, and this was Il
= greatest IL not the only ru1eness had ever ?
ceived. This was an isolated, wretched islam
:, but not the only wretched one.
;. spent the tall and winter in Scotland. al
,s do moi find the lower class ss elevated in the
:. msnners Is the Irish, and not % hospi,able-
:, great lovers Of whiskcy and "siller," and shy
strangers. - A. N.
~ A Preserved APpLE-The York Repub
can is RESPONSIBLE for q story 10 this effec
~ Some workmen who were repairing Spri'
Is Forge Dam, lately. discovered, sume eight fe
below the top surface, embedded in 4 touI
~ blue clay, which had been padded in just |
ce hind the crib or timber part that had been CO..
10 psctly filled with stone, Vandeerer App
10 the skin Of which was black, but when Gu,
er' pen. it was sound as an apple Of this yea
ng growth. Several gentlemen present tasted
ne apple and found It to be fresh and palatable.
or is supposed that this apple was dropped in
na place where the workmcn found il, while
re- dam was repairing. about twenty years ago.
=. CusE yoR FEvEa AND A0uI.--Dr Poo
vile, in his travels in the Aorea. says; IL HI
w seen intermittent fevers subdued entirely b,
- mixture Of strong coffee and lemon OF lime jai
~ which 10 success!ul remedy oil over the CO
. try. The proportions ere three quarters Of
ounce Of coffee ground 6ne, with two ounce
lemon iuic. and three ounces of water, the u