Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-07-10
q Nlt.rmorons Sketch.
For THE AMERICAN.
TIM GAIL 4 & II A N,
The Inimitable Piper.

Oh, We whom business or pleasure shall
hencelor,h lead to the County of Wex-
teyd, especially TO the baronies OF Forth
and Barge, should you see tall, stout,
lazy-looking fellow, with sleepy eyes and
huge cooked nose, dragging his feet along
as if they were clogs imposed on him by
nature to restrain his motion instead OF
helping him forward, dawding along the
highways, or lounging about public honse,
with green bag under his arm, beware Of
him, for that is Tim Ca llaghan fling him
a sixneEce Of shilling # YOU will, but ask
him not for music
Tim Calashan seriously assured me
'ahat he sarved GevPn long years wi1 AS
| fine piper as ever put chanther ondher an
arm :" and that at the end of that we'll
spent period he began to enchant the Kings
iegas oa his own account, master of a
splendid set OF pipes, and three whole tunes
| 4a3riag a few odd turns here and there
which couldn't be conquered, ard OF no
consequence, golden store in his opinion,
"Ah, then, Tim," said I, when l was
perfectly acquainted with himself and his
musical merits, "what pity that with
your fine taste and superior set of pipes yop
did not try 10 conquer the hall dozen al
least"
"Ogb, musha =" quoth Tim, looking sui.
Ky and annoyed, Nthat same quishen ha;
been put to me BY doZenG, ana ! hate &c
hear it It was only yestherday that an
Q,her lady aXt me that same. Sarah
ma'am, ses !, did yc ever play q thune oil
The pipes in yer life p !Niver, indeed, Sc
she, lookin' ashamed or her ignorance, a
she ought, 'Bekase if ye did,' ees ] again
yeid soon say, '|brighs was yerself Tin
CAlaghan, to get over the three thunes da
gently, widout ayin' people to do what
onpqssble AM now | appail tQ you
Miss, Vhere'Q the use ov bodherin people,
brains wild sig OF seven whin three does ~!
business as we'll"
AS in duty bound, admitted that his ar
. gument was unansWerable, and thencetor
ward we We're the best friends possible
Grateful for my patience and iorbearance
: he eternally manglea the three unfortunate
for my qualification and doubt if coul
now relish them with their fair proportions
, ~ GSlASiOiiSl dS L lINS OSNH W I'm
: :'shoFt measure !"
GAfter all, Tim Calaghan was politi
fellow and these three tunes were eS
pressy chosen and learnt TO win The eal
: and suflrages of all denominations Of Chris
= tian men. Thus, the "Boyne water" is tn
: propiiatory sacrifice at the PROTESTANT
f door, "Patrick's Dayp at that Of the Roma
Catholic, and when be is not sure of tn
i creed of the party be wishes to conciIiat'
d to suit Quakers, Methodist seekers, an
G Jumpers, '"God save the Queen" is th
> third. Far many years he was cQntente
to give these favQrte airs in their origins
- purity; but some wicked wight-a gentle
man piper, ! susBect-has at last persuade
: him that his melody would be altogetht
: Irresistible if he would introduce some O.
e nqmental Uariations, "such as his own fr
: taste would Qpggest;" and poor Tim, una'
/. customeG to llattery, and wholly unsusp
n equs OF the Jest, caught at the bright ide
q conqueIed his natural and acquired laz
# ness, ard made an attempt. When
= thought he had mastered the difficulties, |
y did me the honor to select me as judge
> pronounce on his meodious acquisition
and all shall say anent them is, let Il
backest hypochondriac that ever look
= wistfuly at a mar-hole or his garters, list
to Tim Callaghan's "varry-a-shns," al
70 SSS watch his face while performing them, q
@ @,ss he will require s.both poppy and mand'
CORA to medicine him 10 sleep" il sleep
ever will again for laughing
M When Tim arrives at q gentleman's do
his usual plan is to commence with
lSuitabie s,renade, and drone away at Il