Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-07-10

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/ "By Jupither .7mond !" exclaimed he
Of the white apron, 'ths beats all the play
in' ever heerd in my life! Arrah, do yc
ever atind the nobility's concerts ?--Ha ,
ha ha!"
"Pon my uoracity" cried the smiling
housemard, 81 am greatly afeered be will
get spiper's pay--more kicks than hall
pence, ,'-Ha ha hay
cam good enough for him y" added the
gardener; a ftlla that has but three half
Munes in the world, an none ov them
right Arrah, what's yer name, avic 2"
"Whats that TO you ?" growled the pi-
per.
ooh, nothin' cnly thought that you
might be the piper that played before Mo-
ses. -Ha ha ha!"
ooh! the world may wag
! Since lie got the pAG,"
Sang the cook, as she returned, TO her
avocat;onS. But the butler, as master of
the ceremonies, showed his disappointment
and dspeasure in a summary election Of
the unfortunate minstrel from the comforts
OF the Gre and the house altogether.
Again l had the exquisite delight Of
hearing Tim Calaghan. = 1t was in another
part of our County, and where he was
quite stranger. A lady had assembled a
number of young persons to q seaside
dance one evening but, alas ere The hour
Of meeting arrived, she had heard that the
fiddler she expected was i'll, and could not
possibly att end her. Wha, was to be done ;
Nothing!
When the guests arrived, and the dire
news communicated, the gentlemen in spite
of themselves looked terrfically glum, as
if they anticipated dull evening; and the
bright countenances of The ladies were
overcast, though as usual, sweet creatures ,
they tried TO look delightful under all vSi-
tations. In this dilemma one Of the beaux
suddenly recollected that che had seen a
piper coming into the village that evening;
and he thought it was probable he would
stop for the night at one Of the public hou-
ses. Hope instantly Illuminated all fa-
ces, and messenger was forthwith dis
patched for the man of music. For my
part, whenever heard II piper mentioned,
knew who was full before me.
What SOFT Of per&on IS your piper :" ask
ed of the gentleman that had introduced
the subject.
"A tall, stout, rather drowsy-looking fel-
low,' was the reply.
ooh" cried J, ''it is the 1nimitabe -
it is Tim Caliaghan"' "
was eagerly asked if he were GOOD
performer; and as ] could not venture lo
reply with any degree OF gravity, one 9TH
er person present, who knew honest Tim
othy and his ways, with admirable compo-
sure answered, "That under the shield oI
Miss Edgeworth's mighty name he Woulc
decline trumpeting the praises of any one
she having expressly declared in her move
of 'Ennpi,' that 'whocveg enters thus an.
nopnced appears 10 disadvantage ! anf
therefore "said my friend, "we leave Tin
Callaghan's musical merit to speak for it
self" Nothing could be better than this
and the effect Tim produced was cores
, ponding.
While the messenger ig away Tor ou
: piper, | must relate an anecdote OF anothe
! servant, and a rustic one too, once sent oI
} similar erTand. Iohns master had friend
spending the evening with him, and he de
: sired his servant to procure musician 70
the young folks for love or money, IL
? about half an hour John returned after
! fruitless search and instead of saying il
= usual style that che could not find one,
be flung open the drawing-room door, an
6 announced his unsuccess in the followin
impromptu," spoken with all due empha
: sis and discretion -
! searched the cty's circumference round
And not musician is there to pc found
: / fear for you.l be at a loss
:, For the fiddler has taken the road to Ross :"
and then made his bow and retired. Th
> city, by the way, was village of som
: hall-dozen houses. So much for John, an
. now for Tim Callagham.
Presently the identical Tim made h
II appearance, and was placed in high stat
= at The top Of the room, with degree {
u attention and respect fully due to his abil
q ties. For my part, the very sight of Tin
u and the thought of his consummote assn
rance or stupidity in attempting 10 plq
/; for dancing, AMUSED me beyond expression
but l suppressed all symptoms of this, al
- kept my eye on the alert in eXpectatic
o of what was to fqllow. A bumper Of h
iavorje punch Was prepared for him al
!; while slipping it, ! thought be cast a SEP
Y tinizng and anxious glance OH the comp
le p ny, probably thinking hoy he should a
y just his politics there, But he had hit
u, time 10 pause. A quadrille set was imm
Ut " diately formed, ana he ives called on
u ., play !--the sapient bellies and beaux nev
y dreaming that modern piper ever a.fg
~ ~ not play auadrilles. Reyer did l find it
- difficult TO restrain myself from immodera
= laughter! There stood the eight eiegant'
u ringleted, periumed, white7g loved, al
refned and there sat Tim Callagham
: all his native surly stupidity, dreadful
OF puzzled, Hlooking unutterable things
ds humming and having, and tuning q
p droning much longer than necessary-n
re in the least aware OF The demand that "
at to be made on himself or his pipes,
at puz4ins his brains as TO which Of his op
ce he should play first.
y "A quadrille, piper 1.-The first of Mo
IL taqnes" !" sailed out the leading gent
man;
nr "E-ah !' said Tim OalIasham, ope
r.. ing his sleepy eyes, surprised with sol
Ut little animaiion.