Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-02-05
Selected Artitlcs.
The Fairy's Warning.
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ego, when lrelaud's green fields aud pleas- /
mt valleys belonged to those who had
natural right TO then-bCiOrc her Saxon
neighbors overspread the beautiful land, de-
spelling the rightlul possessor of the soil;
heaping mountain louus Of oppression upon
the poor inhabitants, aud then dcfding them
because they could not stand us straight as
they did lormerly--thcre happened 10 live
in The town of Clonmakity, n well TO do,
industrious, and kindly hourted weaver,
whose name was Connach O'Dcrmid.
Now, at this iiue, there was not country
in Christcndom could produce such splendid
fabrics of every description, from the heavily
woven cloth of gold down TO the exquisite
liren, whose texture was so fine Tint yards
upon yards of it could he drawn through
wcdding-riug; aud amongst all the looms in
the laud, noue turned ont the equal of Com
mach ODearmid's--und mind yUu--tho wca-
yer then, was not the hunger wasted, gauut,
phantom sort of death-in-lie object, one may
now see occasionally peering from nispr-
ube aperture called window, in the very
center of lrelhnd's once proud capital No,
indeed Tie had his servants, aud his
grooms, and reiuue like n nOblcman.
Aud IL the kings and warriors had the
bards to chronicle their high achievements,
mud inspired fninstrcls TO sing tlcm, so had
the hnudicrnits. his, TO hymn the still
prouder deeds of holy labor.
A fine, high-spirte,l, happy and contcnted
people were they then, until the unsuitable
and cunning islanders close hy, after cn-
deavouring 10y open warfare to stihdue them,
secretly Introduced the fruitful clements OF
liscord, which unhapply divided those WHO
never more can bc united. Colonies OF n
strange aud utterly nniugousic blood and
breed, were planted in their midst; new
religion, brought forth aud nuriurcd with
ecclesiastical zeal, that most fatal Of icuds
which results from difference of faith; is
ii surprising then that, robbed of their inhur-
itance and driven into the woods aud savage
hiding places, their hearths usurpcd, aud
their altars desecrated-is il TO be wondered
at, that the poor prosecuted people, without
shelter, without food, aud, uOsl especially,
without education, should slowly but surely
have reirograded, when all the rest OF the
world has advanced, until centuries of or
preston have almost dcpopulatcd an entire
nation?
But to go back 10 Connnch. lie happen
ed, fortunately for hiuscli, to live in n timc
when every man held his own, in quietness
and pence; there were no "evictiUns, no
homeSteads leyelled to enlarge my LDrd So
and Sos estate, no middlemcn and agents To
pluuder equally the unfortunate tenant & nh
rentce landlord, no intrigucing duuhle-iaced
demagogues, no selfish senli-po.ilicnl priests;
but cOntenineuf, like Nn atmosphere OF
perpetual summer, rested upon the land, aud
amongst the happy Islanders none had more
cause to be so than Conuach, the weaver;
a beDignnnt tate having placed him in that
most envinhle of all posilious--cheeriul and
we'll satisfied ,nediocrity-too high for phi
vation 10 reach, aud too ow ior envy to nssi,il,
with Just sufficient intellect to comprehend
and enjoy everything enjoyable IN nature,
aud thoroughly impressed with that iHsinc-
tive religion OF the heart which causes il To
expand ia gratitude TO the benign Giver Of
Good-trlIe, loving and considerate in his
family relations; free, open-handed, liberal
aud conscientious in his friendships.
Such were the characteristics Of tho rep
rcscntatiye of the O'Deurmid's living at this
time; aud with but slight notifications Of
temperament, such have they been through
succeeding generations, even up 10 the pres
ent time; for amidst the chances aud chang
es OF conquest, colonization and foreign ah-
sorpiion, the old house, land, name aud Oc-
cupnliUn have been transmitted from son 10
son, in regular descent, aud ia the town of
Clonmackilty muy he seen, at this very day
If the tourist should ever discover it--a
tolerably good-sized, but curiousiy patched
tenement, hearing an exceedingly old fash
ioned sgIl-hOarl, on which is painted Con-
mach O'Dearnd, Weaver"
The cause of this strange preservation and
uninterrupted transmission OF name, proper
~ aud occupation, for such II number Of
yenrs, is satisfactorily explained in n family
tradition, which had the pleasure Of hear
ing from the present representative; and as
it appeared 10 me TO be more gruphic in his
own dclion, shall endcavor to present it
to the reader, as nearly rs | can, in his
words -
"You know, sir suppose, that at the
time luck fell upon tie name Of the O'Dear-
mids, mnkein' somewhere about il might hu
a thousand years ngo-but the date doesn't
mntther hrawneen; however, TIC fellow
that owned il thin was n bo~ld-hearied roll
liku' ginerous diyil-mny-cure hoy, as iver
breahed the breath o. life. Wen, sir, the
fairies, you know, was p!lutier thin Tor they
are nowi by mysin, | suppose, that the
ground was lrod upon by the raal old stock,
and not by iiIrrin sclamers aud yalln. headed
inthruders. Mores the pity! A'most every
family ov dacnt behavior llIin had sOmelhil
or mother in the shape Ov fairy ,islher /;
some may he Puckauu tllim's the dvls
own hounds AT mischief, turniil' houses top
sy-turyy an laropin luzy huzzies; others
might stumble over a 'LiPrceham,' aud il
they looked sharp, for thlms The greatest
chhles ont, would gs, heaps o mouey.-
Thin there was PhoukGs, FttcLes, Banshets,
and hundreds Of sch likes To some f,nli-
lies they come as warnins, to OILERS as luck
signs.
" But I'll tell you how we got one, sir
long life 10 him! He's here now strnn'
To every word | say-the reverentIy lifted
his hat us he spokej-nr' if tell You word
oV lie, he'll make himself known some
how.
"Well, you must know, sir, that my great
ancesiher that brought us the luck, was
oncet ridin' home from hayin' ped visit to
his sweetheart, for he was cooriin' al the