Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-02
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Kendall. of the New Orleans Picayuneis tray
cling in Europe and writing letters for his paper
His latest are from Ireland. we COPY a q lewNeS-
tracts from one now before us which tstrongl ne
fleets IRISH preiudices against England and Eng
lslImen:
breakfast at the Royal Hotel we strolle!l into an
adjoining garden where an lrlsnmah was az WORK.
sWell, jimmy said my friend, how are you
getting alongP
tMy names not Jimmy, sir, 1t IS Bran.
well, Brian, how are you makingonlY
Badly enough, sir; the EnglishD be blamed'
tWhy don't you go to Americas
IT'S the money that's wanting entirely sir, not
the will.'
tTen shilling, sir; but the rnt swallers six of it,
and the children the rist.'
How many children have your
Seven, sir-beautifu sdecimens--the Lord pre-
sarve 'em from all HARM
But do you know any persons who have gone
to American
sPhnty of ZEN sir-there's the LynchesP
''Where have theygone2'
ITO iowa they call the State OF Ohio, sir; and
for the second time tell ye I'D be tollern themlt
had the means
The. breakfast bell here sounded, putting an end
10 the colloquy. shilling given to Brian brought
down a hearty shower of thanks and blessings up
on our heads; but we could not think that the ge-
ographical knowledge OF our garden friend was
very extensive. He however expressed the selti-
nentS oil all MS KIND WHenHe skuSeu H's ASautnesS
10 starta at once, bag and baggage lor town they
called the State of Ohio
One oil the greatest anuSements here is TO get
alongside the drivers OF the cars or cabs anu tEen,
by asking them proper questions, 10 allow them
full scope for their ineXhauStibe fund Of barney.
To me it seems as though this class are oil natural
born ways; they ore certainly never without rea-
DIV answer, and scatter miscellaneous shower of
wit as well as wisdom as they roll cherrlly along
We had rare specimen the other evening while
=, Oar pnfI
recoect all his rallies of satire as well as sound
sense, all flowing hap-hazard and without refec-
ton As we were passing large fockof crows,
my friend who had questioned the Kingston gar
dener commenced with:
q say, driver what do you call those birds there!
"rhe black ones, sir?'
sExaclly.'
"lhey are crows to be sure.'
'You eat them here don't YOU
'Divil bit of it, sir; they're carton birds, sir
.But they call them cooks in England, and eat
them.'
they eat every thing over there
A little further on we noticed fellow, lying
asleep on the grass, and apparently snoozlng a.
way the effects ofan overload OF whisky.
"rhere man drunk there said my friend.
ut is with hunger, sir, nuthlnge ilse.'
sHow do you know that?'
'Ifhe was drunk with whisky, srt they d be al
Their moving him to the station Mt once. But lrs
hunger sir as said aGore, and it is tile SySthenl
Of the English to sarveus all entirely; bad luck
what kind of man was Smith o. Bhen,' con-
tinued my friend.
'He wanted the brains and the narye' sir; he
spoiled all, that same Smith O'Brlen.'
| tAnd Meagher?'
'Ah! he was a broth of man, sir, was Nleagher,
but he couldn't carry the entire load. Bad luck
10 the day whin Smith o'Brien took the CONTROL
| THIS man probably spoke the sentiments of his
class in relation to the Irish revolutionary leaders
of'47. As we neared the banks of the Liffey,
two or three miles back of Dublin, we saw man
fishing in quiet pool.
what is that man trying to catch there we
questioned.
MOSTLY eels, SIR
'Eels2'
| Eyes SIR
Don't you mean snakes3'
Not bit of it. Dd'n. st. Patrick, heaven pre-
sarve his blessed mimory, dhriye thIm out OF tie
country, long, long ago?'
| tWliere did he drive them to-
| 'Oyer.into England, av coorse.'
| sAnd dol they eat ih4m as we'll as crows?'
tCertain.y, sir Don't they cat all sort ofrptiles
| over the channel, the barbarians that they are?'