Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-24
yAs.NANT LIFE.
TIE JOLLY BEGGARS OF DUBLIN

t. ai UOIgaHGE WINCH IdtNa'lf' ~ 0"''' ~
c1tent in ireland about thirty years ago. h.
writer had been sent by the Government g. Dub
| lin 10 note tho progress Of the Catholic agitation
| He saYr:-
In the performance If his delicate duty bad
n1fnerau opportnnfie- of Witnessing scenes and
becoming acquainted with chsyacfer- well worthy
Of note; and one Of these scenes was til" follow
/ ing
In n room not forty yards from the centre Of
Sacky vile street learned thar the chiefs of the
! "Cerporntion Of Jolly BeggGrs were To dine ON
| - Patrick. Day evening; but how to obtain ad.
/ mss9n H. the small nnte room. IN order that |
| might witness this scene, so novel. 10 me. whs II
! pnzzle \ gentleman. however who had most
| minute aud accurate knowledge OF all that secret
! ~ tanspircd in the city, undertook I" overcome
the ipnf- and scruplrs of the Keeper "f the tay-
orn 10 which the Corporation Hall was attached.
and managed to introduce me to him n an old
friend who could, # course, keep any amount #
innocent secrets. After promising most solemn
" not II dvulgc The secret until the keeper If
the tavern at past should retire dirt
ranged, after the deposit Of handsome fee, with
Il written promise # good faith, that should be
admitted on the coming festive night. into lit
lie room irchncnlly called glory hole from
which tho diner. could not only be seen. bat
overheard in the ensiest aud contest manner. |
may, for clearness mention that into the puriition
wall between glory hole" and the dining bhl,
were inserted adroity among the pattern paper
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apparatus. which. the application of the ear tn
them, rendered it an easy task TO hear any
snnably audible sounds going on in the dining
hall.
The appointed time of dinner arrived and eieh-
'y'7't' Fu'S,s ~ o',,n S'A'S' r'sPfe'"oE MN.
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"aSn'' a'"" ny 'a'e' ""'''ohS u '''r' "lhe'
ana WHISKY
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" lung "n'o" "a" i''q"'n' oPio', u"'''fH I'll
''inN'"s "'''Iwa'os III '"e S''fe's ne matter
was n''neG'' 'hus ~, equiv, hummer u men hla
VIM" ""' l,'''''''u ,H'''ne 'o"'PoH7'"n u
n'' 49, P''". s''"'','" '"''' ''onfs" -" '.' 'IH'
"n''t 'iu" list nm ave" I,'7 lnoh'n'V '"I 'a'l'
'''' a 1t "e9 Gained 9"Ne WHO u"o enii.
W" '", '"''r 10 'nos' WHO n'a n'',''''''n 'nl'~
80 i"R h"'" : : o1 4, - per "f'N' "''''a'3e
IT, "' i'""f'7 '' 'n' o'''l!'h 10 'Nc''' comma
S''' ny SnF'''ne' seirnn"ng s"9onE' "'' o'a
'''Ne Inc SECRETARY "i rue hi"'hel mouse on
h't'' eo' 'h' ae'allN :" lnr arts al glr' catching
o'' u''lae 'lh'ht III 'i'.S Eulld make my biood
YET run 'o'', ana iofolh an attempt nj h'thII-
AeM ealne the ,h'P9ft OF the Swallow'mI Cub
mn - NE Plckl'9ekei' VINO liked lhat i'i" et
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'n'a. ms was PArt "t th' service "hleH r.
qnlfed great interest 10 "htaln entrance.
hen after all this h'ri" detail, which eau
'd"nr IN shud"cr Ivory few minutes when list
'ned IN me cool manner IN which these hmpes
spoke oi their modes of proving on society, calne
"set ii the most brilliant speeches ON political
ana ffE'ou' mhttPfs'fol'o' Ell by numerous sef2s
sung III night good style,
Oar worthy hostel that evening died about two
yeafs since. lie rals"d himself from the t"dy Ia
bad III" profit ct entertaining until the new Pn-
Ice regulation aud Poor Law At put an end i
lneif meetings lie told me he trst ran pyramids
then became .itte porter. then "bon'>' in II ho=
tel, and saved a. much n enabled him at the end
OF live years to open the house III which the abaY.
seene took plnce. His testimony amply COLI
hrmed what had long known To be the case in
some pa,tS Of London, that some hrggars e the
most ahjec aud piabe appearance live well and
are exceedingly dainty about the food they eal.
H. sad that the blind woman who bad sat ON
ESSEX Bridge for nearly thirty years would not
sellher daily earnings tor 25- per ,avnor woala
give his for 30s daily, and that no two aldermen
ct Dublin lived better than did these two.
The cloth being removed, the vines with fruits
ind cnniecjons placed, all now seated themselves
at the tables. Those who served having dned
previously now sat down with their fellows
10 enjoy the reports. toasts. speeches, and genu
| ine wit of the ioyinl party. Among the few
| taasts that Yet | remember were-tr~t Dim
! ofonnell, and Long Lifelto him" next, charae-
| tersticnlly enough. 'Here's To the Green of tho
! Community, and long may they remain So
| Next was, "Iung Life to his Holiness the cor
! pprafinn." learnt nj This s,ppa was formed II