The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-04-22
TIE TAME SEAlLL,
AN IRIsH sroRY.

II is seldom that one meets with NOR
touching recital in reference to the brute crea
ton, than the following, which is quoted iron
an Irish work.. ...... ..t
About forty years ago young seal was takel
in Claw Bay, and donesticated in the kitcher
of gentleman whose house was situated on tn,
sea shore. 1t grew apace, became familiar viii
the servants, and attached to the house and fam
lily, it played with the children; came at ha
masters CALI and as the old man described, il
was "lond as a dog and playful as kitten.''--
Daily the seal went out to fish, and after pro
viding for his own wants. brought in salmon
or trout to his master. His delight in tht
summer was to bask in the sun, and in the win
ter, to lie before the fire, or if permitted, t.
creep into large oven, which at that time form
ed the regular appendage Of an Irish kitchen
For four years the seal was thus domesticated
when, unfortunately, in that country, the Grip
qawn a kind of paralytc affection Of the limbs
which generally ends fatally, attacked some
black cattle. belonging to the master of the
house. Some died. others became infected, and
the customary cure by changing them to dryer
pastures, failed -"
A wise woman was consulted; and this hag
assured the credulous owner that the mortality
among the Gown was occasioned by his keeping
an unclean beast about his habitaton-the
harmless and amusing seal. 1t must be made
away with Immediately, or the crppawu will
continue, and the charms unable to avert the
malady. The superstitious man consented
to the hag's proposal; the seal was put on board
a boat and carried out beyond Clear Island and
there committedto the deep to manage for him
self the best he could The boat treturned-the
family retired to rest, and next morning ser.
want awakened her master to tell him the seal
was quietly sleeping in the oven, The poor an
imsl over night came back to the beloved home,
crept through al open window, and took posses
sion of his tavorite resting place. Next morn
ing another COW was reported to be unwell-
The seal must now be removed. A Galway
fishing boat was leaving Westport on her return
home, and the master undertook to carry off the
SEAL and not put him off till he had gone leagues
beyond Lunis Boliin. 1t was done. A day
and anisht passed The second evening closed.
The servant was raking the fire for night when
something scratched at the door--lt was, of
course, the housed dog-sho opened it and in
came the seal. 81.
Wearied with his long and unusual voyage,
he testified his delight to find himself at home;
then stretching himself before the glowing en-
bers on the hearth, he fell asleep. The master
of the house was eppFised ofthis unexpected and
unwecome visit. In this exigency the beldame,
was awakened and consulted. She avered that
it was always unIucky to kill seal, but sugges-
ted that the animal should be deprived of sight
and d third time carried opt to sea 10 this
hetiish proposition the bosottcd creatures who
Owned the houa;e Consented, and the afectionate
aai conttdns crhaCafc, va G-4lly ryDi54I oL
;isht III pa. aasg1 .oy WHICH aa laG resigned
lis .ialrye eIemeabS hoNgmo md Ing, writing in
agony, the nuGIatei sea. was embarked taken
outside Clare Island, and for tbe last time com
ntted to the waves. A week passed over and
hings became worse instead of better. The
,atte of this trneuent wretch died fast. and the
nernal old hag then gave him the pIcasurable
sidingS that hcrarts were useless, AMI that the
destructive visitation upon his cattle exceeded
ler skill and cure. On the eighth night after
he seal had been devoted to the Atlantic, it'll
blew tremendously. In the pausos Of the
storm a wailing noise at times, was family heard
1t the door. The servants, who slept in the
Kitchen, concluded that the 6u,aShee came to
warn them of their approaching death, and bu-
rieptheir heads in the bed coverings 81. "'f''
When the morning broke, the door was open
ID, and the seal was there lying dead on thresh-
old "Stop, Julius" exclaimed, ''glvc mo-
nents time to curse all concerned in this bar
oarisrn." ,s"Be patient Frank, said my. cousin,
'the faaE will probably save you that trouble.''
The skeleton of the once plump aniInalle-for
poor beast, it perishod from hunger, being inca
)aciated from blindness toprocurc its customary
5od-was buried in sandhill, and from that
moment misfortune followed the abettors and
of this inhuman deed The detes- /
able hag, who had deuoracsd the inoffensive
eal was within fortnight, hanged for murder
ng the illegitmate offspring of her daughter. ---
about this devoted home melted
sway--sheep rottcd, cattle died, and 'blighted
vas the corn" Of several children none reach-
,
ii maturity, and the savage proprietor surRigedsI
he had loved or cared for. He tlied,I
,Ii nd and miserable There is not one stone oil
hat accursed building standing upon another.
The property has passed to family Of q differ.
mt name, and the series of incessant calamity |
which pursued all concerned in this cruel deed, |
s as romantic as true. - EihI3'fi'A'l att' n
-a-zD .-4s-.l .asu-A -A--4-1 ~ gia aasnl
GIIty-There are many ways of summing up paltvs |
eat andiits causes. The fbllowingFis the ilasti
which is gratuitously offered by the Cleveland |
, 'laindealer: ta ns31A3Ho lFsf ss'} - Asf
WHAT DIP TT?-The Republicans are trying
O account for their defeat on Monday. .atS5
The following are the various reasons given |
4 Too many candidates for the nominations
Too long a time for deliberation between the
Iomination and delecton. n Qs giaya Ri dtg1
The slaughtered the Chief of Police for the
'enefit of Marshall. st9d blad "a aa i4e9 4
The Dred Scott decisionl infoe gyaYa tevIEriFl
The proWdential interference Of snow
torm.7aR t i@a0si # q atgtsHa 10 3gaHsl
The constitutional conservatism of RepubIi.
ans towards the preservation of patent leather
'oots. lF 't gtaf sls gr5tfg Te Z #
( a violent attack Of General Apathy upon |
bolitonism. ,aii4A llehasA HSs ,aaesfIAl} /
otrhe two Fremonts. glgsl, Ssm iasd .ssAtsl +
The death Of Sam. ESD ,asga JsaA s'lassRgtI