The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-03-20
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AZ IeIsH STORY.

AZ IRISH STORY.
Il is seldom tha, one meets with more touching
recital in reference 10 tae bfu,e creation, than the
following, which is quoted froa an irish work =
About forty years ago a young seal was taken
in Claw Bay, and doupsticatpd in the kitchen OF
agentleman whose house was situated on the
SEA shore il GREW apace, become familiar with
The servants, aad attached 10 the house and fam
ily: it PLAYED With The children: came at bis
masters call, and as thr old man described, II
was .'fond as dog and playful ki'ten.'-
Daily The >eal vert out 10 fish, aud aiteI previd-
ing for his own ants, brought in a salmon or
trout TO his master.
His delight in the summer MAS 20 hask in
the sun, and in the winter, TO lie before the FIR,
or If permitted TO creep into large oven, which
al that time formed the regular appendage Of an
Irish kitchen. For four wears the seal was de-
nesicated, when, unfortunately, in that count
ry. The crippGrn-a Kind of paralytic affection
of the limbs, which generally ends iaially-at-
tackled some black cattle belonging tothe master
Of the house Some died, Others orcame infect
rt, and the customary cure, by changing them
to dryer pastures, failed.
i ..wise woman was consulted, and this
Udg assured the CTtLHIOGS uN ii'i itiGt '4N AS'
taliiv among the cows was occaSioned by h!S
keeping an unclran beast about his habitation-
the harmless and amusing sal. It must be
made away with Immediately, or the cfipPawn
will continue, and thu charms be unable 10 avert
the maIady The snrpIslitious man consented
TO the hags proposal: the seal was put or board
boat and carried out beyond Clear Island and
there committed to the deep, TO manage for him
lr.L Z ,.,ct -otprpHI
the family retired forrest, and the next morning,
servant awakened her master 10 tell him the
seal was quietiy sleeping in the oven. The
Tiony animal over night came back to ths below
ed home, crppi through an open window, and
took possession Of his tavoure resting place.
Next morning another COW was reported TO
be uuwrl. The seal must now De removed
4 Galway fishing boat was leaving WeslPort on
her return homr, and the master undertook to
cary of the seal, and rot put h:m off till BE-
had gone leagues beyond Lunis Boiin. Il was
d0ne. A day' aad night passed. The sec
cond evening closed. The servant was raking
the fir- for the night when something scratched
al the doo5-ii was, of course, the house dog
she opened il and in canr the seal.
WeAried with his long and unusual voyage, he
testified his delight 10 find hiuselfat h7me-.thsn
stretching himself before the glowing rmbers on
the hearth he fell asleep. The master OF the
house was appriSed Of this unexpected and On
wrlcomp visit. In this rXigency the 6rldame
was awakened and consulted She aVerred
tha, il was !wayS ua!uckv TO Kill seal, hut
suggested that the animal should he deprived OF
sight and third time carried out to ssa To this
heljsh proposition the bssotrd creatures who
owned the house consented: and the aHectionatp
and confding creature vas cruelty robbed OF
sight on that hearth for which he had resigned
his native element Next morning, writhIng
IN agony, the mu,ilated seal was embarked, Ia
ken outside Clear Island, and for the last time
committed TO the waves.
A week passed over and things became worse
instead of better. The cattle Of this trucuient
wretch died fast, and the internal old bag gave
him the pleasurabe tidings that her arts We're
useless, and that the destructive visitation upon
his cattle exceeded her skill and care. On the
eighth night after The seal had been devoted 10
the Atlantic, il blew tremendously. In the
nauses Of thr storm a waiing noise at times was
faintly heard at the door, The servants who
slept in the kitchen, cone! !uded that thr b0aShfe
came 10 warn thea oi their approaching death,
and buried their heads IN the bed coverings,
When the morning broke, the door was O.
peneG, and the seal was there lying dead on
the threshold, " Stop, JuIus.' exclaimed, "glre
( me a moments time 10 curse all engaged in this
barbarism" g BE patient, Frank" SAID my
cousin, =. the fnaie will probably save you that
trouble" The SKI Teton oftar once plump ami
/ ;nal-ior, poor brast, it perished from hunger,
being ncapacitatrd from blindness 10 procure
/ its customary tood-waS buried IN a sand hill,
and from that moment misfortune followed the
abetters and perpetrators ofthis inhuman deed.
/ The old bag, VINO bad denounced the molten
siye seal was within fortnight hanged Tor mur-
drrng toe illggitimatp offspring OF hvr daughter.
] Everything about this devoted hon" melted a.
way: sheep rotrd. cattle died, and ''bllghted was
the cora Of several children none reached
maturity, and ihr savage proprietor survived ry-
ery,hing he had ever loved or cared for. he
died blind and miserable. There Is not one
stone Of that accnrsrd building standing upon
another The property has passed to ianiiy 81
different name, and thr selirs Of incrSsant ca
lamty which pursued all concerned 20 this cFuei
deed is as romantic as true.