The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-08-10

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A shatPsr, zee mis- g fro N ell SORROW frpa
sat loses hsvs ye mss,
Bn m'pe g h.sylsr yes,
for Believing heart hs gone fonr se-
-Ass I" thss. pilgrims said,
P'r 'hs livisF and ,hs oead.
For hTtanss cruelty, for lows sure srss-.
Flr he wresks Sfl.nd and ssa,
- NJ, however, 70 came to thee,
Thine, stranger, 10 tisep lass and heavier, loss"
A ss~rtisss Pics.r..
In the report of the Lua aacy ComnJs.,on.r,
Ior Scpth7d, We find a nslanch holy picture OF
toe socta, oonditiou OF the croftsr nd saa altar
population o. the LISTS "rhs typic ~ Lsvi,
house. soys the report, 'is not simply long
jsr block, ot forty or atty feet, with a small
porehlik wing at one end Ia front, and a
l1.ser projection or aiaSinsnt towards the
cthsr end o.hiod, vhich last serves As & -besu.
fee's' TO all 10 gained By one door. By this
you sntar the 80 .csllsi porch, aai on oue
hnat you rssy irsqasntey fad thu quetn, q
regular ax,ure and 'siss for daily uso. As
you Psss from the porch 10 the major hooh,
yoa frat an sou ltsr the byra; and la summer.
at Or the pIaotiDg Of thoosopl you here 10
sc'bd step. In eatly spring no gsyer, In /.
stsad OF deocsnding you have to ascend, for
tho dunS OF the cate wSich. except in tins
r,s'her' never lsavo the hous, In whites, IN
aloNed TO &C caumulato, and there Ia only
on. annual cleaning Of Sbss, byrea. Ia tsoe.
districts whsrs horses are used whom p,rinR
CONES, the end OF tbs souss 10 Oftsn partially
knocked down 80 that the little horss Aad his
panniers may enter 10. be lonAed on tho SCOT.
Ihs psn-resk with which this houses are al
ways hllsd, End the DSot, b,ih acting as anti
septics, combine TO lhssan the inju iou. oGs-cts
which might bs expected 70 result from .iyinR
on the edge OF dunghhl, os Other hear OF de-.
oompohrg animal and vegetable matter. But
fsrths p'atreek the stencil would be in,uifer-
vtls and nohablt could make II bsarAbls. Ii
this part OF the tsase be entered In winter,
whom the cows are tisd u land III natursd from
restrain. II Ia sftsn neishsr easy nor safe 70
pick ones way among than 10 the other end,
especially a IL mus. be done at all sa,ons
and st all hou,s. In On obsourtty which, TO
ens coming f,sm tbs open air, auou uts to
darkness. Al tbs sthsr end Of tie central
or major range, the human auiaAls live
nor "a their portion cut of nom that 90
cupisd BY the bsutes, by the faintsst
prstenos at q partition. Tho ssparatioo
= nothing more thm the cAsbston, of q
foot .psvemsnt on ,untry rosd.ids. lias Of
rough stones 10 marx l, off. Ia fact, II Il In.
landed AID thought desirable, that tie 90 "a
shosld actually so the are, 10 BE- ohssrsd as
well As warmed BY II during their long con
hnsmont. Al q convenisnt point, about the
centre OF the part nov reached, Ia the Ore, and
from the roagh, undrsssed, soot-bsghmsd raf-
ters above. rops o. bit o' chain falls, on which
place, sub7ortsd on two palss Of turf or on two
large stones, 10 plank, which I, the scat OF ths
men OF the household. Often there is no plank
nothing, In fact, but q bench Of sods. Rs.
bind thiA Is the stock o. peats, brought In Tor
Immediate use. On the oth,r side there ls a
rough thres.lepgId stool fot the wife. The
children and dogs crouch by the fireslds in
tue warm ashes. On ths womaus side, with
It's back to the cattle, there 10 occ asionAlly n
ruds dtsss'nS or shelving, to hold such pl,tss
or bo Els As may be possts tssed, aud bs,ide It. the
one or two pos Of the hous hold d ID their
plaza when out Of usa. l do not rsms nbtr
ever II have seen table. A chair Of any kind
Is most uousual obj'c'. The tsapot. t.. kat.
us' ard tnuid Iron vcsiels Of all kinds. are
equally rare. This supply OF modern crocksry,
sven OF tho coarsest description, 10 conf led 20
few plates and aims. Ana Ia too d irish Of
B,rvas and part OF Ui$ II scrcsly amounts TO
this. 1hars thsy use native pottsry, which
Is 81 rude and cowte, snf primitive In It's
shape. thai II might eai'y bs mjs,sk,n for
those cin.rary u'ns VIII are has al most CEASED
TO bs rsck mad IN csn'utiss. A. tho further
end VI the apartment Hit may be- 90 called
stand the beds Thsse are simply fcue rough
upright posts, co1nsc'ed by nartou s.ratchsrs
with wooden bo'toa, and filed with leoso
straw, which Ia too val i4ti. to 10 abundant O,
often changed. Tbs two uptigh,s, which are
farlhe-t from tire wal oftea reach ths
raft'rs. atd are attached 10 ttem Upoa
ihsss there 10 s1rG os roof constructed
aad covered with divotA Toe nee issity of tais
roof wi bin a roof will be short seen, when
] d'seriba the cDnst'uc lon Of tbs housss, and
show how far fro N , ate- tight ths outer ro)fs
k. All sexes atd ages sleep tossther in th sss
hsds which are often the only ones p)sssssSd.
IL th'fanily le lTRs however, there are one
or more Rimi'at bsd' Constructed in the barn,
In which the Ghost, eJn aiming the Buhday
clothes aud otheg ys'uabl.s, IL slS) k.p,. The
walls are not more ihan Fix fsst in height, and |
tho d )of can only bs entered by o ping. On |
top of ths wall round tho root thsrs Is |
o!hn fOolpa'h on which children slssp, |
0slO, aud togs may be constantly seen. la |
trs casa the public fo)tpath t) a nsighbour- |
ing township or GTOfte's led rue oVdr thu end
OF ne Of ths,e hOn6es; pro on being made for
Eeitirg up and down by stones Or steps pro.
Iseti' fr' IN tho wall. Ana rafCsrs consist Of
undr.ss,d, crooked btAhch,s Of trosS bound
together with rop,s Of straw. The thatch ia
Of straw, loosely put on. asd held do va by
hsather ropes Weighted AZ the id Nth stonss.
This tbatch Is removed every year, for
tho sake Of the SCOT, which Is regard
cd as valuabls and stimuli Gting
manure. In crdsr TO increase tho deposit OF |
thi,, there is NO smoke hole and Further.
with the same object, the straw 10 hsa ped thick
ly on At the top, 30 that the r,of Is % ni-cir-
culAr in It's outline. The inside Of the houie,
therefore, 70 q constant elsud Of pAat rosk, |
which the sSp Of those unaceus.omsd 70 Il |
cannot tolerate. The object Of the roofis not |
simply 10 project from rain and cold, bat TO |
accumulate scot, aud II 10 conssq usnhy never |
completely water tight After heavy rain ths /
water coms 8 through an blaoksIs svGyihing
on which II fsls, biisging with II the glistsn. |
ing pitcby ppndicss OF eoot which usually |
fine the raffeIs. 10 sphng. when the th.tch |
Ia Ieu ovld, half oft1e Popbl,tion may b. said |
70 be sheltsrlsss, and ifit happen to be q rainy
seaSon. THAR condition must be very missfar
/ 10. Thsrs Is no window. The absence Of
this 10 nearly universal Such light as gains
admission isby the door or throuRA ous OF two
sDAll holes in the caves Of the TO { al the top
Of tho wall or through Chinks from dsaeisnciss