, 1867-01-25
Mallnln Corn espondence.

WALLULA January goth, 1867.
rD,-op srArxsnAS:-Our winter still shows
:. onen front. and the River is still clear of ice.
The steamer Orykss having left here this morn
snd IL is at the present writing showing
sna,v and no chance of laying violent pen upon
- ;,sto I may as well, just to fill up time and
.nace give you an Irish touch as there is al
wnvs a broad grin about Irish originality that
| invariably makes it palatable.
Isuppose you have heard of the Irishman, who
after few months residence in "Amerika,''
wrote home to his brother to come on immedi-
ately. as this was the greatest country he ever
saw. He said, 81 am after getten four shillings
day, for Jest carrying few bricks to tue top
ofa three stofied HGusA and the man w there
does all the wsfR,gt -be ;AsayOu have0fis doubt
heard that story,H Sod't teili Nhasre. ~ He
seemed much better pleased than another of his
his couutrymen, who after ''abideing" about
year in New York, happened to fall in with one
of bis countrymen fresh ON the Emerald Isle,
He thus ventilated himself; al tell you, Pat,
the people here amt like they are in Ould
Ireland At home, it was Mr.. McShay will
you come till your ta, if you place, siri'
but here it is more mortar more brick, ye
Irish niger, ye, be quick But see you don't
want that story either: we'll, have another, a
poetic struck hod. carrier, that will perhar suit
you better.
While elevating his box of bricks to the top of
a long ladder, his eye caught sight of a carriage
passing, pausiug for moment, he seemed close
ly watching the occupants therein, when he
blurted out the following in the bearing of his
employer:
'sThe rich can ride in chaisrs;
But the poor can walk bejdsis"'
Throwing the bod from his shoulder (the
bricks and hod found resting place on the
, ground below, be Immediately descended to his
employer, and with single jOinted bow, thus
addressed him:
"Beggin' your honor's pardon, would be
much obleeged to ye fur me wages I'm goin to
, lave yees, now.
"Why, Pat, what is the matter? Why do you
wish to leayeW
"Arrah, your honor, it's mistaken ami it's not
t carryiu' the hod was made forts poet | am
IA sure born poet, for while on the ladder be
yant, |, this minnet made as sweet bit Of po
etry AS was ever printed"
= ''You did, indeed; pray what, was it, Fat
e won I you lell II 70 ule
''And, shure l will, you honor and be agair
I commenced:
: "The rich can ride in chaises;
t But the poOr-but the poor
e Here he stuck; but after scratching his heaC
for a minute, he said "Now have it sir,
"The rich can ride in chaises;
But the pUor-but the poor
Be'dsis they can iralk!'
Pat was hopelessly demoralized, and quiet
ly went back to his work again, aud th
r world has lost his brilliant poetic geuius1 i
= seemed to have set with his hod aud bricks
Q But you would prefer to learn of way>u
z raise the wind, or raising ga corpse, these dul
! times. We might play the trick here were l
r, not for the lack of corpse such is neceSsar
}. to ensure successive are all too lively to pla.
l. the part; but to the story:
.e A woman in one of the eastern cities, calIe,
on some ladies of benevolent association
and with many tears and much lament tatOn
. begged that they would raise her the necesSar
;, means to enable her to bury her husband, nov
> lying dead at No. =, in - street. The bcnevo
"A lent ladies promised relief, and she departed TO
a her home. In a short time the sum of eight
dollars WAS raised, aud one Of the ladies sutrte
for the residence of the brreaved widow, to hAnt
ber the money. She found the place very easil
~ and entered: In a ddrkened chamber lay tn
g corpse, the widow sat close by, weeping an,
e wailing, aud every thing looked gloomy an,
g melancholy. She handed the women th
- money, uttered few words Of condolcnce
/ and left the apartment Just as she gained th
r. street. she discovered that she had left her par
e asol in the roUm and returning to get it, she wa
somewhat surprised to see the corpse setting ~
IS counting the mOnerr Well, thinH have sal,
t. enough for this time, and lfyou get short OF win
,. ter yarns call on CUNruN.