The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-06

their children, fortunately, were neither dis
eased nor idotic; but they did not evince the
talent of the great States rights advocate.
HR. JENNINGS I'M IRELAND.
Stories of Hard Times I'm America-L0rd
Leitrlzras Grimes.
Mr. L. j. Jennings has been travelling In
ireland, where he finds that the stories OF the
hardships III America are deterring people
he says: Some distance further on the road
/ was sitting on stone by the way side for q
little bit Of a rest, turning over all sorts Of
odds and ends In my mind, when an old wo
your honor.' at is" said +, "a grand day."
for had already found out that this was The
proper form Of returning the salutation.
very old woman, indeed, was this new
acquaintance Of mine, with o face all wrin-
kles, and feet which would have been bare
but for 81 thick and serviceable coating of
mud, which was plastered abundantly upon
them.
Have you come a long way, your honor? ?"
she asked.
Il have" said 1. IT have come from near
the Bloody Foreland."
"The heavens be good to usr exclaimed
the old woman, evidently not knowing where
the Bloody Foreland was.
II do" said she. s'That is my cabin on the
hill. / live there alone, by reason that my
two sons are in America"
"And I hope they help you now and then p
''sure it is me that has to help them They
are always sending over to me and saying
the times Is bad, and il I can scrape little
money together for them, l do it. Can you
tel ne your honor, If it is true that times are
"They have been," said, "but now they
are getting better, and I dare say you will
soon hear good account Of your sons. No
doubt they will pay you back all they owe
you, and more into the bargain"
that, and God speed your honor" This old
lady told the same tale which / heard wher-
ever went. Bad accounts from the United
States have reached every county and parish
upon the people. These accounts, let it be
understood, have not come from newspapers,
but from the husbands, sons and brothers Of
the Irish people themselves and therefore
they are believed, as well as they may be-
Scarcely any one talks Of emigration now
The people are afraid to risk it. No doubt q
return Of prosperity would soon remove this
feeling Of depression, but there can be no
doubt that it exercises powerful influence at
the present moment.
Mr.. Jennings was told that the condition of
Ireland was every day improving; that 1t was
q mistake to suppose that Fenianism was
dying out, for in every town fine fellows were
drilling, and that they hoped for the time
L. u,
separation from England.
Mr.. Jennings visited the late Lord Lei
trims county, and found that all the stories
OF his horrible crimes were true. Speaking
of his murder, Mr.. Jennings says:
We presently passed q police barracks on
which big bill was stuck up offering "Re-
ward" | could just read that word and the
figures, 1885, as passed.
lis that for the men who shot him?" said l..
''It IS your honor" said Joe.
ga md thew have not OOt them vat?S
'Ihey have not, SOFT.
perhaps they have not offered enough
The man looked at me, and looked at the
man. I suppose there was dry look about
both OF us, for the driver gave half chuckle,
and a suspicion of a smile fitted across his
mouth as he waved his ragged whip round
his head and brought it down on the horses
back, saying emphatically: 'They have not,
Laura Bridgman, who has been before the
public for more than forty years, and whom
DR.. Howe introduced to general notice by
teaching her, though a blind deaf-mute, to
Mre and nav ~ eW m0hn the no IS
now nearly fifty, and has redeemed all the
expectations formed Of her childhood. She
has good general education including many
advanced studies; she writes well, and has
lently; is acquainted with domestic duties
communicates freely with her friends, and
enjoys life keenly. Through the one
sense of touch her intellectual and moral ma
ture has been developed from chaos and dark
ness to form and light. It may be gratifying
to learn that her theological views are sound,
though many people regret that she was not
earlier instructed in the Bible, to which in
struction DR.. Howe objected, lest premature
her Unworthy ideas of God" All things
considered Laura Bridgman is a marvellous
example of what patient, intelligent sympa-
thetic effort can achieve, and the story of her
life must always have great interest to the
student, the philosopher, and indeed, to all
in any way concerned with humanity and it's
mysteries.
A curious chapter might be written on the
origin of titles in the English peerage Lord
Lyndhurst, who hadn't an acre Of property,
selected that title from Lyndhurst In the New
Forest, where he met his first wife. Lords
Truro and Chelmsford from the places where
they got their first briefs. WELLINGTON took
from a tradition that the Wellesleys originally
were seated at Wells-lea, or meadow, in the
He owned no property in the
county. Monk, Duke Of Alternate, chose
that title because his fatterers persuaded him
that his ancestry could be traced to the ancient
dukes Of Albermale, or Aumale as it has
since been written, in France. Sir StratfOrd
Canning chose the title OF Stratford de Red
cliffe because tradition asserts that the Can
Hugs WeIo dSO COuuSCGtil Will
Bristol, where the famous Church of ST. Mary
Radcliffe completes in grandeur with the ca
thedral. "The bold and strong-minded lord"
as Macaulay calls him, chose marlborough, |
it is believed, in compliment to his beautiful
wife, whose name was Ellen.
Great inducements to purchasers of fall and
winter dry goods are offered. by Messrs. Pepin
& Broussard, No. 1853 Canal street. who have
everything in the line of dress goods. flannels. |
shawls. blankets. cas~Imeres. Jeans house, |
furnishing goods. etc. They have also on hand |
a large stock of red check mating, from auc- |
ton, which they propose to sell at auction
prices.
THE RED STAR.-This establishment has the |
vogue" now. We see daily regular rush Of
most stylish ladies' going there to purchase the
also find there the best of New York walkers,
Boston box. congress, London style handmade
and full line of slippers of all styles