The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-29
REAL IRISH WAKE.
...,ures ofsa Curious 0lserv.
anee in Ireland.
: .sclEaT GLORY IS LOST.
4. E.sss ssery Of she Departed i
..,.s perth mid General Feast-
snx aaa Drinning.
ImAea Eretasor.

Inna0n Spectator.
- .~stafa q waking the dead IN
"a .bsngb By 10 rneans existing IN is
- ssorv and FsgsF, sssll ohtasfsx ID ;
e.I Ard shosn Iorrn IL many eouufry
.-sts Briefly described e amounts -
sAsf be rsesehhnrs es the deceased
49, an spenG the night in the room
- - oprpse. chatting and telling stories
i = s,ssAnfs1ne. Of course. taking q blast
ys,,es and drop of the crasthurs
mssssa them during their vigil. The
sssfs0n On such occasions naturally
- 8 4 large extent on the virtaes 81 the
swssa. ssieh aFe duly embesiishee. with
: - ssfzral eio9uence 81 the speakers.
- 81 ainissaf 9Th Ireland can ~ al
-. rhas scene wake presents.
s. ~ ssopoze ia give q sort * specimen
+ - senversafion which prevails on such
4 ! srsssson. An oul3 soliyerH IL generally
-, Il h0nar, elose By the head OF fiae
4 - she has been nurse perhaps IN tire
81. eBa as she rocks her aged body
4 s.txsris and forwards she ponrs forth
3 ..as mel 1uoua Southern brogue, IN sad,
4 saas tone. q long piece of delight
~ alsensnsve domestic history. All.
! ia. sisha, lave me alone, the masther
Xsma grand man Th4d Regain wAs the
SD nan be MIXED up 90 forty COWS.
rAa Irselies that he was 4 dairy farmer.
$50 SICK Amounted % that number.
snrs fl meaed reminders thH dag az
r. zelsgia': Lard Edyatd was at home At
4 tine 81 the same soken, an ~ be wIns
& or eshsB / hcefe ms mithsr TO say,
= 81. there's the Lard up An sbure
&eeash Il VS., for be was on bis way %
Z - Hoolshan's who was Winding thirty
4 be- sof him. Turn thin out Tina says
4 y Lard, starn thin cut. says he, FOR l
eml % choose cut two ay them, says he.
\ + b shafs, and why not, your donors
fnry. me Lard = says Tim; and. wlin he
1 ~ tlim out. the Lard makes chloe ov
Us siaout tail 81 snoder widont an
s1 An thin he says 10 Tim, says he.
4 gaFf thin tNo bastes kils. said he. and
~ tbsn TO the people that's comm 70
\ zhsa Eegaas wedaing." says he, for
+ kes dlnneg. SAYS be-. All, wlsha darling.
tastAe Lard vas mighty fond OF poor
80. NAY God DO via Thin both An
4 kn1 vel reminder the time that poor
4 1hea. rest his sowl. bought the farm near
4 u ~ hng. an how / attended Al the din
\ 81 that same day"
Ai shis jahetase another speaker. think
\ n be could save an innings, offers the
4 kssas drink, aud while she Is occupied
- i be Observes Nisha, awenoch. IL
- Ne poor nastheF who Was fAnd av his
ssrnfng drop mAny's the time he'd take
~ VI him into Judy Molan's little public
= BED say. gngs, had say, give Mich
~ tonsetling 20 warm him and take the
esd out OF his etummiek this feashty
nafuing. An by -apd-by he'd say Mich
ta nan. wun't yen have q glass ? an "A
" him ] bad van. bat he'd say, .Don't
II as; you had not All ay coorse I'd
~ u Isn't for the likes Az me 20 contra
80 gsntieman like yoar honor, and judy
sud GIL itup agin. A driver 81 hearse
- xas present mouid add reflections
sslgh seemed to him suitable to the ae.
sssnas 4 tell yes all that | have been
irving hsAfse. man an boy, these twiftv
yeAfs A. Hsose. hare drtv rich an poor
snd whin the wind was an me back
ias sm@l ~ them both was list
allie 81 ! didn'f like IL naYther.
And whtn comes accFass a
nan Nho has 30 or so pounds, IA sees ali
- saisfs an antics, say to meseli !:
What giaaathur ye sre. hnt wait, fsae
soI ants have ye in the hearse an then
81 3 quiet an Aiay enough Shure, /
sznss erns ledge 10 the graveyard an
saN he yalia clay saovelesi down on him
= ssA As another an he roltEng aid
saasy. God save ust' This observation
sa4fd forth general exclamation, well.
ari we're terrier The old nurse--'sa
sastfed and wFinklea piece OF womanh0,a'
sag now refreshed. would take ap her
e-lAa's again. snd offer her snutf.hcx, or
ssshsf her snuff, % every one present. Ii
- annt i THIS way holding the box in
e Ilshs hand, she poased out some Of is
ssa'ea1s IN The palm oi Der left. Whether
= ssed the snuff or not Il u as considered
Maeay and naelvll "a refuse TO take a
faeb q il
Among the lower classes wakes" are
prevalent; beggaEs have their own
Nskss and even little children sre
ssksS. 4 wake Is quite an expensive
vsssseay e. tie poor, struggling working
- g trasesmaas but be feels ne woall
g caste s.ihoat holding Il, and has not
8 aasfai COURAGE 10 break through the ets.
- The expenses Of wake IN the
asls farming class arc , serious item
ssesa The Roman Catholic clergy nova.
- generally os universally discourage
= WESTON hat Is Is "a deeply rooted that
s'AaSaiion must he a question az ume.
sasss = smashing about il that salts tie
sassssAi 'Aste. the lnconrruity If holdlng
- ssaaseas IN the chamber Of death.
ssa sirtkes these uaaccustamei 70 Il IS
sAA's.tns vant Of feeling. does not so
Fsstss s1seif 70 The walkers. They con.
sary are showing respect a. the '.caId
k9sat" 81 b the rale csli stuck. and
ps9gelulties which saeh an eecaslon
49, lsg tracing ~ e.. going hack 10
es4 uAes- sre irresistible. The
49, has also sympatbesic audseaee.
= sas stimulus of comaF0tlsioa wish ether
~ and after obi. there Is no ere
entitled shan iFisamea 10 say
- seh fneA Eeas Don't think 10
sF Aim 81 - baRlldsr htm sure he's a
f-k'ssA sfen RE hisrmeT stone.
AkE lincoln SKINNED nIM.
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