The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-27
AN IRISH CABIN.
Resembles I'm Many Ways "A Minia-
ture Noah's Ark.

From the Westminster Gazette.
It was o'clock in the morning, and i
was sitting on a wall with the village OF
Dugort, in Achill Island, in front of me.
1 was there for the purpose Of seeing the
animals come out of an Irish hut after
their nights rest.
The village was filled with music as I
sat upon the wall. Nearly every kind Of
British bird was singing, and the Atlantic
murmured on the Dugort strand. But the
doors of the cottages were closed, and
their inmates were asleep / wondered
why / should not run away with a pair
of trousers which were hanging on door
in the sun. And I wondered what was to
prevent me making off with a spade and
a basket which lay near the road. The
owners OF these articles seemed to assume
that l was honest, which felt little
strange.
Patiently, however, ] kept M eyes on
the cottage doors. And at last about
quarter past T. one of them was opened.
Immediately three geese, eight goslings.
six hens fifteen chickens, two pigs and
cat darted forth in the daylight. The
geese formed themselves in a noisy pro-
cession to the nearest pond; the hens
gathered their families together IN tri-
umph in a field; the pigs. without any ado,
began eating the first things they could
discover. and the cat after moments
hesitation climbed on to the roof Then
the door was closed again, and the family
arose and had breakfast. At least. so
should think In any case, twenty mn
utes later, a man once more flung open
the entrance Of the hut, and, 10! four cows
slowly marched forth on to the road. And
when two barefooted girls had driven these
awav to pasture on the mountainsde the
master Of the house himself appeared,
leading out The family horse Two some
what diIatory sons followed. and, taking
mn the shade and basket which had lain
outside all night they went after their
fatber TO the daily work of the field. And
nou, rornped out three small children, FILL
"a Win The intention of playing a game
rrti1 they saw me looking a them. But
then thew became as quiet as mice and
stood wondering against the wall. After
those came two elder sisters carrying cloth
80 6Ued with books, and 1 watched
their bare feet tripping down the winding
- 10 the National School And finally
aroeroed the strappng and bronzed moth
- Leading the faithful donkey loaded with
- baskets. and followed by a gentle
dog with its muzz.e on.
And / reflected l went back hungry
10 breakfast that ffty-three on mals We're
~ col many for a hut When / returned
,f,or breakfast ! found that the goslings
"a clsmbered over the wall and three
it,tio children were paying with chem.
e., YER, soon these children got tired of
the gosiings and sat solemnly on the
grass wondering what 20 DO next. And
shen their heads appeared over the top
~ Inc wau They scrambled down on to
che road. and began 10 make dehantly for
tbe duck pond Two little feet were al
reaav In this pond. and two others were
inst on the brink. when l0l their mother
saw them and called out. ns severe as the
mounta u chat overshadowed them. Keep
am of thnt pool. now" n was h0rrld
pool. such "a one as an ordinary man
would dco1orizo with pipe And fof
years their mother had been telling these