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THE NEW WORLD.
lowing day, Mr. Green was infbrtriad by Daniel,
that, as we had made an engagement to take an
ly breakfast sortie miles off, he ought to be up and
stimn 1 at the same time a pair of candles were
broaghtiitto the room-hot water for shaving, doc. ;
and the astonished cocltney, who looked at his
watch, perceived that it was but four.
“These are very early people,’ thought he.
-However, the habits of the countr e com-
plied with.’ So saying, he proceeded witlthis toilet,
and at last reached the rawiug-rocm,just asmy
drag dashed up to the door-the lamps fixed and
shining, and everything in readiness for departure.
" ‘ We ‘II have a little shooting, Mr. Green,’ said
I. ‘After breakfast, we '11 see what my friend's
preserves offer. Iauppose you ‘re a on shot ‘I’
-- - I can‘! say much for my performance ; but I ‘In
“ ‘ Well,’added I, ‘I believe I can answer for it,
you ’II have a good day here.’
" so chatting, we rolled along. the darkness gradu-
ally thickening round us, and e way becoming
more gloomy and deserted.
“‘It’s strahge,'aaya Mr. Green, after a while;
‘it ‘s strange, how very dark it grows before sun- tress
rise; for I perceive it much blacker now than when
we tetou ’
“ ‘ Every climate has its pecnliarities,’said I; ‘and
now that we ‘re used to this, we like it better than
any other: but see, there-yonder; where you ob.
serve the light in the valley-that ’s Garrick. My
friend’s house II a little at the side of the town.
me, I never ell so hungry in my life.’
‘here they are! Good morning, Mr. Green. Bob,
how goes it’! Heavenly morning! ‘
u ‘Delightful, indeed,’ said poor Green, though
evidently not knowing w y.
‘ ‘ Come along, boys, now,’ said Oakley; ‘ we ’ve
I great deal before us; though I ’m afraid Mr. Green,
you will think little ofour Irish spcrtirig, after your
English preserves. However, I have kept a few
brace of pheasants, very much at your service, in a
‘snug clover field near the house. So now to break
Isl.‘
“ There were about half-I-dozen of the Fifth at
that time in the harrnck, who all entered heart and
hand in the scheme, and with them we sat down to
II capital meal, which, if it was not for a big tea-pot
pace with the rest of us.
late briskly, Ind after acouple of hours the whiskey
made its appearance. The Englishman, whose at-
tention was never suffered to dog, with singular anec-
dotes ofa country, whose eccentricilies he already
begun to appreciate, enjoyed himself to the utmost.
He laughed, he drank, he even proposed to sing; and
mi ops lrarr ’sshauldsr, and the other on
iiilend the rest o I5 n
about eleven o’clock, when I proposed that we should
have a couplc of hours at the woodcocka before
chenn. . , ,
“Ah! yes,’ said Green, rubbing his hands, ‘lct
us not forget the shooting. l’m passionately fond of
Ivan‘ took some time to cuparison ourselves for
the acid. Shot bags, ans owder-horns were
distributed about, while three brace of dogs caracolletl
round the room, and increased the uproar. We now
sallied forth. It was a dark and starletrs night-the
wind still htowin 6 north-ml:
and not I tlntll 19'
'mrinr"Gl as weather ’ said Oakley.
‘ " ’ cried another. ‘ When
clouds blow over, we shall have no rain.‘ -
-3 Than. a fine line or country, Mr. Green.’ said It
“Eh 1 what’! I fins whatl I can see nothing-
.
‘laid I. ‘How stupid we were,
. We can see everything, you
in come along, you’ll get better by-and-by.’
ried him down a lane, lhrough a
loughrd field; while on every
in pop pop went the guns, accompanied bl’
eaolamationso enthusiastic pleasure and delight.
“‘ re they go-mark' th:t’s your’s, Tom-
well done-cock pheasant, by Jove.’ I-later, Mfr
Green; this way, Mr. Green-that dog is pointing-
there, there; don‘t you see -here 1' said I, almost lift-
ing the gun to his shoulder, while poor Mr..Green,
almost ‘in a panic of excitement and trepidation,
pulled both triggers, and nearly fell back with the
cot .
re “ ‘ Splendid shot.hegad! killed both,’ said Oiiltley.
‘ Ah! Mr. Green. we have no chance with you, Give
hint another un at once. ‘
‘"1 shoultf like a little brandy,’ said Mr. Green;
‘ for my feet are wet.’ - .
-- him my link, which he emptied at a pull;
time, artirnated with fresh vigor,
manfully forward, without fear or dread.
I continued hotly around us; and as
ML Gygcn ducharged his piece whenever he was
bid we calculated, that in about In hour and a half,
he ind nrcd above an hundred and tiny limes. Wen-
‘ nsd by his exertions at length, he sat
k, while one of the game-keepers
d about him with ducks. llenlr and
e spoils of his exertions
“="'l""'“"""““"'I5:.2’.$‘i.E.i’i‘:"‘::’
luneheon,wh1chIneetllot . ygzn punch. firm-
‘ mt than before. His
im in his own ca-
er' for two hours,
. He was then
ormer day, he
followed by mulled claret
. er breakfast
l seven o’olock in
the evening; and so on for the rest of the week, oc-
casionslly varying the amusement by hunting, fishing,
or courstn .
" At l oor Mr. Green, when called on one
n willi his compli-
ments, that e wished to speak to me. I went to
im at once, ntid found hin-tsilliug up in his bed
“ ‘ Ah! Mr. Mshon,” said he, ‘ this will never do:
it's a pleasant life, no doubt, but I never could go on
with it. Will you tell me one thing’! do you never
see the sun here 1”
“ r Oh, bless you! yes,’ said I ; ‘repeatedly. He
was out for two hours on last Fstrick’s-day, and we
ave him now and then, promiscuously !‘
“ ‘How very strange! how very remarkable,’ said
h h a sigh, ‘that we in England should know
so little of all this! but to tell you the truth, I don’t
think Iever could get used to La land-it’s Ireland
I mean-I beg your pardon for the mistake; and
now. may ask you another question-is this the Wily
you always live 1"
u Why, pretty much in this fashion; during the
lazy season we go about to each oi er’s houses, as
you see; and one gets so accustomed to the dark-
‘“Ah, now, don’t tell me that, I know I never
could; il’s no use my trying it; I'm used In the day-
light; Ihsve seen it, man and boy. for above fifty
years, and I never could grope about this way. No!
but that I am very grateful to you for all your hospi-
tality; but I had rather go home.‘
“ You’ll wait for morning, at all events," said I;
‘yarn will not leave the house in the dead of the
nlg it ’
“‘Oh, indeed, for the matter of that, it doesn’t
signify much; night and dlty is about the sums thing
in this country.’
“ And so he grew obstinate, and, notwithstanding
all I could say, insisted on his departure ; and the
same evening he sailed from the quay of Waterford,
wishing me every l-teall arid happiness, while he
added, with avoice oftrernbling earnestness-
“‘Yes,Mr Mahnn, pardon me ifI am wrong, but
Iwish to heaven you had it little more Itgltl in Ire-
. ii
I am unable to say how far the good things of Mn.
on’s table seasoned the story I have just related
but I confess Ilaughed at it loud and long, a mall-
rt my part which delighted the Majur’s heart ;
for, like all anecdote-mongers, he was not indifferent
to flattery.
“The moral particularly plcasca me,” said i.
" Ay, but the whole thing’s true as I am here.
Whist! there's somebody at the door. Come in who-
ever you are.”
At these words the door cautiously opened, and it
boy ofahout twelve years of age entered. e ca
pied I bundle under his arm, and held a letter in his
and.
“ Oh, here it is,” said Father Tot-rt. “ Come here,
Palsey my boy, ere‘s the penny I promised you.
There now, don't inn c a bad use of your in lley."
The little fellow‘s eyes brightened, nd wit a
happy smile, and a pull of his forelock for a bow, left
the room delights
“Twelve miles-ny, and long miles too-in less
than three hours! not bad travelling, captain, for a
bit of a gossoon like that.”
“livid for a penny!" said I, almost starting with
surprise.
“ To be stirs,” said the priest, as he cut the cord
of the package, and opened it on the table. “Here
we are, as mile a jacket as everl set nt eyes on,
reert and white, with a cap or me some -' So saying,
he unfolded the racing-costume, which, by the de-
sire of both parties, I was obliged immediately to
“There now," resumed he; “turn about;
it fits you like your skin.”
“It looks devilish well, upon my word," said the
major; “put on the cap; and see, too h
whip; that was very thoughtful of Dillon; but uhot‘s
this letter here‘! for you, I think, Mr. Hinton."
e letter was in it Iady’s hand; Ibroke the seal,
and read as follows:
“Dlalt Slit-My uncle Dillon requests you will
ive us the pleasure of your cumpa inner ro-
morrow, It silt o‘clock. I have taken the liberty to
tell him, that as we are old acquaintances, you will
perhaps kindly overlook his not having visited you
to day; and I shall rcrl liappy, if by accepting the in-
vitntinn, you will sustain my credit on this occasion.
“ He IICEIIPS me to add, that the racing jackct,&c ,
are most perfectly at yourservice, aswell asany arti-
clan of horde-gear you may be in want or.
“ elieve me, dear sir, truly yours,
-- LOUISA IIELLEW.
")IoulltBrow1i,WedIeIday erasing.
A thrill of pleasure ran through me as! read these
es; and, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal
my emotion from my companions, they buttoo plainly
saw the excitement I felt.
“Something agrccahlc thcrc. You don’t look,
Mr. Hinton, as if that were a latitoi, or a bill of costs
you were ren in ” V
" Not exactly," said I, laughing. “ It is an invi-
tation to dinner from Mount Brown-wherever that
may be.”
“The best house in the county," said the major;
" and I good fellow he is, Hugh Dillon. When is it
for 1"
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“ To-morrow, at six ”
“Well,if he has not asked me to meet you, I'll
invite myself, and we'll go over together.”
“ Agreed," said I ; “but huwshnll I send back the
answer 1“ A
T e major promised to send his servant over with
the reply, which lpruried at once.
“Just tell I-Ingh," said the major, “ that Plljoin
I blushed, stammeretl, and looked confused.
- ‘fl am not writin to Mr. Dillon,” said I, “ for the
lnvitattongcame through a lady of the family, Miss
BC "Vi his niece, I believe."
“Y7 said the major, with is long whistle.
“ Is It there we are! Oh, by the powers! Mr. Hin-
mflr that‘a not fair-to come down here not only In
W”! 0'” ml-WCY In a use le-chase, hut to want in
95”’? off the belle of our country besides; that ‘ill
never do."
“She doesn’t belong to you at all,” said Father
Tom; “she is a pnrishonur or mum, and so were
her father and gral-ldfdtlier hrrorr her; arid moreover
than that, she is t e prettiest girl, and (lie best too,
in the country she lives in, and thal’s no smrlll praise
-fortt‘s Gal lay I’m tnllting of. And now, litre’s
n buittpertu her, and who'll refuse it!”
" Not I, certainly ”
“Nor I,”said the major, zlswe drank her health
with all the honors.
‘‘ another jug,” quttth the major, as he
moved toward the fireplace in search ofthe kettle.
“ After that toast, not another drop," said I, reso-
uie y
ts Well said,” chimed in the priest: “ may 1 never,
if that wash‘: very Ir h
Firmly resisting all the tnujnr's solicitations to re- .
surrte my place at the table, I wished both my friends
good nlgltt; and having accepted Bob Maholl‘s offer
of a seatln his tax-curt to the race, I shook their
hands warmly, and took my It-live.
l7lIAl’TI:iR xxiprrvrt sru .
I run not wake till past noon the next day, and had
only conlilleted my tlrt=s<ing, when Major Mnltnn
made his appearance. Htvlng proliouticetl my cos‘-
tumc accurate, and suggestt-d that instead of carrying
my racing-cup in my hat, I should tie the string
round my neck and let it hang down in front, l’IC as-
sisted me on with my ’
standing that the season was summer, and the day at
hot one, he buttoned me up to the chin, and down to
th es.
“There, now,” said he, “You look mighty like
the thing-whcre‘s your whip 7. We ave no time
to lose: so jump into the tux-cart. and let us be off."
As my reader may reritem e he race-ground la
ahouta mile from the totvn,lrnt the road thither, unlike
hiclrs, too, 0 every tluscrlptiuli were there-Ba-
rcuches and ldndaus, hack chalses, buggies and jaunt-
ing cars, whiskrys, nodtllt-s, and, in fact, every spe-
cit-s of conveyance pronounced capable oi rolling
on its wheels, were put into requisition: nor was ll‘iP
tulrlvotlt of cavalry ofa character less mixed. Horses
at every shape an color-some rat from grass;
others lean, llltc anatomical specimens: old and
young; the rich and the poor; the high-sheriff of
the county, with his flashy four-ill-liand; the mendi-
cant on his crutches-all prcrsrd eagerly forward;
and as I surveyed the motley mass, I felt what plea
sure I could take in the scene, were I not engaged as
a principal performer.
On reaching ilie course we found it already occu-
ietl by numerous brilliant equipages, and ii strung
cavalcade of horsemen; of these t
her were well mounted, and amused themselves and
the by-stnnders by leaping the various it-aces around
-a species I) pastime which occasionally afforded
food on laughter; many a soiled coat and broken
hat attesting the color urid consistence of the clayey
ground. There were also refreshment booths, stnlls
or gaming on an umble scale, tables laid out Wt
beer, hard eggs, urrd gingerbread-in a word, all the
ordimlry an ' , reparations which no
company any great assemblage ofpeople, wliose object
is amusement.
A temporary railing of wood, rudely and hastily
put tttgether,t-ncloseda little space, reserved as a
weighin stand; here the stewar s o t e course
were assembled, along with " the dons” of the court-
lry; and into this privileged sanctum was I intro-
duced by the major, in due form. All eyes were
turned on me as I entered; and whether from the
guardianship of him who acted as my chrrpcrori, or
that the costume of my coat and overalls ltall propiti-
Ited their fervor, I cannot say; but soineliowl felt
that there was more courtesy in their looks, an
air of greater civility in their hearing, than I had re-
marked the preceding day at the town-hall. True,
these were, for the most part, men of better stamp-
the real gentry of the country-who, devntedly at-
tached to field sports, had come, not as betting char-
acters, but to witness a race. Several of them took
ofltheir hats its I approached, and saluted me with
politeness Whilereturuing their courtesy, I felt my
arm gently touched, and on looking around perceivrd
Mr. Dillon of Mount-brown, who, with it look of most
cordial reeling, and an oststretclied hand, presented
himself before me.
“You'll dine with us, Mr. Hinton, I hope," said
he -t No apology pray. You shall not lilac the ball,
for my girls insist on going to II; so that we can all
come in together There, nnw, that is settled. Will
you ertriit me to introduce you to it few to lny
friends‘! Here's Mr. Barry Contllly, wishes nluch to
know you Youl pardon me, Mr. Hinton, but
your name is so familizir to me through my niece, I
S-
:-
tcrget that we tire not old acquaintances
So saying, the little man took my arm and led me
about through the crowd, introducing me rig tanrl
left. Of the names, the run , rrndt c residences Hi
my new friends, I knew as much as I did of the do.
mestic arrangements of the King of Congo; but one
thing I can vouch for-more unbounded civility and
hospitable attention never did man receive. One
gentleman begged me to spri-ld a few days tvlth hint
at his slruotliig lodge ill the motititdius-anoilter
wanted to make up u coursing party for rite-a third
volunteered to mount me if I'd come down in the
unttri season; one and all gave me most positive
assurance that if I remained in the country I should
neither lack bed rlor board for litany a day to come.
But a few days before, and in my ignorance 1 had
set down this same class as rude, underbred, and tin.
civilized; and had Ilelt the country on the preceding
evening,Ishould have carried away my pr.-,'p,j,grc
with me. The hare iinitatitin of his better, that the
squireen presents, was the source of this blunder,
lhc spurious currency hntl,‘ by its false glitter, rlorg.
ritrrrited tlrc sir-rling cmii III my esteem; but nowl
could detect the ctruntt-tfett from the genuine mtlttl.
“ he ladies are nit this side," said Mr. Dillon,
“ Shall we make our how in lhem ,
" You'll not have time, Dillon,” said it friend who
overheard his remark: " here come the horses.”
AA he spoke, a distant cheer rose from the bottom
great-coal, in which, l'l0lWIllI- “
[Inns 25, 1842.
of the hill, which gradually taker: up by lllt'i>t'. nearer,
grew Ioutllsr and louder, till it filled the very air.
“ w at is it 1." told I, eatrerly.
“It‘s ‘Jug of I’unch,"’ said ri person brsldc Int‘
“ The more was bred in the neighltorhtlnd, and tux-
cites a great interest among the country prtip t‘
T e crowd now fell back rapidly, and Mr I‘)lll'l(t‘,
seated in a high tandem, dds ed up to thc Weiylllilg
stand, and, giving the reins to his servant, sprdilg to
tht‘ ground.
Ilis costume was a loose coat of coarse drab clullt,
beset on rvery solo by poclrcrs of vzirltllls slidptls oml
tlillieiisions, long goiter: of the mc mrllerlalrlit.-tisl,r‘l
< e . and the rm-rnorrrltle it to flat, sot must
rakislily on the head, completed his Hlllllllllflll.
Q lltll he who
bur. paying lllllc nr no t'illt'I’Ili(ln
civilltlt-s, lie brushed rudt-lv lliroligli lliehi. zilltl
uyilkr-cl slriillzltt up to wlrcre I was ttlIt'1ll‘lL' ‘hert-
was an air c swaggering Insolence in his rurmm-r
which could not be mistaken, and I could ltiurli, llllit
‘rims sidrlong glnucc he threw alttltit him, lit: in.
lPnt’lf-‘fl that our colloquy should be for the public ear.
Ntulzling fnliiillrirly, while he tuuclled his Illll ttltlt
our lingo-r, he udtlrt oil me.
Good morlllllr s" ; I ant liilppy to lli-IVI‘ HIt‘l
you so soon. There is a report tliut we are to have
nl) race: may I ask you, if there be any grulllld for
. 1,
‘Xnt,so far as rm concurred," replied I, m u
tone, of quiet imlrtr.-rrucs.
“ t least,” l't‘SLIlnEt.l IIP, “ there would srvlli milit-
color for the rumor. hour li0TSt‘ is lint liort-ml uti-
tlersland he has not left the slrtltle-hurl your groom
is an1nl1‘,,!ll1l‘ crowd l=low. only ark tllc tlllvsllun,
as it ufliects my lletttrig-ltonlt; tl.wrr- arc dollllllretl
hero ttutny geiitlemeli aiming your friends trlin willild
wish to ll-ac you ”
“ This was said with all air of Sl'lP(‘l’ll1g I]I(!(‘l(i‘ly
so palpable, as to call forth an approving tiller from
the throng of SdIE'llllL‘E at his l)dC .
i lvhoutdsiprung any rtply to his oliservzttlllli, l
whispered aletv words to ll’)? Major, is is -it nrrizr,
taking a horse front .1 fnrmir, threw ltliiisolf lllto zlit.
saddle, ltnd DalllL‘I’t‘(I tail’ to the ml .
“ In fifteen minutes the time will be up," said Mr.
Burke, pmducillg his watch. ‘- it-ult lh1t so, Dillon l
Ynli nrc lhr jutlzze lure ’
“ Perfectly cti1l'Uct,"rfplIed the little man. with it
hasty, confused manner, that slltrwctl meltt ivllai am-
he stmltl of his rednahtetl relative.
“ Then in that time I shrill call on you to give llir:
word to start; for I l)5llEVk' the cnliditinils rt quire lllt‘
to ride nverlllc course‘, with or wirluuit zt clrlilprtiinr."
So saying, Mr. Bur r prllceedttd lelsllrtly ltt rm.
button his grt-rrt-coat, which, with the o- l-luuce ul his
friends, Lie drew r. ‘ o srdttltlus fullillllirs WI‘l't
meanwhile unhotlonirlg his gailers, and Ill It lmr
seconds he stood forth what Evt‘n my must pYe‘JU(I!L't’ll
]Lld"I11EIll could not deny, the wry lmtu itlld of it
carriage, not less than his costume, looked like oili-
who felt every inch the pic rv.
His male was led within the ropes to bc erttltlledm
a proceeding conducted under his own ryo, uud every
step of which lie wrilcltt-d willt Cflllctll niwly: IIll:t
done, he sat down upon at belie , and, with Wu'<,ll in
hrrnd, seemed to count the rrrinult-s us rlir-y llrw llrisl.
utters we are-here v (‘ are-a rig u, 1-llmou 2"
sltttuted the major, as lie gallopetl up the hill. -A J limp
into the scale, my In ,your saddle ls bcsitlc you;
don't lose a monlent ”
“Yes, 0 'wlth your coiit,“ said another, “and
lamp in ”
Dlvestirlg myself of my outor garrricnts with d
speed nttt second to tho. of Mr llurlu-,1 took llly
saddle under my arm, and seated myorlfin llll" surilu.
he room fortunately had left nothing lira llltlllll tit,
and my satltlle lwlllg it-arlstl to die required wuiglit,
the lipt-ration look not a minute
“Saddle now as quickly as you can,” i ism
Dillttll ; u for Burke being overweight, wtvli'l tgcl Hill!
the smile ”
Wltilt-, he wits yct speaking the gallant lgruy w.u.
led in, covered with clothing from head to trill.
“All was quite right,” S:Il Mu on ill rt IUW Will:
per-" your ll(tl'.a‘t-‘ won't hear acrowtl, and the Qltmlll
kept lrlln stsbletl to the last ntoitrerit: you urt- lfl ILlt'It
besides,” Cotillnllttl in, “they say lic is in it glruil
mper t is morrriuue-.urrl, rmliu-d, he wulkctl up
from the mill as gently IIS 2 lorrllr."
itunt,genllrnirn,” crlrd Mr Dillnn, as, will.
watch in ltailtl, he l ended a little plalfurilt ill from
of the weighing stand.
I h tinte to throw one gluut-c -at my lrrrr-.r,
when the major gave me his liatitl to lift rue IIIIU tlln
tl
t-I
rt
1.
“After ion, sir,” said lllr. BlII’l(t‘ with it lllilult
politeness, us he drew brick to permit me to prion out
st.
ltouchctl my horse gtlllly with the snallle, but llt‘
stood stock still: I essltyed clgitin, ut tvilli iitt lJHlrl'
success. The place was too crotvde I0 [)t‘l‘lIIll tll
any attempt to bully hint, so I once Iltttri‘. tnrtl ;t’llllP
r ‘ 0 d rooted to litt-
NI8l1l)n sprung forward and took him by the lie-ad
when the l-itiimal wall-tell quietly forward willltlill A
show of re5l.tV<'I'l9e‘s.
“ He‘s a droll devil,” said the groom, “ ('ll1f.llIIUllL'
of his odd liumors this morning, for that‘s what I
never saw him do before.”
Il.-nuld see as 1 passed out, that this llitlu ac-cur.
short as it Wns,l1a(l not tttlpressed the by llldtl“
with any exaltrtl notion of my lltrl'St‘mBll>l1l[l; fur
although there was nothing llcluallv I0 contlolilll, itiy
l - slop di t em to auvur ‘vrrll. lluviuulril
rnc form before the stluld, the major polnletl with his
linger [U the line of country before tile, and wrts te-
peating the priest‘: injunctions, w en Mr. Burltt
rode up to my ‘do, an , with a smile of VI-ry pecu-
liarmranlng, Sal -
“ one you ready mrm, sirt”
I nodded asst-.rit-rho rrrmur let go the lrrirllr. .
“ We are all ready, Dillon !" cried Burke, turning
s
in his saddle.