The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-11-20

cure ol dis'a-s, and To propitiate g"d fortune
SuMRrR XVI
| Returning from lbcvinish. We cnquir,d oi the
boatman il hc knew of any one who took an
interest in round towers or such antiquities,
living in the ncighborhoo,l. lie did not lie
said also that people did not visit this spot, as
they do other places in the west of ireland, for
the cure Of Diseases &c.
Your town is Protestant. am told. and yet
n majority Of the people are Catholics; how, We.
enqured, do you get along together
The rich" said he, appear friendly enough,
but the poor class are the worst against onc
another, II there is an election or nny gath
ering, the Catholics aud I'retcs,ants are always
opposed. II the candidate lor any Office is u
conservative, the l'rotestanis all vote Tor him;
II n liberal, the Catholics only vote ior him, bat
this county returns conservatives to Parliament.
None can vote but such as pay as much as ten
pounds u year rent, and poor tax, which niakes
the Catholic vote smaller than the Protestant.
So, it must he the policy, thought !, lor the
Protestants to kccp thc Catholics too poor To
become masters at elections.
| some men were at work in strait oi the
lake, where there are sunken rocks. rapids and
shallow water, banking in half the channel with
earth and stone. for the purpose Of afterwards
pumping out the water by steam power, aud
then removing the rocks, after which the banks
wou.J hc taken away, thus leaving deep chan.
mel. The boatman informed pc that the labor
crs working there received, now in harvest time,
nine shillngs IA week, bu, nj other scasofs usu.
ally a shilling day, and, that carlcntrfs in
Enniskillen are pail twoand s,pcpcc ,lay,
and masons from iiiteen to twenty sbillinRs
week.
| When We returned TO town, about noon, We
were treated to the sight oi genuine Irish
market day. The STREETS were alive with buy
ers, sellers. ass'r and pigs. On landing, We
struck into the man street 81 the town, where
the market is held along tbs SIDE walks IN the
street, and the by-ways and alley. on either silc
H'ff ~ UD UaFEtl irtu@f. ltfFf are SfNtFh3
establishments tsy .bg .. is5gp Is.E:IticE sf
batter for shiplpnt and tbr stru'is abont are
illnl with babel Of men, wou,sn. children aud
jackasss, little further ou the strce,s aie Iinel
with potatoes aDJ other vegetable, erockefy
war;, sho.s, stockings. remnants Of dty goods,
each yen,Ior making starr OF ,h. pavement.
there, in small open spao' ~ bot oi Odd fur.
nItnrc, that might have gracol the hoase al an
ancient Irish chef; AMI there tsbc covered
with nails, spikes, and variety oI ni1 iron,
old enuugh looking TO have bon tl,- IiAtefnes
of Noau's ark 90 another table. shocs shoi |
with iron heavy enough fir hors-s: and thar,
an "illgeu,' stock II old cloths. Of every VA. |
rie,y and date; and here We come 10 two auc
tiopers, probably parirsrs, who arr going il |
in roand Irish. fourishibg pieos ~ linen. cloth |
ard rnusIin. gu, into conveniently small picet4
10 sll ir thrccT,nn. atpi sorDc M high A. two
shiilings, both yelling away with oil their nigh.
70 attract bsLsers tO and from csrh other, xb,e
an oil ginislci-'ycl geuiu. Who looks a. Il he
haI fsTfi pf7~fN''l Ilsf mummy bfGigh ~.
eral generations, u hobbiing along the niIde
Of the nrs;, saving away urou a smoked vio
lin, anil singing III" airs all ia The sime lam,
Of ,lrs songa, amw0us Anl coqnical. which h.
y,r.ls a, f.rthing each; ard over yotifIer. in
the nos,k ol tbo cross street. struggisa pla-
tocn of impatient p'gs, each ted and held by
a ROPE u s,rAs l~etty, 'lssk, "a, pig. Iooking
quite to- young ior market. la, the o~nrs
probably canned sf.sd to keep them longer r.
Compared S,h ibe throng, mat stalls are
scare. j, i' 'ay ey,ient that the l'oIk II the
Irish working class eanb"' ssFi the luTsry
here Of mat, or oi bu,ier or eggs. Too many
consose themselves foe the loss n snrh r-rsrous
food. 10 a yr,iivai way a. Is evblsn"si IN -v
eraI shop. b.are a. which giory 10 sigrs pro
claiming "L,,eaNd 10 wi SpuIisT
/ 10 the centre II tie market street We have
reached The Hal Of Jastice. in q room u which
,lNre u pabl'e library, uppat"i by su'-
srip,ioa lach librarbs arr suytaibj ia al