, 1866-10-21

lAA%9t Ill &4@Qe4 INSTANCES kQAE the
landlord had In view tho anlalgamatiou oi
| lni ns, and 10 that end ejected the tenants.
l made 1t my business 10 inqulle Into The
particulars Of one case, where thIrtY.six
families were turned ont OF doors TO fnd
shelter wherever they could. They did not
this Wholesale eiectment, WIS to unite the
!ana which bad been occupied by these
t1trty-tix tenants into large stock farm.
No compensation was allowed for improve
ments, although 1t was mauIfcst that The
| Improvements enhanced tho value Of the
land From such planting large cron of
l Fcnianism will be reaped.
Inc houses tn ConnAught are wretched A.
airt. principally mud cabins, having only
one room and no windows. Such dwelling
plAccs are not uncommon In Ireland. but il
seems as II HConnaught bad more than It's due
xork, more than half tie feid labop. atnys s ner.
Termed BY women. I have read some where
that their d1css is "very plctureduuc." Il
censista OF red Petticoat which Gomez a.
most down to the anc1e--the feet being bare
-snd ..sad smother piece Of red stufr. perhaps
shoulders: This may be ''very rlcturesoue. !"
but when I saw the poor creatures. bare-head.
cd and bare-footed, cutting peat ID the boz.
thought 1t would require good deal Of
post,y 70 make the Picture pleasing one.
bsd Gdalwsy y.,sq is qusss looking town; 4 once
Italy, and Was much fequeatcd By foreign
ess, who, II would appear. have made a
strong impression upon the place. for the
style OF architecture il particularly outland-
lsh: Isl and different IN many respccts from that
OF any town have seen In Ireland, Tho
population snd business Of Galway ans stead.
ily decreasing. The Inhabitants ID 1851 nun
bered 2, Cos, and in 1861. lG. .GD1. Some of
the shopkeepers have talked with were
possessed with the idea that by and By line
they could have direct trade with America,
would result. In that hope thcy are ennten}
TO walt upon the future.
Forty miles Of the road from Galway to
s,'lp mss'tpSst passes thfSnga one estate !tor
hinch, but WIS sold ont few years aeo in tha
Encumbesed Estates' Court, cne OF The Lon
don Life Insurance Companies being the mr.
chaser. The estate comprisei two hundred
lhoutau9 acres, but there Ia little Of It that
ia tillshle, and imagine the more one owned
port Is the property Of the Marquis Of sligo.
lie IS the proprietor Of sill the land and rent
Of the buildings One Of the A1st things I
noticed upon entering the town was large
slgn at street corner, On which Was painted
articles sold within The limits Of The town
so much per pig, bullock, cabbage, sack Of
potatoes, dozen Of eggs, and indeed, eyeFT
conceivable article Of produce.
:, I made AZ excursion from Athloue, " where
sTnnoaes ixea sas wtd9w T. ~ Malone alone to Lsoy
}" Deserted Village" Whether Goldsmith
had Lishoy in bis mind when he dcsc.ibed
" Sweet Auburn may be matter OF uuccr-
tainty. There arc scores OF deserted villages
n ~ ireland: This only Is certain, that in lis
ebsboo p pasIsa the years Of hls carly
dwclt the Rev. Charles Goldsmith ithc Nj.
Primrose Of the Vicar Of Wakefell) are SIM
pointed out to the visitor, a. well as the
Entps of the Three Pigcons," and the spot
where grew
"1he haS1hosn bush. with seals bensath the sLaae,
Inc Meli,inforrued old man who lives hard
by, and who acts the part or "rutdeV to
strangers, told nc that he had more callers
rom America than from any other country,
A1ter the Americans came the English and
Irish. @'' @1~
1spcnt week In Dublin, and saw uuma.-
ous matters Of Historical interest. In g.
Patsick's Cathedral, which has been com
p.ete,y rcsto5ea sis e. within few years (the to-
Guinness, tho rich brewery, looked upon
slabs which mark where Dean Swift and
Is Stella" are buried. The houscs-tLe birth.
Place OF wellington, and where Moore and
OGoune!l rcslded.were pointed out to me
ana az the in saw the tomb
loot deep with fresh flowers. 4 gFan}te
Tow er one hundred and Axty eight feet hiCh
stands In another part Of the ground. and |
underneath which yau1t has been prepared |
to receive the remains. One Of the most
~Eich has been erected within few weeks |
rommemorating "Wllliam Dillon Walker.
who fell At the Battle Of tho Wilderness, In |
america, on the 5th Of May, 1868, combat
Ing for the restoration OF The Great Repub-
ic Of the United States" I was too far DID,
'ecord without thrill Of profoundest emo
'ion-a feeling ofgsatftude to those who, In
|uch public manner, had testified their an
probation Of the services which this gallant
onl had rendered to the cause Of Liberty.
oua,s nn,ny Gehsg the sssstls ;hs Fous
;hrist's Church CAthedrals, the bank, the
:hurches, the Botanic Garden, Phoenix park.
Alliney uill-a week is but little time ii
shteh TO see the Dublin sights. Fortu-
lately the weather Vas fne-a whole week
AVE se1s1aae snna ths only really bright
Among the many excursions that made,
citing ont from Dublin, was one to the Vale
There il not In The wide world valley 30 sweet
1ucc.-" |
am confident 1t was very different In
Aoorc's s9e, or else his fancy painted it all.
here ssfteusive copper aud lead mines in
be Ehood, and the vale where 1.-THE
right waters meet" IS pretty thoroughly
trippcd d ycrlure. It looked umaxinclT
lkc gtaafl pit, and the railway t1ack that
kris 1t se&ms but 10 make the resemblance
norc compSetc. 1t was "dry ttme'' for IFs-
End, and II c Avon1uorc and Avonbeg could
End 1fYn Hrx hk4A
10 the mining wofks C close @
y-was very muddy, and, Altogetcr, what
nth tho view Ut the shafts and The wheels,
nd the sound Of the " hlstlc Of the locomo.
I've, the sweet vale of Avoca" was ANYTHING
ut he romantic spot had imagined 1t.